To stop impaired driving and to support victims of this violent crime.

Summer 2018

Personal Stories Offer Strength, Inspiration at National Victims’ Conference

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MADD Canada’s National Conference for Victims of Impaired Driving offers a wide array of information, resources and support. The common thread in all the feedback we receive, however, emphasizes the benefit of hearing others share their stories. Delegates have said that learning they are not alone and that others understand their daily challenges makes a world of difference. The Victim Impact Panel, in particular, has a lasting impact. It includes individuals who have lost loved ones, been injured themselves or had loved ones injured in impaired driving crashes. Hearing how others cope, build their lives back up and move forward is helpful and inspirational to many delegates.

We are honoured to share this brief overview of the Victim Impact Panel from our National Conference for Victims of Impaired Driving held this Spring. MADD Canada thanks these amazing individuals for bravely sharing their stories in order to help others who are travelling similar paths.

Brian DuffenaisBrian Duffenais shared the journey he has taken with his youngest son Colby, showing the audience how his strong, outgoing, independent 20 year-old-son was left bedridden, wheelchair bound and dependent on others for his every need.

In the early morning hours of Boxing Day 2015, near their home in Piccadilly, Newfoundland, Colby and his best friend were walking the 1 kilometre home after having some drinks at a party. An intoxicated 16-year-old driving a racing quad struck Colby from behind.

The Victim Impact Panel (left to right): Lou Van de Vorst, Linda Van de Vorst, Elaine Arnold, Brian Duffenais and LaToya Garcia.

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Tomorrow is Never Guaranteed When Alcohol And/Or Drugs Are Mixed with Driving

That’s a wrap! Production on the 2018-2019 School Assembly Program is complete and MADD Canada proudly showed off the new film for cast and crew at a premiere screening in June. Titled No Tomorrow, the new show will officially debut in September as our team of School Outreach Field Representatives begin delivering the program to schools across the country.

No Tomorrow tells the story of bandmates Marcus, Corey, Trevor and Lee. After winning a contest to record a demo, they get the incredible chance to audition for spots at a music school. All are very excited at this opportunity to pursue their musical dreams. At their last rehearsal before the audition, Trevor has a few drinks. Trevor is affected more than he thinks, and makes several mistakes during the audition. The school offers Marcus a spot right away, and gives Corey and Lee an opportunity to re-apply next year. But Trevor, who was obviously impaired, is not offered a spot or the chance to re-apply. The school has a zero tolerance policy for alcohol and drugs among students. Trevor

storms off to the car. Marcus tries unsuccessfully to take the keys from him. Realizing he can’t stop Trevor from driving away, he jumps in the car. What happens next changes all of their lives forever.

This fictional story is followed by testimonials from real-life victims who talk about their loved ones who were killed or seriously and permanently injured in impaired driving crashes. A clip of the new program is available on the School Programs page on MADD Canada’s web site. (https://madd.ca/pages/programs/youth-services/school-programs/)

The formal presentation is supplemented by an Educators’ Guide to help teachers and counsellors continue the crucial sober driving conversation throughout the school year.

Impaired driving takes a disproportionate toll on young people. Traffic crashes are the largest single cause of death among 16-25 year olds with approximately 55% of crashes involving alcohol and/or drugs. That is why it is so crucial that MADD Canada’s sober driving message reaches young people.

With the help of our generous sponsors, No Tomorrow will be delivered to approximately 1 million students over the coming school year. For a full list of the corporations which help us bring this dynamic program all the way from script to screen, please see Page 15.

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Mandatory Alcohol Screening Becomes Law in Canada

Hello everyone.

In late June, Bill C-46, the federal legislation which had been going through the House of Commons and Senate for more than a year, was passed into law.

This is a truly incredible moment.

The measures in this Bill, including driving limits for cannabis and other drugs, roadside screening tests for drugs, and mandatory

alcohol screening, are a major step forward in the fight against impaired driving in Canada.

Mandatory alcohol screening, in particular, will have tremendous benefits. It is the single most effective impaired driving countermeasure we can introduce in Canada. It has significantly reduced impaired driving crashes, deaths and injuries in many other countries. It will do the same in Canada.

