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  • Monday, 17 February 2014
Pedestrians
Sandra Zisckind We unfortunately have suffered from our first fatality of 2014. Pedestrian fatalities are becoming more and more common for a simple reason, we are not paying attention. I know I keep harping on this point but itโ€™s crucial. Pedestrians almost always have the right of way, in fact you are usually presumed guilty…
  • Monday, 03 February 2014
Bragging Rights
Sun Media I am taking a moment to brag a little because two people near and dear to my heart performed acts of bravery. While we at Diamond and Diamond help victims every day as a matter of course, it is also nice to see that faced with an emergency, none of shy away. The…
  • Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Driving drowsy can cause police reported crashes! You may want to read this.
Tired while driving It is very relevant to speak about being tired while driving especially as we are all suffering some slight lag due to daylights savings time changes. Drowsydriving.org reports that in the U.S. drowsy driving causes 100,000 police-reported crashes with an estimated 1,550 deaths and 71,000 injuries. And the numbers are increasing. When I am…
  • Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Under The Big Top For Autism
Diamond & Diamond Under the Big Top was a fun theme for a serious issue. This 3rd annual gala, headed up by Paula Stamp and her many volunteers, offered supporters a great night of entertainment lead by News Talk 1010โ€™s Mike Bullard, just the right guy to keep everyone on their guard, especially any politicians…
  • Sunday, 19 January 2014
Injuries While Travelling
With the current deep freeze we are experiencing it is no wonder most of us are either fantasizing or planning a vacation anywhere south. I know that I am. That being said I got a lot of interesting calls over the December break from people who were injured or hurt abroad. They wanted information about…
  • Sunday, 12 January 2014
Inconveniences
Sun Media It seems like the past two weeks have been all about inconvenience. We all have stories about power loss, delays and cancellations. My family is no different. Our power was out for five days. Luckily we were out of town. Then on the way home, my flight was delayed for two hours, followed…
  • Saturday, 14 December 2013
Legal Holiday Tips
Sandra Zisckind It is that time of the year again, time for fun Holiday parties and letting loose. Unfortunately, involving alcohol and letting loose is often a recipe for disaster. Employers, you can be responsible for your employeeโ€™s bad behavior as any holiday party can be construed as part of โ€œoffice hoursโ€. Employees, your employers…
  • Saturday, 30 November 2013
Under Pressure
Sun Media I was asked very nicely by the Commons Institute to speak to female lawyers Monday about some of the challenges we face. If anyone is reading this and attending, I am speaking at 4:30 p.m. because I have an important holiday show to attend at my sonโ€™s school. So stay late! My topic…
  • Sunday, 24 November 2013
Traffic Fatalities
Fatalities are becoming more and more prevalent. My heart goes out to the family who lost their son this week. I also have a 4 year old son. There is nothing worse. The Sun did a great job a couple weeks ago about the increase in fatalities in the City. I spoke last week about…
  • Sunday, 17 November 2013
Distracted Driving โ€“ The Sequel
Sun Media My associate just got this hand out from the Toronto Police that looks like a ticket but really it is a caution on distracted driving. Now I know I talk about this a lot but there are certain realities to this new high tech age we are living in. The hand out states…

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