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Fresh start
for local GM
dealership
Robinson Buick
GMC owners Cindy
Robinson (right),
Ted Kohli (left) and
Sam Hirani look
forward to
continuing to sell
and service GM
products just as
they have for the
past 45 years.
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Operating as a family run business in
Guelph for 45 years, Robinson Pontiac,
originally located downtown, was purchased by Howard Robinson in August
1965. Ten years later, the Robinson dealership would be the first automotive
dealership to relocate to its current location on Woodlawn Road, in what has
become known as the Guelph Automall.
An award winning business, Robinson
Pontiac was the proud recipient of the
Triple Crown Award in 2005, a recognition given to the top General Motors
dealers for exceeding customer's expectations in Sales, Service, Parts, and
Accessories. Plus, Howard Robinson
received the Milestone Award for 41
years of dedicated service as a General
Motors dealer.
Through the years the dealership has
grown to include a staff of 48 employees.
In 2007 the business was purchased by
longtime employees, Cindy Robinson,
Howard’s daughter–having worked at
the dealership since 1985; Ted
Kohli–team member since 1974 and
Sales Manager since 1979; along with
Sam Hirani, who has lead the wholesale
division since 1996.
In early 2009, Robinson Pontiac completed $2 million worth of major renovations deemed necessary by GM–
including an expanded showroom, waiting lounge and service bays plus a service
drive-thru for customer's convenience.
Shortly after the renovations were
complete, the owners received a letter
from GM, identifying them as one of the
Canadian dealers whose Sales and
Service agreement would not be
renewed.
GM Canada, at the request of the
Federal and Ontario Governments,
accelerated its restructuring and released
a revised, more aggressive Operating
Plan in April 2009, which included plans
to reduce the number of GM dealerships in Canada by approximately 42%.
A wind down agreement gave the dealerships until December 2009 to close.
“After 42 years of dedication to the
GM brand, my reaction became one of
wanting to protect what my father had
built,” says Cindy Robinson.
Robinson was not alone in her desire
to standup to GM, and 21 dealerships
across Canada joined together to bring a
legal suit against the manufacturer to
overturn their decision.
“It was a very long and emotional time
which took a lot of energy away from
the day to day business,” adds Robinson.
“We had such great support from our
customers, employees and the community.” Customers not only continued to
purchase cars, and service vehicles, many
wrote letters in support of the business to
GM. Local MP Frank Valeriote, also the
Chair of the Official Oppositions Auto
Caucus, took a policitcal initiative to
push GM to reverse the decision.
However GM was attempting to split
up the multi-party suit, to fight each
dealership independently. In March
2010 the dealers’ legal counsel, lead by
Jonathan Lisus, won a motion to keep
the group together.
After fifteen months, the dealerships
were successful in resolving their lawsuit
against General Motors. A decision was
received in August of 2010 with 11 dealerships retaining their businesses and
the remainder agreeing to settlements.
Guelph’s Robinson Pontiac will become
Robinson Buick GMC and remains a
GM dealership, continuing to sell and
service GM products just as they have
for the past 45 years.
Unfortunately 240 dealerships across
Canada did close during GM’s restructuring, including Saturn, Saab and other
GM providers. Despite one of the most
challenging years for GM and the entire
automotive industry, GM Canada
reported in January 2010 that it retained
its status as Canada’s automotive sales
leader delivering 254,257 vehicles for the
calendar year.
On November 30, GM Canada
announced the addition of another shift
at the Oshawa plant, for the Buick Regal
and the Camero Convertible line, recalling 700 workers.
The second major rehiring in a month,
the two new shifts will see 1300 people
hired–most who were previously laid off,
plus 300 new workers. It is the first time
since 2002 that GM has hired new people to the assembly plant. While it shows
the automotive industry is recovering,
the 4400 workers today, up from 3100 in
September of 2010, still doesn’t compare
to the 8900 workers that were employeed
in Oshawa in 2008, and the 23,000 workers in the mid 1980’s.
“Car sales in general are gaining
momentum, both in Canada and the
U.S. The availability of leasing is coming
back slowly, although for now it is only
available on Buick and Cadillac products,” comments Robinson. “Personally,
we find car sales are continuing to grow.
Although Pontiac was a big brand for us,
we have had to switch our focus to new
GMC and Buick products, with a larger
used car department. The vehicles however are changing–Buick is coming out
with some great new products. What was
once considered a more conservative line
of Buick cars are now appealing to a
wider and younger crowd.”
“We appreciate that the communitiy
was behind us with their loyalty and
support,” adds Robinson. “We stood up
for what we believed in. We fought
hard and we are looking forward to
being here well into the future.”
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Guelph Sustainability Discussions:
Sustaining is a new measure that is being used more and more given the
rapid pace of change and the appearance and disappearance of fads and
trends. Sustaining positive economic development, sustainable use of the
environment and social sustainability form the “triple bottom line” that
has been referred to for a number of years. “Corporate Social
Responsibility” is a variation on the theme. The idea is that in a community, these three areas are connected and necessary to maintain vibrancy.
The fourth pillar, cultural sustainability, is related to social sustainability.
Why does a Chamber of Commerce get involved in triple and quadruple bottom line conversations? Chambers at their core promote healthy communities. Healthy communities are good
for business, and business is good for healthy communities. This year, thanks to the support of
the Trillium Foundation of Ontario, the Guelph Chamber has presented a three part series on
Sustainability. This past January, at the Frank Hasenfratz Centre for Excellence in Manufacturing
the Guelph Chamber presented the Technology Economy Conference. In June the Chamber
held an environmental conference at The Centre, showing how business is employing conservation of power and water and reduction of waste. Guelph has a rich network of social support
agencies, many of which were partners in presenting the Social Sustainability Forum on
November 25th at the Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre.
We often think of the environment or the economy when we hear the word 'Sustainability',
but for a community to function and be sustainable, the basic needs of its residents must be met.
A sustainable community must have the ability to maintain and build on its own resources and
have the resiliency to prevent and/or address problems in the future: whether environmental,
economic, or social.
The second annual Technology Economy event is being planned for January 18, 2011 again
focused on business in the knowledge economy. The past two years have seen significant change
in Ontario’s manufacturing businesses, with technology playing an ever increasing role. Guelph is
fortunate to have a vibrant industrial sector, which is complimented by a vibrant technology sector. A growing environmental cluster joins our long standing agribusiness group. The Guelph
Technology Economy Conference will launch another year of discussions for continuing to build a
stronger community here in Guelph, now and for the future.
Don’t miss out on these
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 9 – Guelph Pulse on Innovation
Breakfast featuring the American Chamber of
Commerce at Delta Hotel and Conference
Centre from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Go to
www.guelphchamber.com to register.
December 20 – Chamber Pub Night at Delta
Hotel Conference Centre from 5 to 7 p.m. No
registration required.
January 2011
January 12 – Lunch and Learn “Hospital
Happenings” at Cutten Club from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Go to www.guelphchamber.com to register.
January 21 - Breakfast Academy - Go Green and
Prosper: How Going Green Increases Profits &
Sales in Any Sector at Holiday Inn Guelph Hotel &
Conference Centre, from 7 to 9 a.m. Go to
February 24 – Guelph Pulse on Innovation
Breakfast featuring the American Chamber of
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Centre from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Go to
January 25, 2011 - Business After 5 at Flying
Dance Company from 5 to 7 p.m. Go to
February 28 - Chamber Pub Night at Montana's
Cookhouse from 5 to 7 p.m. No registration
required.
February 2011
March, 2011
February 9 – Lunch and Learn – “Energy
Conservation” with Guelph Hydro at Cutten
Club from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Go to
March 9 – Lunch and Learn – “Hiring vs Contract
Employees” with Miller Thomson and Conestoga
College at Cutten Club from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Go
to www.guelphchamber.com to register.
February 18 - Breakfast Academy - Being a Good March 22 - Business After 5 at Synn Studios from
Boss is Good for Business at Holiday Inn Guelph 5 to 7 p.m. Go to www.guelphchamber.com to
Hotel & Conference Centre, from 7 to 9 a.m. Go register.
to www.guelphchamber.com to register.
March 21 2011 - Chamber Pub Night at Kelsey's
February 22 - Business After 5 at CGL
Guelph
from 5 to 7 p.m.
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Manufacturing Inc. from 5 to 7 p.m. Go to
www.guelphchamber.com
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N1E 2Y1. (519) 823-9292 or (888) 823-9292
Andy Hamilton Photography (226) 971-2639,
www.andyhamilton.ca.