MADD Canada has been calling for mandatory screening for many years. It has been a long road, and we are so very pleased to see it finally become law.

On behalf of MADD Canada, I want to thank Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who championed this Bill, and particularly mandatory screening, throughout the whole process, as well as all the Members of Parliament and Senators who supported it.

I also want to thank all our Chapter and Community Leader volunteers and the members of our National Board, past and present. They promoted these legislative changes on the front line, talking to media and the public to explain the crucial benefits these laws would have in the fight to stop impaired driving.

Finally, I would like to thank Professor Robert Solomon, our Director of Legal Policy, who has led the charge for many years. Professor Solomon’s research and publications have been the very foundation of our advocacy efforts for mandatory alcohol screening.

Now, we look towards the next steps. There will be lots to do to educate the public about the new drugged driving measures and the new screening devices. With the official date for legalization of cannabis set for October 17, we need to continue to raise awareness about the risks of cannabis-impaired driving. We will need to make the case for mandatory alcohol screening as it faces inevitable constitutional challenges.

But we will continue our work and our support for these measures because they can mean the difference between life and death on our roads. As someone who knows the tragedy of losing a loved one to impaired driving, I know it is worth the fight. It is the reason we are all here.

Patricia Hynes-Coates National President

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

In Our Next Issue… We’ll update you on the progress towards implementing the measures in Bill C-46, and take a look at some of the new drugged driving measures that the provinces and territories are adopting to prepare for the legalization of cannabis.

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Colby suffered life-threatening injuries, many broken bones and severe brain trauma that has left him dependent on his dad and others. When the neurologist at the hospital told Brian he had a big decision to make, he told the doctor “I want my boy any way I can get him.”

After well over a year in hospitals, Colby went home. He cannot speak, cannot eat, cannot walk. He requires full-time care and takes 26 medications daily.

Brian acknowledges all that has been lost. He’ll never attend Colby’s wedding. Never hold Colby’s child. But he focuses on the good moments and the gratitude he feels at still having his son. He spoke with a smile about coming home from work and jumping into Colby’s bed for a cuddle, and about the joy of making Colby laugh.

“If he has a good day, I have a good day.”

“Life has changed for us,” Brian said. It’s a new Colby. I had to grieve and let go of the old Colby and get used to the new. We lost a lot that night. But we also gained a lot. I’m just thankful to have him here.”

Brian is now President of his local Chapter and has begun sharing his and Colby’s story in the hope it will inspire others to make safe, responsible choices.

“I’ve been out to talk to all the local schools. I’ve talked to media about Colby’s story. I don’t want people to forget. There has to be some reason this has happened. It’s hard for me to think otherwise, because this has changed our lives so drastically.”

Lou and Linda Van de VorstIn early January 2016, Lou and Linda Van de Vorst were awoken around 3 a.m. by a phone call at their Saskatoon, Saskatchewan home. A police officer was calling from outside their front door, asking them to come downstairs.

The officer delivered the unimaginable news that there had been a car crash. Their son Jordan and daughter-in-law Chanda had died at the scene. Their grandchildren, Kamryn, 5, and Miguire, 2, were in pediatric intensive care.

The families were able to get to hospital to say goodbye before Miquire and then Kamryn were taken off life support.

The impaired driver who hit the Van de Vorst family was three times over the legal limit.

Lou gave the audience insight into the challenges they faced, particularly with respect to the intense media attention, and the judicial court process. The offender

is serving her time at a healing lodge (a federal facility but different than a prison). Lou and Linda wanted to understand that and even visited a different healing lodge to see how it all worked. Like many other victims and survivors, they were also surprised by the difference there can be between the sentence handed out and the actual time served. “The whole justice system was and continues to be a challenge for us,” Lou said, noting that victims and families should ask questions about what is happening and the whole process because “knowledge is power”.

Linda spoke about how she coped by going into survival mode, taking on all the tasks at hand and shutting everything out.

“In my head, this is the only way I could cope,” she said.

But when those tasks were done, she still had to address all the emotions she’d been pushing down. “The reality now is I have to deal with my emotions a couple of years after the fact. So now, my road has changed, and with encouragement and help, I will continue on. But it’s really tough.”

