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Canadian Box Locations
Under current Canadian law, the abandonment of a live infant is illegal. Parents, however, can drop off infants at hospitals, but the drop-off cannot be anonymous and the cases will be investigated.
For several years baby box advocates have agitated for Safe Haven legislation and baby boxes. Currently, “Angel Cradles” are located in two Edmonton, Alberta, hospitals, and in one hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. A “Hope’s Cradle” baby box was also opened on December 3, 2021, at the Strathmore Fire Station about 50 kilometers from Calgary, Alberta—the first baby box attached to a fire station in the country. More will probably spring up. None of these boxes are related to SHBB Inc. except in spirit.
Alberta
2024
- First-ever infant sae-surrender box opens in Calgary, Calgary City News, April 15, 2024
- Cold Lake council debates on a Safe Haven Baby Box Program, Penticton Herald April 22, 2024
- Cold Lake council weighs funding for Safe Haven Baby Box, Penticton Herald, September 30, 2024
2023
- Calgary’s first safe “infant surrender site” aims to avert tragic abandonment, Calgary Herald, September 22,2023
- From tragedy to hope: Calgary’s first safe surrender site opens in the new year, Calgary Journal, December 21, 2023
2022
- Strathmore’s Hope’s Cradle success could lead to country-wide expansion, StrathmoreNow, June 23, 2022
- Safe surrender sites for abandoned newborns being met with reluctance in Alberta, Global News, September 22, 2022
2021
- Fire hall in Alberta first to provide another option for surrendering children, Strathmore Now, December 2, 2021
- Southern Alberta firehall believed to be 1st in Canada to offer safe box to anonymously surrender babies, MSM, December 5, 2021
2019
- Angel Cradle provides a safe haven for infants in need, The Vital Beat, October 17, 2019
2018
- Calgary mother spearheads petition to bring Angel Cradles to our city, CTV, January 22, 2018
2014
- Five years on, Angel’s Cradle program a safe haven for abandoned babies, Toronto Globe & Mail. March 10, 2014
2013
- The revival of “baby boxes” for unwanted babies, CBC, May 8, 2013
2011
- Alberta mulls ‘Angel’s Cradle’ concept in wake of baby-in-dumpster case, National Post, November 22, 2011
British Columbia
2020
- Does BC need a Safe Haven law? Vancouver City News, April 25, 2020
2010
- Angel’s Cradle in Vancouver gets 1st abandoned baby, CBC, September 421, 2010
Manitoba
- Landmark Fire Hall to open safe surrender site of newborn babies, Steinbach Online, November 1, 2022
- Safe surrender site to give “hope” for unwanted children, Winnipeg Free Press, November 8, 2022
- Manitoba’s First infant Surrender Stations Located in Landmark, Niverville Citizen, January 26, 2023
- Manitoba’s first infant surrender site set to open at rural fire station, Winnipeg Free Press, January 29, 2023
Ontario
2023
- Bowmanville fire station to host anonymous safe surrender box for infants, Durham News, May 24, 2023
- Infant surrender site proposed for Sault Ste Marie, Soo Today, October 6,2023
- Inside the Village: A safe place to drop off unwanted babies, Pelham Today, October 14, 2023
2014
- Ontario needs ‘Angel’s Cradle’ for unwanted babies, group says, Global News, January 28, 2014
2013
- Toronto councilor considers joining ‘baby cradle’ movement, Yahoo News, June 7, 2013
Saskatchewan
2022
- After a newborn was found in a recycling bin, a safe haven baby hatch may save lives, The Conversation, March 4, 2020
Updated October 2, 2024