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in Zurich begins
October 24
Carmel Sweeney •
Lakeshore Advance
The fall leaf pickup will begin on
Mon., Oct. 24 until Fri., Nov. 25 for
the Villages of Zurich , iiensall and
Bayfield. Have leaves out ready at
the curb during that time and they
will be taken away, The leaves can
be put in large brown paper or clear
plastic bags.
Indoor walking for the fall and
winter months has started again at
the Zurich, Hensel) and Bayfield
arena every Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday morning from 8 to 10
a.m. This is a free wellness program
and for more info call Cheryl at
1-877-502-8277.
St. Peter's CWL at St. Joseph Par-
ish sold raffle tickets to raise money
to make a Si Andre Garden with the
prize being a $5001:sso gas card.
Yoga classes are being offered at
the Blue Water Rest Home. Gentle
yoga for arthritis takes place Mon-
day mornings at 10 a.m. and begin-
ner yoga is Thursday evenings at
6:30 p.tn. Both classes are taught by
certified yoga instructor Pam
Bedour. Call 519-236-7668 or more
information.
St. Boniface Parish fall bazaar will
be held on Sat„ Oct. 29 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Penny sale, bake sale, tea
room, craft table, draws etc.
Muffin and 'coffee time has
started again for the winter months
every Tuesday morning at the
United Church hall (downstairs) in
Zurich from 10 to 11 a.m. Both men
and women are welcome.
Pepper card games are held at the
Maple Woods Apartments, in the
common room, every Friday after-
noon at 1 p.m. All seniors are
invited.
St. Boniface CW1, is having its
next meeting on Tues., Oet. 18
which begins with the Living Rosary
in the church at 7 p.nt. Alt ages are
welcome.
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011 • Lakeshore Advance 13
Hockey Canada stiffens head contact rules
Vanessa Brown
OMI Agency
1lockey Canada has intro-
duced strict head -contact
penalties aimed at reducing
the number of head injuries
suffered on the ice.
The new rules affect
minor, junior, senior and
female hockey leagues, and
range from two -minute
minor penalties for acciden-
tal head contact to a major
and game misconduct call
based on the degree of vio-
lence of impact under the
referee's discretion.
Lisa Campbell, Seaforth
Minor hockey's discipline
committee member for the
Western Ontario Athletic
Association (\VOAA), said
the rules should lead to
increased player safety once
players and couches get used
10 the new zero_ tolerance
rules and alter their check-
ing habits.
"Ultimately that's the goal
all along to stake the game
safer for everyone,' she said.
'there has been an increase
in penalties called so far this
season, she said, which frus-
trates players and coaches
while slowing clown the
momentum of the game.
According to !Jockey Can-
ada, contact above the
shoulders - including the
neck, face, and head -- now
constitutes head contact,
and the onus is on referees
to determine what kind of
call to make.
In minor and female
hockey, it two -minute minor
penalty will he called when a
player accidentally contacts
an opponent above the
shoulders; also in minor and
female games, a double
minor or a major and a game
misconduct penalty will be
doled out when a player
intentionally stakes head
contact. 'lie referee will use
his or her discretion when
classifying the degree of vio-
lence 011 impact.
In junior and senior
hockey, a minor and mis-
conduct penalty, or a major
and a game misconduct
penalty, will be given to ,t
player who checks an oppo-
nent in the heats. Again, the
level of penalty will be up to
the referee based 011 the
degree of violence of impact.
Also in junior and senior
leagues, a major and a game
misconduct call will be
made if head contact results
in injury. A match penalty
will be given to anyone who
deliberately injures an oppo-
nent with head contact.
"hockey's not about the
hitting," Campbell said. "In
minor hockey, 1'd like to see
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Drew Wood has Mixed feelings about
the strict new rules. Ile thinks it's abso-
lutely necessary to penalize players for
blatant shots to the head, but calls two -
minute minors for accidental head
contact "a bit silly."
Wood Is a 16 -year-old former hockey
player from Zurich who, up until Feb-
ruary, played for the i Turon-Perth AAA
l,akers and the St. Anne's high school
hockey team.
Ile was forced to retire after suffering
six concussions in three years.
Last month, the former playnlaker
watched the Lakers's home opener
against the London Junior Knights.
"1 was getting really sick and tired of
those calls," he said, noting there were
about six or seven minor penalties
called for accidental head contact.
Nevertheless, the rules .11'e here to
stay now, and players will have to adapt
their game accordingly, he said. Ile
thinks scrums in front of the net (night
occur less frequently tn. stop altogether
because of the possibility of being
penalized.
('lavers around Itis age - from 14 to
18 years old - are the oats who need to
"smarten up" when it comes to head
contact, he said. But he sees value in
extending the new rules all the way
down to the youngest players so they
won't grow up thinking head contact is
OK.
Wood still travels to London to see
specialists, and takes anti -depressants
to counter his anxiety. Ile still has
headaches, and suffers from short -terns
inenlory Toss.
Speaking from experience, he said if
players feel they might have concussive
symptoms, such as blurred vision, a
headache, or poor balance, they should
talk to their trainer and then see a doc-
tor after the game. Ile admits he hill a
couple of his concussions because he
was itching to get back out on the ice.
"You're going to pay for it," he said.
"'That's what 1 figured out."
After six concussions, Wood can't
play sports at all because the risk of
brain injury is too great.
I le'll be on the St. Anne's bends this
season filling water bottles and open-
ing doors. 1 le'd certainly rather be out
on the ice, but he'll take what he can
get.
"It's better than being in a wheel-
chair, 1 guess," he said.
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