Click titles on the left for a selection of topics.

CONSUMER ALERT - where to find up-to-date information on product recalls and warnings.

CONSUMER ISSUES - information about patents and gas competition, wills, advertising and dealing with telemarkers.

CONSUMER LAW - the rights of consumers and protections provided under various consumer laws.

CONSUMER SAFETY - information on crime protection, product safety and health concerns

GOVERNMENT RESOURCES - government departments that provide consumer protection and/or assistance.

PURCHASING DECISIONS - points to consider when buying toys, appliances and other consumer products.

SAVING ON SERVICES - tips on saving money.

THE "GREEN" CONSUMER - information on environmentally-friendly practices.

Concerned about what sort of information your kids are accessing while surfing the Intenet? See the Media Awareness Network website at: www.media-awareness.ca

For a listing of all recalls of child car seats, see the consumer Aware section of the Transport Canada website at: www.tc.gc.ca

For consumer tips on buying and installing a child car seat, go to the Safe Kids Canada website at www.sickkids.on.ca/SafeKids or the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) website at: www.icbc.com/road_safety/carseat.asp

For information on child injury prevention, see the Saskatchewan Institute for the Prevention of Handicaps website at: www.preventioninstitute.sk.ca

For more information on water safety, see the Canadian Red Cross website at:
www.redcross.ca/

Government of Canada, Public Safety - information on drinking water, water safety, weather/ winter safety, West Nile virus, women travellers and workplace safety

For power-saving ideas, see SaskPower's website at: www.saskpower.com

For more information on environmentally-friendly cleaning , check out the Soap and Detergent Association's website at: www.cleaning101.com

For information on what you can do to reduce waste in your home, business or community, contact the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council at: info@saskwastereduction.ca or see their website at: www.saskwastereduction.ca.

For information on eco-friendly products, see the Green Directory at: www.saskatchewangreendirectory.org.

Home Ec Teachers' link to the Saskatchewan Department of Learning's Evergreen Curriculum:
www.sask.ed.gov.sk.ca/docs/evergrn.html.