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Helping Big Brothers — Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron was given a big boost last Friday in the
form of a $5,000 donation from Rogers Wireless at MacLean's The Source by Circuit City. Backpacks filled
with school supplies were also donated to "tittles" and a fundraising barbecue was held. Pictured above from
left are Rogers retail account representative Melanie Scott, manager of retail accounts Shane Kendrick, senior
communications manager Andrew Sherbin, Big Brothers Big Sisters South Huron board president Drew
Robertson, MacLean's The Source by Circuit City owner Gary MacLean and manager Jeff MacLean. Robertson
thanked Rogers for the donation and outlined the programs offered by Big Brothers, which now has 21 tradi-
tional matches between "bigs" and "tittles" and four in -school mentors.There are seven children on a waiting
list for the traditional program and nine waiting for an in -school mentor.With no government funding,
Robertson said Big Brothers Big Sisters is always fundraising in the form of barbecues, dinners, corporate
donations, donation boxes and the United Way.This year the organization is hosting a "Whodunit Mystery"
dinner at the South Huron Rec Centre in November. Rogers also used the event to announce its new expan-
sion to wireless customers in Huron and Middlesex counties to offer better service to customers in the areas
of Exeter, Grand Bend, Crediton, Centralia, Hensall, Lucan and Seaforth. (photo/Scott Nixon)
Day of Action' for autism coalition
ONTARIO – The Ontario Autism Coalition (OAC) is
announcing that Sat., Sept. 15 will be a "Day of Action"
across the province of Ontario. The Autism Day of Action
is to remind political parties in Ontario that voters
throughout Ontario recognize and share Autism con-
cerns.
Sept. 15 will be marked by events held at MPP riding
offices including Ottawa, the Greater Toronto Area,
Windsor, Essex, and Sarnia.
The OAC also made an appearance at Attorney
General Michael Bryant's community barbecue on Sun.,
Aug. 26 at Wells Hill Park in Toronto, bringing the
autism crisis issue to the attention of Mr. Bryant and his
government.
"Autism issues fall under the mandate of the UN dec-
laration of the rights of the Disabled, a declaration to
which Canada is signatory", says Laura Kirby -McIntosh,
a member of the OAC executive committee." In Ontario,
the current government has failed children with autism
by denying them full and immediate access to ABA/IBI
within the school system. This has resulted in a growing
waitlist that is now in excess of 1,000 children. Parents
have no option but to go into financial hardship in order
to provide this necessary therapy for their children.
"Autism rights are universal and every province and
territory in Canada must ensure that these rights are
respected and promoted. This day of action is an impor-
tant opportunity for the citizens of Ontario to remind
their political leaders of these rights and press them for
their commitment to them." says Ms. McIntosh.
Capsule Comments
by Ernie Miatello
Trying to keep your salt intake down? Eat a
variety of fresh vegetables. Dried or frozen types
are also low in salt. Canned vegetables generally
are higher in salt. Become a good label reader.
Check for "sodium" content of all prepared foods
you buy. You'd be amazed at the amount of salt in
some products.
If you have nitroglycerin on hand for your cardiac chest pain and one
dose doesn't relieve the pain, consider calling 911. You can repeat the
dose every five minutes twice more. Early treatment for heart attack
and stroke is important for better recovery. Don't wait too long for help.
That same process that clogs and narrows the arteries to your heart
can also do the same to the veins in your legs resulting in leg pain
when you walk. The answer besides adjusting your diet to reduce the
clogging is to keep walking. This helps build up other pathways for the
blood to reach all your leg tissue.
September is Arthritis Month in Canada As the large number of
baby boomers are getting older, more and more people are being
diagnosed with arthritis every year. Each year, 100,000 new cases are
diagnosed in Canada. It is said that by 2006, at least one in five
Canadians will be living with the disease.
Communicating with you, our customers, is number one with our
pharmacists. We believe in the maxim: "Before you take it, talk about
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The OAC is asking for a commitment from all political
parties to the following:
1) Allow Intensive Behavioural Intervention (IBI)
instructor therapists currently working within the
Autism Intervention Program (AIP) entry into the school
system so that scientifically valid, supervised Applied
Behaviour Analysis (ABA) can be implemented. Children
receiving intensive ABA through the AIP and students
attending school should receive the same quality of ABA
services.
2) Eliminate the waitlist in the AIP and fully fund ser-
vices for all children with Autism -from the mild to severe
end of the Autism Spectrum.
3) Develop a formal credentialing system and a proper
training and recruitment system for the implementation
of ABA to ensure accountability and capacity within the
system.
POLICE BRIEF
Grand Bend break in
GRAND BEND — Lambton OPP are investigating a
break in to the " Pizza Place and Dairy Dip " on Main
Street in Grand Bend sometime between the evening of
Aug. 27 and the following morning. It is alleged thieves
broke into the store by forcing a rear sliding window.
Once entry was gained, thieves opened a set of double
doors to allow easy access to accomplices. They then
stole several items of value, most of those items being
small and easily transported. The items included a two
foot high "Pizzaman" statue, a Stihl leaf blower, a
Dewalt 18 volt drill, a Dewalt Universal tool set and
case, a large Reeses Pieces candy dispenser, a JVC CD
player, a Mintek DVD player and a 10 inch closed cir-
cuit TV monitor. The estimated value of the items
stolen is over $3,000 dollars. The investigation shows
entry through the sliding window would require the
person to be small in size to slide through a 10 inch
opening. The investigation is continuing.
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