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Epilepsy chapter asks South West LHIN for core funding
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daily funded and determine if that
funding is justified.
Brian Melady, a board member for
Epilepsy Huron -Perth -Bruce, told
the LHIN board members that. the
Epilepsy organization significantly
reduces costs for both the provincial
health care system and the educa-
tion system by educating families
and school communities about the
neurological condition, preventing
visits to emergency departments and
ambulance rides.
"When my five-year-old has a sei-
zure at school, rather than calling
the ambulance they realize they just
need my seven-year-old to make my
son comfortable and 45 minutes lat-
er, he's running around healthy as
can be," explained,Melady.
He said 35 per cent of the organiza-
tion's funding comes from the United
Way and the other 65 per cent is a
result of fundraising by volunteers
and staff'.
"There would be a huge cost bur-
den on the Ministry of Health and
the Ministry of Education without
us," he said.
When LHIN board member Linda
Stevenson asked what the impact
would be if the local Epilepsy chap-
ter closed, Epilepsy board member
Laura Brown responded that clients
could be referred to London where
a huge geographical area is already
being served.
Melady also pointed out that many
family physicians and other health
care workers are not experts in epi-
lepsy and don't have the answers the
organization does.
"As difficult as it is, we need to fo-
cus on services, not organizations,"
ONSTAR helps police find truck stolen in Huron East
A 26 -year-old Kitchener man
has been charged after a pick-•
up truck stolen from Huron East
was located using the ONSTAR
feature in the truck.
The 2009 GMC pick-up was
reported stolen on Sept. 10 at
around 11:30 a.m.
• Police were able to use the
London OPP. Communications
Centre and ONSTAR to find the
truck but as soon as officers ar-
rived, the driver fled and began
driving in a dangerous manner,
reports the Huron OPP.
Policeused a spike belt to
flatten two tires and ONSTAR
used the "slow down" feature to
cause the truck to slow and stop
on Base Line near Auburn.
The driver then fled on foot but
was found in a tree around 1:30
p.m. after officers contained the
area and brought in' the canine
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The man is charged with one
count of flight from police, one
count of dangerous driving, one
count of failing to comply with
recognizance and one count of
possession of property obtained
by crime over $5,000.
responded Gamble.
Armstrong said after the meeting
that she has 'been asking for base
funding from the LHIN since last
November and has submitted a pro-
posal for one-time funding from the
LHIN's surplus budget. She said Ep-
ilepsy Huron -Perth -Bruce is asking
for $60,000 per county.
"If you support one person with
epilepsy, you've educated 100 people
so the thought of closing the doors
makes me profoundly sad," said
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