Renann Isaacs Contemporay Art,
31 Quebec Street, Guelph ON, N1H 2T1.
CatastroPhone, 215-55 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, ON,
N2K 3T6. (519) 489-9077, www.catastrophone.ca.
Sabre, 100 Sheldon Drive West, Unit 40,
Cambridge ON, N1R 7S7. (519) 585-7524 or (866) 475-9106.
www.sabreit.ca
Communication Works, 17A 218 Silvercreek Parkway,
Suite 223 Guelph, ON, N1H 8E8. (519) 822-1053.
DarMax Inc., 7602 Wellington Road 36RR1 Puslinch, ON, N0B 2J0.
(519) 831-1959.
SolarG, 2 - 2 Taggart Street, Guelph ON, N1L 1M5. (519) 837-3870
or(888) 266-6947. www.solarg.com [email protected]
January 17 2011- Chamber Pub Night at The
Bookshelf Ebar from 5 to 7 p.m. No registration
required.
Resource H20 Inc., 1B - 291 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, ON,
N1H 7L6. (519) 837-7900
Steele and Steele Insurance Brokers O/B
Advocate Insurance Group Inc.,
511 Edinburgh Road South Suite 201, Guelph ON, N1G 4S5.
(519) 827-9377
January 18 - Guelph Technology Economy at the
Frank Hasenfratz Centre of Excellence in
Manufacturing, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go to
Grand River Chapter IAAP, 1056 Homuth Avenue,
Cambridge, ON, N3H 2C7. (519) 621-2430, www.iaap-grandriver.org.
Taste Fine Foods Inc., 599 Arkell Road, Guelph ON, N0B 1C0.
(519) 823-6700. www.cateringinguelph.com
Phoenix Cultural Centre, Guelph ON, (519) 829-2473
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financial planners achieve their goals, this program covers
the fundamentals of building a comprehensive financial
plan. Upon completion, the CFP® designation establishes
Financial Planners as dedicated professionals with the
know-how to assist clients while adhering to high ethical
standards.
Laurier will offer the Core Curriculum courses and the
Capstone Course at regularly scheduled intervals. The Core
Curriculum winter program includes, Financial Planning
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Retirement Planning. Future courses will cover
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My financial advisor said to mePay year-end expenses. Many can only
be claimed as tax deductions if the
amounts are paid by the end of the
calendar year. These include alimony
payments, medical expenses and charitable contributions.
On the second day, take time out to sell
securities with accrued losses to shelter
realized gains from tax. Remember,
you can carry back 2010 net allowable
capital losses to recover tax paid on net
taxable capital gain reported in 2007,
2008 and 2009. The last day to execute
a trade on a Canadian exchange that
would settle in 2010 is Friday,
December 24. You should also know
not to purchase or repurchase the losers within 30 days before or after the
sale. You may consider buying similar
but not identical securities.
On the third day, if you turned 71
before December 31, you can still contribute to your Registered Retirement
Saving Plan (RRSP). For those who
are 71 at the end of the year, the final
RRSP contribution must be made, and
a maturity option selected, by
December 31.
On the fourth day, save for your child’s
or grandchild’s education by contributing to the registered Education
Saving Plan (RESP). The federal government will provide a direct grant to
the RESP of 20% of the first $2,500.
On the fifth day, you could contribute
to a Registered Disability Savings Plan
(RDSP), which is intended to help parents and others save for the long-term
financial security of a person who is
eligible for the disability tax Credit
The program has been offered as a self-study course in
the past, where students read the material, did the exercises
and then took the exam. “This material can be difficult to
learn on your own,” says Ted Ballantyne, Advocis Instructor
and Certified Management Accountant. “By now offering
the Advocis program through Continuing Education at
Laurier, students will benefit from interacting with instructors, asking questions, and getting feedback. This classroom
setting will hopefully help to increase the certification pass
rate.”
Experienced instructors from the industry will help students acquire an understanding of money fundamentals,
financial statements and analysis, legal fundamentals and
family law, plus government sponsored benefit programs.
Topics will be covered including risk management, life and
(disability amount).
On the sixth day, be generous and
donate public company securities
including segregated funds. There will
generally be no income inclusion in
respect of the accrued gain and the full
value of the gifted securities will be eligible for a donation credit.
On the seventh day, ensure that you
have opened up your Tax Free Saving
Account (TFSA) and one for each
member in your family over the age of
18. Similar to RRSP’s, income and capital gains earned in the TFSA are free
of tax. But unlike RRSP’s, that income
is not taxed on withdrawls at any time
and use them for any purpose without
attracting any tax. And what’s more,
any funds you withdraw from the
TFSA- both the income and capital
portions- are added to your contribution room in the next year.
On the eighth day, take a breath. Defer
purchases of long-term fixed investments until January 2011, and the
related tax will be deferred one year.
On the ninth day, corporate business
owners should make decisions about
their final remuneration from the
company.
On the tenth day, buy business assets.
Self-employed individuals and unincorporated business owners who
would otherwise make these capital
purchases in the near future should
consider shopping early to claim
depreciation for 2010 (although it’s
only half of the regular deprecation
amount).
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Winter programs begin in
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On the eleventh day, update those travel
logs. Employees who use employerprovided cars primarily for business
may be eligible for a reduced standby
charge and a lower alternative operating benefit. If so, advise employers in
writing before year end in order to
have the alternative operating benefit
apply.
Last but not least, on the twelfth day,
reflect on your retirement savings
plans. Have you contributed to a
spousal or your own RRSP for 2010?
If not, do so now to take advantage of
compound growth.
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• ST. JOSEPH’S HEALTH CENTRE FOUNDATION, GUELPH •
BetweenFriends
Serving our community since 1861
• A REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2010-2011 •
St. Joseph’s opens Next Generation of long-term care beds
Project delivered on time and on budget
On November 19, 2010, Ontario’s Minister of
Health and Long-Term Care, The Honourable Deb
Matthews, visited St. Joseph’s Health Centre to officially open 96 new long-term care beds
Seniors are the fastest
growing segment in Canada.
And the fastest growth in
the senior population is
occurring among the oldest
Canadians. We have to
prepare now for what’s coming tomorrow.
Drawing attention to the growing need for help
for seniors in the coming decades, Ms. Matthews
commented on the responsibility everyone shares
for ensuring that their needs are met.
“These are the people who sacrificed to give our
generation the best education they could so we
could prosper,” she said. “They helped create a
society that ranks among the best in the world.
Providing care for them now when they need it is
the least we can do. A project like this one at St.
Joseph’s is one way of saying to our seniors that
‘we’ll be here for you.’”
According to figures from the Waterloo
Wellington Local Health Integration Network the
number of people in Waterloo Wellington aged 65
years and older is expected to be about 112,060,
an increase of close to 30,000, by 2015.
Seniors are the fastest growing segment in
Canada. And the fastest growth in the senior
population is occurring among the oldest
Canadians. We have to prepare now for what’s
coming tomorrow.
The opening of the 96 new beds marks the end
of a long process that took the idea of the new
wing to its final completion. The new beds will be a
welcome addition for the many elderly men and
women who have been waiting for local long-term
care accommodation. Waiting lists have been long
and seniors and their worried families have been
faced with the difficult choice of accepting beds in
communities distant from their friends and families
or putting off admission. The new beds will help
our region’s entire network of health care operate
more efficiently.
“This will not only improve people’s quality of
life but will also reduce the number of patients in
acute care beds waiting for long-term care and the
admission wait-times for patients in Emergency
Departments,” says Marianne Walker, President of
St. Joseph’s Health Centre. “Our talented and
dedicated staff has worked very hard to reach this
day and I am proud to say that this project has
been delivered on time and on budget.”
“Today is both the culmination of a four-year
process that started as a wonderful dream,
and a new beginning for the men and women who
need care and will be welcomed to their
home at St. Joseph’s,” she adds. “It’s another step
in the collaborative relationship with our community partners to provide access to care when it is
needed. We are confident that, in partnership with
the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care,
the City of Guelph, Wellington County, the Waterloo
–See page 2 Long-term care beds
More seniors. More seniors living longer.
Seniors as a proportion
of the Canadian population
Life expectancy for
Canadians
%
1921
1941
1991
2021
2031
2041
4.8
6.7
11.4
17.8
21.7
22.6
years
1921
1941
1991
2009
2041
60.0
64.6
77.8
81.2
83.5
The opening of 96 new beds at St. Joseph’s is welcome news for seniors who
have been waiting for local, long-term care accommodation.
