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Lacombe County Farm Safety Day – June 22

Jun 15, 2018 | 11:36 AM

Lacombe County invites you to attend the Lacombe County Farm Safety Day being held on Friday, June 22, 2018 at the Lacombe County Operations Building.

The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., when we will be hosting 250 Grade 5 students from across Lacombe County. A barbeque lunch will be served from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., which would be an ideal time for photo opportunities or other media access.

Students will rotate through seven safety presentations:

– Horse Safety – Brittany Rogers (Rogers Riding Academy)

– Fire Safety – Lacombe County Fire Chief Drayton Bussiere and Bentley Fire Chief Ian McLaren

– ATV Safety – Lacombe County Peace Officers Landon Craney and Ray Kawai

– Grain Safety – Jim Davenport (Clive Seed Cleaning Plant)

– Mowing Safety – Lindsay Vink (Lacombe County)

– Heavy Equipment Safety – T.J. McTrowe (Lacombe County)

– Post Pounder Safety – Doug Giles (Lacombe County)

The full schedule is:

9:30 Morning Groups Arrive

10:00-12:00 Morning Session (7 Groups)

11:00 Afternoon Group Arrives

11:30 Afternoon Group Lunch

12:00 Morning Group Lunch

12-12:15 Announcements

12:30 Departure of Morning Groups

12:30-2:30 Afternoon Session (7 Groups)

2:45 Departure of Afternoon Groups

www.lacombecounty.ca