The Huron Expositor, 1999-01-13, Page 5Don't panic if stuck in bad weather
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to keep windows clear.
• Methyl hydrate (antifreeze)
for fuel lines and
windshield} de-icing.
• FlashligJit with extra
batteries.
• First-aid kit in case of
injury.
• Survival blanket and
additional warm clothing
such as mittens, hat and
boots.
• Non-perishable food such
as energy bars.
Optional items you may
wish to keep in your vehicle
include: fully -charged
cellular phone with extra
battery, extra clothing and
footwear, standard tool kit,
aerosol "flat tire" fixer,
compass, dry -chemical fire
extinguisher and non-
perishable food.
If you get tramped in a
storm or snow bank:
• Don't panic. Avoid over-
exertion and exposure by
staying in your car. Run
your motor sparingly.
• Open a window slightly to
let in fresh air, but beware
of exhaust fumes and the
possibility of carbon
monoxide poisoning.
• Ensure the tailpipe is not
blocked by snow.
• Set out a warning light or
flares.
• Conserve battery energy by
turning headlights off and
using candles for heat and
light.
• Exercise your limbs. hands
and feet vigorously. Keep
moving and don't fall
asleep.
• Keep watch for traffic or
searchers.
People rush .to shovel driveways unprepared
for the strain of not being in good condition
Winter in Midwestern
Ontario has settled in with a
vast amount of snow and
cold wind-chill temperatures.
Most people rush out
to shovdl their driveway and
sidewalk unprepared. The
strain of snow shovelling
puts an increased demand on
a person's heart. Just a few
minutes of lifting and tossing
snow can cause a dramatic
increase in heart rate and
blood pressure.
In fact, the cardiac
workout of shovelling is
equivalent to running on a
treadmill. "The problem is
that many people spend the
off-season as couch potatoes
and their bodies aren't ready
for the exertion required to
shovel snow",says Josee
Cayer, physical activity
(Huron County
Health Unit
promoter at Huron County
Health Unit.
Two out of every three
Canadians are risking their
health and quality of life by
not being active enough. The
new Physical Activity Guide
to Healthy Active Living was
recently released by Health
Canada and offers guidelines
on how to be healthier by
making physical activity an
important part of daily life.
The activity guide gives
examples of how much and
how often adults need to be
physically active to stay
healthy. "People need to
realize that they should
maintain a certain level of
activity all year long to be
able to handle tasks like
shovelling snow", Cayer
says. Here are some tips to
help prevent cardiac
problems and back injury
from cold weather activities
like snow shovelling.
• Maintain a regular physical
activity program. People
who are active on a regular
basis will have less chance of
injury.
• Warm up before going
outside. Do some gradual
stretching and loosening up
activities
• Dress warmly.
• Start shovelling slowly.
• Bend your knees, not your
waist, when lifting snow.
Whenever possible, push or
sweep snow rather than.
lifting it.
• Keep your back straight and
use the strength in your legs
and not in your back.
Avoid inhaling cold air by
wearing a scarf.
• Wear boots- with treads to
prevent slipping or falling.
Take a break. When you're
tired to reduce your risk of
injury.
• See your family physician if
you experience any chest
discomfort.
To obtain a free copy of
the new Physical Activity
Guide, call, the Healthy
Lifestyle Team, Huron
County Health Unit at 482-
3416 or 1-800-265-5184 or
you can get it on the Internet
at www.paguide.±om.
I often drive with my fingers crossed
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around safely once I had hit
the open highway. There Was
no way of knowing if the car
had turned completely and
the headlights of oncoming
vehicles could only be seen
when they were a few feet
away.
I used to love winter until
the first season that I had my
driver's licence.
Suddenly, the snow just
wasn't fun anymore. •
Like I said, the road side
assistance coverage has -
pulled me out of parking lots,
driveways and just about
anywhere else it's possible to
get- a car stuck.
