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| Children and youth invited to enter “RCMP Name the Foal” contest! Orleans Urgent Care Clinic Closing on Sundays Ontario's first Family Day forecasts from confusing to controversial Rockland: Child Restraint Seats inspection clinic a success Med-Emerg opens chronic pain management clinic in Ottawa Fisher-Price recalls 14,250 farm sounds toys Veterans and students take to the web to share stories Click your way to better health |
| Children/youth invited to enter “RCMP Name the Foal” contest |
OTTAWA - May 22, 2009 - Canada’s national police force is asking for help from children and youth 14 years old
and under to name six foals that will be born this spring at the Royal Canadian  Mounted Police (RCMP) breeding farm in Pakenham,
Ontario. Some of these horses may one day be part of the world famous Musical Ride!“Every year, this contest allows the RCMP to connect with youth around the world. Challenging youth to find names for the foals provides a unique opportunity for them to be creative,” said Sergeant Marc Godue of the Musical Ride Branch. Schools are also encouraged to submit class entries! The contest is also international, so it is open to children and youth from around the world. For more information on the contest, please click here.  Back to top |
| Orleans Urgent Care Clinic Closing on Sundays |
| ( Josh Pringle - CFRA
- Tuesday, April 29, 2008) The Orleans Urgent Care Clinic will be closing its doors on Sundays and statutory
holidays starting June 1st. The centre is blaming a "serious shortage" of physicians in Ontario for the
decision to close the clinic on Sundays. It adds it has too few doctors to cover the traditional hours of operations. Chair of the Board Dr. Wayne Nimigan says "strong competing incentives in the current climate have made it very difficult to recruit and retain new physicians and at least six have left for other practice settings." Read more on this story at OttawaEast.ca. (The facility, which has been providing urgent and emergency health care seven days a week since September 1994, is being forced to change its hours of operation because of a doctor shortage. More...) Related story: ‘Cheap shots’ won’t solve health care problem, officials warn “It is very easy to take cheap shots and capitalize on a hot topic,” Orléans Urgent Care Clinic executive director Marion Moritz wrote in an open letter after Innes Coun. Rainer Bloess publicly called for local MPP Phil McNeely’s resignation. More... Back to top |
| Ontario's first Family Day forecasts from confusing
to controversial No Shopping on Family Day Cops Prepare for First Family Day Weekend On Family Day, Winter and Spring to collide over Ottawa |
| No Shopping on Family Day (Courtesy Josh Pringle-CFRA) The Rideau Centre says it's "extremely disappointed" the mall will be closed on Family Day. The mall is being forced to keep its doors shut on Monday in compliance with the Retail Business Holidays Act. Although the Rideau Centre was granted "Tourist Destination Area" status allowing the mall to be open on specific statutory holidays, Family Day is not on the list of permitted holiday openings. The Rideau Centre, Byward Market merchants and stores across Ottawa must remain closed on Monday for Family Day. Back to top
Cops Prepare for First Family Day Weekend (Courtesy Josh Pringle-CFRA) Ontario Provincial Police are reminding you not to mix alcohol with your favourite winter sport this Family Day weekend. The Ottawa OPP is urging motorists to think about how their actions can endanger their loved ones or others during the first long weekend in February. Officers will be focusing on aggressive commercial drivers and motorists failing to move away from stopped emergency vehicles with their emergency lights activated. The OPP is also reminding winter sport enthusiasts not to mix alcohol with snowmobiling and riding ATVs. Back to top
On Family Day, Winter and Spring to collide over Ottawa (Courtesy Jason McIntyre - CFRA) A shovel, road salt, and an umbrella - those are the items you will most likely need for the rest of the Family Day long weekend. Environment Canada severe weather meterologist Mark Alliksaar tells CFRA News that a significant system will shortly be on Ottawa's doorstep. Alliksaar says the big difference between this storm and recent wintery blasts is 'instead of snow, [the] Ottawa Valley will get freezing rain.' Snow is expected to begin midday Sunday, then the precipitation will change to freezing drizzle. Alliksaar adds that according to computer models, the freezing rain will last anywhere between three and six hours, totalling up to 10 millimetres, before rain starts around midnight. The system originated in Colorado and has been making its way quickly across the United States. Although winds aren't forecasted to be especially strong, road conditions will be treacherous. Ontario Provincial Police and Ottawa Police are reminding motorists to leave extra space around their vehicle and extra time on their schedules. Back to top |
