The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 2000 - A3 | Rollerbladers wiping out in New Aiyansh Local health and RCMP officials urge inline skaters to take care THERE’S a new presence on the streets, dri- i veways and parking lots of New Aiyansh. Rollerbladers have become commonplace | in the Nass Valley village since the paving of most of ils roads, driveways and parking lots was completed in July. , , But it’s taking awhile for some locals to get over the growing pains of inline skating ac- cording to local health officials and the RCMP. Lori Toneatto, the Director of Nursing at the Nisga’a Vatley Health Centre says that injur- ies caused by inline skating accidents there have increased substantially. ; “Since July 18, we’ve had nine seperate in- juries caused by rollerblading,” she said. Some of the injuries that have been sus- tained by inline skaters have included frac- tured collar bones, dislocated wrists and frac- I tured arms, she said. : A couple of the injuries have resulted in pa- tients being sent down to Kitimat to see the Orthopedic surgeon there. And it’s not just the kids that are suffering the brunt of the pain. Toneatto said that one 21-year-old man sus- tained arm and wrist injuries after a tumble while on rollerblades. The rash of injuries hasn’t gone unnoticed by concerned local health and police officials. Nass Valiey RCMP and the health centre emphasized rollerblading safety as part of Safe Community Day last month. Prizes were handed out al the information session, including a set of protective roller- blading gear. “We certainly encourage protective gear,” Toneatto said, adding that “the message is slowly petting through.” Toneatto added that educating parents and adults about safety is as important as educa- — ting children. ; Justin Mercer, 13, said that the main attrac- tion of inline skating is the alternative it pro- vides to hockey in the summer months. Mercer added, though, that a lot of “wipe- outs” happen to people not used to navigating the hilly streots of the village on rollerblades. Cst. Carl Carré of the New Aiyansh RCMP said that it’s a learning process for locals on rollerblades. “The major problem is that it’s a new thing with the paved. roads,” he said. “No one is _ - an ‘very safety conscious at this point.” . . ROLLERBLADERS like Justin Mercer -( ‘ * Carré said’that the'lack of crosswalks and. roads and parking lots in New Aiyansh, but but localhealth officials and the ROMP sidewalks in the village makes it even more: have been busy reminding people to wear protective gear in the wake of nine seper- A important for rollerbladers and cyclists alike to ate incidents in the Nass Valley village since July. Some of the injuries have involved i wear protective gear and look out for vehicles. dislocated wrists and fractured arms. " a +S James W. Radelet RADELET & COMPANY aarristers'& Solicitors Tax Law ® Trusts * Corporate & Commercial 1330 - 1075 West Georgia Sireet, Vancouver, B.C. V&E 3C9 Phone: 604-689-0878 Fax: 604-689-1386 above) are. making the most of the newly paved News In Brief Police warn businesses of internet listing TERRACE RCMP are warning businesses about a possible internet listing scam. According to police, the company yellowbusi- nessdirectory.com sends out what appears to be in- voices to businesses requesting quarterly payments for a business listing on the internet, The directory is in no way related to Telus Yel- low Pages. Police also say that the. statements are a marketing technique and-have a small caption that reads “Payment of this solicitation is a confir- mation of your subscription.”, which means they're not true invoices, but advertisements, Police say thal although the phaney statements are unethical, they are not criminal because of the caption included. Police advise people who re- cieve suspicious mail solicilation to contact Indu- stry Canada at 1-800-348-5358, Fire season smoulders to a close for local fighters ONE OF the slowest seasons in recent memory for forest fires in the Northwest is coming to a close. Al McDonald of the Northwest Fire Centre, said that the number of fires in the region over the sum- mer was the lowest in 25 years. He altributes the lack of fires to fewer lighting storms and more pub- lis awareness about campfires. “The southeast was. where all the action was this year,” he said, referring to fires around Kam- loops as well as a few in Alberta where fighters from here attended. McDonald added that the danger isn’t over yet though. With people cleaning out cabins and going for final camping trips, he said that caution should be exercised. He also added that reference numbers must be obtained from the forest service for anything larger than a backyard burning pile. The number to call for those is 1-888-797-1717. Jackpine Flats park gets millennium money THE JACKPINE Community Association is using a B.C. 2000 Community Spirit Grant to build a com- munity park. The $22,169 grant will be used to develop a 10 acre property the association has already cleared in anticipation of creating the Jackpine Flats Com- munity Park. 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