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Decades of medical research hows that many victims of cardiac arest from heart attack can be saved when a community responds with a roper "Chain of Survival" including: carly access (911), early citizen CPR, arly â€"defibrillation (shocking the eart), and early paramedic response. A number of North American systems with these components in place, boast survival rates as high as 30% for vicâ€" tims of cardiac arrest from heart attack. Oakville has 911 â€" a growing base of citizen CPR and defibrillation â€" provided by ambulance officers and firefighters. Oakville does not have paramedics. Local ambulance officers are trained in defibrillation (or shockâ€" ing the heart). They cannot provide advanced airway management (intuâ€" bation), they cannot start IVs or proâ€" vide lifesaving medications. But, Oakville is one of the "designated" communities in line for the Paramedic Study soon to be started by the govâ€" ernment of Ontario. To meet entry criâ€" teria, however, response time to defibâ€" rillation must be cut. The local mediâ€" cal community, municipality, and fire department are working on this now. If successful, and response times to ifeâ€"threatening medical emergencies endanger the lives of many adults and hildren in Oakville. Most often occurring suddenly and without warning, these emergencies strike their victims at home, at work, on the ‘street... away from hospital The contest attracted more than 00 submissions from public and eparate school students across alton. Joanna â€" a Grade 5 student t Oakwood Public School â€" said he was "pretty excited" when she vas told of her award. And this past Canada Day cemed to mean more to her than n other years. After weeks of work on a etailed project on her country, oanna learned more about her dopted country and doesn‘t want o see it changed one bit. _ Like many others who waved y SANDRA CLARKE pecial to the Beaver are. Heart attack is the leading cause if sudden death. Even more tragic is ie fact that more than half of the peoâ€" le lost to heart attack each year in Jakville, die before reaching hospital. h levenâ€"yearâ€"old Polishâ€" born Joanna Zdrojewska seems to have a better andle on what will happen to ‘anada if it breaks up than most eople twice her age. "It wouldn‘t be good at all. It ouldn‘t be Canada," she says, in quiet but firm voice. Joanna is ist one of 30 winners across [alton who were awarded special ommemorative Canadian coins or their individual projects on ‘anada. srang opening CHAMPIONS 6, 1994 COMMENT he ‘chain of survival‘ comes to Oakville special story for those who love Canada ESTABLISHED 1984 TELEâ€"WAGERING/ OFFâ€"TRACK BETTING you to the flags and honked horns for Canada this past Canada Day, Joanna also celebrated in her own way, doing what she likes best â€" running Local school boards can also have a major impact in dramatically increasing the citizen CPR population base in the community. By integrating the four hour CPR course into the high school curriculum, students would learn CPR as a life skill. The school program would teach the youth of Oakville how to respond to an emergency and help save a life rather than stand by as helpless witnesses to a lifeâ€"threatening event. A pilot proâ€" And CPR is about more than heart attacks. Citizen CPR can mean the difference between life and death for a child who chokes or is involved in a nearâ€"drowning, a teenager who suffers an asthmatic attack or other breathing emergency, or an adult who is electroâ€" cuted. The CPR course empowers citiâ€" zens to save a family member or friend when a life is on the line and every second counts. defibrillation are cut according to the Ministry of Health guidelines, more lives will be saved with a faster emerâ€" gency response and Oakville will get the long awaited paramedic program. In preparation for the paramedic program, there is something important Oakville citizens can do now. They can learn CPR â€" a vital link in the "Chain of Survival". A simple fourâ€" hour CPR course teaches citizens how to recognize the onset of a heart attack in themselves or a loved one. CPR teaches people the importance of callâ€" ing 911 fast. This enables fire and ambulance personnel to respond quickly in an emergency where minâ€" utes to advanced care can mean the difference between life and death. The CPR course also teaches people how to perform the simple skill of CPR â€" a wonderful lifesaving technique that increases the chances of a cardiac arrest victim being saved by paramedics. around the track at a neighboring high school, playing a little baseâ€" ball, watching some fireworks, and possibly, just possibly, sneaking another look at the set of Canadian coins she was awarded from a speâ€" cial Visions Canada project. This Canada Day meant more to her than in previous years because she says she has a better sense of exactly what makes up the country. "It‘s so large and yet so little peoâ€" ject involving 6,000 students in a mandatory CPR program begins in September 1994 in Ottawaâ€"Carleton â€" another community readying itself for the paramedic program. In preparation for the longâ€"awaited paramedic program, all Oakville citiâ€" PUD and we can assist you in making your arrangements. The Town of Oakville operates two active cemeteries to suit your needs: Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery, located on Highway #5 overlooking the Sixteen Mile Creek, and St. Jude‘s Cemetery, located on Lakeshore Road at the foot of Margaret Drive. Be comfortable discussing your plans with us...we understand. To receive your complimentary copy of our Oakville Cemeteries brochure, call or write: TENDER NUMBER Tâ€"26â€"94 TENDER FOR: ONE (1) FIRE CAB AND