EDDAC TO UNVEIL NEW PROGRAM

The Edson and District Drug Action Coalition (EDDAC) will unveil a new
program next year and this one will be aimed at parents.

Kids and Drugs will debut in the spring of 2009, said EDDAC program
co-ordinator Michele Lodewyk. She added, training will occur in
January and will involve her and school liaison officer RCMP Const.
Barb MacInnis. The program is a joint EDDAC/RCMP venture.

"It goes hand in hand with DARE but we're actually going to talk with
the parents."

The course will involve a component on how adults can talk to their
children about drugs and drug use, said Lodewyk.

Meanwhile, EDDAC's coffers received a much needed booster in October
courtesy of a $50,000 grant from the Wildrose Foundation. The money
will go towards administration costs, she said.