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4 Independent & Free Press, Tuesday,January 19, 2010 Police board to have opening A vacancy will be opening up on the seven-member civilian board that oversees the Halton Regional Police Services as Burlington lawyer Rick Burgess has decided not to accept another term as a provincial appointee. Burgess, who placed a close third in the race to become Burlington's mayor in the 2006 municipal election, said he will leave the police services board when his term expires Jan. 26. He has been on the board for the past five years as one of three provincial appointees, the other two being board Chair Bob Maich and Oakville resident Andrew Tyrrel. Burgess said his law practice has become much busier over the past five years and he was satisfied with what the board had achieved. A building on the Healing Hands for Haiti property in Port-au-Prince was reduced to rubble in last week's earthquake. The group's executive director, Eric Doubt of Georgetown, says two workers with the facility were killed. Meanwhile, two local women who operate an orphanage near the Haitian capital reported that all 13 children and staff members survived the quake and the building only sustained minor damage. Submitted photo By Cory Soal R.H.A.D. . . . Lend Me Your Ears Tooth Chatter Haiti orphanage operators told children survived earthquake Continued from pg. 1 and life-saving injury care in the hospitals. The team is also to put up a temporary hospital support structure in co-ordination with functioning hospitals and provide leaflets on wound and injury care. Also, the team is to provide care and followup to people with amputation, spinal cord injuries and complex fractures and provide and fit people with prosthetic or orthotic devices. Doubt said the organization hopes to be able to recover a large supply of medicine and files in the facility and the plan is to move forward sooner than expected on construction of the facility's new Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute on the property. It will be the country's first, and ground was to be broken this year. There has been great support for the organization following the quake, said Doubt. "$10,000 came in, in 24 hours," said Doubt. He added much of that support has come from Georgetown. Healing Hands for Haiti provides physical medicine and rehabilitation for the 800,000 Haitian residents with disabilities To donate to Healing Hands for Haiti visit www.healinghandsforhaiti.org, e-mail Doubt at eric@commassoc.ca or call 905-702-9964. Georgetown resident Camille Otum, who with Audrey Hoekstra, also of Georgetown, and Era Ferron of Brampton, opened the Welcome Home Children's Centre orphanage in Cabaret, Haiti last year, received good news from the country Friday evening. "It was the best news ever," said Otum. She said she heard that all 13 children in the orphanage and staff members were fine (no one was injured in the quake) and there was only minor damage to the building. The orphanage is located about 25 km from Port-au-Prince. The damage is repairable and the orphans have been able to remain in the building. Otum said the plan is to bring in approximately 12 additional children from Port-auPrince who were orphaned as a result of the earthquake. Otum's 80-year-old blind aunt who also lives in Cabaret was not injured in the earthquake. To donate to Welcome Home Children's Centre visit www.welcomechildren.org or call Otum at 905-873-9963 or Hoekstra 905-8770630. Cheques can be mailed to Welcome Home Children's Centre, c/o Georgetown Christian Fellowship 13619 Hwy. 7 W., RR # 1 Georgetown, ON, L7G 4S4. Cheques to aid the earthquake victims should be marked Earthquake Relief Program. CAUTION - DENTURES OVER 5 Y EARS OLD? Removable dentures are made of hard, rigid materials, unlike your face, mouth and jaw that are constantly changing over the years. Dentures cannot adapt to these changes, and teeth wear down and become dull with time - your denture might till be in good physical condition, but it's fit changes slowly over time, and most people adapt to the changes even though they are illfitting. Your dentures should be checked annually, and replaced every 5 to 10 years. If dentures are not updated, you may suffer adverse health problems, such as painful, irritated gums, softening of the gum, headaches, ear aches, neck pain, more labourous chewing that causes poor digestion. Not to mention sagging mouth that can make you look older. 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(A) Denturist Georgetown Denture Clinic, 18 Church Street, Georgetown, Ontario (905) 873-6642 905-877-2359 (Across from the Library and Cultural Centre) Congratulations Julia Williams on your graduation from Wilfrid Laurier University Bachelor of Arts Sociology Happy 75th George You are invited to join friends & family to celebrate Shhh . . . It's a Surprise!!!!! PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES Somerville back as chair of Region health committee Halton Hills Regional Councillor Clark Somerville has been re-elected as the chair of Halton Region's Health and Social Services committee at the first meeting of the 2010 on Tuesday. Somerville was acclaimed. "I look forward to the work we have ahead," Somerville said in his acceptance speech. "And I hope we will all be successful on the 25th (Oct. 25 municipal election day)." Somerville served as chair in 2009 as well. George Webster's 75th Birthday OPEN HOUSE Love Mom & Dad Jenny, Mike & Ava Jeff, Andrea & Cecilia Saturday, January 23, 2010 in the Lounge, Georgetown Legion 2 p.m. Best Wishes Only Please ·INDIVIDUAL ·COUPLES ·FAMILY COUNSELING ·DEPRESSION ·ANXIETY ·LIFE CHANGES ·CONFLICT MANAGEMENT ·PERSONAL GROWTH 38 OAK STREET, GEORGETOWN ONTARIO It's Marge Willis' 90th Birthday Please join family & friends to surprise her Saturday, January 23rd at the Ellis Residence 85 Weber Dr., Georgetown Drop in anytime 7 to 10 p.m. "Wine & Cheese Open House" HER GIFT IS YOUR PRESENCE (905) 873-9393 HTTP://FORGECOACHINGANDCONSULTING.COM INFO@FORGECOACHINGANDCONSULTING.COM