St. Joseph’s embarks on new venture
Affordable housing for seniors will help fill growing need
The good news is that seniors
are living longer. Life expectancy
data shows steady gains each
decade since the turn of the last
century. But living on a fixed
income over an extended period of time can create financial
strains as the cost of utilities
and other monthly expenditures
increase. Furthermore, deteriorating health or decreased
mobility as a consequence of
disease or a traumatic episode
like stroke can make accommodation in a standard apartment
geared to a general market
unsuitable. And in a university
town like Guelph, the competition at the lower end of the
rental market can be intense.
Of the 1,300 people on the
waiting list for public housing in
Guelph and Wellington, close to
one third are aged 55 years or
older and face waits of between
two and nine years. So it’s not
surprising that modest or low
income seniors have been identified as a vulnerable segment
requiring assistance to get the
appropriate, affordable housing
they need on a more timely
basis.
That’s the aim of a new
80-unit affordable housing that
St. Joseph’s has undertaken
with financial help from both the
federal and provincial governments, and in conjunction with
the County of Wellington.
Through the Canada-Ontario
Affordable Housing Program,
St. Joseph’s will receive $9.6
million dollars–$4.8 million each
from the federal and provincial
coffers. The remainder of the
$13.1 million project will come
from a discounted mortgage
through Canadian Mortgage
and Housing Corporation that
St. Joseph’s Housing has
agreed to take on.
Representatives from four
levels of government were on
hand at St. Joseph’s Health
Centre on November 22, 2010
to symbolically turn the sod on
the housing project that
Wellington-Halton Hills MP
Michael Chong said would help
“create jobs and improve the
quality of life for those who
need it most.”
“Quality, affordable hosing is
essential to the health and wellbeing of our seniors,” says
Guelph MPP Liz Sandals.
“Today’s investment of $4.8 million by the Ontario government
will stimulate the economy by
–See page 7 Affordable
housing
page 2
Long-term care beds fill growing need
Wellington Local Health Integration Network and St.
Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation, people who
need care in their latter years will find it here with
us in a warm, home-like setting.”
The beds are housed in a 60,791 square foot,
four-story addition to St. Joseph’s main building.
The new beds are divided into six units–two per
floor–which St. Joseph’s refers to as neighbourhoods in keeping with its community-oriented
philosophy. Each floor has its own dining area,
activity room, kitchenette, balcony, and
lounges complete with a cozy fireplaces. The
kitchenettes and activity rooms are available for
activities like baking, and will make it possible
for residents or their families to prepare
snacks on their own schedules. There is also a
kitchen table and chairs for family members
and residents to sit and share a cup of tea–just
like at home. Domestic washers and dryers are
available to give residents the opportunity to continue on with their normal household routines
and daily tasks if they choose to, although St.
Joseph’s provides a full laundry service to everyone.
Each neighbourhood has a centrally located
spa with tub and shower rooms, as well as a
towel warmer to prevent chills while specialized
whirlpool tubs will help protect residents’
skin integrity–important in the prevention of
bed sores.
Dining rooms are open in design with table
settings that encourage conversation among
Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Deb Matthews, Guelph MPP Liz Sandals,
WWLHIN Board Chair Kathy Durst, St. Joseph's Board Chair Bill Koornstra and
resident Cathy Warmington, are pictured cutting the ribbon at the opening of the
Centre’s new long-term care beds.
residents at dinnertime, while the aroma of the
food being heated in the adjacent open kitchen
will help stimulate their appetite–a benefit that’s
important to people in frail health.
St. Joseph’s aims to care for the whole person in
all of his or her physical, mental and spiritual
complexity. And indeed, when you enter St. Joseph’s
you’ll find art on the wall, sunny open spaces,
comfortable arm chairs and a general homey feeling to the rooms and common areas. There’s
also a full range of recreational activities, tailored
to the preferences and capability of each resident,
delivered by qualified recreation therapists,
including full-time music and horticultural
therapists.
A big part of life at St. Joseph’s revolves around
its gardens, and residents of the new wing naturally
have access to them. In this fresh outdoor setting
they can tend to their plants in raised planters
from their wheelchairs, either as participants in
St. Joseph’s horticultural therapy program or on
their own. Or they can enjoy an outdoor BBQ,
picnic or conversation with their families and
friends.
“Families will not only benefit from the additional
capacity that is now available, but also the high
quality care St. Joseph’s provides for many
years to come,” says Minister Deb Matthews.
A unique feature of the long-term care expansion
is the addition of three new bariatric rooms,
set aside for people who are very obese, technically
at least 100 pounds above their ideal body
weight but generally weighing in excess of 300
pounds. The bariatric rooms are larger, have wider
doorways, and are equipped with commodes,
beds, lifts and other equipment designed to handle
the extra weight in a way that’s safe for the resident
and will protect St. Joseph’s caregivers from onthe-job injuries.
“Residents who are very heavy have a hard time
finding a place that’s safe and livable for them,”
says Bill James-Abra. Manager, Social Work,
Recreation Therapy and Spiritual and Religious
Care. “You need specially designed rooms and
equipment to give them a good quality of life,
the freedom of movement they need, and a
measure of independence. At St. Joseph’s we
give a lot of thought to people in our community
who are challenging to care for, and who not everyone can take in.”
– Continued from page 1
A home-like setting
“The 96 new beds at St. Joseph’s Health Centre will
mean that local residents will have access to high
quality long-term care closer to their families,”
says Liz Sandals, MPP, Guelph. “These beds will
benefit both residents who can no longer manage
in their own homes and patients who need to move
out of hospital into a home-like environment.”
“Families will not only benefit
from the additional capacity
that is now available, but also
the high quality care
St. Joseph’s provides for
many years to come.”
Deb Matthews
Ontario Minister of Health
and Long-Term Care
“The new rooms will help us give bariatric residents some much-needed care–care that they
might not otherwise get,” he says. “St. Joseph’s has
a long, proud tradition of serving where we’re
especially needed and we take that commitment
very much to heart.”
St. Joseph’s long-term care expansion is part of
the Ontario government’s Emergency Department
Action Plan which is investing in communities
experiencing long-term care and community care
pressures. Emergency department wait times are
affected by the availability of hospital beds–some
of which are occupied by individuals awaiting
placement in a long-term care home.
When the addition welcomes all of its new
family, St. Joseph’s will be home to 240 long-term
care residents. It will also continue in its role as
Guelph’s only specialty rehabilitation and continuing complex care hospital for another 92 patients
as well as offering groundbreaking adult day
programs, medical clinics and services like osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment, physiotherapy,
occupational therapy, and speech-language
pathology therapy for young children.
The Next Generation Campaign on track to raise $6 million
Although the doors are open on St.
Joseph’s new wing, St. Joseph’s
Health Centre Foundation is still
working to raise the dollars to pay
for it. The Next Generation Capital
Campaign will raise $6 million from
local donations, of which $2.2 million will go towards the long-term
care expansion. The remaining dollars will be used to support a new
centre for St. Joseph’s leading-edge
Adult Day Programs, which includes
Guelph’s only day program for survivors of acquired brain injury, to
build a new auditorium and to create a one-of-a-kind garden that will
be a therapeutic tool for St.
Joseph’s rehabilitation hospital.
“As Guelph’s first hospital,
St. Joseph’s has a long history of
service in Guelph,” says Mary
DuQuesnay, Executive Director of
St. Joseph’s Health Centre
Foundation. “And, city and County
residents have a long history of supporting our work. It’s been a wonderful partnership over the last century and a half and I’m very confident that we will reach our goal.”
While government provides the
bulk of the funds necessary to build
top-notch facilities, health care in
our community also depends on the
efforts and generosity of many generations of people. Indeed, had St.
Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation
not stepped forward to guarantee a
share of the costs, St. Joseph’s new
wing would not have been possible.
Cognizance of the ties of care,
love and responsibility that bind one
generation to another prompted St.
Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation
to name its public campaign the
Next Generation Capital Campaign,
according to Barbara Macrae,
the Foundation’s Director of
Development, Marketing and
Communications.
“We wanted a name that would
convey St. Joseph’s long history of
care and service in Guelph and
Wellington County as well as something that captured the notion of
the continuum of care that occurs
between generations as each one
builds on the achievements of its
predecessor to provide for the public good,” she explains.
page 3
Local foundation supports innovative approach to rehabilitation
New garden first of its kind in North America
Thanks to a generous gift from local philanthropists
Larry and Shawn Pearson, who head up the LJ Pearson
Foundation, St. Joseph’s Health Centre has started work
on a new garden–the first of its kind in North America.
The Pearson Motion Garden will speed the recovery of
rehabilitation patients and help them make a better
transition from hospital to home.