Today, they find strength and joy in their families and in talking about Jordan, Chanda, Kamryn and Miguire.

“They are our life. They will always continue to be our life. For those that are struggling, be proud of your family member you lost and keep them close. Share them with other people. It will help you to heal and continue on,” Linda said.

Elaine ArnoldElaine Arnold prefaced her story of the crash that changed her life by saying they aren’t her memories – they are things that have been told to her.

“My remember was broken,” she said, finding a little humour in her incredible story of survival.

On a February morning in 2012, she was on her way to work in Edmonton, Alberta. Turning into the carpark, she was hit by a vehicle that ran a stop sign. The driver had been drinking all night and was going out for breakfast.

Elaine suffered serious injuries to her right side and her right eye. But the most serious injury was a broken neck. Medical staff didn’t think she would live past an hour after being brought into emergency.

“Well I wasn’t going anywhere,” Elaine said.

She now has a rod in her neck. She has to look straight ahead and can’t move her head up, down, left or right. She often places her hand on her neck and under her

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chin, holding her head to provide some support.

She can no longer drive or work. She doesn’t have sense of taste or sense of smell.

She acknowledges the hardship and challenges, noting it’s been a long and difficult journey. But she is determined to find the positive and focus on what she can do, not what she can’t do.

“You can’t focus on how you used to do things. You have to look at the new way of doing things.”

She used to do all the work in her big, beautiful back yard, for example. She can’t do that any longer. “So you find a little spot and you putz. You don’t do it as good as you used to, but who cares.”

During her time in rehabilitation, one doctor told her that, one day, she might be able to walk again. Elaine was not leaving the outcome in question. “Of course I’m going to walk,” she said. “It hurt like hell, learning to walk again. That was the most painful thing I have ever done in my life. But nobody was going to stop me.”

“Whatever you have, you’ve got to use. Do whatever you can,” she told delegates. “Because there’s always someone so much worse.”

Elaine also expressed gratitude and relief that this happened to her at this point in her life, rather than when she and her family were younger. Her kids are older now and not as dependent on her to get around and take them places.

“It wasn’t like when they were younger and I had to drive them to soccer, baseball, cubs and work…because I was always going someplace with them,” she said. “So when this happened, they were more independent. They could carry on by themselves. I didn’t miss them being younger and all the fun things we used to do.”

LaToya GarciaLaToya Garcia remembers the tiniest details of that November night in 2014 when two police detectives showed up at her Scarborough, Ontario home and delivered the tragic news that her brother Cassius Richards had been killed in a car crash.

The wind outside. The neighbourhood in darkness because the streetlights were out. Her dogs barking and running in circles around her feet.

Desperate for any option other than the reality in front of her, Latoya momentarily wondered if it was Cassius, the joker of the family, playing a trick.

As the police provided information on the crash, LaToya felt a wave of shock when detectives told her the location where a 21-year-old man who had been out for drinks with friends struck and killed Cassius.

“I was at the scene of the crash just one traffic light away and I turned down the side street because the police had put up barricades,” she said. “I was there and had no idea that my brother was the victim of the car crash that was right in front of me.”

Cassius was 24 years old. The baby of five siblings. Cool uncle to four nephews. An amateur boxer.

LaToya said she and her siblings handled their brother’s loss very differently, but the tragedy brought their tight-knit family even closer.

She credits her family’s strength to her mom, Odette Parsons. “She never laid down. She got up and kept going. And because she did, we did too. We’re not going to lay down and this be the end of us.”

The family found a way to move forward and to keep Cassius with them.

“What we do as siblings is we try to keep his memory alive. We talk about him,” LaToya said. “Don’t be afraid to talk about that person. Even with your family. As a family, you have to be able to talk to each other. I know it’s hard.”

LaToya also talks about Cassius when she participates in a program for first-time impaired driving offenders every other month. “I get to tell them this isn’t TV, it’s life,” she said. “You can say ‘oh that would never happen to me. You look at it like it’s a distant thing. But when there’s someone in front of you telling you ‘look, I’ve lived it’, it’s a totally different thing.”

