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Keeping Kids Safe during Halloween
 RCMP officers in Yarmouth play an active role in keeping children safe each Halloween and encouraging
parents and caregivers to do the same.
To ensure safety this Halloween: - Do not go trick-or-treating alone; go with an adult or older brother or sister. Let your parents know where you will
be and for how long.
- Remember, drivers might not be able to see you in the dark. Wear a bright-coloured
costume with reflective tape, and carry a flashlight.
- Do not go to houses that have their lights
out.
- Do not go inside the house or car of anyone you don't know.
- Wear make-up instead of a mask. You will be able to see better if you are wearing make-up. If you wear a mask, make
sure the eye holes are large enough for you to see through clearly.
- Use the sidewalk. Do not
run across lawns or gardens.
- Cross the street in a crosswalk or at a corner. Look both ways
before crossing the road.
- Do not eat any of your treats before you get home. When you do get
home, have your parents check all the candy so that they can throw away anything that is not wrapped in a sealed wrapper.
- Have a good supper before you go out trick-or-treating. Take some candy from home if you have
to - don't eat any treats that are given to you until your parents have looked at them.
- Never
eat any fresh fruit or home-made treats unless you know where they came from.
- Wear good shoes,
such as runners, so you won't trip. Be very careful if you wear high heels or have a long costume.
- Always stay in your own neighbourhood and know where there is a safe house that you can go to if you need help.
- Start trick-or-treating early and finish early.
- Never go into
alleys, parking lots, wooded areas, or vacant lots.
- Don't go near any animals you do not
know.
- Stay away from anyone using fireworks unsafely!
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