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Page 12, Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, November 16, 1983 Toddler car seats now the law Small children are particularly vulnerable in a car, especially in a sudden stop or crash. And who hasn't seen cars whizzing by with youngsters standing on the seat, hanging our the window or lying on the back window shelf? Well, as of November Ist, these potentially dangerous situations should have curtailed some 90,000 toddlers now travelling unres- trained in a motor ve- hicle, to be placed in car seats designed to hold them safely and secure- ly. As of November Ist, toddlers between 9 and 18 kg (20-40 Ibs.) must be in an appropriate, ap- proved car seat while travelling in their pa- rents' or legal guard- ian's car - or in a lap belt if in someone else's car. They must be restrain- ed in a front-facing seat, preferably. in the back of the car, with the harness straps done up and the seat secured by a lap belt and tether straps. *The tether strap pre- vents the seat from pit- ching forward or side- ways in a sudden stop or crash. It also requires a bolt to be securely fast- ened into the back win- dow shelf or floor, directly behind the child seat. For parents looking for a car seat, there are E.W. (Ted) Paget B.Sc., B.Ed., LL.B. Barrister & Solicitor SIMCOE PLAZA Terrace Bay, Ontario Tel: 825-9379 different kinds available in a variety of stores and all meet federal stan- dards. It's good to look for an approved car seat, since other seats de- signed for use in the home are often availa- ble in the same location in the store. However, such seats which are usually cheaper than a car seat, are not de- signed as car seats and do not provide the necessary protection. The appropriate car seat can only be chosen by the parents after careful consideration as to which best suits them and their child. The seat must fit easily into 'the car and _ harness buckle must be conven- ient to do up and undo. If the buckle is a strug- gle, parents may not take the time to buckle their child in properly. Seats also come in a variety of widths and heights so it's well to remember young- sters spend many . months in bulky snow- suits and choose ac- cordingly. Choosing an appropriate seat is im- portant is following the manufacturer's in- structions as to instal- lation and use. Lives have been lost because these seats have not been used properly. For over a year now, the newborn, infant to 9 kg. (20 Ib.) have been required to travel at all times in a rear-facing infant carrier or the infant position of a con- vertible seat designed for both infants and tod- dlers. Infants must be fastened into their seat using the total harness strap and the seat must be securely anchored by a lap belt. Preschoolers, be-: tween 18 and 23 kg. continued on page 15 Thunder Bay, Ontario Maybe most people aren't mumbling, Maybe it's your hearing. Maybe we can help. For information, contact: The Canadian Hearing Society No. 203 - 135 N. Syndicate Avenue 9 Phone (807) 623-1646 categories: * funniest * biggest * most original * best dressed * family portraits (Open to children 12 years of age and under) --Judging will take place on December 10th-- Entries must be received by our office no later than December 8th KIDS! WIN FREE SHOW PA SSES -_ by entering our "CREATE A SNOWMAN" CONTEST 2 free show passes will be awarded winners of each of these to the ENTRY FORM --- Name: "CREATE A SNOWMAN" Contest Address: Age: Q. Phone Number: Category you wish to enter: Oo O Box 579, Terrace Bay, Ontario. POT 2W0 Mail entry form to: "Create a Snowman" Contest or drop them off (by Dec. 8th) to the "NEWS" office. Poet's Corner My Memories I have noticed that as I advance in years, my past becomes more and more vividly impressed upon my daily thinking. Example: this is my daughter's birthday and I am prompted to remember our happiness on her arrival over fifty years ago. I am also prompted to put my immediate memories in verse. The tragedies I speak of are mostly the loss of two sons in car accidents. Here, I sit alone dreaming of my past, brooding in my solitude of the days gone by so fast. It must be human nature as we advance in years to remember all the heartaches, the joys, as well as tears. And as I turn the pages in my book of life, I cannot but be grateful for such a loving wife. Those pages are so dusty and time has past so soon. I'd forgot our happiness when our daughter came in June. Our cup of joy was so complete as the boys came one by one. -We surely could not then foresee the tragedies.to come. My memories are so vivid as I sit here and recall the passing of my loved one with the pain and anguish of it all. Those yesterdays have passed my by together with the sorrows, I think the time has come, at last, to contemplate tomorrows. Those tomorrows could be wonderful with the understanding and the love We receive from all our kin folk and the blessings from above. I know I'll keep on dreaming, it's the privilege of the old to sit and re-hash memories, until the last story has been told I've lived a thousand years of progress, in my short stay on earth and yet, I have to wonder just what it will be worth. So as my life span shortens with the passing of the days, thank God for all the happiness I have found in simple ways. Ed Cavanaugh July 13, 1976 Atikokan Generating Station to re-open The Atikokan gener- ating station, located on Marmion Lake, 200 km northwest of Thunder Bay, has finally received word that it will be placed back in service as scheduled in December of 1984. Sixty staff will be employed to rurt the station on a sixteen hour per day - five day a week basis. Hydro will mothball their Thunder Bay Unit 1, beginning March 1st of 1984 as current fore- casts show that power from that unit and Ati- kokan will not both be needed during the 1980's. Thunder Bay Unit 1 can supply 100,000 kilowatts where- as the Atikokan station gan supply 200,000 kilo- watts. Thunder Bay Unit 1 has been on frozen re- serve since the spring of 83. and little work is required to /mothball it. CANADA POST - Proper packaging of Christmas parcels With a large volume of Christmas parcels ex- pected to be sent through the mail again this year, Canada Post is advising its customers proper packaging and addressing will ensure on-time, safe delivery. Fragile articles should be packed in rigid box- es and protected on all sides with cushioning material such as crush- ed newsprint, tissue pa- per or corrugated card- board. Boxes should also be sealed firmly and all seams covered with strong packaging tape. Items which could be damaged if bent in transit should carry the words '"'Do Not Bend" written in block letters above the address. Parcels may be insur- ed against possible loss or damage. Postal rates vary de- About twenty employees will be declared sur- plus but will be given every opportunity over the next few months to apply for jobs within the Corporation, including those in Atikokan. Ontario Hydro claims that by operating Ati- kokan GS and shutting down Thunder Bay, money will be saved in the long run and their customers will also benefit from these sav- ings. pending on the destina- tion, weight and speed of service required by the sender. Specific de- tails may be obtained at all post offices. The rate for cards and first class letters within Canada is 32 cents, 37 cents to the United States and its territories and 64 cents for interna- tional destinations other than the U.S. Vermillion Bay water system extended The Municipality of Machin will receive grants totalling $219,000 from the Ministry of Northern Affairs to con- struct a one kilometre extension of its water supply system. Northern Affairs Min- ister Leo Bernier said funds for the project would be provided un- der the accelerated capi- tal works programme of the Board of Industrial Leadership and De- velopment. Bernier, who is on the BILD Board, said the water system extension would service a number of residential and commer- cial properties along the. north side of the Trans Canada Highway (Hwy. 17), as well as the new Fort Vermilion Tourist Information Centre. "This is part of a larger programme of the Ministry to support the development of Ver- milion Bay as a tourist gateway to the north- ern parts of Sunset Country via Hwy. 105,"' said Bernier. "The BILD funding has en- abled us to go ahead with this phase of the programme sooner than planned." When construction of the water system exten- sion is complete, Fort Vermilion will have drinking water for its visitors, while a number of -vacant highway lots will be serviced for fut- ure commercial : de- velopment.