CHASIS C/W TELESCOPIC AERIAL LADDER/WATERTOWER ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT SEALED TENDERS for the above will be received by the Town Clerk, on or before 2:00 P.M., local time, Tuesday, July 26, 1994. Documents will be available on or after Friday, July 8, 1994 at the Offices of the Purchasing Department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville L6H 2L1, or by mail to P.O. Box 310, Oakville, Ontario L6J 5A6; Telephone (905) 338â€"4197. Specifications, tender forms and tender envelopes are available at the office of the undersigned. The Corporation reserves the right to reject any or all tenders and the lowest or highest as the case may be will not necessarily be accepted. R.J. Cournoyer, C.1.M., P. Mgr. Director, Purchasing Office Services / MM WELL , TM OFF To SUMMER CAMP THE TOWN OF OAKVILLE CEMETERIES P.O. BOX 310 OAKVILLE, ONTARIO LeJ sas (905) 338â€"4236 TOWN OF OAKVILLE 845â€"6601 When death occurs in the family so many decisions must be made and a great number of these decisions involve the cemetery and the alternatives that are available. The Town of Oakville â€" Cemetery Division â€" offers a number of alternatives for you. Our courteous staff are sensitive to your needs PLAN AHEAD TODAY ... FOR PEACE OF MIND TOMORROW or by mail to P.O. Box 310, | Various streets, spot repairs and major patching in the Town of Oakville with uo. ple," she says. And she can‘t envision the country as being the same if it does break up. "I wanted to learn more about Canada. It won‘t be the same if there isn‘t any Quebec, any French," she says. Joanna, who speaks only Polish at home â€" "I have to!" she laughs â€" says she thinks having two languages in a country is good. zens are urged to recognize their important role in the Chain of Survival and take a few hours out of their busy schedule to learn CPR. Courses are offered during the day and evening, during the week, and on weekends. Group courses can also be Her project consisted of detailed sketches of each provincial flag with its own herb and information about each province. It took her months of research and many evenings sitting at home working on the finely detailed sketches. "I remember all the evenings," her father, Paul Zdrojewska, says laughingly. Although Joanna has been in Canada for six years, he arrived just two years ago. Sandra Clarke is the executive director of Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation, a national nonâ€"profit organization arranged at home or at work. Infant and Child courses are available for parents and caregivers. For course information in Oakville, contact St. John Ambulance at 844â€"4242 or the Red Cross at §45â€"5241. A certified cheque, a Bank/Trust Co. Draft, or a bid bond for the amount specified in the tender documents must accompany each tender. Tenders will be opened publicly at a meeting of the Tender Opening Committee at the Oakville Municipal Building, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario on Tuesday, July 19, 1994 at 2:30 pm local time. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. O.H. Ellis, P. Eng. Director Department of Public Works reprocessing. d) Approximately 412 sq. m. of concrete sidewalk. e) Approximately 1,600 tonnes of Granular ‘A‘ road base. £) Approximately 5,410 sq. m. asphalt removal. Plans, specifications and tender forms will be available on or after Tuesday, July 5, 1994 and may be obtained from the Department of Public Works, 2274 Trafalgar Road, for a nonâ€"returnable payment of THIRTY dollars ($30.00), GST included. The Contractor whose tender is accepted shall be required to post a Performance Bond satisfactory to the Town Council, equal to 100% of the contract Price and a Labour and Material Payment Bond totalling 50% of the Contract Price. for the following work: ASPHALT RESURFACING AND PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION P Eo Eult the following major items: a) Approximately 3,700 tonnes of Hot Mix Asphalt. b) Approximately 285 linear metres of concrete curb and gutter SEALED TENDERS, on forms provided will be received by the Town Clerk, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6H 2L1 until 2:00 pm local time on: Tuesday, July 19, 1994 â€"replacement. â€" ©c) Approximately 4,450 sq. m. of cold inâ€"place pavement Monday, July 11, 1994 Council Meeting 7:30 p.m. Council Chambers CONTRACT NO. Râ€"291â€"94 Y ABout V>=~ [ > [ He recalled in his own pride upon learning of Joanna‘s award. "She‘s a great kid," he says. Joanna learned more about Canada and is impressed with both its size and its population. "Do you know it takes the same amount of time â€" 12 hours â€" to go across Canada as it does to go to Poland?" she asks. She talked it over with her mother and then set to work. Evenings at the busy household were spent researching the provinces, doing the sketches, and then compiling it all in a neat foldâ€" er for submission. No one was more surprised and delighted than Joanna when she learned of her award. One day, says Joanna, she wants to travel across the whole country and see it all. But she wants to see the whole country as it is now â€" not a fragmented, factionalized one engaged in regional disputes. It wouldn‘t be good. It wouldn‘t be Canada. All in all, it took her three weeks of work to complete it. that promotes citizen CPR training and the need for paramedics. ACT is sponsored by companies in the research intensive pharma ceutical industry (many of whom have head offices in Mississauga and Oakville.). in the past year, ACT spearheaded a massive public action campaign in Ottawaâ€"Carleton that stimâ€" ulated the provincial approval of a paramedic program. Call Jazzline 845â€"5585 Box 5405 July 22â€" 24, 1994 by Steve Ne Eestival