"I have been a Child Passenger Safety Technician for 5 years and worked for Safe Community for 3 of those. Car seat safety first became relevant to me while I was pregnant with my first child. I wanted to make sure everything was right and had my seat inspected by a technician in town. That is when I realized how much could be involved in one car seat and moving forward when it was time to move to a convertible car seat I found myself researching and becoming so interested in all the different seats and really wanting to know more about the subject. I did my training to become a tech while I was pregnant with my second and discovered how much I loved sharing information, educating and empowering other parents with their car seats. My own children are now 5 and 3 and car seats are very relevant in my personal life as well. Child Passenger Safety is a passion of mine and I love being able to do this as part of my job!"

Car seat safety is my jam! I have been a technician now for 8 years & a technician instructor for 4 of those. When I first took the technician training, my oldest son was 4 years old & my youngest son was just 1 year old. Originally, I took the training as a part of a new position with Safe Community Wood Buffalo, but I soon realized I had so much to learn for my own children as well! I look back at pictures of my boys in their car seats & I am so thankful we were never involved in a crash. So many things I thought I was doing correctly with of course the opposite being true. That is what fuels my passion for child passenger safety, I enjoy sharing the information with others that definitely impacted my own life & in turn could potentially save their child’s life. Even though I no longer work directly for SCWB (Safe Community Wood Buffalo), you will still see me at clinics, teaching info sessions & from time to time answering questions online because I genuinely enjoy helping you transport child as safe as possible.

"My name is Toni Anderson and I am a Child Passenger Safety Technician. Like most people, I started to think about car seats and car seat safety when I was pregnant with my first child. There were not a lot of resources in town at that time, so I did my best by reading my manual and searching online. When the opportunity arose in 2013, shortly after my second child was born, to take the training to become a car seat technician, I jumped at it! Later in 2016 while evacuated I was able to train again with the Child Passenger Safety Association of Canada. I have been involved with car seats in various roles over the years. I have been with Safe Community Wood Buffalo since September 2020 and I recently recertified my CPST training! While car seats are not my main role at SCWB you may see me around at events, checks, or clinics. I love helping people be safe, no matter their age."

I have been a tech since 2019. I was interested in becoming a technician because I wanted to make sure my children were riding as safely as possible. I also wanted to help educate other parents about car seat safety (it's the teacher in me) and ensure their children were riding as safely as possible. I have four children of my own, which is helping me learn about all the different seats, and how well they fit (or don't fit) in different vehicles. As a mom, being a CPST makes me feel confident that my children are safe in the vehicle. As a teacher, I love to be continually learning, and being a CPST is a great way to do so.

Born and raised in Fort McMurray, I joined Safe Community Wood Buffalo in October 2021 and have been a Child Passenger Safety Technician since 2018. My relationship with car seats started over 25 years ago when I was pregnant with my oldest. I found car seats very intimidating, so I rushed through the stages with fingers crossed and treated any minimum requirements as ‘milestones’ to be achieved as soon as possible! A lot has certainly changed since then and while my youngest has recently transitioned to a booster, the arrival of grandchildren ensures my car seat safety and education journey continues for many years to come.