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Proactive Disclosure
Fraud Prevention Shred-it Community Shred
Ottawa, March 16, 2006 - The Competition Bureau, in collaboration with Shred-it, local police forces and Better Business Bureaus, is participating in the first ever national community shredding event on Saturday, March 25 in 20 cities across Canada.
From 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (local time), consumers are
invited to bring their unwanted personal documents to any of the locations
listed below. Shred-it mobile trucks will shred documents onsite, while
local police and others will offer tips on how you can protect yourself against
identity theft.
| City | Address |
| Calgary AB | Office Depot Chinook Station, 306 Glenmore Trail South |
| Cambridge ON | 135 Pinebush Road |
| Charlottetown PE | Charlottetown Police Station, 10 Kirkwood Drive |
| Edmonton AB | Office Depot Oliver Square, 11808 104 Avenue |
| Halifax NS | Halifax Regional Police, West Division, 15 Convoy Run, Bedford |
| Kelowna BC | Canadian Tire, 1655 Leckie Road |
| London ON | London Police Reporting Centre, 1001 Brydges Street |
| Moncton NB | Home Depot, 235 Mapleton Road |
| Montreal QC | Place Versailles, 7275 rue Sherbrooke Est |
| North Bay ON | North Bay Police Station, 135 Princess Street West |
| Ottawa ON | Vanier Police Centre, 252 McArthur Road |
| Quebec City QC | Galeries de la Capitale, 5401 boulevard des Galeries |
| Saskatoon SK | Saskatoon Police Service, 130-4th Avenue North |
| St-Isidore Qc | 131 Coulombe Road |
| Sherbrooke QC | Carrefour de l’Estrie, 3050 boulevard Portland |
| Ste Hyacinthe QC | Galeries Ste Hyacinthe, 3200 boulevard Laframboise |
| St. John’s NL | Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, 1 Fort Townshend |
| Toronto ON | Toronto Police Service, Property & Evidence Management Unit, 799 Islington Ave. |
| Vancouver BC | Canadian Tire, 6312 200 Street (Langley) |
| Winnipeg MB | Winnipeg Police, District 6, 1350 Pembina Highway |
March is Fraud Prevention Month in Canada. As Chair of
the Fraud Prevention Forum, the Competition Bureau is working closely with over
75 partners in law enforcement, consumer and volunteer groups, government and
the private sector to raise awareness of the dangers of fraud, while educating
the public on how to “Recognize it, Report it and Stop it.”
For more information on the Fraud Prevention Forum, please visit:
www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/fraud
For more information on the Fraud Prevention Shred-it Community Shred,
please visit:
www.shredit.com/communityshred.
asp
For media enquiries, please contact:
Maureen
McGrath
Communications Advisor
Competition Bureau
(819) 953-8982, or
(613) 296-2187 (cell)
For general enquiries, please contact:
Information
Centre
Competition Bureau
(819) 997-4282
1-800-348-5358
