Thank you to all the residents who gathered at Brown's Park on December 14th

and braved the cold weather to participate in our third annual Light the Way Walk!

We also want to thank Jas from Safe City Mississauga staff and officers from CIRT

who joined our walk around the neighbourhood.  This was also a social event where

neighbours brought their dogs and enjoyed a nice cup of hot chocolate!

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This year's walk was led by Lou Lisi, a volunteer and security specialist with Safe City Mississauga.  Throughout our walk, Lou pointed out how poor environmental design and lack of lighting can attract criminal activity, especially home break-ins.  Below are some security tips that were highlighted: ​

• Let neighbours know when you are not home for an extended period of time,

• Make sure your home is well lit and driveway shovelled even when you are away,

• Install wifi lights that can be scheduled to turn on and off at certain times during the day,

• Consider using motion activated lights at the front and back of homes near windows and doors,

• Consider trimming trees or bushes obstructing your front door to ensure a greater field of vision for potential break-ins,

• If your residence is near a fire hydrant, make sure it is visible after a heavy snowfall, 

• Keep home valuables in a secure safe and location...and not in obvious places such as bedrooms,

• Store keyless auto fobs away from your front door and in metal or Faraday pouches/containers to prevent new technologies from capturing fob signals.​​

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For additional information, refer to the Home Security Challenge by Peel Police and CPTED Night Walk Checklist by Safe City Mississauga. ​​