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Brampton St. John Ambulance
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Contact:
Phone: 905-459-2440
Website: www.sja.ca
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fee for Service: By donation
- Volunteer first aid services at public events
- St. John youth learn first aid, leadership
and community services
- Therapy dogs bring comfort and companionship
to people of limited mobility
- Car Seat Safety volunteers assist parents
with the proper installation of child car
seats
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Canada
Safety Council |
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Contact:
1020 Thomas Spratt Place
Ottawa, ON
K1G 5L5
Phone: 613-739-1535
Fax: 613-739-1566
Email address: canadasafetycouncil@safety-council.org
Website: www.safety-council.org
Hours of Operation: Normal business hours
Fee for Service: Course materials may be purchased
- Council has national public awareness campaigns
concerning Farm Safety, Summer Safety, Road
Safety, School Safety, Community Safety and
Crime Prevention, Senior's Safety, Home Fire
Safety and Safe Driving
- Provides babysitter training
- Provides a quarterly publication by subscription
called Living Safety which is a family safety
magazine. Also provides a member newsletter
called Safety Canada, which covers current
safety issues and new council initiatives
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Graco Children's
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Address:
150 Oaklands Blvd.
Exton, PA
19341
Phone: 1-800-667-8184
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Car Seat Manufacturer
- Answers questions that the public has about
Century and Graco Product car seats
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The Co-operators
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Contact:
Jayne Russell, Public Relations Specialist
Priory Square
Guelph, ON
N1H 6P8
Phone: 1-800-265-2612
Fax: 519-826-0925
Email address: jayne_russell@cooperators.ca
Website: www.cooperators.ca
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday,
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fee for Service: No charge for car seat
inspections
- Buckle up Bears is a corporate and community
partnership aimed at raising awareness of
correct installation and use of car seats
for children
- Program involves car seat inspection training
for Co-operators staff and community partners,
production and distribution of materials for
parents and caregivers (growth charts, stickers,
children's video), staffing of car seat inspection
clinics and awareness raising in the broader
community
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Cosco/Dorel
- Dorel Juvenille Products
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Address:
Consumer Relations Department:
PO Box 2609
Columbus, IN
47202-2609
Phone: 1-800-387-2229
Fax: 1-800-207-8182
Website: www.coscoinc.com
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday,
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Car seat manufacturer
- Answers questions that the public has about
Cosco/Dorel car Safety First and Eddie Bauer seats
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Evenflo
Juvenile Products |
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Address:
1171 Inicta Dr.
Oakville, ON
L6H 4M1
Phone: 1-937-773-3971
Fax: 905-337-1865
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Car seat manufacturer
- Answers questions that the public has about
Evenflo car seats
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Fisher Price
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Address:
6155 Freemont Blvd.
Mississauga, ON
L5R 3W2
Phone: 1-800-567-7724
Website: www.fisher-price.com
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday,
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Previously was a car seat manufacturer
- Answers questions that the public has about
Fisher Price car seats
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Health Canada |
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Contact:
Phone: 416-973-4705
Fax: 416-973-1746
Email: torprodsafe/hc-sc/gc/ca@hwc
Website: www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index_e.html
Hours of Operation: Monday
to Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fee for Service: No charge
- Regulation of products for infants and children
- Investigation of accidents and development
of new regulations and voluntary standards
- Information seminars and pamphlets to stakeholders
concerning issues of infant and child safety
- Labelling of chemical products and educational
programs for children
- Monitoring and liaising with industry on
the above issues
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Infant &
Toddler Safety Association
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Contact:
Valerie Lee
385 Fairway Rd., Ste. 4A-230
Kitchener, ON
N2C 2N9
Phone: 519-570-0181
Fax: 519-894-0739
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.
- 4 p.m.
Fee for Service: None to public except
for newsletter
- Quarterly Newsletter Grow Safely - $12 per
year
- Car seat and booster seat safety information
and pamphlets
- Professional child passenger training courses
(fee and expenses
- Childproofing checklist and skills
- Fact sheet on child related products
- Recall Information
- Child safety hotline 519-570-0181
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Peel
Health - Peel Public Health
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Contact:
44 Peel Centre Dr., Ste. 102
Brampton, ON
L6T 4B5
Phone: 905-799-7700
Email: info@peelregion.ca
Website: www.peelregion.ca
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fee for Service: No charge
- Will provide information and community resources
related to car seat safety
- Will inform community of upcoming car seat
clinic dates
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Safe
Kids Canada |
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Contact:
Phone: 1-888-SAFE TIP or 416-813-6766 or 1-888-723-3847
Fax: 416-813-4986
Email: safekids.web@sickkids.ca
Website: www.safekidscanada.ca
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9
a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fee for Service: No charge
- National injury prevention program of the
Hospital for Sick Children
- Activities focus on raising awareness about
injury prevention for children, educating
people on how to prevent child injuries and
advocating safer environments for children
- Provides information to parents by telephone
and through the Website as well as through
public awareness campaigns and media stories
- Provides information to the people who deal
with parents and children directly - doctors,
teachers, public health nurses - to make sure
that parents can obtain safety tips in their
community
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St.
John Ambulance |
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Contact:
Phone: 905-568-1905
Fax: 905-568-4838
Website: www.sja.ca
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fee for Service: By donation
- Volunteer first aid services at public events
- St. John youth learn first aid, leadership
and community services
- Therapy dogs bring comfort and companionship
to people of limited mobility
- Car Seat Safety volunteers assist parents
with the proper installation of child car
seats
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Transport
Canada, Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation
Directorate |
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Address:
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks St.
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0N5
Phone: 1-800-333-0371
Email: roadsafety@webmail.tc.gc.ca
Website: www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fee for Service: No charge
- Provides fact sheets on issues such as protecting
children in vehicles with side air bags, and
public notices and consumer information notices
for children's restraint systems
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V.I.P.
Child Car Seat Rentals Inc.
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Contact:
29 Steckley St.
Aurora, ON
L4G 7K6
Phone: 905-713-0326
Fax: 905-726-2195
Website: www.vipchildcarseat.com
Hours of Operation: Normal business hours
Fee for Service: Starts at $20 a day
- Was established with the primary aim of
providing a service that rents children's
car seats that are safe and clean
- Service anywhere in the Greater Toronto
Area and will deliver the seats
- Now renting out other articles such as strollers
and playpens, and will try to find other items
on request.
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Wee-Cycled
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Contact:
Lisa McClean or Mark Roberts
389 Main St. N., Ste. Unit 4
Brampton, ON
L6X 3P1
Phone: 905-456-9220
Fax: 905-796-7049
Email: mroberts@weecycled.com
Website: www.weecycled.com
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 10
a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday
12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- Retail store that sells new and pre-loved
clothing, toys, and equipment for children
as well as maternity wear
- Owners have received the Car seat safety
two-day training and will help install car
seats in cars
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