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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday May 5, 2007 - 27 Cruise for a cause Cruisin' for a Cause, the third annual Food for Life Car Rally will be held Sunday at Lockwood Motors in Oakville. If you're overdue for an adventure, fuel up the car and hit the road. Spend an afternoon helping those in need in Halton by raising funds and awareness for Food for Life Canada. Load up your favourite road crew and enjoy a skill-testing, exhilarating drive through Halton's back roads. Decipher clues, search for landmarks, compete for prizes along the route and enjoy the views. A $100 entry fee per car or a minimum of $200 in pledges sends you on the ride and puts you in the running to win prizes. All monies raised will support the Food for Life program. It's a not-for-profit organization that collects perishable foods otherwise headed for landfills and distributes them on a daily basis to over 3,000 of Halton's working-poor, community outreach programs and other charitable organizations. Food for Life is a registered charity and is supported by United Way of Oakville and the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the race after all points have been tallied. Stick around for great appetizers, a silent auction and raffle. Lockwood Motors is located at 175 Wyecroft Rd. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the adventure will wrap up in downtown Burlington. Registration forms can be obtained at www.foodforlife.ca. Flowers keep giving Speaking about psychosis May 7 to 13 is National Mental Health Week 2007 and members of the public are invited to attend a free seminar, Early Interventions for Psychosis: Opportunities and Challenges, Wednesday, May 9. The seminar will be at 7 p.m. at LeDome Banquet Hall, 1173 North Service Rd. E. Displays open at 6:30 p.m. and the seminar will begin at 7 p.m. Dr. Robert Zipursky, Professor and Morgan Firestone Chair in Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, and Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University will be the key note speakers. Zipursky is an internationally recognized expert in the area of early intervention for schizophrenia. He developed the First Episode Program at the University of Toronto and has published and lectured widely on this topic. He will discuss what is known about the outcomes from psychosis, the important interventions in recovering from psychosis and how families can help facilitate recovery. Dr. Tom Hastings, Staff Psychiatrist ­ Inpatient Services of Halton Healthcare Services (HHS) and Lead Psychiatrist will also speak about a new Halton First Episode Psychosis Program. HHS recently received $1.2 million from the Ministry of Health and LongTerm Care to coordinate this initiative. To register, or attain more information, call 905-338-4379 or e-mail elittle@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. For further information contact Susan Grail at 905-815-5140, ext. 4858 or mcgrail@haltonhealthcare.on.ca. DEREK WOOLLAM / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER ONE GOOD DEED: Brenda Hall was the winner of the Buy Daffodils Fight Cancer Promotion with Oakville Place and Sears. Sears Oakville Place installed her prize -- a gazebo and outdoor entertainment set -- Thursday morning in Hall's backyard. Hall purchased her daffodils at Oakville Place on Sunday, April 1 while shopping at the mall with her 11-year-old nephew. Hall saw the Canadian Cancer Society Oakville Unit volunteers in centre court and thought it would be nice to buy some daffodils for her nephew's mom. Hall handed over, as promised, the water fountain that came with her prize, to her nephew. The 2007 Daffodil Days campaign has been the Oakville Unit's largest and best effort to date, raising approximately $51,000 -- $6,000 of it at Oakville Place. HALTON FAMILY HEALTH CENTRE Comprehensive Healthcare When You Need It! 2 NEW DOCTORS Accepting Patients ANNOUNCEMENT A STEP BEYOND IN CARE Specializing in: · Foot/Arch Pain · General/Diabetic Care · Permanent Ingrown Toenail Removal · Custom Made Foot Orthotics SALIMA KASSAM REG. CHIROPODIST New Location P Hear of plight of First Nations The plight of the First Nations people in northern Ontario will visit Oakville Monday. That's when a public information evening will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Meeting House at 2700 Bristol Circle, sponsored by First Nations Interest Group (FNIG). The purpose is to network with others who are concerned with the plight of First Nations People and to come together to assist in meeting their needs. The end result is to have a continuous relationship with Canada's First Peoples and to demonstrate that the mistakes of our predecessors will not be made again. For more information on the evening or the First Nations Interest Group, contact George Brown at 905-842-2346 or gdbrown@cogeco.ca. CALL 905-632-1414 728 Burloak Drive, Unit B3 Dr. Waqar Cheema, MD, CCFP Dr. Cheema went to medical school at King Edwards Medical College and completed residency at the University of Toronto Family Medicine Department. He is accepting new patients and is fluent in English, Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi. His medical interests are in sports injuries, `lumps & bumps' care, minor surgical procedures and adolescent health. Dr. Enas Abuelalaa, MD, CCFP Dr. Abuelalaa went to med school at Alexandria University Medical School and completed her residency at the University of Western Ontario Family Medical Department. She is fluent in English and Arabic and is accepting new patients. Her medical interests are in obstetrics, gynecology and psychiatry counselling. This year, make those flowers extra special with a Gift of Health passport from Dr. Jenna Davis The first 10 Mothers or Moms-to-be to use these passports will receive a FREE Gift. Please call Alliance Healthcare to get more information or drop-in to pick one up! Passports will be available May 7-13 ...don't miss out on this great opportunity! New Patients Register Online at www.haltonfamilyhealth.com or Call Walker's Line Guelph Line Dr. Jenna Davis Family Chiropractor/Acupuncturist Hwy# 5 Upper Middle Rd. 2951 WALKERS LINE 905-336-3437 Alliance Healthcare Professionals 905.845.2291 232 South Service Rd. E, Oakville, ON L6J 2X5 www.alliancehealthcare.ca