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8 -j- v economist suntribune- families vsdtiudayaug2o0o i staff photorob alary samantha barthh pushes reed suhr on the swing at lions park in newmarket according to a safe kids canada report almost 65 per cent of all nonfatal injuries are caused by falls from monkey bars slides or swings inserts for saturday august 2620u0 -vi- -sears- pjhif bay y v- shop save v s v noftiils i vseare sears whole home rhhi ir sears piehiimevnwirt v v ri v v k iferandjoy- r a vfxadiaivtire markhamlii dominion smittvs fine f furniture j j johnstae-kwondb- spotlight main drug mart v north durham real estate sears natl appliance sale no frills- stounville stoufiville ida flyer insert for sunday august 27 marldianiiransit v l f rt vtk ii- o one can deliver results like we do y tobpokyoiif flyer distribution gall economist fr si inf 9052948244 stniifftfllfitrihiinp selected greets only wngu tojrnei new safety standards csas revised standards designed to keep kids safe from page 18 deemed hazardous br impracti cal to repair i the oakmeadow playground is- in the process- of being replaced and theplayground in lome park has reopened although there have been rib reports of serious injury georginas manager of facility and park development brock mcdonald said the town is tak ing a proactive approach to providing playgrounds that meet safety standards the safety of children is the number one thing to protect it would make sense to repair the equipment said mcdonald who estimates the cost of replacing and repairing play- grounds wifl be about 1 10000 we want to protect the resi dents and the children to the best of our ability and protect the town from liability as well mcdonald said the majority of injuries that occur on the towns playgrounds result from falls a number of tirries weve had to go in and provide softer material like wood chips instead of pea gravel on the ground he said according to auroras direc tor of leisure services- allan jdowriey no playgrounds in that town have been dismantled so far but two aging playgrounds in summit and toms parks have had to be repaired however they were not neces sarily repaired because of the new safety standards aurora continues to inspect playgrounds for safety hazards ori a rriorithly basis said downeywho added that a new playground is being built this year in bayview vandorf park whenever it gets tothe point where we ban no longer make modifications or the play value arid safety arecomprorriised we put forth a proposal tofund a replacement for the play ground in the next decade 10 park playgrounds will be replaced retrofitted or upgraded and nine new playgrounds built to meet csa guidelines the total cost of the upgrades and newplay- grounds will be about 17 mil lion which will be allocated in future budgets the town has embarked on an all municipal playground i rejuvenation program in an ongoing effort to provide safe play for children and residents said downey if we see a maintenance issue or safety hazard we will repair it because we dont want any playground in town that is unsafe he said there are44 municipal parks and open spaces in newmarket but only 13 playgrounds have been modified because of age or because they didnot meet csa safety standards i the repairs were done in conjunction with the standards although we conduct our v ongoing inspections said virginia hacksqn newmarkets acting manager of special ser vices x hackson indicating the majority of repairs include the removal of swing sets elephant slides steel climbers and spring toys said standards need to be revised often because of changing times arid different play styles newrnarket regional coun cillor diane humeniuk said playground safety standards need to take into account the inquisitive nature of a childs play they like adventure like the risk factor so we need to know what can we do to sup port their quest in the safest environment possible said humeniuk who isinvolved in developing a fully accessible and integrative playground like auroras millennium play ground in newmarket today we have standards that enable us to develop and design safe play materials even though todays play- grounds are safer than the ones she remembers as ajmother with young children humeniuk hopes playgrounds will also become vandalism resistant inthe future tx i hope that not only will the playgrounds be- safe but more vandal proof she said unfortunately thats a hard hard combination -some- tirries putting measures in place compromises the design dales pharmacy your fymtfy pharmacists exclusive provider of apothecare home medication management services 4711234 377 church st markham next to markham stoufiville hospital open 7 days a week 8811616 8200 bayview aver thornhill lblk s of hwy 7 free delivery service billllp q3111 is hlllr m ib hh wsw jsshsii w sis wsbmmmnkm imtlll richmond hill 5085177