A guide Safety Related Events in and around the Grand River Region.
Current SCG Events:
Safe Communities on the Grand, with support from the City of Guelph and the County of Wellington, and in association with local pharmacies, has organized a drive to help eliminate the dangers associated with expired medications.
The Medication Clean-Out campaign encourages safe disposal of expired prescription and over-the-counter medications in order to help save lives as well as the environment.
How to Participate...
1) Empty your pills from their container and place them in a plastic bag.
2) Empty the bag into the disposal containers of participating pharmacies.
3) Remember no liquids or packaging can be accepted!
In Guelph, participating pharmacies are;
Royal City Pharmacy IDA, 84 Gordon St
Westmount Pharmacy, 77 Westmount St
Prime Care Pharmacy, 281 Stone Rd
Shoppers Drug Mart, Stone Road Mall
In the County of Wellington, participating pharmacies are;
Rockwood Pharmacy, Rockwood
Shopper's Drug Mart, Fergus
PharmaPlus, Erin
Walsh's IDA, Arthur
The Dispensary at the Mapleton Health Centre, Drayton
Guardian Pharmacy, Palmerston
Acheson's Pharmacy Ltd., Harriston
Shopper's Drug Mart, Mount Forest
Drug Store Pharmacy, Mount Forest
This year, Medication Clean-Out week is June 1st-June 5th. Get involved!
Recent SCG Events:
Safe Communities on the Grand recently hosted a networking session on the subject of "Understanding How WSIB Works." All in attendance were given an opportunity to have the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board's Assistant Director of Service Delivery, Kitchener, Nancy Kebbel, answer their questions regarding the WSIB.
Also, time was allotted to discuss ways to effectively address local health and safety needs.
SCG Fund Raising Event information coming soon...
