Safety event planned

Terry Ortynsky's Royal Ford and a number of partners are offering a special safety event for Yorkton area residents on May 9.

Royal Ford has partnered with Safe Saskatchewan, the Motor Safety Association of Saskatchewan, Crestvue Ambulance, and the Painted Hand Casino to offer a special event focused around encouraging residents to incorporate injury prevention into their every-day lives.

The luncheon event will feature a special presentation by Gord Moker, CEO, Safe Saskatchewan. According to Moker, Saskatchewan is dealing with an epidemic of unintentional injuries.

"Our hospitalization rate for unintentional injuries is twice that of the national average and our death rate is 1.4 times the national average. We need to do much more to make people aware of the need for injury prevention, 24/7 Having community leaders like Terry Ortynsky taking safety seriously and taking a lead role in raising the public profile of the importance of safety both at work and at home, will make a significant difference in public attitudes", said Moker.

Royal Ford has a strong commitment to safety. The dealership has joined hundreds of other companies from across the province in signing onto the Saskatchewan Health & Safety Leadership Charter. The charter was created to support the continuous improvement of healthy and safe workplaces and communities and supports Mission:Zero and the philosophy that the only acceptable number of injuries in our province in ZERO.

"Safety is number one for us. We work to ensure that our staff and customers are safe while in our dealership, but also that they're thinking of it wherever they are," said Terry Ortynsky, dealer principal, Terry Ortynsky's Royal Ford.

The luncheon event is free of charge and is open to the public, but seating is limited, so those interested are encouraged to pre-register quickly. The event will take place at the Painted Hand Casino. Those interested in attending are asked to contact Brenda Blommaert at [email protected] or (306) 782-2261.