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Ont. proposing amendments making CO alarms mandatory
Compliments of SP&T News 26 March 2014
Ontario is taking steps that would make carbon monoxide alarms mandatory in all homes.
The propos...
Fire destroys Erin Mills home
Courtesy of Mississauga News, February 12, 2014
An Ingram Road home is a write-off after a fire over the weekend in Erin Mills.
Mississauga Fire Platoon Chief says ...
The Ontario government unanimously passed the Hawkins-Gignac Act into law, making carbon monoxide (CO) alarms mandatory in all Ontario homes with fuel-burning appliances or heating systems, fir...
Trio found guilty in violent home invasion
Deer Run home invasion
Torstar Network
Paramedics and Peel police load an injured suspect into an ambulance, one of four men arrested after...
Police looking for cheque scammer
Have you seen this man?
Supplied photo
Peel Regional Police believe this man has defrauded Mississauga residents out of more than $100,000.
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Thursday, October 3,
BAD GUYS WANT YOUR KEYS
A UCDA member in Peel Region reported yesterday that two fellows scooped a set of keys off of a salesperson’s desk. Fortunately for the dealer,...
Courtesy of Louie Rosella, Mississauga News
MISSISSAUGA — The hunt continues today for a killer who broke into a Malton home in the middle of the night and fatally shot a man living i...
Crime stats good news for Hamilton
Contributed by: Mississauga News, Bill Dunphy/Torstar Network
In 2012 Hamilton posted Canada's largest year-over-year decrease in poli...
Life Safety
Safety and security alarm monitoring is made up of many elements from theft and burglary detection to the most important piece - Life Safety. Who will call emergency resp...
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Our customers can connect to their home and business remotely with their smart phone. ...
Control4 Launches Panelized Lighting Solution, Complete with Elegant New Wired Keypads
Control4, a leader in IP-based home automation systems, announced new Control4® Wired Keypads along with ...
Police explore robbery motive in Acorn Place murder
Peel Regional Police suspect a Woodbridge man was targeted for a robbery when he was fatally stabbed on Sunday outs...
Announcing the Paradox TM50 Touch - The next generation in intuitive system control
TM50 Touch – Interactive Touchscreen: Available in a variety of fashion ...
The release of surveillance video led to the arrest of a suspect following robberies at the same Churchill Meadows bank on consecutive days last week.
Just a few days after rel...
It's easy to think that a home fire would never happen to your family, but there are more potential risks around your home than you may think – especially during the winter months. Fires gr...
Peel Regional Police are on the hunt for a bank robber in Churchill Meadows on December 5th.
Some 24 hours after being robbed by a man who claimed he had a gun, a Churchill Meadows bank was target...
With a struggling economy and an unpredictable stock market, mixed generations are sharing their homes. In-law suites are often created by converting a room in the house into a livable suite....
Each year in Ontario 100 people die and thousands are injured as a result of fire. Most of these victims were as a result of fires that were preventable.
Most people die in fires before the ...
Peel Regional Police are looking for three white male suspects who fled the scene of a home invasion near Mavis Rd. and Terry Fox Way last night.
After responding to a call at 8:25 p.m., police ar...
Peel Regional Police responded to a shooting at Erin Mills Town Centre Tuesday night (Oct 16). Officers are trying to determine if it's connected to a shooting on Colonial Dr. earlier in the ...
Peel Regional Police responded to a shooting at Erin Mills Town Centre tonight.
Peel Regional Police are looking for two suspects after shots were fired on Tuesday night during a jewelry sto...
A thief who robbed a gas station in Cooksville last night got away with cash and several packs of cigarettes.
Peel Regional Police say it was about 10 p.m. when a man entered the office of the She...
It’s important to plan for an open house because it does come with risks. After all, it involves opening your home to complete strangers.
Few people think to remove medications and val...
For your safety, an odourant called mercaptan is added to natural gas that smells like rotten eggs. It helps make even the smallest leak easy to detect.
Most often natural gas leaks are dete...
Courtesy of Tamara Shephard,zuzu.com
Toronto police Sex Crimes Unit is investigating a number of sex assaults that occurred in the early hours Tuesday in south-central Etobicoke. Insp. Gerry Cas...
