Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 26 Oct 2013, p. 3

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But the imptmam pan is m be a STEAK. ~ M Stop waun- taking pan in any risky beva inur. l'hink about the cons-(qmnccs uf yuur actiom Act in a safe manner m minimize risk. And he msptmsibk' fur your actions. Students f‘mm Markham District High School nxrntly tuun‘d tht- vnwrgt‘ncy trau. ma rtmnm.» wvll as the intrusive cam unit to get a bohiml-thc-scenes look and fee! for a math tratuna zu'cidem. .qmu‘ang mm Ynung pvupk- am inunth by a celeb- my culture immng them [0 pany like a rockstar. l‘hat's the littwgc behind the new Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related 'I’Tauma in Youth (PAKI'Y) pnwam run thruugh Markham Smuffvilk' Hospital. whit'h lau'm‘ht'd recently. ~ l-‘ulkxwing the hands~nn mm. sunk-me. thcn hear from Ontario Provincial Police. paramedics. physicians and a* neat-fatal artican surviwn, Being a SfllAfl only takes 3!) sunnds. «aid Anlhuny Lue. 25. win: was the fldim of a near-fatal accident that left him para- iwrd. “Be careful and talus that extra 30 sec- unds.‘ he “You only have one life. You muki die before gmu hum it.” Mum than four ago. Mr. me. than .31. was an amm‘mice at an auto body shun m Pickwng when ht; was aslwd m he‘lp mow junkyard can; écmxs. a parking kn. Withmu bmkc pr steering fluid in the car. the am mmrv mast {mm our end nf the parking lot _m the uthvt was. mum Hqu tcrrifying. White film in the driver's wal. Mr. Inc was nudged (mm a large sate weighing the hunk of junk. licfnrv he had a chance m gm out uf the car. the car was pk‘h‘d up by a largv nugm'lir crane. cmshing the car. Ik- was. then raised about If": feel in the air and dmppvd m 1hr ground. The wane opt-mun A “That wasn't the best thing tndd." he said "lhank find; me car was built well.” PARTY program drives home message ‘U'ytm haw the: .dighh’st indimuicm anm’lhing is not : ighl, yumr gm [filing LS usmdly (hr right Iéaeling. Nu full. no part}; ! nu tart; mesmgc is wuth your 11'}? didn't know anynnc was still in the cur. M r. Lue remembers being covered in shattered glass and then C(Wcfl‘d again by a blue tarp while firefighters Used the laws of Life In pry the car upon. He was then airlifted t0 the hospital. Mr‘ Luv sustained a broken buck near his belly button and a minor fractum near his neck A minor scar on his hand. two rods. eight screws and a tht‘k‘hail arr all he has left to 51A" PHOYOISUSIE KOCI EIS‘. HEW.” Anthony we. 25. talks to high school students as part of the.an Preth Alco- hol and Risk-relatéd Trauma in Youth (PARTY) program. run through Markham Stouflville Hospital. Mr. Lue was paralyzed four years ago while working as an appren- tice at an auto body shop. ' "In one quick second. everything Changed." he "The way I get up in lhv morning. mevr. go m (M washroom. cook and interact with friends and family is (our plctely dim-mm." n‘mind him M the accident The former high school athlete. who so! the pruvincia] award for hurdles in 2004. is now confined to a whoekhair. All it takes is 30 socpnds tu think bufon' you act. Now, M r. [no is training fur the 2016 Para lympics in hand cycling. "If you have the slightest Inclination umwthing is nut right. vnur gut fwling is usually the right feeling. Nu jub. no party. nu text message is worth your life." he told t'hv group of Markham high schnnl “students. The program. which is ()pl'll lu Inca] schools. plus a focm on riskrt-Iatcd behav- iour. from drinking and driving In textng and drmng and knowing (ht' must-quom'vs of your choices 1110 program costs abuul hotwu'n $250 and $300 per this and is upon to all \ludoms in York and Durham regions with an empha- sis on schools in Markham. \N’hiu‘hun-h Sluufi'villv and Uxhridgc. Drinking and driving accidents involv- ing H‘t'nagtgrs an. docn'asmg, hut dislrm‘u-d driving incidents. are nn lhv riw. Markham smufi'n'llo Hospital PAR“ program w-nnh-~ nannr \mmuia kalwwk mm. ' "Wr dun'l want In du‘mu'." sht' \md‘ "\M- waml to educate using all the sum-x locus gm In wv. hour and \nwll “hut risk} lwhm' iuur can muw. Wc'u' nut hvrv m \d)’. 'l )un't do it.‘ We want 100m m think dlmut what um happen if thcy ('hcm' In (In it " For (iradg' ll student (Larishan Ran'slu nar. the simple hit home. "Anything um lupin-n," hr mid “Al Hi. I was so excited to drive. You don’t think about driving as a responsibility. It's a huge n‘spunslbilily. If you'm not (awful, ynu um kill wnmme, mawa kill yourself."

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