Kids' Safety Village

The Kids' Safety Village of Durham Region is a kid-sized version of a real town located in Whitby. Set on 1.2 acres, the Village features small buildings, detailed roadways, real traffic lights and road signs, an operational railway crossing, pedal cars, scooters, bicycles and two full classrooms (one for personal and road safety training, and the other one for fire safety training). More than 200,000 school aged children from grades 1 through 8 in Durham Region have attended the village to learn about keeping safe. The wide-ranging programs are taught by Regional Police Officers and specialists from many fields. These programs include: · Road safety · Fire safety · Rail safety · EMS safety · Hydro safety · Computer safety · Bullying · Human Trafficking ( Coming soon) Summer Drop in Program Mon- Fri 10-2pm During the summer break OPEN TO THE PUBLIC No appt needed! ------- COMMUNITY EVENTS ------- - Halloween Haunt - Christmas in the Village - Easter Eggstravaganza - Summer Drop-In Program.