| Rockland: Child Restraint Seats inspection clinic a success |
| By all appearances, a recent inspection clinic to look at Child Restraint Seats, was a complete success
and Rockland resident and organizer Serena Shelley couldn't be happier. Shelley, an instructor for child restraint systems (CRS) with S.E.A.T.S. Coalition, advised the Canaan Connexion that 28 appointments were made for the clinic which was held inside the service bays thanks to the local Canadian Tire store. Twenty-five people actually showed up for the clinic although three of those had to be rescheduled because their older model vehicles did not have the proper anchors to secure forward facing seats. Most of those attending had seats appropriate for their child. Once an infant reaches the age of one year and 22 pounds they may move to to a forward facing restraint but Transport Canada states: "The longer you use a rear-facing infant-only seat, infant /child seat, or infant/child/booster seat that fits correctly, even past your baby's first birthday, the safer your baby will be in a crash." (source www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety ) Shelley is hoping local inspection clinics can be held at leat twice a year and volunteers are needed to assist as inspection technicians. This year there were two technicians and two CRS instructors available for the clinic so the clinic went smoothly. These people were provided by S.E.A.T.S Coalition, a not for profit organization made up of community volunteers including members of the health care and policing communities. They also do courses, seminars and inspection clinics. If anyone is interested in becoming a technician, they must qualify by taking an 16-hour training course then pass an exam to receive their certification. Shelley is hoping to have the local S.E.A.T.S. Coalition Web site up and running soon. In the meantime, if you would like more information on becoming a certified technician or if you would like to have your child seat checked out, call 613-446-6628, e-mail Serena Shelley at: serena [at] sympatico.ca or or the Seat Coalition at: seats_coalition [at] hotmail.com. Back to top
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| Med-Emerg opens chronic pain management clinic
in Ottawa By Ottawa Business Journal Staff Wed, Jan 31, 2007 Health-care related service provider Med-Emerg International Inc. is opening three new chronic pain management centres across Ontario, including one in Ottawa. Med-Emerg will be opening two other centres in London and Oshawa under the banner of CPM Health Centres, bringing the company's total number of chronic pain management centres to eight. "With approximately 20 per cent of the population experiencing chronic pain, the demand for our services continues," said Med-Emerg chief executive Dr. Ramesh Zacharias in a statement. "In opening our new facilities we are able to provide much needed infrastructure to the local pain practitioners. In each of these communities we have been fortunate to collaborate with some of the leading clinical and academic pain practitioners in the operation of our centres." Dr. Zacharias said the company treated more than 1,750 patients in November 2006, compared to 290 patients two years before when it first opened, and expects "continued growth" for its clinics. Back to top |
Fisher-Price recalls 14,250 farm sounds toys [Apr. 23/03]
Fisher-Price in Canada is
voluntarily recalling about 14,250 Little People Animal Sounds Farms manufactured from June 17, 2002 through
July 31, 2002. Two small metal screws that hold the toy "stall doors" in place can come off, posing an
aspiration or choking hazard to youngchildren.
Fisher-Price in Canada has received 20 reports of the screws coming off the toy. There have been no serious injuries reported in Canada.
The recalled Little People(R) Animal Sounds Farms are shaped like a barn and make animal sounds when the doors of the cow or horse stall are opened.
