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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-03-26, Page 1010 News Record • Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Grant will help facilitate elder abuse plays Dave Flaherty Goderich Signal Star A local organization has received a fed- eral grant to help spread the message of elder abuse prevention. Huron -Bruce MP Ben Lobb announced Huron Women's Shelter would receive $25,450 to help put on three plays that address elder abuse. Huron Elder Abuse Prevention Com- mittee board member Michele Hansen said the funds would help to facilitate three plays they have developed. Among the topics are proper respect and treatment of seniors, attempting to create awareness of the services that sen- iors and caregivers can access in the com- munity and financial abuse of seniors. The plays will be performed at local long-term care facilities, senior centres and other senior -orientated locations. They were written by committee mem- bers and directed by Sally Walker. Lobb said the topics are issues he and his staff hear about from constituents everyday. The committee will also hold panel discussions on elder abuse and provide education on seniors' sexuality and intimacy. "Society has a mindset that once peo- ple reach a certain age they aren't sexual beings anymore and intimacy can be treated as a bad thing," Hansen said. The funds were provided through the federal government's New Horizons for Seniors program. Lobb estimated that since 2008, over $1 million in funding has been provided through the program in Huron and Bruce Counties. F 4 SPRING 'ENHANCI 2014 7f' YOUR 4" OUTDOORS' Spring came (and went) a little early, so people are keen to get outdoors and get going. Help them out with Outdoor living; decks, furniture, bars, barbeques, trees, shrubs and all that people desire in a backyard. This is your opportunity to reach thousands of homeowners with your Special Product or Service that will make them love the outdoors, itosei A special supplement to: Clinton News -Record, The Goderich Signal -Star, Lucknow Sentinel and The Seaforth Huron Expositor Wednesday, April 23, 2 Format: Tabloid Circulation: 10,000 Households Ad Deadline: Friday, April 11, 2014 Rate:$9.80 per column inch410m,_ (70C per agate line) Spot Colour: $75.00 1 As, Rural Health Institute represented at local summit Gwen Devereaux among 75 invited by the Rural Ontario Institute Dave Flaherty Goderich Signal Star The Gateway Rural Health Research Institute was well rep- resented at the Rural Ontario Summit earlier this month. Gwen Devereaux, president of the board for the institute attended the event in Cobourg on March 3. Seventy-five representatives from rural health care organi- zations were invited. "It was an honour to be asked to attend," Devereaux said. "What was really great was that Minister (of Rural Affairs Jeff) Leal stayed with us and we discussed different aspects of rural healthcare." Devereaux said she would "absolutely" go back again if invited next year, adding she wished there was more events like the summit throughout the year. The summit included discussions on "anything and every- thing" in rural health. "It was a very lively discussion," Devereaux said, adding it was a good experience to meet people from other rural areas of the province and bounce ideas off each other. "I would the say people from around the table brought a great deal of passion." Although the 75 representatives all face different issues in their different regions, Devereaux said one thing that was apparent to everyone is "a grassroots approach is the only way rural health care is going to grow:' Paramedics honoured for helping to deliver baby in ACW Janssen, Riley receive congratulatory certificates Paul Cluff Goderich Signal Star Mother Nature doesn't wait for the storm to pass. Fortunately, for a pregnant woman in Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh, two paramedics pushed through the fierce storm to help at a critical time. James Janssen and Tharon Riley arrived after a 36 -minute tumultuous drive on Jan. 7 to find a woman in labour. Schools were cancelled, roads were closed but the paramedics helped deliver a baby that morning. "Generally paramedics are called to attend scenes of trau- matic injury or sudden medical emergencies," EMS deputy chief Jeff Horseman told Huron County council during a cer- emony to honour the first responders. "Once in a while we are able to attend a call that reminds us how we can also be a part of a life changing event with a happy ending:' Both mom and baby girl, Mary, were healthy and happy after the at-home birth. A midwife made it to the residence a short time later. Horseman said supervisors were trying to figure out how to get staff members to work that day. Another ambulance was stuck in a snowdrift trying to respond to a call. Horseman and Warden Joe Steffler presented Janssen and Riley with certifi- cates of recognition and the traditional stork pin. clintonnewsrecord.com