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MADD Canada MADD Canada's mission is to stop impaired driving and to support victims and survivors of this violent crime.

09/05/2026

This Labour Day weekend, thousands of Canadians will be out on the water. Alcohol is involved in over 33% of recreational boating deaths in Canada. If you spot an impaired boater, call 911. Plan ahead. Boat sober.

Showing our appreciation for Alcool NB Liquor as Provincial Sponsor of the School Program. Thank you for helping us educ...
09/03/2026

Showing our appreciation for Alcool NB Liquor as Provincial Sponsor of the School Program. Thank you for helping us educate youth and supporting our victim services and awareness efforts!

Thank you for sharing your experience Amanda! We are always here to help ❤️‍🩹
09/02/2026

Thank you for sharing your experience Amanda! We are always here to help ❤️‍🩹

Tribute Tuesday: Eric S. GendronJuly 11, 1980-April 3, 2001 Twenty-five years have passed since you left us, yet not a s...
09/01/2026

Tribute Tuesday: Eric S. Gendron
July 11, 1980-April 3, 2001

Twenty-five years have passed since you left us, yet not a single day goes by that we don’t think of you. Your death left a void in all our lives that can never be filled. Your handsome, boyish looks, blond hair, blue eyes, beautiful smile, love of life and carefree spirit, and the loyalty and respect you showed your family and friends remain forever etched in our hearts.
Born in Ottawa, Eric was an energetic, adventurous little boy. As part of a military family, we moved to Germany when he was eight, where he embraced every opportunity to experience life. He played hockey in France, Italy and Switzerland, swam competitively at military bases throughout Europe, skied in Switzerland, and travelled through France and Spain. He saw the running of the bulls and a bullfight in Barcelona, explored medieval castles, and travelled the winding roads and tunnels of the Swiss and Austrian Alps. He was in Germany when the Berlin Wall came down and witnessed Canadian military vehicles heading toward the Gulf War. He experienced so much in his short life.
When we returned to Canada, Eric continued playing hockey and, at 19, joined the Army. He served with the Infantry, 3rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment, and was doing very well, with a promising career ahead of him.
Eric was home on leave when his life was tragically taken. He went out that night and got into a car with a friend who had been drinking. He was just days away from deploying to Bosnia on April 6, 2001. At 1:45 a.m. on April 3, two O.P.P. officers came to our door and changed our lives forever.

If I had known
If I had known it was the last time I’d see you fall asleep,
I would have tucked you in more tightly
and prayed for the love in my heart you would keep.
If I had known it would be the last time, I’d get to see you walk out my door and down my steps,
I would have given you a hug and kissed you one last time.
If I had known it would be the last time that I’d hear your voice,
see the smile on your beautiful face, or feel your touch I would have told you more
Just how much you were loved

08/31/2026

THANK YOU! ⚓💙

What an incredible day on the waterfront!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the PARA Marine Search & Rescue Waterfront Festival and helped us celebrate 60 years of service to our community.
Whether you toured the boat, enjoyed the music, made a donation or simply came down to say hello, we’re incredibly grateful for your support.

As a 100% volunteer-driven organization, community support helps us continue funding the operational equipment we need today while preparing for the future, including the long-term replacement of our search and rescue vessel.

And of course, a huge thank you to our volunteers, partners, vendors, sponsors and everyone who helped make the day possible. MADD Durham Region Chapter KX96 Recreation Pickering City of Pickering and everyone else who helped make this event a success. THANK YOU.

60 years of service. One incredible community. Thank you for being part of it.

08/31/2026

Next time you're going out and will be drinking or consuming cannabis, leave your car behind. It will thank you.

A big thank you to the First Nation community at Alkali Lake Reserve for partnering with MADD Canada on our Campaign 9...
08/28/2026

A big thank you to the First Nation community at Alkali Lake Reserve for partnering with MADD Canada on our Campaign 911 initiative! 🙌

And a special thank you to ICBC for supporting this important campaign.

The message is simple: If you see a suspected impaired driver, call 911. 🚨📱

Together, we’re helping raise awareness and reminding everyone that we all have a role to play in keeping our roads and communities safe.

Thank you for your partnership and commitment to preventing impaired driving!

08/26/2026

MADD Durham Region is proud to take part in the Youth in Policing CAN Conference at Donald A. Wilson Secondary School this afternoon! So many bright young students with big futures ahead. It was an honour to share our impact on the community and what MADD is all about.

A big thank you to Mike Duheme, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner for taking the time to speak with MADD Canada...
08/26/2026

A big thank you to Mike Duheme, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner for taking the time to speak with MADD Canada CEO Steve Sullivan about Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS). We appreciate the productive conversation!

It was a beautiful summer day – the kind Canadians love to spend in or on the water. Sam Pisani was no different. He sa...
08/25/2026

It was a beautiful summer day – the kind Canadians love to spend in or on the water.

Sam Pisani was no different. He saw an opportunity to go boating and he took it. There was still plenty of time to get home for dinner, he thought.

But sadly, for Sam, time ran out much too soon. The 23-year-old was thrown overboard when the boat he was riding in was involved in an alcohol-related crash.

“Three police officers came to my house and told me Sam had drowned in the lake,” recalls his mother, Carmela. “I told them they made a mistake. It can’t be my son. Any minute he’s going to walk through the door for supper.”

Just like Sam, we all want to enjoy ourselves boating, swimming, water-skiing, or sunning ourselves by the lake this summer. But we also need to be aware of the dangers and do everything in our power to keep those we love safe.

With the sun, sounds, motion and boater fatigue, the effects of alcohol consumed on a boat can be much greater than on land. And when someone operates a boat while impaired, nobody is safe – not the driver, passengers, or other boaters on the lake, not the water-skiers, swimmers or even those who are catching a few rays on the dock.

We must do more to protect ourselves, our family and friends this summer. We all deserve to enjoy the wonderful waterways we are fortunate enough to have in Canada without the fear of losing someone we love to a horrible, preventable tragedy.

Know the signs of an impaired boater:
• Going too fast for the waterway
• Operating the vessel in a dangerous or careless manner
• Forgetting to turn on running lights or other required night-time equipment
• Openly consuming alcohol, cannabis or other drugs while underway
If you suspect an impaired boater, call 911 or your local police marine unit.

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