Q KIDS SENSE WEEK APRIL 29 - MAY3, 1992 N. Shore malls plan informative safety sessions THE NATIONAL promotion of child safety, Kids Sense, begins Wed- nesday. April 29 and continues until Sunday, May 3 in participating shopping centres throughout the country. Three North Shore malls will have activities relating to safety for children. What follows is an overview of the activities planned for each mall. PARK ROYAL From Thursday to Saturday, April 30 to May 2, Park Royal Shopping Centre will be focusing on safety with the help of local officials. Special demonstrations and ex- hibits by the West Vancouver Fire Department will focus on _ fire safety, while the Stay Alert and Be Safe program is being pres- F ented by members of the West Vancouver Police. All exhibits will be located in- side and outside the South Mail near Eaton's. The fire department will be bringing in the fire sprinkler demonstration trailer on Thursday and Friday and will conduct special demonstrations at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. by setting a small fire and extinguishing it automatically through the sprinkler system. The emergency rescue truck will also be on display from Thursday to Saturday and members of the fire department will be available NEWS photo Paul McGrath daily to answer questions and in- struct children on fire prevention. Staying home alone and saying no to strangers is the focus of the exhibit by the West Vancouver Police Department who will be on the mall near Birks and Eaton's on all three days. With special permission, of- ficers from the crime prevention and public information offices have made themselves available to counsel children and parents on staying safe and protecting themselves when danger ap- proaches. “Kids Sense is sponsored by the shopping centre industry with 55 malls registered throughout B.C. It is our way to say ‘we care about you” to our community,’’ said Kelly Millin, marketing direc- tor of Park Royal Shopping Cen- tre. CAPILANO MALL From Wednesday, Apr. 29 through Sunday, May 3, Capilano Mall will feature information displays for the safety of cur children. St. John’s Ambulance will be on hand with their emergency simulation set providing informa- tion on what to do if an emergen- cy happens in your home. Find out how you can help to bring a child identification pro- gram to our local schools through the Identification Services of Canada. This organization facilitates identification cards of your child featuring a photo, description and fingerprint for your records. On Saturday, May 2, the North Vancouver Fire Department will be on hand with the fire safety house. This venue provides a fun and interesting way for children and adults to learn what to do in case NOSES of fire. Look for the fire safety house outside of the southwest entrance (off Harnilton Sireet), from { to 4 p.m. Saturday. LYNN VALLEY CENTRE Every year many children are killed and thousands are injured because of bicycle accidents — most of them caused by rider er- ror. Kids Sense at Lynn Valley Cen- tre will take place on May i and 2 and will focus on bicycle safety. Chris Labossiers from the Great Bicycle Company will discuss the fundamentals of safety on Friday, Saturday, May 2 between 1 and 3 p.m. . Sprocket Man from the Bicycl- ing Association of B.C. will ex- plain the six most important safe- ty tips for bicycling on Saturday, May 2 from | to 3 p.m. Safety heroes recognized through Kids Sense NOMINATED FOR their bravery and quick action, two North Shore youths are Kids Sense safety heroes. : Christopher Higgins of West Vancouver and Joel Jaffe of North Vancouver are this year’s North Shore recipients of the In- ternational Council of Shopping Centers’ award recognizing safety knowledge in younger people. CHRISTOPHER HIGGINS On Feb. 14, Higgins, It, was swimming at the West Vancouver aquatic centre with his daycare class. He had been helping with the younger children when he aoticed that a grade one student had drifted into the deep end of the pool and fallen off of his flota- tion device. Max Tyler was struggling and starting to panic when Higgins jumped into the pool and pulled him to the edge. Tyler was still very frightened and was coughing up poo! water when Higgins helped him out of the pool. The younger boy later said that he was scared and that he was glad that he’d been helped by Higgins. “It is very hard to say what might have happened, but thanks to Christopher, Max did noi get hurt,”’ said Cst. Harry McNeil of the West Vancouver Police department when he nominated Higgins for the award, JOEL JAFFE A kitchen fire in the Jaffe home could have been much worse if SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS AND EXHIBITS SOUTH MALL THURSDAY APRIL 30 TO SATURDAY MAY 2. West Vancouver Fire Department Exhibit & Sprinkler Trailer Rescue Truck Demonstrations Thursday & Friday, April 30 & May 1, 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. West Vancouver Police Department Pick up a "Let's Talk Safety’ Children's Workbook at any of Our Children's Specialty Shops Donations to Child Find 8.C. are very much appreciated Joel, 14, had not come into the kitchen in time to douse a stove- top fire. On Jan. 21, Jaffe saved his family’s housekeeper from possi- ble injury when he stopped her from pouring water on the fire. Instead, he quickly grabbed a dry chemical extinguisher to put out the flames. By the time the fire department had arrived, the fire was out and they were left just to ventilate the premises. “This incident would have escalated,’” said Gordon Park, a fire inspector with The District of North Vancouver Fire Department on the nomination form. “Had the youth not taken quick action, the damages would have been greater, and the potential ex- isted for injury to the housekeep-. er,”’ he said. bicycle - May 1! and. "Stay Alert & Stay Safe' - d Christopher Higgins received mountain bikes along with other prizes pring the awards. Presenting the awards were nominaters Gorzon Park, ent; Marry McNeil, West Vancouver Police; and Rick Grant, North Van-