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Local students hit the ice with new sledge hockey program by Jaime Myslik FERGUS - Students in the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) are learning about accessibility, inclusion and acceptance in a new and cutting-edge way: through sledge hockey. The board has initiated a new sledge hockey program for elementary schools that will be rolled out throughout the entire board over the next few years. Program facilitator and Quilted with love - Evan Conway of Drayton was presented with a package containing two quilts, a Quincy bear and storybook from the Federated Women’s Institute of Ontario’s Quincy Project. Ailing children in the community were recipients of packages celebrating the organization’s 119th anniversary on Feb. 19. Myrtle Reid of the Coningsby Women’s Institute, left, presented a child’s lap quilt to Evan Conway while mother Maggie Conway and Coningsby Women’s Institute quilter Lilli Lockhart look on. photo by Caroline Sealey
Institute brings Quincy and His Quilt: A Northern Adventure to Drayton youth by Caroline Sealey DRAYTON - Ten years ago the Federated Women’s Institute of Ontario (FWIO) embarked on an ambitious project that included the publication of a children’s book. During a recent move of the organization’s head office from Guelph to Stoney Creek, a box of unsold books was discovered. The book titled Quincy and His Quilt: A Northern Adventure won out over 93 other entrants in the FWIO Children’s Storybook Competition in 2005. Written by Loreen Ambler and illustrated by Debbie Thompson Wilson, the book
recounts the adventure of a northern doctor who takes a journey by dog sled across the north to deliver medicine to a sick child. In celebration of its 119th anniversary on Feb. 19, the institute created the Quincy Project. Each branch of the organization was given a copy of the book and was asked to make or purchase a bear and a small bear-sized quilt to be given to an ailing child in its community. “The first print of the book was sold out and a second print followed,” said Myrtle Reid, Coningsby branch member. “The Coningsby branch of the Women’s Institute received
two of the books that were found packed away. We were able to give a Quincy package to a young girl in Hillsburgh along with a child-size quilt made by member Mary Hutchings.” Reid’s grandson, Mike Reid asked his grandmother if she had found a recipient for the second Quincy book. As she hadn’t, he suggested a young boy that he read about on a GoFundme page on Facebook. After investigating the young boy’s story and need, Myrtle Reid contacted the family about giving the book to their son. Through telephone conversations with the child’s Continued on page 3
Drayton Heights Public School teacher Andy Speers said one of the major program goals is to teach students not to “judge a book by its cover.” “Just because someone might have a disability, whether it be a special need or a physical disability, doesn’t mean they can’t be a phenomenal athlete,” Speers said. “And they’re going to learn that from how tough this game actually is.”
GRCA budget includes $185,000 for projects at Conestogo Dam CAMBRIDGE - The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will spend about $31 million this year on programs that protect water quality, reduce flood damages, protect natural areas, support responsible development and provide outdoor recreation and environmental education. The budget was approved
by the GRCA board on Feb. 26. The board is made up of 26 members appointed by the municipalities in the Grand River watershed. The municipal levy portion is up about 2.5 per cent this year to $10.8 million. That works out to about $10.49 per resident. In total, municipalities will
officially comes into effect: - implement the alliance agreement; and - develop a human resources adjustment plan in respect of the integration. The agreement delegates decision-making authority in certain areas to a joint executive committee consisting of five representatives from each hospital board. The new committee will oversee quality of patient care and resource utilization while the two hospital boards will be in charge of medical staff, material clinical changes, and relationships with foundations and volunteer auxiliary organizations. The committee will consist of five independently elected directors from each of the Groves and NWHC boards,
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including the chairs of each board. The chair of the committee will be chosen alternately from Groves and NWHC boards. NWHC chair Tom Sullivan was appointed as the first chair of the joint committee. A key component of the new committee is a dispute resolution strategy that begins with voluntary negotiations, followed by non-binding mediation. The hospitals must report any dispute not successfully resolved within 30 days of conclusion of mediation to the LHIN. After filing a report to the LHIN, “provided both boards participated in mediation in good faith,” the NWHC and Groves boards may unilaterally terminate the alliance agreement with at least 12 months written notice.
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contribute about 38% of the total budget, or $11.8 million, with about $1 million contributed for the Rural Water Quality Program and subwatershed studies. Government grants, primarily from the province, are worth about $3.4 million, representing about 11% of the Continued on page 3
Sears drama - Norwell District Secondary School students participated in the Sears Drama Festival event hosted by Erin District High School at Centre 2000 from Feb. 29 to March 4. The Norwell troupe staged the comedy Dinner with the MacGuffins. The play was directed by Maddy BuhrowHayes and the backstage crew included Alexis McGill, Tate Driscoll and Amber Cowan. Clockwise from top left: Natasha Weppler, Jordan Dobbin, Jacob Bieman and Aaron Powell react to some startling news; Reid Stevens as “Grandpa”; Dobbin speaks with “Agents Smith and Weston” portrayed by Erin Raftis and Michael Storms. EDHS also entered a production in the festival which is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Community News photos
LHIN approves new alliance agreement WELLINGTON COUNTY - A new alliance agreement between hospitals in Wellington County has been approved by the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN). On Feb. 25 the WWLHIN board of directors issued an integration decision under the Local Health System Integration Act, directing Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus and North Wellington Health Care, which operates hospitals in Palmerston and Mount Forest, to proceed with integration as set out in a proposed alliance agreement. A staff report at the meeting notes the parties have entered into a binding agreement with respect to the integration and will take the following actions by April 1, when the agreement
The other goal is to highlight the word “inclusion.” “No one should ever have to be left out of a game,” Speers said. “You can always modify a game to make sure that everyone’s included.” The new UGDSB program will be available for students from Grades 4 to 8 with each school coach having the discretion to decide which classes are included based on the time Continued on page 2
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