The recalled toys have a model number of 77973 or 77746 and a six-character manufacturing date code that begins with 168 through 212, followed by the number 2 as the fourth digit. Both the model number and date code can be found on the underside of the green ramp. The Fisher-Price logo appears at the top of the tallest side of the barn in red and white.
Mass merchants and toy stores nationwide sold these toys between July 2002 and December 2002 for about $50.
Consumers should take the toy away from young children immediately and contact Fisher-Price toll-free at 1-866-259-7873
anytime to receive a free repair kit.
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Veterans and students take to the web to share
stories
Last Remembrance Week, The Dominion Institute launched the new Korean War feature of The Memory Project
- a nation-wide initiative to help veterans talk with school children about their life experiences. Leading up
to Remembrance Day, over 12,000 students visited with a veteran through The Memory Project and then recorded for posterity the veteran visitor's story on the Internet.
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Click your way to better health
Canadian Internet portal Sympatico-Lycos has partnered with MediResource to enhance its
health and wellness content with meaningful, timely and relevant Canadian information. The Web site includes a comprehensive drug and disease database with information on thousands
of prescription medications and hundreds of medical conditions. The database explains how the drug works, describes
how the drug should be taken, lists side effects, provides precautions, and warns of drug interactions.
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Family Health
The Ontario Early Years Centre website:
The Ontario government created Ontario Early Years Centres to be a place where parents and caregivers can get answers
to questions, information about programs and services that are available for young children, and an opportunity
to talk to early years professionals, as well as other parents and caregivers in the community..
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Consumer Protection...
Marketplace: is CBC's
award- winning consumer
affairs program. Money, getting value for your dollar, keeping some other guy's hand out of your wallet and making
sure the goods you buy are safe are at the forefront of Marketplace's mandate. Back to top
CBC Kids
Zone
Links... to family resources
CBC Kids Zone
Internet Safety for Teens
Ontario Genealogy Society
Technokids Computer Curriculum
Today's Parent
Lots and lots of fun and informative things for kids, both on-air and online.
Internet
and Web Safety for Teens
McAfee, the anti-virus company says: "The Internet can be a really fun place to play
and learn, but it can also be kind of scary sometimes. Not everybody you meet is nice, or who they say they are.
But guess what? You're in charge! You don't have to talk to scary people, or say things you don't want to."
(NOTE: you can also check out ANABEL's anti-virus and hoax links at:
http://www.anabelassociates.com/virus.shtml.
Ontario Genealogy Society
To encourage, bring together and assist all those interested in the pursuit of family history. To
promote genealogical research; To set standards for genealogical excellence by encouragement and instruction in
effective research methods; To make available to those whose ancestors are from Ontario, the knowledge, diversity
and comprehensiveness of the genealogical resources in Ontario; To share expertise in other geographic areas.
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TechnoKids
TechnoKids Inc. is a trusted and valued publisher of technology curriculum. TechnoKids Computer Curriculum is used
to teach thousands of students every day the skills that will best prepare them for the digital age. TechnoKids
Computer Curriculum uses a project-based approach to teach computing skills to children aged 5-17. The curriculum
is divided into six categories: Primary, Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Camp, and Teacher. Each category contains
a set of projects designed to integrate a range of Information and Communication Technology skills into student
learning including: word processing, programming, graphics, spreadsheets, desktop publishing, applied technology,
telecommunications, databases, operating systems, and multimedia.
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Today's Parent
is the flagship of a family of magazines that includes Great Expectations, Your Baby, New Mother
and their French-language counterparts. It is published 11 times a year and is available by subscription and at
newsstands throughout Canada. Today's Parent embraces a gentle, nurturing parenting style which respects each child's
unique personality. We understand the normal developmental needs and limitations shared by all children as they
grow. We encourage mothers and fathers to "stay on their child's side" when addressing behaviour problems...
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| RECIPIES... |
Blue Jay resident Joan Binda serves up a ton of great recipies.
La Boîte à Recettes Web
A ton of Canadian and international recipies in French.
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