CLIFFORD – Knox United Church Women (UCW) president Heather Giles welcomed Heather-Jane Maurice and Pat Murray of Victim Services Wellington to the group’s meeting on Nov. 28 at Knox United Church.
Maurice shared statistics and true stories that led to the development of Project Lifesaver detection program for missing persons who have a tendency to wander away from the safety of their home.
Tragedies are avoided when clients are found unharmed within minutes, and not days.
Subscribers wear a wrist monitor that signals their position. The system requires someone test the monitor each day. When the alert is sounded that someone is missing, specially-trained police officers respond and track them.
The one-ounce wrist-transmitter can be tracked up to a two-kilometre radius. The unit is leased for a one-time program activation fee and the batteries need to be changed at a cost of $10 every two months.
The program is available locally. Contact 519-824-1212 ext. 7205 or victim@vswguelph.on.ca for further information.
