— Friday, October 29, 1999 ~ North Shore News Make your home safe EACH year in B.C., 250 children die and 12,000 are hospital- ized as a result of unintentional home injuries. Start that. Safe Start House, a mobile replica of a twe- storey home, highlights home safety and fire preven- tion features and products designed to prevent falls, poisonings, scalds, choking, drowning and burns of chil- dren from birth to age five. Household injuries are the leading cause of hospital- izations in this age group. Household injuries are the leading cause of hospital- izations in this age group. The newly renovated and expanded home was opened today at a special ribbon cut- ting ceremony involving Kim Smith-Tang (mother of a B.C. child hurt in a home fall), government officials, representatives from Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia (C&W) employees of CIBC and other guests. Smith-Tang, mother of five-year-old Landon, recalled a heart-stopping incident last year in which Safe chan hopes to her son tell VS teen tron: a window ledge in their home. “ft was total shock at that time.” she recalled. “You never chink it’s going to happen to your child, but it can and it does. I'm here to let parents kn that it’s easy and cost effec- tive to make vour home sate. You can save your child's life.” Landon, who was rushed to B.C.’s Children’s Hospital unconscious, has since recav- cred flly. The family has now added safety bars to all windows. s important that we ¢ community aware: ness of home sarety by get- ting the Safe Start House back on the road,” said Safe Start director Lidia Kemeny, of B.C.’s Children's Hospital, which is part of C&W. “This renovation sup- ports our outreach efforts by providing families all over B.C. with a hands-on, realis- tic setting in which to learn about home safety. 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PH- 1A 630 Roche Point Drive '|* 3 bedroom townhome © Beautiful end unit Miracle Network The CIBC amployees” donation of $163,360 funds life-saving equipment and programs, including the Safe Start House renovation and outreach tour across B.C. “This is a wonderful opportunity for CIBC employ : their support for Childre Hospital at work in ud local communities,” St Onl, tent, CEBC, are really excited to the ly renovated and look forward to g with Safe Start over few sears to bring the h o even More com- munities in B.C.” Renovations include a second doorway to make the home wheelchair accessible, an open concept to accom- modate group tours, new injury prevention features and more room for product safety displays. To date, the Safe Start House has travelled to more than 30) — communities throughout B.C. and has been seen by more than 10,000 people. 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