"Our Foundation is very grateful to be able to be a
part of this ground-breaking idea of a motion garden to
help accelerate the recovery of patients in our community,” says Larry Pearson. “Both Shawn and I are very
impressed with the wonderful things that the staff at
St Joseph's are accomplishing and we very much look
forward to watching the development of the
Motion Garden."
The LJ Pearson Foundation $330,000 gift will make it
possible to start construction of the garden in the spring.
“We’re thrilled that Larry and Shawn stepped forward
to help us get this project underway,” says Marianne
Walker, President, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph.
“This is a special initiative because the staff have taken it
from an idea to a project that is breaking new ground in
the area of outdoor rehabilitation–innovation that we
believe will have a significant positive impact on our
patients and others world-wide. We are deeply grateful
for the Pearsons’ generosity and excited to be working
together.”
To augment the traditional rehabilitation therapy that
takes place in the controlled environment found
indoors, the 14,4000 square foot Pearson Motion
Garden will take therapy out of the gym and put it in a
setting that more closely resembles the conditions that
patients will face in the real world life they’ll find when
they return home.
“Rehabilitation patients are returning to their community,” says physiotherapist Alanna Harris. “They also
want to return to the life they knew before their medical
condition arose–or as close to it as they can get. This garden will be a great tool to help them achieve their goals.”
Patients come to the St. Joseph’s for rehabilitation
after surgery–the amputation of a limb, joint replacement, by-pass or other kinds of surgery. Some patients
have chronic respiratory problems or are recovering
from a stroke. Still others have suffered a traumatic
injury at work or on the road that has affected their
spinal cord or brain. Stays can last for anywhere
from a couple of weeks to two months. Close to 600
patients are transferred to St. Joseph’s each year from
regional hospitals.
Rehabilitation patients go through a comprehensive
program that’s based on their individual needs and is
designed to promote healing and speed recovery.
Rehabilitation therapy can use weights, resistance training, repetitive movement and other techniques to build
strength, agility, and stability, to improve balance and
increase resilience.
Garden design and graphics by
Glynis Logue
“Patients will also be able to practice walking on
uneven surfaces like gravel and grass, negotiate ramps
and stairs, get over curbs,” say Harris. “We find these
are the things that can act as barriers to people when
they return home after rehab–barriers that can keep
them from accessing their community and doing the
things that give their life meaning and purpose.”
To ensure that the garden conforms to the individual
patient’s needs as much as possible, the designers have
enlisted the expertise from a diverse team including
occupational, physical, recreational, horticultural and
speech therapies, nurses, and physicians, as well as
housekeeping, dietary, health and safety, maintenance,
and research personnel.
Idea just grew and grew
The garden grew out of a need that physiotherapist
Harris and occupational therapy/physiotherapy assistant
Kim Vandermeer discovered through their work.
Surrounded by flat surfaces in the new St. Joseph’s
building back in 2003, they were looking for a ramp
that they could use in their patients’ therapy. They startAdds another dimension
ed scouting locations around St. Joseph’s and eventually
The garden will add another dimension to the mix by consulted horticultural therapist Wanda Fabbian about
giving people the opportunity to practice skills in an
the possibility of incorporating a ramp and some steps
outdoor setting giving patients a chance to practice their into one of the Centre’s gardens.
skills in a variety of settings so they can regain their
“We put our heads together and the idea just grew
confidence before they leave the safety and security of
and grew,” says Vandermeer.
the therapeutic environment.
Now that the garden can finally go ahead, St. Joseph’s
Sometimes patients have difficulty translating what
plans to build on its success by using the garden to conthey do in the gym into real-life activities, says Harris.
duct and publish research studies that other facilities, at
Or they find it difficult to find the motivation to do the
home and abroad, can use to advance the field of
repetitive exercises day after day. But activities in the
rehabilitation medicine. They also hope to provide
garden can accomplish the same physical results in an opportunities for other caregivers to visit the garden and
interesting and motivating environment. Filling a bird
see for themselves what it can achieve.
feeder, lifting flower pots, raking leaves or digging in a
“Gardens give people purpose and meaning,” says
garden could all be good activities to improve strength, Wanda Fabbian, St. Joseph’s horticultural therapist.
balance and resilience.
“They’re much more than a diversion. The activities we
But the benefits won’t be limited to gardeners and
do together in the garden are functional and immediategardening activities.
ly satisfying.”
Mary Duquesnay, Executive Director, St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation accepts cheque
from Larry and Shawn Pearson. The generous gift will let construction on innovative new
garden go forward. Background: Kim Vandermeer, Alanna Harris and Wanda Fabbian worked
together to grow the idea of the garden as a therapeutic tool in rehabilitation.
Fabbian frequently sees residents and patients experience mood improvements–exhibiting fewer signs of agitation and symptoms of depression–after participation in
her horticultural therapy program. And her observations
are backed up by controlled experiments and studies.
Research is accumulating that draws a strong relationship between exposure to nature and mood improvement, stress reduction, and greater feelings of satisfaction with care. It might even reduce recovery times and
assist in pain management. In one study patients who
were given a room with a nature view of trees appeared
to have better post-operative recoveries than patients
whose rooms looked out on a wall.
“We’re so excited to have the funding to make this
project a reality,” says Vandermeer. “It’s been a long
process and it’s still a little hard to believe that we’re
actually going to build this amazing, beyond-belief
thing.”
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Ms. Linda DaMaren
Miss Rena Damaren
Mr. and Mrs. Reno E. Damaren
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Damaren
Mr. and Mrs. Silvano DaMaren
Mr. Dino Dametto
Ms. Rina Dametto
Mrs. Helen Daniels
Ms. Sandra Daniels
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Darling
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Darmon
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Darmon
Mr. Paulo DaSilva
Mrs. Donna Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davies
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis
In Honour and in Remembrance–
A Lasting Tribute
Throughout the year we receive gifts to St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation from people who make a donation in
honour of someone they admire or in remembrance of a loved one or friend who has passed away. These special gifts
from the heart serve as a lasting tribute and help connect St. Joseph’s today to our yesterdays and our tomorrows.
