MEDIA ALERT - Countermeasures for Impaired Driving

TORONTO, Nov. 14, 2014 /CNW/ -

What:

• Ontario's bi-annual Conference on Impaired Driving: Countermeasures XX
• Awards Luncheon to recognize media and arrive alive DRIVE SOBER founder Peter Wong emceed by CP 24's Patricia Jaggernauth

Who:    

• Road Safety Professionals including speakers from: Ontario Provincial Police, Transport Canada, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Traffic Injury Research Foundation, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Peterborough Health Unit, Smart Serve Ontario, arrive alive DRIVE SOBER, Clean Sheet, Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving, Partnership for a Drug Free Canada, Toronto Police, Sault Ste. Marie Police Services, and Parachute Canada

Why:     

• To educate on latest trends and policies, on recently proposed legislation, and on approaches for education and social media around impaired driving, young drivers, and drug impaired drivers. To prevent impaired driving.

When:

• Sunday November 16th - 1:30 p.m. through 8:30 p.m.
• Monday November 17th - 8:00 a.m. through 3:30 p.m.

Where:

• Holiday Inn Yorkdale, 3450 Dufferin Street, Toronto (ask at the front desk)

SOURCE: arrive alive DRIVE SOBER

Anne Leonard, 416-485-4411