Yukon tables legislation to make soccer nets safer

The Yukon Government is looking to improve the safety standards for moveable soccer nets.

It tabled legislation Monday which will include provisions making it illegal to use a moveable soccer net at any public recreational facility without written permission.

It will also require anyone using a moveable soccer net to make sure it meets standards and is installed and maintained properly.

Last summer, five-year-old Jaedynn Amann-Hicksdied after a soccer net fell on her while she was playing at a school field in Watson Lake, Yukon.