Campaign 911 Rolls Out On Roads, Trails and Waterways

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SUMMER FUN, SUMMER SAFETY

Road trips. Evenings on the water. Motoring along the trails. Whatever summer fun Canadians are planning this year, MADD Canada’s Campaign 911 is back to remind everyone about the importance of always driving sober and reporting suspected impaired drivers to police.“Whether you are on the roads, on the water or on the trails, operating any vehicle under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs puts lives at risk,” said MADD Canada National President Patricia Hynes-Coates. “We want everyone to have a great time this summer, but if you’re drinking or consuming drugs, please leave the driving to someone sober.”

MADD Canada Chapters and Community Leaders join their local police and other partners to promote Campaign 911. Through signs, billboards, public service announcements and other materials, the partners inform the public about road safety, the possible signs of an impaired driver or impaired boater, and tips on what to do if you spot one. The program is sponsored by Allstate Insurance Company of Canada and Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines Limited. For more information, visit the Campaign 911 pages of MADD Canada’s web site at: madd.ca

MADD Canada has also produced signage, public service announcements and other awareness materials highlighting the dangers of boating while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. With generous funding and support from Transport Canada, MADD Canada has worked with police services, municipalities and marine organizations to place more than 900 Report Impaired Boaters – Call 911 signs at harbours, marinas and boat launches across the country over the past several years, with an additional 120 signs to be placed this year.

MADD Canada posters and bookmarks highlight the importance of always driving sober and encourage people to call 911 if they see a driver they suspect is impaired.

SPOT IT. HELP STOP IT. CALL 911.IF YOU SEE A DRIVER YOU SUSPECT IS IMPAIRED, PULL OVER AND CALL 911. WORKING TOGETHER, WE CAN SAVE LIVES.

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MADD Regina recently hosted an event to highlight the Campaign 911 program and Saskatchewan’s Report Impaired Drivers (RID) program. Chapter President Wayne Nichols, pictured here, and other Chapter volunteers joined representatives from Saskatchewan Government Insurance, the Government of Saskatchewan, City of Regina, Regina City Police and RCMP for the event.

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Giving back to the communities where they do business is a key part of who Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is as an organization, and they take great pride in the volunteer work their staff and employees do across the country.

For the last 30 years, MADD Canada has been a grateful beneficiary of that time, energy, and generosity. Here are just some of the amazing Allstate volunteers who work with our local Chapters.

Allstate Canada Agencies Give Back to Local MADD Canada Chapters

Notice of MADD Canada’s Annual General Meeting MADD Canada’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on September 28, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.

The AGM is followed by MADD Canada’s National Leadership Conference, which runs from September 28 – 30. For more information, please contact avicioso@madd.ca.

Dartmouth Allstate AgencyThis spring, Dartmouth Agency Manager Matthew Conrad and his team represented Allstate Canada at the Truro Strides for Change Walk and Run. The team spent the day encouraging walkers and runners alike, while also manning the barbeque booth and making sure all participants and volunteers were well fed. They sold over 170 hotdogs!

Allstate employee Ben Rosenbloom, Allstate Agent Mike Boss, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia Lenore Zann, Allstate Agency Manager Matthew Conrad.

Sarnia Allstate AgencyIn May, members of MADD Sarnia/Lambton, along with Allstate Agency Manager Christopher Tomkins and Agent Ainsley McHenry, teamed up to bag groceries at Sarnia’s local Real Canadian Superstore. Those interested in having their groceries bagged were asked to donate $2 and were then encouraged to enjoy a free outdoor barbeque. The event raised $2,700 in support of the local Chapter. Christopher and Ainsley are both looking forward to their next opportunity to help raise awareness and spread MADD Canada’s message throughout their community.

Allstate Agency Manager Christopher Tomkins, Superstore Manager Jack Dzerounian, MADD Sarnia/Lambton President Natalie Andrews, and Allstate Agent Ainsley McHenry.

Fredericton Allstate Agency Not even a frigid -36˚C could stop Allstate Agency Manager and MADD Fredericton Chapter Treasurer Jeff Spidell from helping keep impaired drivers off the road! This past January, Jeff and countless others bundled up to help local law enforcement run a sobriety check stop on the TransCanada highway. Over approximately three and half hours, the team checked over 2,000 vehicles and reminded drivers and passengers to always drive safe and sober.