That first car of mihe
would get stuck. in the
parking lot at work in
Kincardine because it was on
a slight slope. If there was
snow in the lot, I often had to
be pushed out because it was
just slide -on the grade.
That car also almost Nit a
parked police car when my
reporting duties took me.to
the Kincardine'detachment to
get the OPP reports.
The lot was covered in
snow and when I was
leaving, the car moved
slightly as the gears changed
from park to reverse. That
was enough to start it in
motion without having taken
my foot off the brake or even
so much as thinking about
acceleration. I pumped the
brakes and turned the wheel
this way and that as it slowly
slid toward the cruise. It
stopped on its own inches
before I would have had my
first reportable accident.
Despite my stupidity in
driving when I shouldn't,
I've never driven on a road
closed by the weather (or for
any other reason) and I've
never been seen skidding
through an intersection
because I was driving too fast
for the slippery road
conditions.
I have just enough
High school's new year
starts off with •
►w day
By talking to some of
the students in the school
they really enjoyed one
more day of Christmas
break. Dean' Price got up
really early on Monday
morning to find out that
therewas no school but
surprisingly he did not go
back to bed.
"It was really nice to get
up that early in the
morning," Dean said.
Stephanie Dale said that
it was really nice to have
one more day to her
holidays but she still got
up at her regular time
because no one knew if
the school would be
closed. She also said that
it was a really good idea
that they did not have the
buses running because of
the road conditions.
Tracy Jessome
What a way to start off are to report to the closest
your New 'Year but to school if it is safe to do
have a snow day on your so.
first day back to school! The school policies
On Jan. 4, many of the regarding school bus
secondary' and elementary cancellations and school
schools in the Avon- closure are that if the
Maitland School district buses are not running and
were closed becaase of the roads are closed, then
the bad weather that the school will probably
started on Jan. 2. be closed as well.
The roads were icy and "That is not always the
-�it was cold and really case," said Ms. Hazzard,
snowy outside. It would the school's vice
have been a really good principal. Principal,
idea to stay in your house Bruce .Eccles and 'the bus
for thc day.' company, after looking at
Scaforth District High the highway conditions,
School was not one of the are the people who decide
schools' that was whetheror not the
'officially' closed but the students will go home or
buses were not running to a friends or a
and some of the teachers grandparent's house for
could not even make it to the rest of the day if the
Scaforth. On days like school closes half way
this, if possible. thc staff through the day.
Christmas Seal Campaign supports
vital medical research across Ontario
To the Editor:
Funds raised from the
1998 Christmas Seal
Campaign support vital
medical research across
the province as well as the
many health education
programs offered right
here in Huron and Pcrth
Counties, such as Breathe
Easy and the Air Force
Family Asthma Program.
As someone living
successfully with a rather
rare lung disease, I can
attest to the support I
received from The Lung
Association when first
diagnosed with my
condition and to the value
of their programs which
have helped me learn
more about living with
lung disease. As well, my
case has .een use• in
research for a study
conducted, by doctors at
the University of Western
Ontario. I appreciate "the
importance of research
projects supported by The
Lung Association.
Canadians have a long
tradition of supporting
The Lung Association.
Together we successfully
battled tuberculosis, once
the number one killer of
Canadians. Today we
must work together to
fight all lung disease.
Every 20 minutes, each
day, another Canadian
dies from some form of
respiratory disease, the
third leading cause of
death in this country.
Although we are still
short of our financial goal
for the Christmas Seal
Campaign, we are
optimistic that we will
reach our• target because
of the people in Perth and
Huron Counties have
generously supported this
campaign for many years.
Together we can help the
one in five Canadians
with some type of
respiratory problem
breathe a little more
easily.
Trish MacGregor,
Volunteer Chairperson
The Lung Association,
Huron•Perth Counties
common sense and always
hope that the other drivers
that have foolishly followed
me onto the road, share that
same sense and aren't going
to come sliding into my lane.
I often drive with my gut
clenched and my fingers
crossed.
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