Safety rules for residents

Never risk your safety or break the law to obtain evidence. You are not expected to investigate a site yourself. For immediate danger call 911.

Stay on lawful ground

Never enter someone else's property without their permission, including through an open gate or an unfenced boundary. Never cross fences, ignore signs or enter work areas.
Only observe and photograph from places you may lawfully occupy. A public roadway is not automatically a safe place to stop.
Do not approach, question, harass, threaten or confront workers, owners or drivers, or interfere with equipment or site access.

Do not park or stop on a blind hill, shoulder with poor visibility, private entrance or other hazardous location.
Never take photographs while driving, follow commercial trucks, block entrances or approach operating equipment.
Do not enter unstable excavations or approach steep rock faces, stockpiles or moving trucks.

Comply with applicable Canadian drone, aviation, trespass and privacy laws; no drone flight is authorized or requested by this website.
Avoid collecting or publishing identifying information about workers, minors, neighbours or contributors.
Keep originals of your evidence securely; remove GPS/EXIF and identifying details only from copies prepared for public sharing.
Do not publish private correspondence, copyrighted documents, or sensitive details without appropriate permission and review.

Record dates, times, approximate locations and direct observations. Separate what you witnessed from what another person said.
Do not describe an unverified suspicion as an established offence. Give authorities the opportunity to investigate.
For emergencies, contact emergency services. For non-emergency concerns, use the appropriate municipal or provincial reporting channel.

These are general safety guidelines, not a complete statement of Canadian or Ontario law and not legal advice.