Allstate Agency Manager Jeff Spidell.

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Community Comes Together to Make Strides for Change

The 6th annual MADD Canada PIA Law Strides for Change (GTA) event on June 3 was an outstanding success.This fun-filled day for the whole family featured a 5 km competitive run, 5 km walk or 1 km walk around JC Saddington Park in Mississauga. Following that, there was food – including treats from Tim Hortons and Maple Lodge Farms, both of which had their food trucks on site – amazing prizes, silent and live auctions, a photo booth, and so much more.

Most importantly, the day raised an amazing $70,000 for the victim/survivor support and awareness efforts of MADD Canada, MADD Halton Region and MADD Toronto.

Our heartfelt thanks go out to our wonderful participants and their families, our generous and dedicated sponsors, and our boundlessly energetic volunteers.

Showing the love for MADD Canada and Strides for Change.

Caring Companies We simply could not host an event of this size or success without the amazing support of our sponsors. Heartfelt thanks to our Title Sponsor - PIA Law, Presenting Sponsor - Alcohol Countermeasure Systems, Official Sponsor - Debco and Media Partners – Corus Entertainment radio stations CHML 900, Fresh 95.3 and Y108. We also want to thank the numerous Corporate Supporters, Community Sponsors, Kilometre Marker Sponsors and all the businesses who donated products, food, beverages, signage and services to help make our day so great. Please see Page 15 for a full list of our sponsors.

Very special thanks to our Master of Ceremonies, CTV Toronto’s Janice Golding, who welcomed participants, got them started on the course, and kept everything on track and on time.

Getting the 1 km walk underway.

You Can Make Strides for Change Too!Local Chapters across Canada host Strides for Change events from spring until late summer. For a full list of events across the country, please visit www.stridesforchange.ca. People who don’t live near a walk location can participate as a Virtual Walker or simply by making a donation.

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In 2014, the Personal Injury Alliance (PIA Law) became the official Title Sponsor of the annual MADD Canada PIA Law Strides for Change (GTA) event. Since then, PIA Law has supported the event through advertising and social media, as well as the donation of a starting line arch, event bags, giveaways and of course, their enthusiastic team participation!

In addition to PIA Law’s support of Strides for Change, lawyers from PIA Law’s three member firms (McLeish Orlando, Oatley Vigmond, and Thomson Rogers) give their time each year to attend MADD Canada’s National Conference for Victims of Impaired Driving and host a workshop session, “Impaired Driving and Personal Injury Law:  Pursuing Justice for Victims”. The goal of this session is to educate victims and their families about their legal rights, and to give attendees an opportunity to speak directly with some of Canada’s top personal injury lawyers.

When a friend or loved one is seriously injured, it can be very difficult to know where to turn. PIA Law and their lawyers hope that these sessions will give those who have been directly impacted by impaired driving a better understanding of what they can do to ensure that justice is served and that their loved ones get the support they deserve.

Partnership in Action! PIA Law and MADD Canada Making Strides to Put an End to Impaired Driving

Leading the charge at the MADD Canada PIA Law Strides for Change (GTA) event was our Title Sponsor, PIA Law, and their large and enthusiastic team of participants.

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MADD Comox Valley partnered with the City of Courtenay, the Town of Comox and the RCMP to install seven Report Impaired Drivers - Call 911 signs. The signs are located around the main entries to the municipalities to remind people that all citizens can help keep roads safe. Pictured here are Comox Councillor Russ Arnott, CST Rob Gardner, MADD Canada member Ron Phillips, Comox Councillor Marg Grant, Comox Councillor Maureen Swift, MADD Canada BC/Yukon Director Leslie Wells, Comox Mayor Paul Ives, MADD Canada member Christa Petch, and some of our young volunteers-in-training.

In April, MADD Metro Vancouver helped recognize 102 police officers for their dedication in reducing the number of impaired drivers on the roads. It has been ten years since four-year old Alexa Middelaer was killed by an impaired driver in Delta, BC and this year marks ten years of hard work by Alexa’s Team. In the past ten years, Alexa’s Team has grown from 26 members to 2,400 new and returning RCMP and municipal police officers from all corners of the province. Overall, more than 86,534 drivers affected by alcohol or drugs have been removed from the streets, roads and highways of this province by Alexa’s Team members since 2008.

