It gives drivers somewhere specific to go and store clerks have the comfort of knowing that their buddy will drop in from time to time during the night. Potential robbers are also aware that someone could turn up at any time. As a result of this program, crimes at these stores has dropped. Garrett say's there's a similar program, called RealtyWatch, involving real estate agents. While convenience stores, cabs, and unoccupied homes are places where people work, the North Bay program goes far beyond the workplace.
Statistics show that for every injury suffered on the job, there are seven injuries off the job.
And those injuries do lead to lost hours at work, and add to health care costs. As a result, North Bay aims a lot of programs at lifestyle and leisure with special emphasis on young people. There are safety fairs, and promotions of bicycle safety and roller blade safety. When former North Bay Mayor Stan D. Lawlor thinks back to when he was required to make the city safer, he thinks of a funny anecdote about a fellow who asked a man in Kapuskasing how to get to Cornwall. Now, over 10 years later, North Bay serves as a model for other communities in the country as a safety leader.