City opens 55 sledding hills
Posted Dec 25, 2010 06:33:01 AM.
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The city has opened 55 sledding hills and weather permitting, all 248 outdoor rinks will open soon.
The city is warned that children should wear helmets and be made aware of potential dangers.
Kids between the ages of five and nine account for 40 percent of all sledding related injuries in canada and according to the canadian hospital’s injury reporting precention pgoram, over 20 percent of these injuries involve concussions, internal injuries or broken bones.
Outdoors enthusiasts are asked to keep personal safety in mind while skating and sledding.
If Santa brought you skates, remember that lakes, rivers, ponds and streams are not safe for skating. The best places for eager skaters is the ice pad at Ben Franklin Place on centrepointe drive which is already open.