MADD Lethbridge & Area participated in the 6th Annual Colour Fun Run on April 15. Volunteers laced up their runners with MADD Canada’s red shoelaces, adding even more colour to a fun and colourful afternoon. The Chapter also hosted a booth at the annual Volunteer Fair at Heritage Hall. The amazing event was a great way to highlight the volunteer opportunities available with the Chapter.

MADD Edmonton & Area and MADD Parkland welcomed more than 100 people to the 2nd Annual MADD for Carnival – an event inspired by Remy Eliesie. MADD for Carnival is a fabulous event which helps the Chapters spread awareness in an interactive, family friendly evening. This year’s attractions included a penny auction with more than 60 prizes, entertainment, great food and a mocktail hut. Spiderman even made an appearance. Thanks to Soap Box Duo and The Chickadeez for taking time out of their busy schedules to perform, to Dignity Memorial for sponsoring the event and helping with organization, and to all the wonderful volunteers who came out to make this event so successful.

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MADD Parkland partnered on a new Checkstop Unit for North Central Alberta. The van, which is fully equipped to test and process suspected impaired drivers, will travel through North Central Alberta to participate in check stops. The MADD Canada logo is on the unit and Chapters will be invited to attend check stops when the unit is in their area.

MADD Brandon hosted a mock crash in partnership with Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School to highlight the impact of impaired driving to high school students. The event sent a strong reminder to students to not drive impaired or get into a vehicle with an impaired driver. Several organizations joined MADD Brandon for the event, including Brandon Fire and Emergency Services, Brandon Police Service, Full Tilt Towing and Memories Chapel. Special thanks to Mandy Wark, Wesman Salvage, the Crocus Plains students and staff, Regent Custom Cresting and all the amazing MADD Brandon volunteers.

MADD Fort Simpson hosted a display booth at the Thompson Simpson School Graduation Flea Market. It was a great opportunity to promote our Safe Grad messaging and provide information to students and parents.

MADD Regina held their first ever Campaign 911 launch at City Hall on May 10, with Saskatchewan Government Insurance, the Government of Saskatchewan, the City of Regina, Regina City Police and RCMP in attendance. Despite cold weather, all major media outlets covered the event, encouraging community members to report suspected impaired drivers by calling 911.

MADD Hamilton hosted their 1st annual MADD Hamilton PIA Law Strides for Change 5K Run/Walk/Wheelchair event on May 12th at Bayfront Park in Hamilton. The Chapter raised tons of awareness and more than $10,000 dollars. Congratulations MADD Hamilton!

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MADD Nipissing partnered with the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police to host a safe boating open house on June 1 at the City of North Bay Marina. The event featured prizes, giveaways and an opportunity for the public to speak with police and community groups like MADD Nipissing Chapter about boating safety. The Chapter distributed safe boating literature and promotional items, including floating keychains and water-resistant boating wallets.

MADD Windsor & Essex County participated in the annual Police Week celebration held at Tecumseh Mall from May 10 – 12. The public had an opportunity to meet local, provincial and federal law enforcement officers and visit various community booths that educated visitors on crime prevention, public safety and security, animal cruelty prevention and much more. Here, some kids take a minute to pose for a photo with MADD Windsor & Essex County Community Leader Chaouki Hamka.

On May 4, MADD Lanaudière launched this year’s Campaign 911 by hosting another booth at Galeries Joliette shopping mall. Located right by the food court, the booth was highly visible and attracted a lot of citizens who got to learn a bit more about this life saving program.

MADD Montreal continued its tradition of hosting a summer BBQ on June 9, at Provigo St. Jacques. Volunteers joined forces to offer visitors a variety of BBQ food items, while other volunteers bagged groceries at every checkout line and sold “surprise bags” for $2. The bags contained various MADD Canada items – big or small – so lucky buyers got a larger MADD Canada product. Congratulations to MADD Montreal’s volunteers for a great event.

