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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007 9THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 20078 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 Tel: 905-825-6000 Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON TTY: 905-827-9833 www.halton.ca The Regional Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 041007 Employers Join us at our JOB FAIR Receive resumon the spot Thursday, October 18, 2007 Burlington Convention Centre 1120 Burloak Drive, Burlington 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Over 1,000 motivated job seekers Support from Regional staff throughout the event Free parking and refreshments Extensive promotion of your organization Let Halton Region Help You With Your Hiring Needs For further information contact Halton Region 905-825-6000, ext. 2701 or email: Bronwyn.Spotton@halton.ca CREDIT PROBLEMS? QUICK CONFIDENTIAL APPR O V AL APPL Y BY PHONE -APPL Y BY PHONE NEED WHEELS? WE CAN HELP. QUICK CONFIDENTIAL APPROVAL Bankrupt (discharged or un-discharged?) In credit counselling or proposal New immigrant / Refugee? Too young / Too old? No established credit? IF YOU ARE EMPLOYED WE CAN HELP! Specialists in Automotive financing. Your circumstances. Your rate. Rates from 8.9% to 29.9% O.A.C. RE-ESTABLISH YOUR CREDIT. APPLY BY PHONE TODAY! GEORGETOWN KIA SUPERSTORE (Dixie Auto Group) Call Dave Watson 905-877-8375 New mothers arriving home after having a baby sometimes experience unexpected dark- ness, despair and depression. On September 11, more than 120 com- munity professionals that work in the area of identifying and treating Postpartum Mood Disorders (PPMD) gathered at a Halton forum to help women turn those feelings into hope, healing and wholeness. They also worked to establish priorities and plans to help Halton families living with PPMD. PPMD is the term commonly used to describe the range of mood disorders affecting women following the births of their babies. We know that up to 80 per cent of new mothers will experience postpartum blues, and another 10 to 20 per cent will experience postpartum depression, said Dr. Bob Nosal, Halton Regions Medical Officer of Health. Canadian singer and songwriter, Amy Sky, made a guest appearance at the forum to share her moving PPMD survivor story. Other featured speakers, included: Dr. Cindy-Lee Dennis, BScN, MScN, PhD Associated Professor, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, who spoke about the effect of peer support offered over the telephone to a high-risk mothers. Dr. Wendy Sword, BScN, MSc (T), PhD, Associate Dean (Research) and Associate Pro- fessor, McMaster University, who spoke about womens experiences seeking care for postpar- tum depression. Stephanie Bissell, MSW clinic social worker, Womens Health Concerns Clinic, St. Josephs Hospital, Hamilton, who spoke about their clinics approach to, and treatment of, women with PPMD. Families or professionals can call Halton Re- gion at 905-825-6000, toll free 1-866-4HALTON (1-866-442-5866), TTY 905-827-9833, to speak with a nurse regarding PPMD or to refer to the Healthy Babies, Healthy Children program for ongoing support. Halton hosts Postpartem Mood Disorder Forum WERE COOKING WITH GAS: Rons Burner Service Grand opening shows Ron & Marie White & Son with staff & Councillors Clark Somerville & Jon Hurst. - Gord Dowling photo To the Editor: The staff at Halton Hills Public Library would like to say thank you to everyone who helped make our summer read- ing programs such a huge success! With the enthu- siastic assistance of our summer students and vol- unteers we kept almost one thousand children reading over the sum- mer in our Lost Worlds Summer Reading Club. We would like to acknowl- edge those parents who encouraged their children to participate, thereby fostering a love of lit- eracy. We are grateful for the efforts of our com- munity newspapers for promoting our programs. Finally, we would like to acknowledge the gen- erosity of the branch managers at TD Canada Trust in both Georgetown and Acton for providing prizes. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Sincerely Yours, Halton Hills Public Library Childrens and Youth Services Staff Over 1,000 children benefit from Library summer reading program Send us your letters. We would like to hear your opinion!