The Yellowknife Minor Fastball Association says itSA国际影视传媒檚 investigating a breach of playersSA国际影视传媒� medical information after documents, including health care card numbers and guardian contact information, wound up at the citySA国际影视传媒檚 dump.

Medical records SA国际影视传媒� including full names, birth dates and emergency contacts SA国际影视传媒� believed to belong to participants of last year's baseball season, which runs from May to June, were discovered at the Yellowknife dump by a local reporter earlier this week, association president Kristal Melanson told Yellowknifer in an email on Tuesday.

SA国际影视传媒淎t this point, we believe the information was contained in team rosters that are shared with coaches at the beginning of each season to ensure they have the information required to respond in the event of a medical emergency,SA国际影视传媒� stated Melanson.

Children between the ages of three and 16 play in the league.

The association collected the information, which was then distributed to coaches and assistant coaches to ensure coaching staff, who are all volunteers, had SA国际影视传媒渁ny information they may need to respond to emergency situations,SA国际影视传媒� stated Melanson.

On Monday, several media sources reported the association had no reason to believe the information had been SA国际影视传媒渃ompromised.SA国际影视传媒�

Asked whether or not this was still the belief on Tuesday, a direct answer wasnSA国际影视传媒檛 provided, but Melanson stated itSA国际影视传媒檚 believed SA国际影视传媒渢he hard-copy documents were picked up shortly after they were disposed of at the dump.SA国际影视传媒�

Melanson did not say how many players were affected by the breach, but she said a thorough review will be conducted. She said the association will be contacting the parents of playersSA国际影视传媒� SA国际影视传媒渄irectly impacted,SA国际影视传媒� by the data breach.

A statement was released to all registrants immediately after the association was alerted of the breach on Monday, she added.

After all impacted parties are contacted, the documents will be disposed of SA国际影视传媒減roperly,SA国际影视传媒� stated Melanson.

ItSA国际影视传媒檚 unclear at this time how exactly the medical documents ended up at the dump, but Melanson told Yellowknifer the breach came on the heels of a SA国际影视传媒渕ajorSA国际影视传媒� clean-up at the association's equipment shed over the weekend.

SA国际影视传媒淚t is possible that this information was improperly disposed of at that time,SA国际影视传媒� she stated.

The breach, which board members are taking SA国际影视传媒渧ery seriously,SA国际影视传媒� she added, could spell changes to how the fastball association handles its playersSA国际影视传媒� sensitive information.

SA国际影视传媒淭he board will be examining all policies and practices related to the storage and disposal of player information in the coming days,SA国际影视传媒� stated Melanson.

Coaching staff will also be offered SA国际影视传媒済uidanceSA国际影视传媒� on how to store and dispose of data SA国际影视传媒渙nce the season is complete.SA国际影视传媒�

A review and revamping of policies is expected to take up to a month to complete, at which time parents and guardians will be notified of any changes.

In September, prior to the breach, board members decided not to collect player health care numbers for the next season, as the need to have that information in the event of an emergency was deemed non-essential following an annual review.

The Yellowknife Minor Fastball Association will continue to reach out to parents impacted by the breach in the coming days, stated Melanson.