On May 19, French-speaking victims and survivors met in Bécancour, Quebec, for the 6th annual Conference for Victims of Impaired Driving held entirely in French. Participants appreciated the venue’s beautiful setting and the one-day program aimed at helping them along on the road to healing. After a day of sharing and information, the participants met in the evening to honour all victims of impaired driving and recognize survivors’ injuries during an emotional candlelight vigil filled with memories and music.

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MADD Halifax Regional participated in the annual Prom Dress Sale sponsored by Sunnyside Mall in Bedford. The beautiful gowns donated by local citizens allowed many graduating students to purchase a formal dress for graduation dances at an affordable price. Young ladies were lined up to the mall entrance as they excitedly awaited their turn to view and try on some of the three hundred gowns that were for sale for $25 at this one day event. Local hair and nail salons in the mall donated gift cards for the first dress purchases made. As each student purchased a dress MADD Halifax Regional Chapter members asked her to take a pledge to celebrate responsibly and not to get in a vehicle with anyone who has been drinking or doing drugs.

MADD Burin Peninsula, in conjunction with the Town of Fortune, Fire Services, RCMP Marystown Detachment, EHS, Ground Search and Rescue and Wiseman’s Funeral Home, conducted a Mock Crash for the seven high schools in the area. Students were bussed in to the local arena in the small rural community of Fortune for the live reenactment. Paramedics and Fire Services applied medical attention to those injured as the RCMP arrested the impaired driver of the vehicle. The arena fell silent as the Coroner Service and eight students from the drama class wheeled the deceased victim on a gurney to the center of the arena. Students also heard from dignitaries, MADD Canada’s National President Patricia Hynes-Coates, as well as Chapter member Julie Kenway, who shared the story of her 17-year- old son Cory, who was killed in 2004. Cory had been a student at one of the schools in attendance.

MADD Exploits Valley played host to those affected by impaired driving at the first MADD Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Victim Conference. Approximately fifty delegates gathered in Grand Falls Windsor for the banquet and opening ceremonies followed by keynote speakers, a panel of survivors and victims, and group support sessions. On the second day of the conference delegates were joined by families from across the province as approximately 150 people participated in the annual Provincial Commemorative Service of Hope and Remembrance. Seven additional names have been engraved on the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Monument for 2018.

#MADD STRONG MADD MIGHTY was the theme for this year’s Atlantic Regional Conference held May 25-27. Just over 50 delegates attended the weekend of training and volunteer development. National President Patricia Hynes-Coates hosted the conference at the Atl Hotel Halifax Stanfield Airport. Presenters included MADD Canada CEO Andrew Murie and Halifax Fire Services Paul MacKenzie. Delegates shared their achievements and success over the past year and participated in Random Acts of MADDess. The Annual Candlelight Memorial Service provided an opportunity for those in attendance to pay tribute to loved ones who have been injured and killed.

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SPONSORS

Thank you to all of the sponsors who give so generously to help us stop impaired driving and support victims of this violent crime.

Organizational SponsorsOFFICIAL SPONSORS Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Got Skill? LCBO Alcool NB Liquor Uber

CORPORATE SPONSORS Henderson Structured Settlements LP Impact Auto Auctions Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation

CORPORATE SUPPORTERS Alco Prevention Canada BMO MasterCard Fine Lines Sign Co. Inc. SkyPrep

School Assembly Program The Pact NATIONAL SPONSORS Allstate Insurance Company of Canada RTL-Westcan

PROVINCIAL SPONSORS LCBOManitoba Public InsuranceAlcool NB LiquorNova Scotia Liquor CorporationProvince of British ColumbiaSaskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI)Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming AuthorityPEI Liquor Control Commission

CORPORATE SPONSORS Continental Tire Canada Husky Energy Lehigh Hanson MJM Media Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation

COMMUNITY SPONSORS Alberta Traffic Safety FundAmerican Eagle FoundationConocoPhillips CanadaFine Lines Sign Co. Inc.Government of YukonNickle Family FoundationThe MacMurray FoundationKinsmen Club of Davidson

Lockhart FoundationMethanexSaskTel and SaskTel TelCareGovernment of Northwest Territories Youth Contribution ProgramRotary Club of MelfortThe Saint John’s Legacy Foundation

Project Red Ribbon   Campaign Sponsors

TITLE SPONSOR Allstate Insurance Company of Canada

OFFICIAL SPONSOR Irving Oil Ltd.

