OTTAWA, 25 May 2007 – Dr. Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament for Oshawa, is very proud to host Oshawa’s School Safety Patrollers Program in Ottawa for the annual Ottawa Jamboree this weekend.

From Thursday May 24 through to Saturday May 26, 2007, 91 School Safety Patrollers and chaperones from Oshawa and the rest of the Durham Region will be in Ottawa for the annual patrollers’ jamboree. This event is sponsored by the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) as a sign of appreciation for the safety patrollers who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment and service to their local schools.

 

The Safety Patrollers from Durham will be lodged at Carleton University, along with 700 of their peers from across Ontario. While in Ottawa, the patrollers will have the opportunity to tour many of the national museums, and attend events and dances hosted by the CAA. The jamboree experiences culminate for the Durham patrollers with a question and answer time, and a tour of the House of Commons and the Parliament buildings with Dr. Carrie.

“It is an honour to host Durham’s safety patrollers in Ottawa this weekend. Each of these students deserves the recognition they are receiving because of the frontline work they are doing to ensure the safety of their fellow students.” said Dr. Carrie.

 

“As a father of three, I know the importance of Safety Patrollers and I personally commend each of these students for their work. They deserve our community’s highest respect.”

“The school safety patrollers have done a great job at their respective schools. These young men and women have made their schools safer. I am proud to bring them to the annual Jamboree, and allow them to celebrate their success,” said Constable Dave Morton, Durham organizer and Regional Community Services Officer.
 

Background
The School Safety Patrollers Program (SPP) is designed to ensure the safe arrival and departure of students traveling by foot or by bus every day of the school year. Since its creation in 1929, approximately 20, 000 children have participated in the program across Ontario. The SSPP operates as a partnership involving the CAA, local police services and schools. The CAA provides training resources, supplies and incentive supports for the program. The local police services are responsible for training the student patrollers at the start of each school year, while the schools administer daily patrol operations. The students are selected by their respective schools to represent them at the annual Ottawa Jamboree.