The holidays are a time for celebration, family, and rest. Unfortunately, they’re also a time for accidents, injuries, and fire hazards. While you’re enjoying the holiday season, make sure...
Make Fire Safety a Priority this Holiday Season
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Just get yourself a Snow Blower
As a general rule I tend to avoid convenience products: Anything that seems to promise a little too much or claim to be a bit too handy I end up sneering at. I don’t know why I’m like...
Are you Aware of These Four Home Fire Hazards?
We all know the major do’s and don’ts when it comes to fire safety around the home: Do know where your fire extinguisher is, don’t leave the stove unattended. Do keep space heaters clear...
Caring for Aging Parents
Aging is a funny thing: As children, our parents think of nothing but ways to help keep us safe and protect us. But, as our parents get older, start slowing down, and start dealing with...
How to tackle Summer Repairs around Home
As we finally roll into the warmer months, it’s time to get the home into order. After a long winter and cool, rainy spring, you’ll want to make sure everything in your home is ship shape...
The Dangers of Online Gaming (Part Two)
Last week we looked at some of the most common dangers your child may face while playing games online. Today, we’re going to look at the broader picture and identify a few gaming related...
The Dangers of Online Gaming (Part One)
This is Part One of a Two Part Series on the Dangers of Online Gaming Video games are the single most popular entertainment medium in the world. For parents today, the question isn’t "do...
How Hot Can Your Car Get This Summer?
It may not feel like it right now but the hot summer temperatures are coming. This video illustrates how quickly a car can heat up and become a deadly environment for children, pets, and...
Victoria Day is Here; A Great time to Re-open the Seasonal Property!
The long wait is finally over: It’s time to open up your getaway property. As the warmer weather settles in, the chores at the cottage or trailer begin. While this always seems like a...
Ways to Keep Your Home Safe During a Windstorm
Last May’s windstorms set record high in wind speeds and caused the province more than $380 million in damages. With climatologists predicting more extreme weather events, you need to know...
Are VR Goggles the Future of Roadside Tests?
We could soon live in a world where VR goggles are a standard piece of equipment for police officers making roadside stops. But the googles aren’t for them, they’re for testing possibly...
Now is the Perfect Time to check your Smoke Alarms
As we move into spring, homeowners across Ontario are emerging from hibernation and ready to accomplish their springtime tasks. It’s time to fill up the pool, find out what has been...
What to do When You’re Locked Out of Your Car?
Is there anything that will leave a pit in your stomach like realizing you left your keys in the car just after you shut the door? The mixture of embarrassment and panic as you suddenly...
How to Stay Warm When the Power Goes Out
It’s been a cold and blustery winter, and we may have to wait even longer for warmer weather to arrive. It’s been a season of high winds, record snowfall, and plunging temperatures, it was...
If you have Children Watching YouTube Kids, you Need to Start Paying Attention
Do you know what your children are watching on YouTube Kids? Don’t just answer "cartoons” or "Peppa Pig,” what are they really watching? Have you stopped to look at the titles of the...
Home Heating Hazards
When the mercury dips like it did near the end of January, people will do almost anything to warm up. This is especially true when your normal heating solutions won’t do the trick. Whether...
Social Media Safety: Don’t Share More Than you Mean to
Social media is a fantastic way to stay connected to the people in your life. It lets you trade jokes with your friends while waiting in line at the grocery store, talk to a sympathetic...
What is Personal Cyber Insurance?
With a seemingly never-ending wave of high-profile attacks rocking the tech world for the past two years, none of us can afford to be complacent about cyber crime anymore. But, while many...
Keep Your Pets Safe This Winter
With the winter months upon us, it’s important we take extra care to protect the most vulnerable members of our families – our pets. While your puppy or kitten may have a natural fur coat...
Celebrate your New Year’s Eve Safely
New Year’s Eve can be a lot of fun. A great time to get together with friends or family, blow off steam from a busy holiday season, and set an optimistic tone for the year to come. That is...