CORPORATE SPONSORS BMO Financial Group Continental Tire Canada Inc. RTL-Westcan Group of Companies

CORPORATE SUPPORTER Canada Dry Mott’s Inc.

IN-KIND PARTNER Coyle Corrugated Containers Inc.

Campaign 911 SponsorsOFFICIAL SPONSORS Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines Limited

Technology SponsorGOLD TECHNOLOGY PARTNER Alcohol Countermeasure Systems

MADD Canada PIA Law Strides for Change  Sponsors TITLE SPONSOR PIA Law

PRESENTING SPONSOR Alcohol Countermeasure Systems

OFFICIAL SPONSORS Allstate Insurance Company of Canada DEBCO

CORPORATE SPONSORS Fine Lines Sign Co. Inc. Mississauga Board of Trade

CORPORATE SUPPORTERS New Wave Travel

MEDIA PARTNERS 900 CHML Fresh 95.3 Y108

KILOMETRE MARKER SPONSORS Continental Tire Canada Inc. Assante Wealth Management – Bronte Park Fengate Real Asset Investments

COMMUNITY SPONSORS 3M Brown’s Social House Burts Bees Clover Leaf CTV News Enterprise Gibvey Pain Clinic Giant Tiger Mississauga GWN Promotions Healthy Planet Hello Fresh Maple Lodge Farms McDonald’s Restaurants Mobile Communications Narvali Digital Photography Panera Bread Peel Regional Paramedics Peel Regional Police RP Dynamics Starbucks (Port Credit & Southdown) Tim Horton’s The Mover’s Choice VIA Rail Canada Weber-Stephen Canada Co. Whites LES

Elementary School Program Sponsors OFFICIAL SPONSORS LCBO Allstate Insurance Company of Canada Ministry of Transportation Ontario IN-KIND PARTNER Overdrive (Design) Limited

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Individual and Corporate Donors

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P: 905-829-8805 | 1-800-665-MADDF: 905-829-8860E: info@madd.caW: madd.ca2010 Winston Park Drive, Suite 500, Oakville, ON L6H 5R7

Chair of Board of Directors: Brenda JohnsonNational President: Patricia Hynes-CoatesChief Executive Officer: Andrew Murie

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MADD Canada wishes to thank the following individuals, corporations, foundations and associations for their financial support to victims of impaired driving. Together, we will stop impaired driving, save lives and prevent injuries.

Platinum $10,000 + Department of Justice CanadaManitoba JusticeTransport Canada

Gold $5,000 + Agency 59Car HeavenEngage InteractiveLewis Family Foundation via theMiller Memorial FoundationThe Patterson Family Fund via the Raymond James Canada Foundation

Silver $1,000 +A-Plus Office Movers Inc.Horn Family Fund via the Aqueduct FoundationCaring Hands PublishingD and D ATM InvestmentEdwards Charitable FoundationThe Hope Social Justice Fund through the Victoria FoundationNev FoundationThe Janet Griesdale Fund via Private Giving FoundationC&L Eicher Foundation via Benefaction FoundationOntario Power Generation Charity FundReliance Foundry Co. LtdThe Tom and Sandi Sutherland Family Fund via the Community Foundation of EdmontonInternational Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS

PlatinumWilliam Garth HazlittProfessor Robert Solomon & Dr. Barbara LentMrs. Czestawa Zabokrzycki

SilverGordon & Trudy DoerksenEd & Shannon DonkersgoedBarry GroweMarjory LeBretonMrs. Lecours-BowkerDr. Nicole RieseCarolyn SwinsonMr. and Mrs. Harry & Lillian Seymour

BronzeMarie BarbaraMr. & Mrs. Maurice BenoitMr. H. Barry GalesAri & Deanna JoffeStephen JohnstonAudrey KennyDavid & Kimberley LedlieJeanine MooreMrs. Maria RoyNurith SafirMs. Lois Vanderhooft