As babies grow, so does their curiosity with the world around them. Basic household items, including window coverings, can turn into potential hazards.
Making window fashions safer for...
Two Mississauga residents are among 34 people arrested by Durham Police in connection with a sprawling criminal organization that was based in Pickering and operated throughout Ontario and Quebec.
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On Friday, news broke that thieves had stolen $30 million dollars worth of Quebec's strategic maple syrup reserves. Much as the United States keeps a stock of extra oil buried in undergro...
Beach Litter by Arthur Lismer was one of three paintings stolen from a Toronto art gallery last weekend.
Courtesy of Jacques Gallant, ...
Fair warning to the thieves who stole John Pielechaty’s fibreglass DQ cone out of his Mississauga Valleys backyard — you messed with the wrong person.
Pielechaty is a retired RCMP dete...
Incorporate wireless security into your home control system.
What is home control?
With more and more smart electronics playing a central role in our daily lives, they deserve an even...
Police seeking suspects. Peel Regional Police are trying to identify these two men, who are wanted in connection with a pair of jewelry store heists in Mississauga.
Peel Regional ...
A Mississauga man is facing 25 charges in connection with a rash of break-and-enters in Etobicoke over three months including one in which an 85-year-old woman was assaulted.
Toronto Police say 14...
Ontario Real Estate Association survey shows 39 per cent of homeowners want move-in ready home
Courtesy of Daily News
Safety, perceived value and a location close to shopping or transportat...
Indoor Wireless Siren
Paradox has introduced the only wireless indoor siren on the market that incorporates a 2–color strobe light with different audio/visual sequences. It...
Property Manager's Guide to Strengthen Security Measurers and Emergency Management in High-Rise and High-Risk Buildings
Compliments of: Office of the Fire Marshal
How important is security in det...
London Court Imposes Stiff Penalties for Fire Code Violation
July 9, 2012Last week the London Fire Department took two property management companies and the owner of a local restaurant to Provinci...
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless and odourless gas. Because it can’t be seen, tasted, or smelled, it can affect people before they even know it’s there.
CO is harmful becau...
If a fire or other emergency happened in your workplace, would you know what to do? Planning ahead and staying calm can mean the difference between safety and injury.
Prepare
Know the location ...
INSPECT – PROTECT - DETECT
It's silent, deadly and lurks in the home while your family sleeps. Dubbed the "silent killer," the colorless, odorless and poisonous gas - carbon monoxide (CO) - ...
Use only ULC OR CSA Listed electrical appliances and power tools.
Check all electrical and extension cords on all appliances, power tools, and garden equipment for frays, cracks, ...
Courtesy of Colin McBride, Union-Tribune San Diego
Structured wiring for home automation was an emerging topic for the building industry in the ’90s. Meanwhile, buyers at the dawn of the inf...
New Jersey prosecutors say serial burglar killed 92-year-old woman for $360 in loose change
Daniel Rios charged with murder and burglary in death of Annette Hemple
Courtesy of SARAH ARMAGH...
The problem
Passwords for computer authentication are as old as multiuser computers, and are not the best form of authentication we have. Certificates are better, but harder to manage. So, for mos...
Australian Facebook robbery target wrong home
Two masked bandits robbed the wrong home hours after a teenager posted a photo on Facebook of a large pile of her grandmother's savings.
Police in Ne...
Data shows that residential burglaries spike in the summer
Courtesy of Canadian Insurance Top Broker
As spring turns into summer, more and more Canadians start taking advantage of the warme...
Don’t let your guard down when it comes to your safety and security
There have been too many events in the news recently that warrant us to all look at our daily activities and how our famil...
Control4® Door Station
See who's at your door from the comfort of your couch, desk, bed, or even from outside your home or office when used with Control4 Touch Screen with integrated came...
New surveillance DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) are now available to stream live video natively to Control4 Smart Home Automation.
The new product makes it possible to stream video from all ...
An alarm system is your first step in securing your home or business. There are other items to consider when personalizing your alarm for your unique needs. New technology allows easier...
We recently returned from a trip to China organized by MBOT (Mississauga Board of Trade).
With over 1.3 billion people, China has the highest population in the world, representing about 20% ...
With simpler interfaces and smartphones, MySmarterHome can make your home a safer, more comfortable, and energy efficient place to live.
