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Broadcast time: 9:00am |
Date: October 30, 2017 |
1. HALLOWEEN CAN BE A CHILLY NIGHT SO MAKE SURE COSTUMES ARE LOOSE ENOUGH TO BE WORN OVER WARM CLOTHING. MAKE SURE CLOTHING IS NOT SO BAGGY OR LONG THAT TRICK OR TREATERS CAN TRIP OVER THEIR COSTUMES.
2. CHOOSE BRIGHTLY COLOURED CLOTHING THAT WILL BE CLEARLY VISIBLE TO MOTORISTS. FOR GREATER VISIBILITY, CARRY A FLASHLIGHT AND ADD RETRO-REFLECTIVE TAPE TO THE COSTUME.
3. MAKE-UP AND FACE PAINT ARE BETTER THAN WEARING A MASK WHICH CAN RESTRICT BREATHING AND/OR VISION. IF YOU CHOOSE A MASK, MAKE SURE IT ALLOWS THE CHILD TO SEE AND BREATH EASILY.
4. SWORDS, KNIVES AND SIMILAR ACCESSORIES SHOULD BE MADE OF SOFT, FLEXIBLE MATERIAL.
5. LOOK FOR COSTUMES, BEARDS AND WIGS LABELLED “FLAME RESISTANT” NYLON OR HEAVY WEIGHT POLYESTER COSTUMES ARE BEST. FLAME RESISTANT DOES NOT MEAN ‘FIRE PROOF’. AVOID COSTUMES WITH BAGGY SLEEVES OR FLOWING SKIRTS TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF CONTACT WITH CANDLES AND OTHER FIRE SOURCES.
6. MAKE YOUR HOME SAFE FOR TRICK-OR-TREATERS. REMOVE ALL OBJECTS AROUND YOUR HOUSE THAT COULD CAUSE CHILDREN TO TRIP OR FALL. TURN YOUR OUTSIDE LIGHT ON SO CHILDREN WILL KNOW THEY CAN VISIT YOUR HOME.
7. AVOID TRIPPING HAZARDS BY NOT RUNNING ACROSS FRONT YARDS OR OVER ANY LANDSCAPED AREAS. USE PAVED PATHWAYS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
8. KEEP CANDLES, JACK-O-LANTERNS, MATCHES AND LIGHTERS IN A PLACE THAT CHILDREN CANNOT REACH.
9. TELL YOUR CHILDREN NOT TO EAT ANY GOODIES UNTIL YOU SEE THEM. MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD EATS DINNER OR A SNACK BEFORE THEY GO OUT, SO THEY’LL BE LESS TEMPTED TO EAT THEIR CANDY ALONG THE WAY.
10. CHILDREN SHOULD STAY IN KNOWN/WELL-LIT AREAS AND SHOULD ONLY VISIT HOMES THAT HAVE THEIR OUTSIDE LIGHTS ON. CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER GO INSIDE HOMES OR CARS. DO NOT GO ANYWHERE WITH A STRANGER.
11. CHILDREN SHOULD WALK, NOT RUN, FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE. AVOID “ZIG-ZAGGING” BY STAYING ON THE SIDEWALK OR AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FACING TRAFFIC, CROSS THE ROAD AT THE CORNER AND LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE ROAD.
12. THE GOODIES ARE THE BEST PART OF HALLOWEEN! BUT BEFORE YOUR CHILDREN BEGIN TO EAT THEIR LOOT, MAKE SURE YOU EXAMINE IT FIRST. THROW OUT ANY TREATS THAT ARE NOT WRAPPED, THOSE IN TORN OR LOOSE PACKAGES, OR ANY THAT HAVE SMALL HOLES IN THE WRAPPERS.
13. INSPECT COMMERCIALLY WRAPPED TREATS FOR SIGNS OF TAMPERING, SUCH AS AN UNUSUAL APPEARANCE OR DISCOLOURATION, TINY PINHOLES, OR TEARS IN WRAPPERS. THROW AWAY ANYTHING THAT LOOKS SUSPICIOUS. IF YOU FIND SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH, CONTACT THE POLICE.
Constable Nelson Amaral
Community Services Branch
Tel: 519-344-8861 Ext 6137
Email: namaral@police.sarnia.on.ca