Media are invited to attend Calgary’s premium safety exhibition which will take place March 4 and 5 at the Calgary Municipal Building.

The Expo will showcase interactive exhibits, workshops and demonstrations for students in grades four to nine and focus on promoting safety at home, at school and at play.

ENMAX Power is proud to host an electrical safety booth which will feature the Hazard Hamlet, power system equipment and linemen safety gear. Members of our Engineers-in-Training program will be present to help students understand the dangers of electricity and promote safe habits. In addition to ENMAX Power, there will be 27 other safety-promoting exhibitors.

This year’s Expo will also feature the World Health Organization (WHO) re-designation of Calgary as an “International Safe Community”, as well as the Jim Gray Safer Calgary Awards.

WHAT: Calgary Safety Expo 2009 and the 2009 Jim Gray Safer Calgary Awards

WHO: Students grade four to nine, EMS, Fire, Police, local health and safety agencies

VISUALS: Interactive safety exhibits and activities as well as an awards presentation

WHEN: March 4 and 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The WHO re-designation and Jim Gray Safer Calgary Awards ceremonies will be held on March 4 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Calgary Power Reception Hall.

WHERE: Exhibits will be in the Atrium of The City of Calgary Municipal Building, 800 Macleod Trail, S.E. Jim Gray Safer Calgary Awards will be next door in Old City Hall – directional signs will be posted.

For more information, please contact schoolprogram@enmax.com.

ENMAX Power Corporation, a subsidiary of ENMAX Corporation, and its predecessors have provided Albertans with safe and reliable electricity for more than 100 years. One of the most reliable urban utilities in Canada, ENMAX Power owns, operates and maintains the distribution and much of the transmission network in and around Calgary, which are activities regulated by the Alberta Utilities Commission. Non-regulated subsidiaries provide engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance for electrical servicing of residential and commercial developments and light rail transit systems.