Safer
Surveillance cameras are smaller and more secure n...
Looking to access your alarm system remotely? There's an app for that!
App allows you to view:
System status
Alarm memory
App provides you the ability to:
Arm/disarm remotely
Bypa...
Shred all sensitive documents
Collect mail daily
Don’t give personal information to anyone who calls you
Never write down or tell you PIN
Change the PIN on your banking cards of...
Passwords should be at least seven characters
Use a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols
Don’t use the same password for everything
Don’t use kids or pets names, ye...
When choosing an alarm company, take your time to make a thorough decision:
Discuss your needs and budget with a reputable alarm company
Ask how long the company has been in business – st...
Lost smartphones are likely to be mined for valuable information by strangers who find them, according to the results of a sting operation conducted by computer security firm Symante...
Hamilton police are looking for two men involved in a home invasion Sunday afternoon.
A 42-year-old man told police two men, one armed with a knife, barged into his apartment on Tisdale Avenue S...
A false dispatch occurs when an alarm system is set off, police or guards are dispatched but there is no intruder or emergency situation. User error accounts for 3 out of 4 false dispatches.
Avoid...
Daylight Saving Time starts on the first Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday in November. This year, we will move our clocks forward on March 11th. In 1784, Benjamin Franklin realized...
Most household burglaries are preventable by securing weak access points to deter potential break-ins.Visibility
Keep trees and shrubs trimmed near your doors and windows
Mount exterior mo...
There's no place like a secure home
Add enhanced security and convenience to any Control4 system. Simply go keyless, or custom-configure your door locks to trigger automatically as part of a...
Coroner's report released; Says fire department's dispatch system is in shambles, recommends upgradesBY KATHERINE WILTON, THE GAZETTE FEBRUARY 22, 2012 While several factors contributed to the...
10 Home Security Tips To Keep Your Family Safe
Burglars do not like a challenge. Thieving is their business, they want a very fast turnaround process, delivering a quick profit. They...
Alarm was working in home, but it was on wrong floor
Couresty of CBC News February 2012
The Winnipeg house where five family members died in a fire last month had a working smoke alar...
Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors save lives – but only if they are working properly.
• Have one smoke alarm on every level of your house.• Remember, change your cloc...
Lighting & Crime
Lighting is often assumed to reduce crime without question. However, there is a growing body of evidence indicating that lights lead to no change in crime levels, ...
Although we haven’t experienced extreme cold temperatures in our area this year, keeping your home warm & safe while keeping your heating bills down remains a concern.
Heat is drawn to t...
Design Trends for 2012 include:
Ultraviolet protection
Sheer fabrics
Gadgets
Eco designs
A return to warm tones
Ultraviolet Protection
Just as sunscreen protects our skin from the sun'...
Why Home Automation?
As the number of controllable devices in the home rises, interconnection and communication becomes a useful and desirable feature. Rooms become "intelligent" and send si...
Cairn Control Systems Inc. is environmentally aware and actively seeks to find innovative solutions to decrease their consumption of energy and utilities thereby reducing their carbon footprint.&nb...
Dim and Dimmer Smart and even smarter lighting Control4 solutions can help you save energy-automatically!Smart ways to saveControl4 dimmers and switches easily replace existing lig...
Why SIO?
Secure Identity Object (SIO) is a new portable credential methodology from HID Global that provides a secure, technology-independent and flexible identity data structure based...
Tips to Help Prepare Your Home for Winter:
1. Furnace Inspection. Call an HVAC professional to inspect your furnace and clean ducts. Stock up on furnace filters and change them monthly.
2. Check ...
When you're looking for a economical solution for a door entry intercom to simply, easily connect your entry door to all the premise phones look no further than TeleDoorBell. It's clean lines, illu...
The new wave of alarm monitoring allows users to observe their system remotely from their phone, anywhere a signal is available. The iParadox app, turns any iDevice (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) into ...
Different resolutions and Megapixels can be confusing to anyone who is not cemented in the business. The article posted below, written by Raul Calderon, explains the differences bet...
Wireless Network Security
The best part of getting a new wireless router is being able to hop on to the Internet from pretty much anywhere within a few hundred feet of that shiny new router.
It s...
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