With safety in mind for the coming school year, the First Time Rider bus orientation day will take place in Chatham and Sarnia on Aug. 17.
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The event, organized by Chatham-Kent Lambton Administrative School Services, is geared to students from junior kindergarten to Grade 1 in the Lambton Kent and St. Clair Catholic district school boards,
It will take place from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at two separate locations simultaneously:
• Ursuline College – 85 Grand Ave. W., Chatham
• Great Lakes Secondary School – 340 Murphy Rd., Sarnia
Parents are encouraged to bring their children to this free session, where they will watch a brief animated school bus safety video and then have the chance to board a bus and go for a short ride together.
Trainers will talk to children and parents about basic school bus safety rules, how to cross the street safely and how to evacuate a bus in case of an emergency.
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The sessions will run continuously beginning at 9 am and are approximately half-hour in duration.
Two new locations for food handler exams
Chatham-Kent Public Health has announced the addition of two new locations for drop-in food handler exams, to help improve accessibility and convenience.
The new locations include the following. Drop in anytime from 1 pm to 3:30 pm:
• Aug. 13: Wallaceburg service center boardroom – 786 Dufferin Ave.
• Aug. 27: Blenheim library boardroom – 16 George St.,
To become a certified food handler, individuals have several options. They can take a public health food handler course, an online food safety course, a course with another approved provider, or self-study.
Individuals must then pass the exam with a score of 70 per cent or higher to receive a certificate, which is valid for five years.
In addition to the new locations, public health offers drop-in exams twice a month at the Chatham location.
For more information on becoming certified, and to view the full drop-in exam schedule, visit https://ckphu.com/health-topics/foodsafety/foodsafetycourse/
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