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st tribune march 121997 p9 rational jarm safety wee march 1219 1997 goal of farm safety week is to decrease injuries and deaths its national farm safety week and this years theme empha sizes farm family health and safety by pointing out the dangers and increasing awareness of potential health risks to farm fami lies we can work together to fur ther decrease the number of farm injuries and fatalities in 1997 farm safety facts it is estimated that every year in canada there are 130 farmrelated deaths 1200 people are hospitalized from farmrelated injuries 50000 people sustain farm- related injuries requiring them to either seek medical attention or to take a day away from normal work activities prevention is key to farming has one of the highest rates of injury and death of any north american occupation and since the farm is also a fam ily home it can allow children seniors arid guests to fall victim to the hazards posed by equipment livestock and structures fortunately nearly all farm acci dents are preventable identifying and understanding the hazards can do much to reduce the chance of injury to you and your family make farm safety part of every thing you do this week and all year long prevention is key to farm family health farmers employees and their families are reminded to take the steps ne y to improve health and safety on the farm some rec ommended precautions include a hearing test every three5 years an eye exam every three years stretching and walking pro grams proper rest and relaxation net provides info about farm safety the internet offers a wealth of information about occupational health and safety a general search of the world wide web indicates that there are currently about 600000 entries dealing with farm safety the following are a couple of sites that may be of particular interest to readers the workers compensation boards web site can be accessed at httpwwwwebonca the web site for the canadian centre for occupational health and safety is httpwwwccohsca the farm safety association inc plans to launch its own web site this spring s of all agriculturerelated injuries 65 per cent of fatal injuries and 50 per cent of injuries requir ing hospitalization are related to the use of agricultural machinery the young and elderly are at the greatest risk of injury on the farm reesor seed and grain a complete line of seeds crop protection grain handling storage fertilizer we now offer custom spray application call us for more information 5309 durham rd 30 stouffville ont l4a 7x4 9056401583 fax 905 6409630 car 416 5406674 dont get too wrapped up in your work mm ihieios if you remove pto shields and dont replace them youre risking the danger of entanglement dont take a chance on los ing a limb or maybe even your life play it safe for yourself your family and your employees you can replace a shield but you cant replace a life act today an27 john deere hutchinson farm supply inc grounds care equipment hwy 48 stouffville 1 mile north of bloomington rd dont put off putting them on bishop tractor equipment ltd mf industrial farm industrial and consumer products sales service rentals bus 905 4784257 fax 905 4784921 20485 leslie st n of davis dr queensville the entertainment people tvs vcrs satellites antennas towers 18 to 10 dishes upgrade your system vcii plus boards jm ttaddzn sateccite systems 4 miles south of sunderland hwy 12 2nd line 705 3572575 18002759589 uxbridge tree service expert tree climbers professional chainsaw operators tree shrub hedge removals pruning stump removal fully insured complete cleanup otab certified arborist david watts bscagr 852531 3 w town of whitchurchstouffville s notice of public meeting growth management strategy for the town the council of the corporation of the town of whitchurchstouffville will hold a public meeting on tuesday march 25 1997 in the council chambers at the town hall 19 civic avenue stouffville the meeting will begin at 700 pm with a presentation of the highlights of the draft growth management strategy which has been prepared for the town of whitchurchstouffville the growth management strategy presents the framework within which detailed planning for the future of the community will take place and reflects how much growth is projected to occur as well as the general location and form of that growth the purpose of the public meeting is to provide the community with an opportunity to review and provide comments on the growth management strategy all residents of the town of whitchurch- stouffville are invited to attend a copy of the growth management strategy will be available for review at the town hall and at the stouffville public library during regular operating hours for further information please contact mr tom parry director of engineering planning town of whitchurchstouffville at 6401900 or 8952423 dated at the town of whitchurch- stouffville this 10th day of march 1997 ms michele kennedy municipal clerk town of whitchurchstouffville 1 9 civic avenue po box 41 9 stouffville ontario l4a 7z6