Thank you to everyone who gave in recognition of the following people:
Mr. and Mrs. William Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dawes
Ms. Sheila Day
Ms. Debbie de Boer
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Deabreu
Mrs. Phyllis Dean
Ms. Terrie Dean
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Death
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo J. DeCorso
Mr. and Mrs. James DeCorso
Mr. Nicolo DeCorso
Tyrone Dee and Mr. Scott Worsfold
Mrs. Mary DeFreitas
Mrs. Louisa Del Rosario
Mr. Gino Della-Fazia
Mrs. Greta Delonghi
Mrs. Maria DeNardis
Mr. Joseph & Lilly Denes
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Denis
Mr. Douglas Dennis
Mr. Abbey Densmore
Mr. Mario DePaola
Mrs. Lena Desero
Mrs. Grace Detweiler
Mrs. Susan Devaney
Ms. Audrey Devitt
Mr. and Mrs. William Devorski
Mr. and Mrs. Morley Deyette
DH Westview Properties Ltd.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul DiBucchianico
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic DiCarlo
Mr. and Mrs. Fred DiCarlo
Mrs. Mary DiCarlo
Mr. and Mrs. Frank DiCicco
Mr. Salvatore DiCicco
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Dicino
Mrs. Nancy Dickieson
Mrs. Anna DiGravio
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo DiGravio
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando DiIlio
Mr. Oscar Dillio
Mr. Tony DiLoreto
Dr. Hedley Dimock
Mrs. Mary Dinsdale
Mr. and Mrs. Carmen DiPaolo
Mr. & Mrs. John DiPaolo
Mr. & Mrs. Vince DiPaolo
Mr. and Mrs. Mario DiRenzo
Mr. Paul DiRenzo
Mr. Guy DiRuzza
Mrs. Santina DiRuzza
Mr. Vince DiRuzza
Ms. Anne Dmetric
Mr. Frank Dobias
Mr. Veselin Dobrota
Mrs. Lesley Doering
Conchi Doniz
Mrs. Pat Donnelly
Mrs. Donna Dooling
Mrs. Maria Dotto
Mr. and Mrs. David Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Douglas
Mr. George Drexler
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Drexler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Drohan
Mrs. Madeline Drone
Miss Cathy Drummond
Mrs. Velma Drummond
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Drummond
Mr. David Drysdale
Mr. William T. Dubuc
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Duerksen
Duff's Fireside Club
Mr. Patrick Duffy
Mr. Normand Dumas
Mrs. Lillian Dunbar
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Dunbar
Dervilla P. Dunn
Ms. Sandra Dunnink
Ms. Jacqueline Dupuis
Mary and Dale DuQuesnay
Mrs. Marie DuQuesnay
Mrs. Marjorie Durnford
Mr. David Durst
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Durst
Mrs. Mary Eager
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Eason
Mr. William Eason
Mrs. J. Elisabeth Easterbrook
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Edwards
Mrs. Catherine Edwards
Mrs. Linda Edwards
Mrs. Ruth Elderkin
Miss Denise Elimelech
Mr. Donald E. Elliott
G. Jean Elliott
Mr. Paul Elliott
Mr. Ronald Ellison
Mrs. Jannette Elsegood
Ms. Judith Elson
Emerson Process Management
Mr. Andrew Emile
Ms. Maria Emile
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Emslie
Mr. Erling A. Erickson
Mr. Rick Erwin
Estate of Audrey M. Jones
Estate of Barbara Betty Thoms
Estate of Lilian Mathies
Estate of Margaret Aleen Weis-Bell
Estate of Mary Gora
Estate of Orval Duggan
Estate of Regis Teehan
Estate of Zigmas Glinskas
Mr. Don Estill
Mrs. Ethel Evans
Mrs. Gordon Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fabbian
Mrs. Maria Fabbian
Ms. Wanda Fabbian
Mr. Jerry Fabian
Mrs. Michelle Fach
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fagel
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Faienza
Fran Fairfull
Mrs. Mary Fairless
Mrs. Inez Falls
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fantin
Mrs. Nella Fantin
Mrs. Maria Fantini
Mr. George Farmer
Ms. Catherine Farr
Mrs. Kathleen Farrelly
Mr. and Mrs. Luciano Favaro
Mr. Antonio Favero
Mrs. Maria Favero
Mrs. Rita Favero
Mrs. Rita Favretto
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Favrin
Mr. Reno Favrin
Lajos Fazekas
Mrs. Elizabeth Fell
Mrs. Erna Ference
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Ferguson
Dr. Marta Fernandez
Mrs. Nicolette Ferrantone
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Ferraro
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ferraro
Mr. Don Ferraro
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ferraro
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ferraro
Mrs. Vera Ferraro
Mrs. Dina Ferrone
Mrs. Eda Ferrone
Mrs. Ruth Field
Mr. Paul Finamore
Mrs. Glenys Finlay
Mr. and Mrs. Terry A. Finley
Mrs. Amalia Finoro
Mr. Arturo Finoro
Mrs. Assunta Finoro
Mrs. Emilia Finoro
Mrs. Ida Finoro
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Finoro
Mrs. Mary Finoro
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Finoro
Mr. and Mrs. Renato Finoro
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Finoro
Mrs. Teresa Fior
Mrs. Jennifer Fischer
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fischer
Mr. George Fisher
Mrs. Sheila Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Fitzpatrick
Mrs. Lois Fitzpatrick
Mr. and Mrs. William Fitzpatrick
Mr. Doug Fitzsimmons
Mrs. Maria Flamino
Mr. George C. Fleming
Mrs. Maureen Foley
Miss Mary-Ann Forbes
Mr. James Ford
Mr. Robert Ford
Mrs. Betty Forestell
Mrs. Rachael Forestell
Mrs. Ann Forester
Christine Forsberg
Mrs. Judy Fortier
Ms. Mary Foster
Mrs. Mary M. Fowlie
Mr. Danny Franceschi
Mrs. Ann Franchetto
Mrs. Isabelle Franchetto
Mr. and Mrs. Santo Franchetto
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frankcoeur
Mr. and Mrs. Dino Fraresso
Mrs. Anita Fraser
Mrs. Donna Fraser
Mr. Dario Frasson
Mrs. Denise Frasson
Mrs. Mary E. Freiburger
Mrs. Mary Freidin
Mr. Norm Freidin
Mrs. Olive French
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Freuler
Mrs. Marilyn Freure
Mr. Ronald Frieday
Mr. Gilbert Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Hendrik Frielink
Mr. and Mrs. Luciano Frigo
Ms. Agnes From
Pearl Adolphs
Rose & Terry Artuso – Anniversary
Kathleen Baker
Betty Beath
Pierina Binotto
Marg & Donald Blacklock – Anniversary
Florence Bolce
John Bolster
Gerald Bone
Ronnie Bordignon
Rose Bordignon
Victor Bordignon
Hugh Bowers
Pearl Brown
Rose Buck
Florence Butcher
Felice Cado
Norma Calzonetti
Antonio Caravaggio
Elsie Carere
Angela Cassoloto
Egidio Cassoloto
Wilma Cechetto
Attilio Cenedese
Angelo Chatziioannou
Anita Chiasson
Thelma Chilton
Kay Cirotto – Birthday
Dr. Ian Clemes
William Collier
Rino Cozzarin
Janette Cummings
Robert Daniels
Giuseppe D’Antonio
Wendy Dempsey
Grazia DeNardis
Lee Ann Dennis
Sr. Ruth Ditner – Annive
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Mrs. Mary Frontini
Mrs. Gloria Fua-Donald
Funeral Service Funds
Fur Institue of Canada
Mr. Dominic Furfaro
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Furfaro
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Furfaro
Mrs. Marika Gakis
Al and Marj Galbraith
Mrs. Marion Galbraith
Mr. Giovanni Galletta
Mr. Louis Gallina
Dr. Patti Galvin
Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Gamsby
Gamsby & Mannerow Limited
Mrs. Antonietta Garaffa
Mr. Tony Garaffa
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Garcia
Mrs. Eleanor Garcia
Mrs. Shirley Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Gaskell
Mr. Tom Gaskell
Mr. and Mrs. Guido Gatto
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gatto
Mr. Mark Gatto
Mrs. Mary Gatto
Mrs. Vittoria Gatto
Andy Gazzola
Mrs. Ines Gazzola
Mr. Joseph Gazzola
Miss Juliana Gazzola
Mr. Tarcisio Gazzola
Mrs. Agnes Gelb
Mrs. Armida Gemin
Mr. Steven Gemmell
David George
Mrs. Margaret George
Mrs. Dorothy Gerrie
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Gerrish
Mr. Antonio Giannini
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Giardino
Ms. Deborah Gibson
Mrs. E.Joyce Gibson
Ms. Jessie Gibson
Dr. Hamid J. Gilani
Mr. Doug G. Gilbert
Mrs. Kathleen Gilbert
Gilbert MacIntyre & Son Funeral Home & Chapel
Mrs. Teri L. Gilchrist
Ms. Cathy Gill
Mrs. Marjorie Gillespie
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Gillespie
Mr. Geoffrey P. Gilmour
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gimbert
Ms. Angela Giovinazzo
Mr. and Mrs. George Giovinazzo
Mrs. Bruna Girardi
Mrs. Maria Gitto-Colaizzi
Mrs. Gina Giuliani
Mr. and Mrs. John Glazier
Mrs. Blanche Glendenning
Mrs. Carmelina Gligor
Mr. and Mrs. David Glutek
Mr. and Mrs. Sante Gobbi
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Gobbi
Mrs. Anne Godfrey
Mr. and Mrs. John Godin
Mr. and Mrs. John Goegan
Mrs. Evelyn Goetz
Mr. George Goetz
Mr. Joseph G. Goetz
Mr. and Mrs. William Goetz
Mr. and Mrs. Chris R. Golding
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Golding
Mr. Alex Goldobin
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Golini
Mrs. Mary Golka
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Goll
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Goodliffe
Mrs. Joanne Gooyers
Mrs. Marg Gould
Mrs. Mary Goyer
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grabowski
Mrs. Connie Grafe
Mrs. Irene Graham
Grand River Caterers Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Granger
Mr. Matthew Grant
Mr. Jim Grasley
Mrs. Jean Gray
Mrs. Marilyn Gray
David Green
Mr. Garth Green
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Green
Ms. Lori Green
Mrs. Stephanie Green
Mr. and Mrs. James Greenis
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Gregory
Mr. and Mrs. William Grieve
Ms. Cynthia Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Griffith
Ms. Mary Griffiths
Mrs. Canadina Grohs
Mrs. G. Anne Groulx
Mr. Doug Grove
ersary
Mrs. Judy Grozelle
Mr. Doug Gruber
Mr. Joe Gruzleski
Guelph Emergency Medical Services Ltd.
Guelph General Hospital Foundation
Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc.
