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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.

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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.

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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 www.guelphchamber.com to register.

February 24 – 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.

January 25, 2011 - Business After 5 at Flying Dance Company from 5 to 7 p.m. Go to www.guelphchamber.com to register.

February 28 - Chamber Pub Night at Montana's Cookhouse from 5 to 7 p.m. No registration required.

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February 9 – Lunch and Learn – “Energy Conservation” with Guelph Hydro at Cutten Club from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Go to www.guelphchamber.com to register.

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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January 17 2011- Chamber Pub Night at The Bookshelf Ebar from 5 to 7 p.m. No registration required.

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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 www.guelphchamber.com to register.

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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

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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

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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.”

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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.

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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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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.

In Honour and in Remembrance– A Lasting Tribute

Ms. Viola M. Aboud Mr. Arthur Adam Mr. Geoff Adlington and Ms. Jo Adlinton Mr. and Mrs. Bill Adsett Mr. and Mrs. Don Adshead Mrs. Elizabeth Aherne Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Aimola Ms. Cally Ainsworth Albert Reid Construction (1983) Limited Mrs. Elfriede Alberts Mr. Hank Alberts Mrs. Jean Alexander Mrs. Margaret F. Alexander Ms. Sam Alexander Mrs. Huguette Allaire Mrs. Charlotte Allan Mr. H.B. Allan Mr. and Mrs. Brian Allen Mr. and Mrs. Sultan Alli P.M. Almond Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Alyea Mr. Joe Anastasio Mrs. Delvia Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Anderson Ms. Nan Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Harold Andrews Mrs. Judy Andrews Mr. Alfredo Angelone Mrs. Janet Ankli Anonymous Donations Mr. Paul Ante Mr. Rakan Aown Mr. & Mrs. E. Aramini Mr. Joe Aramini Mr. and Mrs. John Armellini Mrs. Doreen Armstrong Mrs. Jane Armstrong Army Cadet League of Canada (Ontario) Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold Mrs. Amelia Artuso Mr. and Mrs. David Artuso Mr. and Mrs. John Artuso Mrs. L. Artuso Mr. Silvio Artuso Mr. and Mrs. Terry Artuso Ms. Tara Ashdown Mildred Ashton Mr. and Mrs. Ron Asselstine Mr. and Mrs. Ken Astins Mrs. M.Alberta Auger Mr. Dave Ausma Mr. and Mrs. J. Evan Austin Mr. and Mrs. Italo Azzano Mrs. Nancy Azzopardi Dr. Renata Babic Ms. Janice Bacon Mr. Al Bailey and Mrs. Laura Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Neil Bain Mr. and Mrs. Ross E. Bairstow Ms. Kim Baker Mr. and Mrs. Louie Baldasso Mr. and Mrs. Aldino Baldin Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Baldin Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Baldwin Mr. Gordon & Gale Baldwin Mr. Robert Ball Mrs. Beryl Ballard Mr. and Mrs. Sukumar Banerjee Mrs. Shirley Bannon Barber Glass Retail Ms. Brandy Bard Mrs. Charlene Bard Mr. and Mrs. Don Bard Mrs. Anna Barichello Ms. Lynne Barker Mrs. Mabel Barkman Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barnes Mr. John Barnett Mr. Gordon Barr Mrs. Karen Barr Ms. Patricia Barrales Ms. Norah Barry Barry Cullen Chevrolet Cadillac Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Bartolomucci Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Barzotti Barzotti Woodworking Limited Mr. and Mrs. Tony Baseggio Dr. Parvathi K. Basrur Ms. Agnes Bass Ken Bateman Mrs. Mildred Bauman Mrs. Anna Baxter Mrs. Clara C. Baxter BDO Dunwoody Mr. and Mrs. Stan Beck Ms. Muriel Bedrosian Mrs. Sandra Beer Mr. and Mrs. Andy Behnan George and Jennie Beitz Miss Margaret Beitz Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Bell Ms. Linda Bellai Ms. Lisa Bellamy Ms. Lidia Bellon Mrs. Margaret Belluz

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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

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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

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 Mrs. Helen Mooney Mr. and Mrs. John Mooney Mr. Henry Moore Mrs. Adele Moretti Mr. and Mrs. Randy Moretti Mrs. Eleanor Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan Mrs. Katija Morley Mrs. Alba Moroni Mrs. Bertilla Moroni Mr. Patrick G. Morris Mrs. Margaret E. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Tim Morrison Mrs. Eileen Morrissey Mr. Dan Morson Miss Elizabeth Morton Mr. Les Morvay Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Moziar Mrs. Debra Mudry Mr. Charles Mulholland Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Mullen C. Rupert Murdoch Mr. Alphonsus Murphy and Mrs. Ellen Murphy Mrs. Judith Murphy Mrs. Brenda Murray

