Presentation Gives Kids Lowdown On Drugs And Alcohol Students of Teulon Elementary were treated to an enjoyable multimedia presentation early Wednesday morning. Healthy Teulon, Teulon Elementary Parents Advisory Council (TEPAC), and the Teulon Youth Centre sponsored the event. Healthy Teulon hosted a workshop on meth awareness last year, and wanted to continue arming Teulon's children with knowledge about avoiding drugs and alcohol. "Through our investigations of how to promote drug awareness and safety, we ran across the MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) presentation," says Shanda Warman of Healthy Teulon. The kids watched a 35 minute video called MADD Scientist and the Quest for Power, projected onto three large screens in the gymnasium. [continues 448 words]
Stony Mountain Institution Attributes Rise In Drug Interdiction To Coordinated Strategy Stony Mountain Institution has a long history of stopping illegal drugs from entering its walls. However, in the last year and a half there has been a sharp increase in the amount that Corrections officers have been seizing. The year 2006 was a record year for Stony. Staff intercepted 75 illegal drug shipments, with a total value of $248,000 inside the Institution. Taken alone, the statistics suggest a sharp increase in the amount of drugs entering the prison. But Institutional Search Co-Ordinator Christer McLauchlan believes that a new, teamwork-oriented approach has made it far more difficult for drugs to get inside. [continues 509 words]
