CALGARY (Staff) – Teenagers who dream about becoming film-makers will get a chance this fall in a contest that asks them to produce a 30-second spot about farm safety.
With sponsorship from CBC television, the United Farmers of Alberta and the Alberta agriculture department, Alberta rural teens from grades 10 to 12 are eligible to enter their commercial about the importance of farm safety and accident prevention.
The winning video will be polished by CBC technicians and aired next spring on Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts. Individual or groups may enter and are eligible for a $2,500 first prize scholarship. Second and third place win $1,500 and $1,000 respectively. The school of the first-place winner will receive a video camera.
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Alberta farms average one death per month and a serious accident happens each day.
Alberta Agriculture’s farm safety director Solomon Kyeremanteng said a number of these accidents happen to children and teenagers who are not experienced enough to operate farm machinery.
Relying on peer pressure to get the message across, the contest theme is called “The way WE see it.” He hopes teenagers speaking on film in their own language will have enough influence to reduce the fatalities Alberta records each year.
Between 1976 to 1993, Kyeremanteng’s department reported 36 farm fatalities among the 12 to 19 year-old age group.
For more information about the contest call 403-427-2186.
