Personal Safety Information
The 2009/10 minor hockey season is expected to provide organizers, coaches, players and parents with all the usual highlights and challenges that make up a Canadian winter at the rink. This year, however, there's an additional challenge most hockey families have never had to confront. It's the H1N1 virus and all the speculation and uncertainty surrounding it.
Please review the following documents, click here, provided by Lauchie MacIsaac, Risk Management - Hockey Nova Scotia. He has provided the following two documents parents can review before you send your son/daughter off to the rink.
Hockey Canada - H1N1 Memo
NS Health Promotion & Protection - H1N1 for Sporting Organizations
For more information, the following links will also provide parents with further information. If you have any further questions, please contact Greg Hull, AMHA Risk Manager.
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here to view the article written by CBC on how to protect yourself and your family members.
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here to view the Health Canada website containing importart information regarding personal protection and H1N1.