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The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 25, 1997 Section Two Page 3 Councillor Jeopardized Safety of Shoppers at BIA Sidewalk Sale Disbelief would probably best describe my reaction on Saturday afternoon afternoon while having lunch at the BIA Sidewalk Sale held in downtown Bowmanville. For the first time in recent memory, the crowds in attendance attendance weren't faced with the threat of rain and cool temperatures, which have plagued previous events. Instead, this year, the safety of shoppers was in jeopardy. I sat in disbelief at a picnic table on Temperance St. while a local councillor took the initiative to remove the barriers barriers that blocked traffic at the intersection intersection of Temperance and Church St. One by one, each of the barriers were carried carried off to the side of the street. As well, the barriers to the parking lots of the TD Bank and CIBC were also removed by the same person. With the barriers out of the way, it was an open invitation for cars to drive down and park along Temperance St. It was also an open invitation for an accident accident to occur. Luckily, no unsuspecting pedestrians pedestrians were struck by a car. Removing the barriers was a stupid to do. The BIA works hard at y thing staging the three-day sale, which includes the closing of main street on Saturday. They follow all of the necessary necessary guidelines, leaving nothing to chance. Permits are obtained from the fire department, police, and public works. Council is also informed of the BIA's intentions, and voted to allow the street to be closed for the day. Despite this, one of the councillors felt they were "above" the parliamentary parliamentary process. Obviously, they have little respect for the decisions made by their peers and co-workers in public office. Acting quickly, the BIA was able to avoid a mishap...an accident...a subsequent subsequent lawsuit. They re-positioned the barriers in the appropriate places to close the street off again. And to re-iter- ate their point, a fire truck was parked in the intersection to make sure any thoughts of moving the barriers would be avoided a second time, Apparently, at the time, the BIA had no idea who was responsible for moving moving the barriers. They have since learned who the culprit was. No word on whether the councillor • asked for the keys to the fire truck to pull off the same misguided stunt a sec- by Brad Kelly ond time. Also no word on what reprimands the councillor will face for the act of ignorance. Spanning the Globe Did the theme song from ABC's Wide World of Sports play continuously continuously through your head while reading the front page of the sports section last week. You know, the part about "spanning "spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports." Can't blame you if it did. We had a story of a triathlete in France, a paralympian competing in Spain, and a young runner who crossed the bridge joining New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. And for good measure, we had "the agony of defeat" covered with a story about a young athlete athlete who has suffered a broken neck and ankle in two separate instances in the last year and a half. The line from the same show of "the human drama of athletic competition" is apparently alive and well in Clarington. Track and Field Athletes from Enniskillen Enniskillen Public School held their annual track and field day on Wednesday, June 4. Pictured above are the overall point champions from the various age divisions. Front row, (1-r), Becky (atom), Jennifer (mites), Danny (mites), Matthew (atom). Back row, (1-r), Amanda (bantam), (bantam), Natasha (junior), Zach (junior), Derek (bantam). Slo Pitch Tournament to Help Raise Money for Cystic Fibrosis y DYSC Ready for Annual Rep Tournament The 4th Annual Oldtimer's Service Club League slo pitch tournament is back once again. The fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis will be held August 2-3 in the Bowmanville area. Entry fee is $150 per team, plus two new balls. There will be two divisions: men's recreational, and co-ed recreational, recreational, playing in a round robin format. For more information about the tournament, call Bob Engley at 697-0439. by Chris Rourke Staff Writer The Darlington Youth Soccer Club will be staging their first annual rep tournament tournament this weekend. This Saturday and Sunday f by Telma R. Grant r.p.t. Your Feet Are "Gateways" to Your Knees, Hips and Back QUESTION: Telma, I am starting to get the idea that I should come and see you if I have flat feet and let you examine my feet. I have enjoyed three articles on flat feet. How do you mean that flat feet can cause a problem in my knees, my hips and my back? I do not quite understand that. Put down the newspaper and stand UP. Take your left foot, roll the arch in and keep it rolled. Now walk. Right away you'll feel a pull in your leg, either in your knee, hips or in your back. This is an example of how a flat foot affects your walk, and how your walk wil|, in turn, affect other areas: of your body. A person with flat feet is actually walking on his/her arches. Multiply this little little demonstration by ' the number of steps a person will take in life, and the picture for complications from flat feet becomes Very clear. Everybody rolls in on their arches when they walk, but its only for an instant and only to transmit the weight from our heels to our toes for the push- off. Walking normally, the heel will strike and then we roll through the mid-foot, it flattens for an instant, but then we push off again, we should be pushing off with the toes. But a flat foot, will cause the walker to push off the flattened flattened arch. A strain on the knee results 'because the motion pulls on the knee. If left uncorrected, the muscles running running from. the knee'to the hip are affected. Now hip pain will surface. If left uncorrected the pain will spread to the back and the body will try to com pensate. Depending on the "solution" the body tries, neck pain and headaches could be just around the corner. Another possibility is that a flat foot Will predispose the sufferer to heel and foot problems and we talked about that in; the last article. Through writing about this condition, I hope I have made my readers more aware of the dangers of leaving it untreated. untreated. We learned that children can be helped and the good news js that physiotherapy will also help adults. Where the foot is flattened because the person is actually walking on their. inside arch, but the arch remains in good condition, orthotics are critical, support that arch and stop it from flattening any further. I do, however, suggest physiotherapy physiotherapy as a treatmënt before jumping into orthotics. Why? Orthotics will not •correct thé muscular imbalance imbalance that has caused the flat foot. The physiotherapist wi|l examine the. foot, your knees, and your back and will emphasize emphasize muscles that help to stabilize stabilize or correct the flatness of .the foot. One of thé most important sets, of muscles in this case is the PELVIC, the HIP, the BACK and the ABDOMINAL muscles. By training those muscles to be a little stronger, we can help support the; hips, thé back, the knees, and, ultimately the flat foot. The numbers are promis- ' ing: in 80% of cases treatment will correct the problem. 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"I'm sure if we had eight divisions he would've filled them." Larsh is not only the club president, he's also the manager manager of the Under-12. He and coach Tony Shah feel confident confident about the team's chances this weekend. The Under-12 team participated participated in a tournament in Pennsylvania last weekend. 328 Ritson Rd. N., Oshawa 725-4744 if busy cal! 725-2831 WHOLESALE & RETAIL N ♦ ROSSLAND in o o 5 □ z o CO 55 ADELAIDE E HWY. 401 ©j.p. #2 and Better Grade "Weathered Cedar" (D-4-S) Sale Prices In Effect s aren't ; From page 1 what count. "Sport can't just be about winning gold medals. It has to be about comparing yourself yourself to yourself," said Snoek, who, in spite of injury and stress, accomplished a. personal personal best in Atlanta in the long jump. Snoek has been telling his story at schools in the area as part of his Ability: Plain and Simple Paralympic Tour. He said he sees this as part of his job as a disabled athlete. 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