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Coaches in categories with contact should recognize that checking is an advanced skill which must be taught using prop- er teaching progressions, and only once the players have mas- tered all skating skills. Safety must be the first priority when teaching checking skills. Here are more suggestions: * ensure your players stretch properly before all games and practices; + make sure your players include exercises to strengthen neck mus- technique for receiving checks, and to always be alert when in the “danger zone”, encourage referees to enforce all rules that penalize checking from behind. Sports which involve physical contact, like hockey, always carry the risk of serious injury to par- ticipants. Risk management is the process by which amateur hockey organizations identify, assess, minimize or eliminate and insure against the risk of bodily injury or financial loss resulting from their activities. While insurance is available to protect against unavoidable risks, risk management, or identifying, assessing, and minimizing or eliminating risks is the first line of defence. All those involved in amateur hockey, including coach- es, players, parents, administra- tors, volunteers, and officials, must help to identify and mini- mize or eliminate risks. As acoach, you must assume a leadership role on this risk man- agement team: « instill respect in your players for rules, officials and opponents and teach them to never hit an opponent from behind, * teach technical skills using proper progressions, especially Proper techniques for giving and receiving checks and making con- tact with the ice and boards, * ensure your players’ equip- ment fits properly, provides qual- ity protection and is adequately maintained; «develop an Emergency Action Plan to be prepared for any seri- ous injuries, * follow proper stretching and warm-up routines before games and practices, and participate in off-ice training programs, * encourage officials to enforce all rules; + chech dressing rooms and rampways for any debris or dam- age that may cause incident. RIL ETAT ag PROFILE he Castlegar Sun WEDNES Y, December 28, 1994 The year that was January New year's baby! There's a new kid in town and her parents Darlene and Larry Evdokimoff couldn't be happier. Marissa Evdokimoff arrived three weeks early on Jan. 2 at 8:20 am. making her Castlegar’s first baby of 1994. On hand to welcome her and assist with her entry into the world was Doctor Josie Lesperance. Even though Marissa was three weeks early she still weighed in at a respectable six pounds seven and a half ounces. With a head full of hair, and long elegant hands her parents couldn't be more proud. Celgar retirement The response by Celgar Pulp employees to early retirement packages has been overwhelming, and therefore, the number of layoffs that can be expected in the next two to three weeks will be minimal, said Human Resources Manager Al Blessin. “Our objective was to reduce the 1994 budget by 32, and 32 people have accepted retirement packages. We have met our objectives.” January heat wave You hear it in the coffee shops, on the streets and in the news. It seems as if everywhere you go the ‘hot’ topic for discussion is the unusually warm January weather most of B.C. experienced. Castlegar N ist Jim Ri said verify that, as of January 26, temperatures have been well above average, while precipi- tation has been well below normal, making for a balmy climate in B.C.. “The numbers are well above average. There have been several days we had a record high.” The average January temperature is -3.3 Celsius, but Castlegar resi- dents basked in a sultry +1.6 Celsius average which is 4.9 degrees above the chilly average. Daycare centre set The community of Robson is one step closer to having a daycare established on Robson School grounds. In mid-December a questionnaire was distributed to Robson and area residents to determine if there is a need for daycare in the commu- nity—and it now appears as if there is. Robson Ele: ry Pri l, Grant L i, said i retums indicate that the greatest daycare need is for “out of school” care, while the second greatest need is for full- time daycare. The O7 ie has given app in principle for the daycare, and on Jan. 17 School District No. 9 trustees voted in favor of the daycare. Education Minister Art Charbonneau visited Twin Rivers Elementary School in October and teacher Bob Bertuzzi took the opportunity to explain his program. SUN STAFF PHOTO /Karen Kerkhoft The corner at Highway 3 and 3A claimed yet another transport truck in June when an A.G. Markin and Son Ltd. truck failed to negotiate the off ramp. Luckily the driver of the vehicle, Daniel