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Mr. and Mrs. Donald Murray Mr. and Mrs. Jim Murray Michael and Mary Murray Mrs. Anne Musgrave Mr. and Mrs. Ron Mutrie Mrs. Sandra Myers Mr. and Mrs. Gerardo Nacchia Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Nash Mr. and Mrs. Simon Nederend Mr. Shahraz Negi Mr. and Mrs. Scott Nelson Mrs. Helen Nemeth Mrs. Eleanor Nespal Mr. and Mrs. James A. Neville Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Nichol Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Nini Mrs. Carmella Nini Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nolan Norfolk Manor Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Norrish Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Brien Mr. Francis O'Brien Mrs. Irma O'Brien Mrs. Jennifer O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. Jim O'Brien Mr. Mike O'Brien Mr. and Mrs. Tom O'Brien O'Brien Fabrications Ltd. Mr. Denis O'Donnell Miss Marion O'Dwyer Mr. and Mrs. Neil O'Gorman Mrs. Marjorie O'Krafka Mr. and Mrs. Steve O'Krafka Mr. and Mrs. Tom O'Neill Ms. Helen Oates Mr. and Mrs. Stuart G. Ogilvie Mr. Erminio Oliveri Mr. Ernie Oliveri Mr. Norm Ollivier Mr. and Mrs. Peter Olsen Ontario Dental Association Mr. and Mrs. Jan Oosterhuis Mr. and Mrs. Mario Orlando Tony and Emily Orlando Malcolm and Christine Orme Mrs. Doris M. Orr Mr. and Mrs. Mario Orso Mrs. Janice Osborne Mrs. Mary Ostapchuk Mr. and Mrs. John Ostetto Mr. and Mrs. Gord Ough Mrs. Cathy Owen Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ozaki P.S.M.I. Social Committee Mr. and Mrs. John Pabovan Mrs. Gwen Paddock Mrs. Cecelia Paine Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Paje Sandor Pakai Mr. George Palinkas Mr. Dominic Pannunzio Mrs. Elaine Pannunzio Mr. Marc Pare Mrs. Bruna Parisotto Mrs. Jean Parisotto Norma Parisotto Mrs. Delia Parker Mr. Andrew Parkes Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Parkinson Joyce Parks Reverend and Mrs. Donald Parr Mr. and Mrs. Donald Parsons Mr. and Mrs. Nicola Pascetta Mrs. Jean Paterson Mr. and Mrs. Ken Patmore Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patten Mr. Ivan Patterson Mrs. Kaye Pauli Mr. Bill Payne Ms. Gail Payne Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paynor Mrs. Margaret Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pellizzari Mr. Larry Pellizzari Ms. Maria Pellizzari Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Peloso Mr. Sev Peloso Ms. Yole Peloso Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Pennacchioli Ms. Stephanie Pennesi Reverend Joanne Peppler Miss Eileen Percival Mr. and Ms. Harry Perets Mr. Jeff Perkins Mr. and Mrs. John Perrins Mr. Charles Perrott Kostas & Zoe Petridis Mr. Petten Cheryl and Roger Phillips Dr. and Mrs. James N. Phillips Mrs. Marion Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Arturo Piacampo Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pickering Ms. Colleen Pickthall Mr. and Mrs. Walter Piech

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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.

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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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St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation Please send us your story. Let us know how St. Joseph’s has 100 Westmount Road made a difference in your life. We’re looking for stories to Guelph, ON N1H 5H8 publish on our web site, so please send us yours. We’d love to or hear from you. Please include your name, address and fdn@sjhcg.ca telephone number.

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Guelph Hydro Supports Conestoga College’s Powerline 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 as Powerline Technician Apprentices with the 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 Technology and Advanced Learning.

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 spasms occur in the neck, abdomen and extremities and can be either localized or generalized.

The muscle spasms of the face and neck can make it difficult to open the mouth and is one of the most common symptoms of tetanus and is also why it is referred to as lockjaw.

Symptoms of generalized tetanus could include irritability, sore muscles, cramps, weakness, difficulty chewing and swallowing, fever, irregular heartbeat, change in blood pressure, and difficulty breathing.

The bacteria that causes tetanus is a hardy organism that can live in the form of a spore for many years. These spores can live in soil, manure or dust and can infect humans by entering a cut or puncture wound. Wounds with foreign bodies (ie. rusty nail) are most at risk for developing tetanus. Animal bites, burns, frostbite, crush injuries abscesses, or non-sterile injection of drugs can also lead to tetanus.

The tetanus vaccine was developed in the 1920’s and is currently used to routinely immu-

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When the vaccine is given in the required dosages, it provides 100% protection. Boosters are then required every 10 years and sometimes sooner if you sustain a deep, contaminated wound and it has been more than 5 years since your last immunization.

Review your immunization status with your doctor and be sure you are up to date. Even with early treatment like antibiotics and antitoxins, tetanus kills 20% of those who get the disease, so get the shot!

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