Calgary Safety Council

The Calgary Safety Council is a non-profit, non-government charitable organization dedicated to the promotion of safety and the prevention of injuries and fatalities on the streets and highways, in the home and work place. Often mistaken for a department of the City of Calgary, the Calgary Safety Council’s formation as an autonomous organization was initiated over 50 years ago as a result of vehicle safety checks. Our pedestrian safety program has had over 100,000 students.Each year an alarming number of people are involved in accidents, in all types of situations and locations. The saddest of all are those involving children. Evidence suggests that children are often living in a world of play when they are in the traffic environment.
Many studies have been made by various agencies as to the most effective approach to traffic education. It is the general conclusion of all studies that the hazards of the streets are indelibly inscribed in the minds of the young, if such training is given to children in their formative years. Safety City provides this environment in an actual miniature city, complete with streets, traffic lights and classrooms.