Official National Ceremony, November 17, 2010, (Mother Teresa High School, Ottawa)

This year, we are remembering our lost or injured family members, friends and fellow Canadians who have been affected by road crashes, in an official ceremony at Mother Teresa High School in Ottawa, on November 17, 2010. This ceremony will help raise awareness of the number of deaths and injuries on Canadian roads and remind us of the importance of road safety.

The Canadian Global Road Safety Committee is hosting the ceremony. There will speakers and exhibitors from various road safety organizations. The event will be from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the school’s auditorium located at 440 Longfields Drive.

Map to Mother Teresa High School

9:00 to 2:00
Exhibitors:

• Ministry of Transportation (MTO)
• Ottawa Police
• Ottawa Provincial Police
• Distractions Undermining Motorist Behaviour Car (DUMB Car)
• Arrive Alive
• Canadian Automobile Association (CAA)
• Canadian Council Motor Transportation Administrators (CCMTA)
• Transport Canada, Road Safety
• Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD)
• Ontario Students Against Impaired Drivers (OSAID)
• ThinkFirst Canada
• Ottawa Victim Services
• Car Care Canada  

12:15 to 13:30
Transport Canada/MADD Ribbon cutting in front of Choose Your Ride Campaign

12:30 to 13:30
Speakers:

• Transport Canada, Minister Chuck Strahl
• Ottawa Catholic School Board, Director Julian Hanlon
• Mother Teresa Catholic High School, Principal, Norma McDonald,
  • memorial for Christian Williams
• CCMTA, Steve Martin, President
• MADD, Denise Dubyk President
• OSAID, Emily MacDonald
• Arrive Alive Anne Leonard introduce iDRIVE Road Stories
• Closing remarks (Kim Benjamin, Transport Canada)