Be Prepared

02/23/2026

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Spaces are filling up quickly for our March Break Babysitter's Course. Register by emailing tyendinagatwplibrary@gmail.com or messaging us on Facebook!

02/22/2026

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02/20/2026

👶🧸 Babysitting Course Opportunity!

Offered by Be Prepared, this course will teach youth the skills to provide care for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children while creating safe environments, as well as how to prevent and respond to emergencies.

Participants will receive a Canadian Red Cross Babysitting Certificate upon course completion.

🗓 Register by March 13, 2026:
https://forms.gle/BbRguh8tk5kUS9YeA

If this date does not work for you, email Lynn to be added to the waitlist for the next available course!

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👶🧸 Cours de gardiennage offert !

Offert par 'Be Prepared', ce cours enseignera aux jeunes les compétences nécessaires pour s'occuper des bébés, des tout-petits, des enfants d'âge préscolaire et des enfants d'âge scolaire tout en créant un environnement sécuritaire, ainsi que la façon de prévenir et de répondre aux urgences.

Les participants recevront un certificat de gardiennage de la Croix-Rouge canadienne à la fin du cours.

🗓 Inscrivez-vous d'ici le 13 mars :
https://forms.gle/BbRguh8tk5kUS9YeA

Si ces dates ou le lieu ne vous conviennent pas, envoyez un courriel à Lynn pour être ajouté à la liste d'attente les prochains cours disponibles !

02/17/2026

Join one of our upcoming Canadian Red Cross First Aid & CPR classes in 💗 ** Student discount available ** https://bepreparedfirst.ca/ -first-aid-courses

Belleville Downtown District
Belleville Chamber of Commerce

02/11/2026

💗 “You may never need to use CPR. However, knowing how to do it properly can be important if you ever find yourself in a situation where it is needed.” 💗
Gain confidence when you train with us 👍 —> bepreparedfirst.ca

Scripted television often shows CPR performed incorrectly. This can affect how the public responds to emergency situations, according to a recent study.

02/11/2026

Community | Today is 211 Day! ❤️

211 is a free and confidential service that connects people in need with critical social and community services. Call or text 2-1-1, or visit 211Ontario.ca to find local assistance. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in more than 150 languages.

Today, we recognize the important role that 211 plays in connecting residents to the local services they need.

02/07/2026

The Ultimate Saturday Night Time Capsule! 🎞️🍿

I just stumbled upon this absolute goldmine of year 2000 energy! Looking at this old Blockbuster flyer from August 2000, I can almost smell the floor wax and the butter-flavored popcorn.

Close your eyes for a second... It’s Saturday night, you just walked into Blockbuster, and the race is on. You’re scanning the "New Release" wall for Erin Brockovich or Romeo Must Die, praying there’s still one copy left behind the display card. We really lived through the wild west of home entertainment. Check out these prices:
$19.99 for The Tigger Movie on VHS? 📼
$29.99 to own a DVD of Reindeer Games? 💿
And remember the "Guaranteed Rental" promise? (Which apparently didn't even apply to those "fancy" new DVDs yet!)
Life was simpler when the biggest drama of your weekend was making sure you didn't get hit with a late fee because you forgot to "Be Kind, Rewind."
Who’s coming back to the year 2000 with me? What was your go-to rental snack? 👇

02/06/2026

Fun Fact Friday! 🚑

Think you’re ready to perform a Grey’s Anatomy-style tracheotomy? Think again!

When you take a First Aid course with us, there are a few things we WON'T teach you:
❌ Emergency surgery: No tracheotomies here.
❌ "The Snap": We don't reset bones or pop joints back into place (leave that to the doctors!).
❌ Hollywood CPR: We skip the dramatic, ineffective splashing around you see in the movies.

What we WILL teach you is how to provide high-quality chest compressions and how to stabilize an injury until the pros arrive. Simple, effective skills save lives—not movie stunts.
What’s the wildest thing you’ve seen a "medic" do in a movie? Let us know below! 👇

02/04/2026

Singing a song can help you maintain a steady pace with chest compressions during CPR. The oldest and classic example is to sing Staying Alive but some of us have been teaching this course for too long and are tired of that song 😂

Some other songs you could sing are
🎵Aretha Franklins Respect
🎵Gloria Gaynors I Will Survive

Here is the latest attempt at creating something using AI 🤖 😂😂

02/03/2026

If you've been waiting for good news about skating on the Victoria Harbour it looks like it won't be happening this year.

BUT if you want outdoor public skating check out Batawa Lions Club - they have several rinks open to the public!

Do you know of other public rinks in the area? Let us know!

Parks | Unfortunately, the outdoor rinks at Victoria Park and Zwick’s Park will not open this season due to poor ice conditions.

A layer of slush beneath the snow has affected the ice quality and we are unable to safely get our equipment onto the surface to clear the snow and maintain the rinks. Our parks team has been regularly monitoring the ice, and despite the cold temperatures, the heavy snow cover continues to push water up through the ice, and conditions are not improving.

This isn’t the update we were hoping to share, but we appreciate your understanding and remain hopeful for better conditions next winter so we can get back out on the ice. 💙⛸️

02/02/2026

Know it. Share it. Save it. 💗

Join us for a Canadian Red Cross class to learn how to help during a crisis —> www.bepreparedfirst.ca

02/01/2026

*Update* - Spots are filling up so book soon if you want to register!
If you are looking for a babysitters class this March Break we will be teaching a class at the Tyendinaga Public Library on Monday March 16th!

Contact the Library directly to register 😁

We will be offering a Babysitter's Course in partnership with Be Prepared on the Monday of March Break. Email tyendinagatwplibrary@gmail.com to register today!