The Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-04-29, Page 15Town to unveil emergency mascots
Emergency Management Week
will be celebrated in Goderich
from Sunday May 3 to Saturday
May 10 with a display at the Sun -
coast Mali.
The Goderich Fire Depart-
ment, Huron EMS, OPP and the
Health Unit along with Huron
Perth Red Cross, Victim Ser-
vices and Goderich Community
Emergency Management Coor-
dinator (CEMC) Lynda. Rotteau
will have displays and equipment
demonstrations on Tuesday May
5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the A&W
on Huron Road, where they will
also be introducing the new
Emergency Management Ontario
Mascots, a boy and girl squirrel.
They will be interacting with the
children to encourage families to
"Be Prepared Not Scared" during
emergencies.
A&W Manager Chris Bowen
will provide free Root Beer for
all attending. There will be bro-
chures for the parents and fire
hats, removable tattoos and book
marks for the children.
"The purpose of the event is to
draw the attention of the public
to the necessity to prepare your
own family for emergencies by
having a 72 -hour emergency
kit, consisting of water, non-
perishable foods, medications, a
change of clothing and an out-of-
town contact name for the family
to call if they become separated,"
said Lynda Rotteau the CEMC
for Goderich.
"The municipality is doing
their part to prepare for emergen-
cies and it is essential that each
family do theirs."
Huron County aims to get in motion
Huron and Perth Counties are
welcoming spring with the com-
munity -wide Turn Off the Screens
and Get "in motion" contest the
week of April 27 to May 3. The
goal is to encourage residents to
make physical activity a part of
their daily lives.
Tracking forms will be available
at all elementary schools, local
recreation centres, libraries, some
workplaces and the health unit.
People are encouraged to check off
their forms daily with their screen -
free time and physical activity. At
the end of the week the forms are
returned and will be entered into
draws for prizes.
"Whether you have been hiber-
nating for the winter or maintain-
ing your physical activity routine,
take this week to explore new op-
tions that are available," says in
motion Steering Committee mem-
ber from the Goderich YMCA,
Jane Dawson.
"We'd like to see everyone turn
off the ' screens — computer, tele-
vision, games when they're not
needed for school or work — and
get active. The goal is to encour-
age children and adults to be active
for 30 minutes at least five days a
week."
A list of free events can be found
at www.hpinmotion.ca ,or call
your local recreation centre. The
website also has a link to the Hu-
ron County Trail brochure. Trail
activities are always free. Check
out the Owl Prowl April 30 and
the guided Spring Hike May 3.
Some local libraries are also of:
fering screen free activities during
this week.
Dawson says physical activity is
an important ingredient for good
health. In Huron County only
about half of residents aged 12 and
over are active enough for health.
More than half of adults are over-
weight or obese and heart disease
is the number one cause of death.
As well, over one quarter of chil-
dren are overweight or obese.
Funding for this initiative comes
from a Communities in Action
Fund Grant from the Ontario
Ministry of Health Promotion, as
well as mu-
nicipal and
community
partners.
Livery hosts pay -what -you -can
From page 13
Moon over Buffalo
with the GLT. The re-
sponse to their effort,
driven by lead director
Armstrong, was noth-
ing short of an -"amaz-
ing success." This time
Reynolds has taken the
reigns as lead, utiliz-
ing both hers and Arm-
stongs' strengths effec-
tively.
"My weaknesses are
Nina's strengths, and
vise versa," Armstrong
said. "Nina is phenom-
enal at really grasping
the sets, design, and the
overall look of a. pro-
duction."
"And Susan knows
how to pull characters
out of the actors in such
a way I can't figure out,"
Reynolds added.
Still unsure? Why
not see for yourself.
The whole thing is set
to play out May 1, 2, 7,
8 and 9 at 8 p.m., with
Photo by Dominique Milburn
Tom Dean delves into his inner physician while
Kevin MacDonald looks on. The Two pair up for
The Death Of Me, hitting the stage this week.
a matinee May 3 at 2
p.m.
A Pay -What -You -Can
open dress rehearsal
will take place Thurs-
day, April 30.
For more information
or tickets, contact The
Livery Box Office at
519-524-6262. Tickets
are $20, student and se-
nior discounts available.
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