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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-06-22, Page 1212 Exeter Times—Advocate Wednesday, June 22, 2005 Summer Safety Now is the time to be extra cautious Will your child be spending time bike riding, swimming, walking or at the playground this summer? Make sure he or she stays safe, says national injury prevention program Safe Kids Canada. Here's how: Ride safe • Wear a helmet. It can reduce the risk of head and brain injury by as much as 85 per cent. • Under 10? Stay off the road. Children under 10 don't have the physical and mental skills to ride in traffic. If your child is over 10, teach road safety and supervise until he or she can ride safely alone. Swim safe • Under five? Children under five have the highest risk of drowning. Put them in a lifejacket and stay right beside them at all times. Walk safe • Under nine? Don't cross the street alone. Children don't develop the judgement to cross the street safely until at least age nine. Make sure your child crosses with an adult or older responsible child. • Slow down. Children hit by a car going 50 km/hr are eight times more likely to die as those hit by a car going 30km/hr. PIay safe • Over five? Emergencies can happen anytime, even if your child can swim well. Supervise right through the teenage years. • Keep it low. Most children are hurt on playgrounds when they fall. Use playgrounds with a deep, soft surface and keep children under five on equipment that is no more than five feet high (1.5 metres). For more information about summer safety, call Safe Kids Canada at 1 -888 -SAFE -TIPS (723-3847) or visit www.safekidscanada.ca. • Fence your pool. Keep your child and others safe by surrounding the pool area with a four-sided, four -foot high fence with a self -latching gate. This message was made possible through the courtesy of the following community -minded businesses: rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Memory Lane r' SCROPBOOKInG : ,00� � ® � 11 11 IP IP 0 iP 12 Goshen Street North i r Zurich, Ontario r 1, (519) 236-7789 r wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww >w, ' 1 �1 1 FARMS LTD. CaII Pete Rowntree (519) 233-3218 iel' �favea lRnaolAn TIRE Summer HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE Glenn Edward Enterprises 100 Thames Rd. E. 235-0160 PROUDLY CANADIAN OWNED AND OPERATED N„,„A - B;u tir gm.-cE►�►c HOURS: Mon. - Thurs. 8:30 - 8:00; Fri. 8:30 - 9:00; Sat. 8:30 - 6:00; Sun. 10:00 - 5:00 Casey's Lawn Care 176 Francis Street Exeter 235-1885 Kelly Maidens BBA (Hons) 329 Algonquin Drive Box 119 Huron Park, Ontario Canada NOM 1Y0 L7l C LARI CA" Res 519 228-7418 Fax 519 432-5956 CeII 519 878-8378 kelly.maidens@clarica.com www.clarica.com/kelly.maidens Associated with Clarica Financial Services Inc. and Clarica Investco Inc., a Mutual Fund Dealer. LO ELECTRIC LTD. TEL: (519) 235-1516 FAX: (519) 235-0507 PLUMBING HEATING & ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS 137 THAMES ROAD EAST EXETER, ONTARIO NOM 1S3 ESTABLISHED IN 1978 Mark Brock PIONEER® BRAND•PRODUCTS K.R. 2 Staffa 263-2034 RAND (END 61ANITATION • Septic & Holding Tanks Cleaned • New Tanks & Weeping Beds • Portable Toilet Rentals • Drain Cleaning • Video Camera Inspection TeI:(51.9) 238-2291 Fax:(519) 237-3807 P.O. Box 1294 Grand Bend NOM 1TO 7P1ERN CONSTRUCTION GENERAL CARPENTRY • Additions • Soffit • Fascia • Custom Aluminum Cladding • Roofs • Siding • Decks • Replacement Windows & Doors (519) 262-2131 Mobile 852-1768 75 Queen St., Hensall, Ont. HAYTER'S TURKEYS "Visit our retail store for weekly specials" H. 83 - DASHWOOD 237-3561 recipes at www.hayterturkey.com KR Keller Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc. 800 -770 -ROOF 235-3643 N.C. Jones a Sons Ltd. CALL ANYTIME FOR A FREE NO -OBLIGATION ESTIMATE. • Excavating • Trucking • Sand • • Gravel • Topsoil • TODD (519) 870-5546 BOB (519) 878-3834 SHOP (519) 235-2489 ,``FARM MUTUAL A\\ FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. JOHN J. HANSON - john@ftfs.ca DON THOMPSON - don@ftfs.ca 497 Main St. S. Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S1 Office: (519) 235-4000 Fax: (519) 235-4333 Toll Free: 1-877-206 FARM (3276) Your Local -High -Speed Provider h aoffering a full range of communications High Speed www.hay.neT Internet services throughout Exeter and surrounding areas Phone: 5I 9-236-4333