“Don’t move!” yells a masked man as he covers your mouth, grabbing you from behind. “Give me your wallet, and don’t scream, or I swear to god I’ll kill you, bitch.” Most people, especially women, have been warned of this scenario since childhood. Fear has always loomed in our Western minds: Don’t talk to strangers …
FRANCOIS SENECAL-TREMBLAY JR. – Special to the Gazette – March 26, 1998 Merck Frosst, Pointe-Claire, Saturday: seven children between 6 and 9 are gathered, with U,eir parents. for a series of courses on streetproofmg themselves. “I had a child taken from me,” Street Safe Kids instructor Wendy Hunziker said, explaining why she is passionate about …
FRANCOIS SENECAL-TREMBLAY JR., Special to the Gazette January 29,1998 Georges Manoli, of Street Safe Kids, stood before some 50 employees of Merck Frosst Canada’s Pointe-Claire offices to give them a cold-shower lecture on pedophiles. He was invited by Linda Godin, co-ordinator of Health Services at Merck Frosst, because, as she said, “I can not think …
JONATHON GATEHOUSE: The Gazette – December 18, 1997 Pickpocketings and purse thefts show a steady rise as the holidays approach. The police have advice for harried shoppers on how to avoid becoming a victim. Christmas is the time for giving, but that doesn’t mean you have to make it easy for people to take things. …
Parents-Secours Lachenaie: d`union March 9, 1997 Le 4 mars dernier, une vingtaine de personnes assistaient à l’assemblée générale annuelle de Parents-Secours Lachenaie, à l’école Bernard-Corbin. Le conseil d’administration a présenté un bilan de ses réalisations ainsi que quelques orientations pour le mandat à venir. À cet égard, monsieur Robert Dubreuil est revenu sur l’expérience des …
Ellen Teitelbaum: Suburban Special – November 26, 1996 Whether they are at the bank or walking down the street alone, senior citizens are often easy prey for thieves and pick-pockets. Prevention is as simple as increasing awareness of one’s surroundings and using “street smarts” in our daily routines. The CLSC Rene-Cassin’s University Institute of Social …
He asked for it, they gave it their best . Twenty-three women, age 14 to 60, now have a better chance fending off an attacker because of a police-sponsored self-defence course they attended last week. Among the group was Chantale Bonnier, 27, daughter of Police Sergeant Pierre Bonnier. Because Chantale attended the course, she’s given …
ELENA CHERNEY – THE GAZETTE – Novenber 3, 1994 At Beaconstield’s Ecole Primaire, first and second graders waiting for their lunchtime self-defence class cao reel off the police description of the “bad guy” who tried to abduct two local schoolgirls last month. “He smells like fish and he wears a long coat,” says Lydiane, 7. …
FREDERIC SERRE and CATHY KRAWCHUK – November 2, 1994 ln 1986, Devon Rice’ s three-year-old daughter was abducted by a stranger. After a two-monthlong search, the child was found alive and safe, bringing Rice’s nightmare to an end. As a result of the incident, Rice decided to fight back against crime. ln 1992, she travelled …
David Goldberg: THE MONITOR – October 11, 1994 After a spring and summer of sexual assaults in the district, business has never been better for self-defence expert George Manoli. Manoli tells worried female residents that they can reduce their fear of such attacks and the horrible consequences, if they are prepared . ‘Self-confidence for a …