Their kids were exposed to carbon monoxide at a hockey rink. They're trying to prevent it from happening again
Parents are advocating for mandatory carbon monoxide detectors in ice rinks following a 2024 incident where over 20 children were poisoned by emissions from arena equipment. The group is pushing for stricter air quality regulations to prevent future health risks.
Why it matters
It highlights a significant public health safety gap in recreational facilities that currently lack standardized federal oversight.
Moir, an off-duty firefighter from Calgary, says it wasn't like his son to experience a headache and nausea but he did what he could to take care of him.
But it was only 10 to 15 minutes later that a second player came off the ice with similar symptoms. Then, a third.
At first he thought maybe it was a flu, but he noticed the boys started feeling a bit better once they left the rink and got some fresh air. Moir continued to ponder the cause as they made their way home to Calgary.
"I started going through the Rolodex of symptoms in my head of what that could be, as a firefighter," he told CBC News. Those symptoms, he says, checked a lot of boxes for carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
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