OTTAWA, July 1 /CNW/ - Operation Lifesaver has re-launched its website
with a brand new look and feel. The new site incorporates new material, videos
and resources formatted for all ages to help reduce deaths and injuries around
freight and passenger trains. The site, at www.operationlifesaver.ca, is "user
friendly" and much easier to navigate, said Dan Di Tota, national director of
the program.
"It will promote awareness and make it easier for people to find what
they're looking for. Year-to-date and longer term statistics and graphs are
easy to find. A new resources section, organized by intended audience, will
help teachers, parents and others, find everything they need," said Mr. Di
Tota. A new events page will highlight upcoming events and recognize
individuals and groups, including event stakeholders. As well, the Home page
will include a regular public opinion poll for participants. The former site
attracted an average of 240,000 visitors a month.
The Operation Lifesaver program was formed in Canada in 1981 by Transport
Canada, the Railway Association of Canada and their partners. It has reduced
highway-railway collisions by 74 per cent and trespassing incidents by 58 per
cent since then.
For further information: Dan Di Tota, Operation Lifesaver, (613)
564-8094; Roger Cameron, Railway Association of Canada, (613) 564-8097; Sean
Rushton, Transport Canada, (613) 993-0055