Guelph Police Association
Mrs. Klara Gugan
Mr. and Mrs. Dante Guglielmin
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Guidolin
Mr. and Mrs. Guiseppe Guidolin
Mr. Gord Guthrie
H M Cash Inc.
Mrs. Eleanor Haayen
Mrs. Rita Hackett
Mrs. Betty Hale
Mrs. Mary Halfpenny
Mr. Greg Hall
Jas and Nancy Hall
Mrs. Kathleen Hall
Mrs. Nancy Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Neill Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hallahan
Mr. William H. Hamer
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamill
Ms. Susan Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hammill
Mrs. Helen Hanna
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hannaberg
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hannam
Ms. Marva Hannan
Mr. George Harauz
Mr. David F. Harding
Mr. Henry Hardwood
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hare
Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris
Mrs. Kathleen Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harrison
Mrs. Eleanor Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harrison
Ms. A. Patricia Harrod
Ms. Mary Angelyn Harry
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hartine
Ms. Janis Hasler
Ms. Lori Hasulo
Mrs. Betty Haugen
Mr. and Mrs. C.Edgar Haugh
Mrs. Nora Haveron-Malott
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hawkins
Mrs. Marlene Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hawkrigg
C.B. Head
Ms. Bev Healy
Miss Marcella Heffernan
Mr. Guenter Heffungs
Mr. Jeff Hellewell
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hendry
Mrs. Audrey Henry
Mr. Mario Herbert
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Herold
Ms. Sharon Hersey
Mr. Hubert Herwynen
Dr. and Mrs. James Hewak
Mr. Edward Hewitson
Mrs. Petronella Heynen
Mrs. Famiye Higuchi
Mrs. Diane Hildebrant
Mr. Jim Hill
Ms. Ellen Hillen
Mr. Robert Hillson
Mrs. Helen Hobson
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hodgins
Mr. and Mrs. Josef Hoedl
Mr. Ed Hoerdt
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hohenadel
Mrs. Jean Holliday
Mr. Craig Holman
Bill and Peggy Holmes
Mrs. Mary Ann Holowaty
Holy Rosary C.W.L.
Holy Trinity Philoptochos Greek Society of Guelph
Rhoda Holz
Homewood Corporation
Dr. and Mrs. David T. Hood
Mrs. Rita Hood
Mrs. Shirley Hooper
Miss Thelma Hornberger
Dr. Jane M. Hosdil
Loretta Hough
Mrs. Maria Howcroft
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Howden
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Howitt
Dr. Michael Howitt
Ms. Patricia Howitt
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Howitt
Joyce Howlett
Mrs. Marina Howlett
Mr. and Mrs. James Hoy
Mrs. A. Hrycyk
Kathie and Eric Huber
Mrs. Rose Huber
Mr. Ronald Huck
Joachim Hueniken
Mr. John Hueniken
Ms. Madeleine Hughes
Miss Moira Hughes
Richard Dobberthein
Jeramie Drexler
Berniece “Peggy” DuQuesnay
Norman Durno
Patricia Effer
Robert Fantin
Elva Farrell
Elia Favaro
Dorothy Ferraro
Robin & Jean Fishburn – Anniversary
Joseph Freelandt
Albert Friedman
Dorothy Friedman
Margaret Friesen
Harold Funnell
Donna Gallina
Andrea Giardino
Santina Gobbi
Mary Grice
Mr. Bert Huisman
Dr. and Mrs. Tom Hulland
Mrs. Virginia Hume
Mrs. Helen Humphrey
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Humphries
Mrs. Marjorie Humphries
Mrs. Mary Humphries
Dr. Harsh Hundal
Miss Louise Hunt
Miss Mary A. Hunt
Mr. Norman Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hurley
Mrs. Marion Hutchinson
I.O.D.E. Rundle Chapter No. 108 OES
Mrs. Zsuzsanna Ignatieff
Mr. Julius Illes
Mr. Brad Inglis
Mrs. Mary Ingram
Mrs. Heather Ingram-Smith
Investors Group
Mrs. Margaret Inwood
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ireland
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Irving
Mr. and Mrs. Ross W. Irwin
Mr. George Isley
J. Lammer Development Ltd.
Mr. C.Harold Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Rob Jacobi
Mr. and Mrs. Edward James
Mr. Bill James-Abra
Mr. Dennis Jamieson
Mr. John Jamieson
Mr. Len Jamieson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jamieson
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Janicki
Mr. John Jansen
Mr. Earl Jarvis
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jary
Mrs. Helen Jeffery
Mrs. Gloria Jennett
Mr. Derek Jepp
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Jesus
John Sutherland and Sons Limited
John's Car Sales Ltd.
Audrey Johnson
Mr. Doug Johnson
Mrs. Margaret Johnson
Mrs. Nancy Johnson
Dr. Robert Johnson
Mrs. Stella Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnston
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Johnston
Mrs. Carol Jones
Mr. Ernest Jones
Mrs. Jane Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Jotham
Mrs. Betty Joyce
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kaczorowski
Dr. Nipa Kakuda
Mr. Brad Kalbfleisch
Mrs. and Mr. Jane Kallitsis
Mrs. Linda Kalvi
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kampf
Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane
Mr. and Mrs. George Karger
Mr. Edwin Karn
Mrs. Gloria Karn
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kasha
Mr. Kenneth Katchanoski
Mrs. Shirley Keane
Mr. and Mrs. Searle Keir
Mrs. Margaret Keleher
Mrs. Mildred Kelleher
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kelly
Miss Erin Kelly
Ms. Shirleen Kelly
Mr. David E. Kendrick
Mrs. Barbara Kerkhoven
Mr. Steve Kerley
Mrs. Gail Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kerr
Mrs. Ruth Kerr
Mrs. Barbara Kersey
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kidd
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kieczor
Mr. Bernard M. Kiely
Mrs. Delia King
Mr. James S. King
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Kingsbury
Ms. Cindy Kinnon
Mr. Jack Kirkham
Ms. Andrea Kirvan
Mrs. Gisela Kittler
Mrs. Margaret Klein
Mr. William J. Kleinveld
Mr. Jacob Klimstra
Ms. Jean Klooster
William Knapp
Mr. and Mrs. Darren Knight
Knox Crieff Choir
Ms. Philomene Kocher
Mrs. Rita Kocher
Mrs. Erma Koebel
Allan Koehler
Theresa Griffin
Neil Halstead
Nelson Hannah
Peter Hannam – Birthday
Roma Hannigan
Bill Harkies
John Hendershott
Henry Herbert
Vera Mae Hindley
Elizabeth Holmes
Ruth Howitt
Eric Huber – Birthday
Ken Hunt
Leo Hurtabese
Milan Janecek
Eileen Johnston
Audrey Jones
Marilynn Kane
Janos Kelemen
Mr. Samuel Kolber
Mrs. Wendy Kolodziejczak
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Koornstra
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kostenuk
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Kostyshyn
Mr. Joe Kovacs
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kozel
Mr. Gary Kraft
Mr. Roman Kramer
Mrs. Hazel Kreller
Mr. Nick Krem
Miss Blanche Kroeplin
Mrs. Anne-Marie Kruger
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Krusky
Mr. Henry Ksiadz
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon G. Kuder
Mr. and Mrs. John Kuipers
Mr. Ed Kurys
L.J. Pearson Foundation
Ms. Lori Labatt
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Lace
Mrs. LaCore
Mr. Richard Lacroix
Andras Ladi
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald LaFontaine
Mr. and Mrs. Graziano Lago
Mr. and Mrs. Marcello Lago
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lago
Lakeview Condo Group
Mr. Fred Lalani
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Lall
Mr. and Mrs. J.Harold Lambert
Mr. Brian Land
Ms. Lenora Landherr
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lane
Mrs. Mary Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lang
Mrs. Mildred Lang
Mrs. Lorena Langel
Mrs. Marilyn Langlois
Mr. and Ms. Marcel J. Lanneval
Mr. Mario Lannutti
Lantic Sugar
Mr. Enrico LaTorre, Jr.
Mrs. Imelda LaTorre
Mrs. Joan Laurenson
Mr. Harvey Lawr
Ms. Lynn Lawson
Ms. Marie Leader
Mrs. Victoria Leduc
Mr. Jim Lee
Mr. Kevin Lee
Ms. Michelle Lee
Mr. Alvin Lefneski
Mrs. Doris Legault
Mr. Barry Leidl
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Leiper
Miss Rebecca Lemaich
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lemelin
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lennie
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Leonard
Mr. Vincent J. Lero Jr.
