Think safety WE tend to associate Halloween with witches, cats, goblins and ghouls, not with bumps and bruises, fireworks, burns, cuts, falls and injuries involving cars ' and pedestrians. Unforrunately, Halloween is a time of the year when chil- dren are at an increased risk for * preventable injuries, according ~ to B.C."s Chiidren’s Hospital. "According to the hospizal’s Injury Reporting and Prevention: Program, B.C. accounted for nearly nvo-thirds ofall fireworks injuries to Canadian children. . “Adults .tend to over-esti- mate children’s abilities to remember .and follow safety ‘rules, especially when they’re excited,” warmed - Lidia “Kemeny, director of Safe Start, 1c inj revention program. t Children’s H ial : * “Older . children should avel in’ groups, visiting only eli-lic-. homes,” Kemeny dvised.. “And remind older children - never: to go inside a ouse, even if invited in.” Fireworks, except sparklers, : illegal ‘for use by anyone under:18 in most B.C. munici- palities,.Safe Start recommends .. cc sini, fireworks at all. : wrist 24 guish when placed in a contain- er of water,” said Kemeny. Parents should also check their kids’ Internet surfing. Law enforcement authorities warn that information on homemade explosives and fire- works is readily available on the Internet. Some basic cules for using fireworks include: never hold fireworks in your hand when lighting them, B keep water, sand or a garden hose nearby ar the firing site; @ for backyard fireworks, keep spectators at Icast 20 metres away. from the firing site; do not attempt to relight a iece, it is dangerous; select a site free of overhead wires and obstacles such as trees; @ do not wear nylon, loose clothing or materials that burn quickly. . Here are some Sate Start Sips to help parents ensure your child’s Halloween experience is fun — and especially safe: G put reflective rape on the front and back of costuines to make children more visible to cars; _— B censure costumes are short enough’ .so your child won'r trip over the material; & makeup is better than masks, which can block vision. Test the makeup on your chiid’s sure there’s no allergic Sure: hare and wigs are y fastened $6" the Ral Bes - a _ rected urs in advance to - north shore news JEIGHBORHOODS BURRARD View School opencd in 1946 at 1475 Beep Cove Road, now the si ite of the jousing Co-operative. Many pupils passed through the deors of the school in its years of operation, but the North Vancouver Museum and Archives does not have any photos of classe one Of mare a8 a foan er donation, please phone 987-5618. "EDGEMONT NEIGHBOURHOOD par- ents Sali Chippett, Gordon More, Lise-Lotte Loomer and Deb Anderson recently resur- the | Highlands Playgroup closed by Family Services of the Nerth Shore in - looking group are hoping to keep it going with the help of spon- sors willing tc donate money for a permanent worker — right now it’s run totally by - volunteers. For more inform: tion, drop by the playgroup, or send an e-mail to . NORTHSHOGE McDonaid’s Restaurants is for “Millennium temarkable young people, aged eight to 15, who will mect at a three-day summit in May -2000.. Information. is available at local McDonalds’s - thie® restaurants: and. _o Internet at) . Dreamers,” young peopie . . whose special’ contributions = have made a difference inthe = community. The i worldwide. searc! San.'& Holidays Sam-5pm._ : Thi s HOUse Plants _ Trees & Shrubs : HARDWARE - Tubs & Planters _ CERAMIC & CLAY POTS - Fertilizers _ fe es Sale + not & muttipte items a ONGIUEEG ecu 8 or staff. If you are abie to to provide Forward. information .to Neighbourboeds c/o Deana Lancaster. _ E-mail. to | or fax . #0 985-2104, Mail to. Nerth Shore. News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, V7M 2H4—-