Hamm, 38, of Castlegar only received minor injuries. ~~ Revitalization gets go-ahead Castlegar City Council has given, the go-ahead nod to members of the D i for phase three funding of the Project. A memorandum presented recently to council states the value of phase three to be approximately $1 million, though a final estimate will be known by the time council approves its final budget this spring. In total, Castlegar City Council has app d a four-phase D Revitalization project valued at $5.2 million. Gouk pledges commitment Kootenay West-Revelstoke MP Jim Gouk held the official grand opening of his MP office in Castlegar, and at the same time, placed his signature on a statement of principles and made a pledge of commit- ment to the residents of this riding. More than SO people attended the office opening, held Saturday moming. In a ceremony chaired by Ron Belton of Castlegar, three key speakers during the event were asked to relay what they expect of their new MP. February Celgar managers retire The official word from Celgar Pulpmill officials is that two senior managers at the mill vacated their positons citing personal reasons for their resignations. Human Resources Manager Al Blessin said the two employees: Gen- eral Manager Jim Browne and Production Manager Murray St. John, on the kend for purely p I reasons. Chip barging touted Finlay Navigation President John Harding is hopeful that Celgar Pulp will respond px ly to his to barge chips on the Arrow Lakes. Harding has visited the area on a number of occasions, and during his most recent visit, called upon Rossland-Trail MLA Ed Conroy, Nel- son-Creston MLA Corky Evans and of course, Celgar Pulp ign P '& prop 24-hour border crossing Interest has been rekindled in the possibilities of a 24-hour border crossing at the Patterson Border Crossing, located near Rossland. and industry rep i from both sides of the border, as well as clected officials met at the Kettle Falls Generating Plant in Kettle Falls to further discuss the merits of a 24-hour crossing. Officials sell dams If you want something bad enough, you'll go after it. Well that's exactly what Conran Mayor Mike O'Connor, City Jim G land-Trail MLA Ed Conroy and Labor representative Len Embree did late last week after taking a day- trip to Victoria to sell the government lower Columbia hydro develop- ment, starting with the Hugh Keenleyside dam. Development of the lower Co ting High Keenk so it will electricity inevitable. But Castlegar took to Victoria a comprehensive plan detailing why panei ment should start in the not-to-distant future and why it should start at Keenleyside, as opposed to the Waneta dam. Development board report The recently released report that provides a prognosis of the poor relationship between the city and the Development Board is already paving the way for better commmnication and a renewed sense of trust. Castlegar and District Development Board President Dave Gairns said he was not surprised by anything that was stated in the report by Eugene Lalond, the Salmon Arm consultant hired by the city of Castle- gar to determine why problems exist between the two. Almost five months and $12,000 later, the city was handed a draft copy. of the Teport which listed, among other contributors, poor commu- ion, a lack of trust and a blurred vision of the job at hand. “The most important part of the report states that municipal govern- ment should be clearly and consistently articulating what it is they wish the board to accomplish. In the past this has been lacking,” said Gairns. March Cominco reaches deal After more than two years of negotiating, the provincial government and Cominco Ltd. have reached a deal that both say will guarantee the future of the company’s lead and zinc operations in Trail and Kimber- ley ane save 7.0) Jobs in the Process. The d last Friday at Cominco’s Trail operations in 1 front of politicians, workers and media from across the province. Under the agreement in principle, Cominco will spend $170 million to build a new lead smelter and expand zinc production. In exchange for providing $51.9 million cash-in-aid to Trail, Victoria acquires the right to install new power-generation facilities at two Cominco-owned dams: Brilliant and Waneta. Ace buys Bryan's Castlegar-based Ace Disposal Ltd., a refuse collection business that recently signed on to a five-year contract for residential pick-up with the City of Castlegar, has recently purchased Trail-based Bryan's Trans- fer Ltd., an established company that has served the collection needs of that city and the surrounding area for more than 40 years. Ace Disposal will assume the commercial container service as well as the Warfield residential contract.