Ms. Donna Leslie
Mr. Frank Levai
Dr. and Mrs. David O. Levy
Ms. Leatitia Leyden
Mrs. Elvira Licari
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Liebold
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lilley
Mrs. Ursula Lilley
Mr. John A. Lillie
Mr. Arnold Lillow
Mr. James Limebeer
Linamar Corporation
Mrs. Margaret Lindsay
Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Linton
Art and Donna Lip
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Liptrap
Dr. Kerry Lissemore
Mr. Peter Loch
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lockhart
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Logel
Mrs. Jane Loncke-Spasic
Mr. Lloyd Longfield
Mr. Joseph Longo
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Longo
Suzanne Longpre
Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Lorbach
Ms. Jan Lord
Mr. Mauricio Loustaunau
Mrs. Amabile Lovadina
Mr. Grant W. Love
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Lovett
Mrs. Wanda Lowry
Mr. Frank Lucchese
Mrs. Lucia Lucchese
Mr. Albert Lucchetta
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Luccisano
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Luzi
Ms. Stephanie Ly
Ms. Elizabeth MacCabe
Mr. Bill MacDonald
Mr. and Mrs. David MacDonald
Mrs. Wilda MacDougall
Mr. David MacEachern
John King
Edward Kingsbury
Lois Klein
Helen Kosaras
Donna Ladd
Beth Lanigan & Alex Peirce – Wedding
Dorothy Lazzari
Erich Ledwinka
Helen Lehman
Pauline Pearl Letnicke
Simone Marie Loncke
Vince Lugosi – Birthday
Lidia Marcone
Jules (Jack) Marquis
Lilian Mathies
Ines Mazzocca
Carleton McCracken
James McGilloway
Helen McIntosh
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Macerollo
Mrs. Eileen Macerollo
Mr. Joe Macerollo
Mr. Robert Macerollo
Mr. Vincent Macerollo
Mr. Don MacGregor
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Maciag
Mrs. Elizabeth MacInnis
Mackenzie Charitable Giving Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Mackie
Mr. and Mrs. Murdo H. MacKinnon
Mr. and Mrs. William MacKinnon
Mrs. Anne MacLean
Mr. and Mrs. Rob MacLeod
MacMillan Marketing
Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. MacNaughton
Ms. Barbara Macrae
Mr. John A. Macrae
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maier
Mr. and Mrs. John Makowski
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Malatches
Mr. V. Malle
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Malonda
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Malyk
Mr. Guido Mammoliti
Mr. Gino Mandolesi
Mr. and Mrs. John Mandolesi
Mrs. Assunta Manera
Ms. G.A. Manera
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Manera
Mrs. Lucia Manera
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Manera
Mrs. Hilda Mann
Ms. Laura Mann
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mann
Mr. and Mrs. J. Manning
Ignazio Marchesan
Mrs. Norine Marconi
Mr. and Mrs. Eusebio Marino
Mrs. Donna Marion
Mrs. Cindy Marquardt
Mrs. Rose Marquis
Mrs. Patricia Marrow
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Marshall
Mrs. Linda Marshall
Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto Martelli
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Martin
Mr. Bill Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Martin
Ms. Kathryn E. Martin
Ms. Kelly Martin
Mrs. Lulu Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martin
Samuel and Margaret Martin
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Martinelli
Mrs. Gina Martinello
Mr. Carlo Martini
Mr. Mario Martini
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Martosh
Ms. Frances Marucci
Mr. and Mrs. John Marucci
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Marzo
Mr. and Mrs. John Maschio
Mrs. Olga Maschio
Mrs. Norma Mascola
Mr. Craig Mason
Mr. and Mrs. John Mason
Mr. Grace Mathews
Mrs. Jean Mathieu
Mr. Antonio Maticic
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Matthews
Mrs. Carmen Mattucci
Mr. Frank Mattucci
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Maykut
Dr. Mic Mayr and Dr. Pat Mayr
Dr. A.J. McAlees
Miss Mary McAllister
Mr. Eugene McAlpine
Mrs. Helen McCann
Mr. Jim McCann
Mr. Patrick McCann
McCarl's Service Centre
Mr. William McCart
Mr. Dermot McCarthy
Mrs. Marjory McConnell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McConnell
Mr. and Mrs. R.F. McCowan
Mr. David McCracken
Mrs. Diane McCracken
Mr. and Mrs. Chris McCrae
Mrs. Joan McCrea
Mr. Bruce McCulloch
Clark and Donna McDaniel
Mr. Ken McDaniel
Mrs. Donna McDermott
Mrs. Barbara McDonald
Mrs. Mary C. McDonald
Mrs. Sharon McDonald
Mr. Jamie McDougall
Mr. Duncan McEachran
Mr. Dave McEllistrum
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McFee
Mrs. Carmel McGarr
Mr. and Mrs. Dave McGarr
Mrs. Jean McGarr
Helen McKay
Art Meyers
Mary Mollison
Alison Murley
John “Jack” O’Brien
Julia Patterson
Marion Phillips
Ruth Piluk
Cheryl Pollard
Francesco Reginato
Isabella Renfrew
Ruth Robertson
Giovanni Rotondi
Florence Sanvido
John Sartor
Erminia Scapin – Birthday
Domenic Scorziello – Birthday
Arnold Sgrignoli
Hedwig Schellhorn
Mrs. Ruby McGarr
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGarry
Mrs. Lilla McGee
Mrs. Freda McGilloway
Mr. and Ms. Dan McGinnis
Mrs. Eileen McGinnis
Mr. and Mrs. Don McInnes
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey McIntosh
Mrs. Barb McKay
Ms. Anne M. McKechnie
Mr. Jim McKee
Mr. Harold McKendry
Mrs. Judy McKenna
Mr. Earl R. McKeough
Mrs. Ethel McKeough
Mr. Ross McKinnell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKinnon
Mr. Ken McKinnon
Mr. and Mrs. Donald McLachlin
Ms. Barbara Mclean
Ms. Sabrina Mclean
Mr. Richard McLeish
Mr. and Mrs. Doug McLellan
Miss Margaret J. McLellan
Mrs. Christine McMeekin
Mrs. Alice L. McMillan
Janet and Ron McMillan
Ms. Cheryl McMinn-Brown
Mrs. Dorothy McMurray
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin McNally
McNeil Consumer Healthcare
Mr. Alexander McQueen
Mr. and Mrs. Grant McRae
Mrs. Elizabeth McTague-Fleming
Mr. John McWilliam
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meadows
Mr. Don Meagher
Mr. Roy Medway
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Meirowski
Ms. Anne Meius
Mrs. Elaine Melnick
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Melymuka
Mrs. Cleo Melzer
Mr. Elmer Menzie
Meridian Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. Gyula Meszaros
Ms. Marilyn Metcalf
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Meyer
Mrs. Barbara Milburn-Clarke
Mr. J.Desmond Millar
Mr. and Mrs. William Millburn
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Miller
Mr. and Mrs. T. Russell Milliner
Mr. Howard Milne
Mr. and Mrs. John Milne
Mrs. Barbara Minnett
Mr. and Mrs. Adelio Miotto
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Misurka
Mr. and Mrs. William Misurka
Reverend Canon B.J. Mitchell
Miss Mary Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mizen
Mizuno Canada Ltd.
Mr. Richard Moase
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Moen
Mr. and Mrs. Wally Moffatt
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Mokanski
Mrs. Molly Molinaro
Mr. Howard Mollison
Mrs. Janet Mollison
Mrs. Margaret Mollison
Mr. and Mrs. Benito E. Monico
Mr. Frank Monico
Mr. Liberale Monico
Mr. and Mrs. Tranquillo Monico
Mr. Bruno Montin
Mrs. Eliza Montin
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St. Joseph's Community Outreach Programs unveil results of innovative
research designed to help Acquired Brain Injury survivors
St. Joseph's Health Centre Guelph unveiled the results of
important research December 1, 2010 at the Centre’s
Westmount Road facility. The study was undertaken to
test the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation in helping survivors of acquired brain injuries (ABIs) cope
with the challenges they face.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an
intervention designed to help individuals be present to
what is happening in the moment. MBSR has been used
for a number of conditions (e.g., breast cancer, psoriasis, anxiety disorders) and with veterans of the conflicts
in Afghanistan and Iraq to help them cope with the
effects of traumatic brain injuries and/or Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder. In peer-reviewed studies, the practice
has been shown to assist with pain management, to
increase self awareness, and to decrease symptoms of
anxiety and depression.
Survivors of acquired brain injuries (ABIs) often
experience difficulties with deliberation, organization,
concentration, self-monitoring, and use of feedback.
These deficits can severely limit their daily life and
greatly reduce their quality of life.
