Lakeshore Advance, 2011-07-13, Page 9Wednesday, July 13, 2011 • Lakeshore Advance 9
Three area restaurants butt out
Cheryl Heath
Lambton County's Health
Services Department is singing
he praises of three Grand Bend
usinesses that are butting out of
the smoking on the patio
business.
In praising the move to go
entirely smoke free at the Grow-
ing Gator, J Dee's Summerhouse
and Gables Tavern in Grand
Bend, Marie Chaves, a supervi-
sor for the Ontario Tobacco Strat-
egy for Lambton County Health
Services, says hopefully the busi-
nesses deserve a pat on the back
for going the extra mile.
Chaves notes the restaurants'
decision came to light after one
of the health unit's tobacco
enforcement officers visited the
sites and found the restaurants
no longer had a problem with
Smoke Free Ontario restrictions
as they had gone entirely smoke
free.
"My hope is once the others
start seeing it, that they will also
want to jump on board," she
says.
Sain hatat11oUt?Os, owner of
the Growling Gator Which has
an expansive outdoor patio
overlooking picturesque Lake
Huron, says his restaurant
changed its policy last year
following complaints from fam-
ilies with regard to nearby
smokers.
Ile says the change also made
sense given Smoke S'tet' Ontario
laws !lave intricate ►'ales on
where smoking can take place
and since his business has
umbrellas, it is difficult to
ensure umbrellas are placed
where allowed since customers
often I11oVt' thl'in.
"Ninety-nine per cent of
(smokers) have no problem
with going outside the
restaurant to smoke," adds
Karanloutzos.
Meanwhile, there are busi-
nesses opting to keep their
patios smoker friendly.
John Musser, manager of the
landmark Colonial hotel in
(rand fiend, says his restaurant
plans on keeping things status
quo for now.
"People appreciate having it
place to smoke," he says.
Society seeks new recruits
Lakeshore Advance staff
'Ihe Alzheimer Society is look-
ing for a few good men and
women to lend a helping hand to
its new Volunteer Companion
Program.
Kirsten Passchier, Community
Outreach Coordinator for the
Society, reports the program,
which began in January, is prov-
ing to be an increasingly popular
one with dementia sufferers, car-
egivers and volunteers alike.
"It gives people a chance to
socialize and have some activity
and it gives caregivers a couple
of hours once it Week to get out 01
the hoose amd enjoy some 51urt-
terin respite,' says Pasat'tlit'1', not-
ing another added 1)01105 i5 it
gives dementia sulfe'ers and vol
1111teers a ''lull'((' to "Illakt' it 11('w
friend."
Passchier reports that as it
stands, there is a \vaiting list in
the (;rand Bend area for volun-
teers to step forward and those
suffering from dementia are cli
('1115 of the Society. ( )Inti' 11,11ied,
the volunteer and client enjoy
activities that include going out
for coffee, playing games, taking
a walk anti looking at
photographs.
"It's enjoyable for the vohln
(errs, too," notes I'asschier, who
says the Society once held a 5in1
ilar program but it was not able
to fully expand since there was
00 available funding. thanks to a
recent grant, the Society is Il0%V
able to dedicate a full -tithe coor-
dinator to the task.
For more information 011 the
program, or to volunteer, call
Passchier at (:;1 1) '1112-1 182 or
t' mail her care 0f, Klrsien(I1)
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Catch Basin Larviciding
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Catch basin larviciding has begun and will continue throughout the
summer. The Medical Officer of Health has authorized the program to
control larval mosquitoes in order to reduce the number of adult
mosquitoes that can transmit West Nile virus
Surveillance
The County of Lambton has contracted the St. Clair Region
Conservation Authority to conduct larval surveillance and apply
larvicide to municipal catch basins located within Lambton County
under the Ministry of Environment larviciding permit number
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Please Prepare to Stop!
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Community Health Services urges Lambton residents to remove
stagnant water around their homes. Mosquitoes can lay eggs and
develop in water that has been sitting for as little as 4 days.
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