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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-02-04, Page 22 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentine Dayle Taylor, Youth Education Chair, RCL Branch 309 Lucknow presented the LCPS student winners their prizes for the Poems, Posters & Essay Contest held for Remembrance Day. The presentations were made at the Recognition Assembly held at Lucknow Central Public School on January 26, 2015. Front from left: Breanna Marta, Hailey Moffat, Destiny Furness. Middle from left: Madelyn Ferraz, Spencer Robinson, Brandon Metzke, Samantha Hallam, Dayle Taylor. Back from left: Cassie Wilson, Rebecca Cuillerier, Cameron Murray, Tyler Jones, Chasity Murray. Poems, Posters & Essay Contest Winners Lucknow Legion Branch 309 Students from Lucknow Central Public School and Brookside Public School entered the Royal Canadian Legion Poems, Posters & Essay Contest through the Lucknow Branch 309. There were cate- gories for both colour and black and white posters within three levels of Primary, Junior and Intermediate for each cat- egories. Three prizes were available to be won in each level of each category, with the first prize entries in each sec- tion being sent on to the Dis- trict level. Poster Contest Winners Primary Black & White: lst Destiny Furness, LCPS; 2nd Kris- ten McClinchey, Brookside. Colour: lst Shae-Lynn Marie Irwin, Brookside; 2nd Hailey Moffat, LCPS; 3rd Olivia Wheeler, Brookside. Junior Black & White: lst Cassie Wilson, LCPS; 2nd Saman- tha Hallam, LCPS; 3rd Spencer Robinson, LCPS. Colour: lst Breanna Marta, LCPS; 2nd Bran- don Metske, LCPS; 3rd Madelyn Ferraz, LCPS. Intermediate Black & White: lst Cha- sity Murray, LCPS. Colour: lst Rebecca Cuill- erier, LCPS; 2nd Tyler Jones, LCPS; 3rd Cam- eron Murray, LCPS. Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentine Dayle Taylor, Youth Education Chair, RCL Branch 309 Lucknow presented the Brookside Public School student winners their prizes for the Poems, Posters & Essay Contest held for Remembrance Day. From left: Olivia Wheeler, Shae Lynn Marie Irwin, Dayle Taylor. Absent: Kristen McClinchey. January 28, 2015. Response to Final Report of the Precarious Work Group of Peace and Justice Bruce Grey Poverty Task Force and the Grey Bruce Health Unit Submitted incomes in Grey Bruce are found in rural areas and in downtown Owen Sound as cited in (HEAL), Human Environments Analysis Lab- oratory, "Mapping Opportu- nities for Healthy Eating and Healthy Physical Activity in Grey -Bruce, Ontario," West- ern University, 2012 The report of the Precari- "We need to address the ous Work Group of Peace & trend of precarious work in Justice is critical reading our communities to ensure and the Bruce Grey Poverty that families are able to pro - Task Force supports the call vide for their families. Stop - for Living Wage policies ping this trend will reduce passed by all municipal the need for councils in Grey Bruce. In social supports and allow 2013, the Bruce Grey Pov- families to live in dignity," erty Task Force surveyed says Jill Umbach, Planning people living in poverty or Network Coordinator, Bruce with lived experience, (aver- Grey Poverty Task Force. age aged 35-56). They prior- The Grey Bruce Health itized the provision of a "liv- Unit advocates for "Health ing wage" as the most in All Policies" and wants important thing to reduce council members to recog- poverty for families and nize that the actions they individuals. take as elected officials will In Bruce and Grey Coun- affect the health, equity and ties, there is an increase in sustainability of their com- families surviving on part- munity. Municipal govern - time, seasonal and casual ment can shape the health employment. These families of a community through the do not have the security or design and delivery of poli - benefits enjoyed in more cies, programs and services. traditional employment We ask their support for relationships. Many zero actions that improve the hour contracts exist result- health of our communities. ing in people being As a society, we act collec- employed but receiving no tively to assure the condi- payment for being on-call tions in which people can for work such as Personal be healthy; this is the Support Workers. Many essence of Public Health. families are resorting to Good health comes from a food banks and other com- variety of factors: income munity charitable programs and social status; education in order to get by. These pre- and literacy; employment carious employment rela- and working conditions; tionships are becoming the early childhood develop - 'new normal' for our ment; housing and social workforce. supports; personal health Lower income, from practices; and a smaller under employment or no extent from the health care employment, challenges the system and our o w n ability to provide basic genetics. necessities. People with low A "Health in All Policies" income or without a job means: working with part - tend to experience more nerships to implement a liv- health problems including ing wage policy; investing adult onset diabetes, heart municipal resources to sup - attacks and mental health port under resourced fami- issues such as depression, lies; support to create relia- anxiety and increased sui- ble employment and cide rates. business opportunities. According to "Statistics The Final Report of the Canada 2011 Census of Precarious Work Group of Canada," 2012, the unem- Peace and Justice Grey ployment rate for youth Bruce is now online at aged 15 - 24 is 14% and 11% http://tiffanyweb.bmts. of children aged 17 and com/-gbpeace/ under in Grey Bruce live in FinalReportPrecWrkGrP&J- low income families. Lowest Append.pdf.