Learning effective coping strategies has the potential
to benefit ABI survivors. A few studies have shown
MBSR holds significant promise for enhancing their
quality of life by increasing relaxation, focus, and problem-solving and enhancing feelings of personal responsibility, control, and compassion.
St. Joseph’s conducted its research with 47 survivors
of mild to moderate brain injuries. Participants took
part in a 10-week before and after assessment of a
modified MBSR intervention. The effectiveness of MBSR
was evaluated by measuring memory, attention, selfesteem, anxiety, and depression both before and
after the intervention. Results from participants receiving the intervention were compared against a control
group who completed the before and after assessments
only.
A number of benefits
The study’s findings demonstrated that mindfulness
meditation presented a number of benefits for people
with acquired brain injuries. Most significantly, survivors participating in mindfulness experienced a significant increase in their ability to manage pain. They also
experienced a reduction in depressive symptoms and
stress levels and had improved sense of well-being. One
finding that was specific to women was improvements
in self-esteem.
The aim is to share the findings, through publication
of the results with other care providers and program
developers working with ABI survivors across North
America.
“We want to ensure that other caregivers and survivors know about this work because of its potential to
help,” says Audrey Devitt, St. Joseph’s Director,
Community Outreach. “It’s a very cost-effective program
to operate and holds the promise of improving survivors’ quality of life.”
Acquired brain injury is more common than breast
cancer, HIV, AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord
injury combined. Several hundred brain injuries occur
in our region annually.
The study was undertaken to test the effectiveness of mindfulness
meditation in helping survivors of acquired brain injuries cope with the challenges
they face.
Acquired brain injury is more common
than breast cancer, HIV, AIDS, multiple sclerosis,
and spinal cord injury combined.
Affordable housing for seniors will also help economy – Continued from page 1
creating jobs and supporting local businesses,
but, more importantly, will make a positive difference in the lives of many senior citizens right
here in Guelph.”
“Quality, affordable housing
is essential to the health and
well-being of our seniors.”
Guelph MPP Liz Sandals.
The sizes of the one- and two-bedroom units,
the qualifying maximum income for prospective
tenants, as well as the rent charged, which will
On hand to turn the sod for St. Joseph’s new 80-unit affordable housing project
were Don Stevanus, president, Van-Del Contracting Ltd., Wellington County
Councillor Gord Tosh, Wellington-Halton MP Michael Chong, Guelph MP Frank
Valeriote, Guelph MPP Liz Sandals, Terence McGowan, Fliess Gates McGowan
Easton Architects Inc., Mayor Karen Farbridge, and Nadia Martin, St. Joseph’s
Housing Corporation.
be set at 80% of market value, will all be established by government. A number of units will be
geared to wheelchair-bound tenants. The project’s location at St. Joseph’s also brings
tenants, all of whom will be over the age of 65,
close to important resources and services like
the Centre’s leading-edge Day Programs that
help seniors maintain their independence
in the community.
“Many seniors living in Guelph need affordable
housing; and a link to our community services
will assist seniors to live in their home as long as
possible, says Matt Stanley, Chair, St. Joseph’s
Housing. “This project is an integral part of our
long-range plans to build a health care campus
with different levels of health care, housing and
community support programs.”
St. Joseph’s Next Generation Project
An ambitious and comprehensive redevelopment of St. Joseph’s facility and campus will see our 44-acre site
completely revitalized–an initiative that will help us serve emerging community needs more effectively.
• leverages private philanthropy to bring more than $52.4 million in infrastructure spending to Guelph from
federal and provincial sources
• creates more health care and housing capacity for senior men and women in Guelph/Wellington
• supports innovation, improves system-wide efficiency, and creates high-quality jobs
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This year St. Joseph’s begins celebrating its 150th anniversary of service in Guelph Wellington.
What’s next?
Today we continue our mission of care by
preparing for what’s coming tomorrow.
Yesterday
• Guelph’s first hospital bed was opened
in 1861 followed by:
• Guelph’s first lung resection
• Guelph’s first hip replacement
• Guelph’s first corneal transplant
• Guelph’s first arteriogram
• Guelph’s first angioplasty
Today
• St. Joseph’s is Guelph’s only specialty
rehabilitation and complex continuing care
hospital
• Guelph’s first choice for long-term care
• Our region’s only clinical telemedicine site
• Our adult day programs are recognized as
among the best in Canada
• Guelph’s only program for survivors of
acquired brain injury
• Guelph’s only rheumatologist
Now St. Joseph’s is changing–growing to embrace the needs of a generation. We’re building new capacity today to deliver the health care
your community will need, the exceptional care you’ll want–tomorrow.
Tomorrow
The redevelopment of St. Joseph’s Health Centre
signals a great future for health care in the Guelph-Wellington
community – providing care that will
reach more people will help health care throughout
our region operate more efficiently,
effectively and creatively break new ground with
innovation and new ideas, and include people who have
not always had access to the care they need.
St. Joseph’s is building the next generation of health care.
Today " Tomorrow " Together
You can be part of the story.
We’re looking for your stories about St. Joseph’s.
St. Joseph’s has been part of your community since 1861, helping, healing, making a home for generations.
Everywhere we go we meet people who tell us their St. Joseph’s story. Now we’d like you to tell us yours.
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Technician Program
Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. has
announced the endowment of the Rick
Lane/Corrie Bridgman Memorial Academic
Grant which will provide two $1,000 bursaries
annually for full-time students in Year Two of
the Powerline Technician program at Conestoga
College, one of Canada’s premier polytechnic
institutes with campuses in Guelph, Kitchener
and Waterloo.
Funded by Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc.
as a memorial to two employees who passed
away, the Rick Lane/Corrie Bridgman Memorial
Academic Grant provides support for students
who wish to embark on a career in the power
industry. To be eligible for the bursaries, students
must achieve a minimum average of 70 percent
in Year One of the Powerline Technician program and demonstrate financial need.
“We felt that a grant to support financially
challenged students preparing themselves for
careers in the electricity sector would be a fitting
memorial to two well-respected colleagues who
sadly passed away while actively employed by
Guelph Hydro,” commented Kazi Marouf, Chief
Operating Officer, Guelph Hydro Electric
Systems Inc.
Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. is also supporting Conestoga’s new Powerline Technician
program at the Ingersoll campus with the donation of a 45-foot, single bucket truck, hydro
poles and switchgear for use as teaching aides. A
representative of Guelph Hydro also serves on
the Local Advisory Committee of the program.
“The Canadian Electricity Association reports
that within the electricity sector, more than 26
per cent of the workforce will be eligible for
retirement within the next ten years. The new
Powerline Technician program offered by
Conestoga College will provide Guelph Hydro
and other utilities with a supply of well-trained
apprentices in coming years,” said Barry Chuddy,
Chief Executive Officer, Guelph Hydro Inc.
Conestoga’s Powerline Technician program,
offered at the Ingersoll campus, provides a
unique opportunity for students to prepare for
all facets of powerline and related occupations.
Through the two-year diploma program, students learn the skills required for the construction, maintenance and repair of overhead and
underground power systems and may work on
power lines, communication networks and at
electrical power stations. Students are registered
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Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
(MTCU) and a Consortium representing the
employer group. Two co-op terms are included
in the program and contribute to the required
benchmark hours and hands-on skills training
for journeypersons.
“The active support of our industry partners is
an essential component in the success of our
programs and our graduates. Whether it’s support for the program in the form of equipment,
or financial support for deserving students who
may not otherwise be able to participate, these
investments in the Powerline Technician program will contribute to the excellence of the program, its graduates, their employers and the
community,” adds Mike McClements, Executive
Dean, School of Engineering and Information
Technology, Conestoga College Institute of
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Do you need a Tetanus Shot?
by Anna Bartolomucci
Tetanus is a medical condition, caused by bacteria called Clostridium tetani. This bacteria produces a neurotoxin which affects function of the
nerves and leads to prolonged contraction of
skeletal muscle fibres, or muscle spasm. The
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Be the change you want to see
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We often forget about the health in health and safety
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During flu season, the risk of contracting and
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3. Protect workers health: Educate workers on personal
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4. Make changes to your HR Policies: A workers rights to
refuse unsafe work (fear of exposure) and disclosure of
medical information if required are just a few things that
need to be reviewed.
5. Develop a Business Continuity Plan: A business continuity plan in addition to providing steps to keep operations
going in the event of a natural disaster should cover flu
outbreaks and other such diseases that could cripple an
organization if workers are off for a long period of time.
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8. Establish a Communication Plan
You cannot afford to wait and see how bad the flu
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