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* -~.-.-*~ ~:roio Weekly Times. Wednesday, AI ijuIÈ4 I, -- FamiIly un ion Over 100 members of the Kingston 'family converged at the Newtonviiie home of relatives Garry and Lynne Whorpoie. Saturday's reunion was the first for the Kingston's, descendants of William Thomas Kingston,' who immigrated fromn Cork Jreland to New Leskard Ontario, in the 1 850's. The event was made even more special since it was the first time in over 63 years that seven dauighters of David Joseph Kingston were ail together. CCNA Canada's 'smaller communities have provided nearly al the men and womnen that Canadians identified as their heroes in a recent Internet poil. Most of the top 20 heroes c~hosen were flot fr-om the big city. The roll cal] includes for- mer Prime Minister Lester Pearson', bora in rural Ontario; Métis visionary Louis Riel, bora in Manitoba's Red River Seuiemient; and feminist pioý neer Nellie McCiung, bora ini Ontario's Grey County. The poli was conducted between May 19 and June 19 by the Domninion Institute and the Council for Canadian Unity. Nom inees had to beý Canadian by birth or choice and no longer living. Nearly 30,000 people visited the site. Nominees included political leaders, soldiers, artists, athietes and feiniists. One major exception to the smaIl town rule was Terry Fox who piaced first. He came from Port Coquitlamn, British Columbia, which is part of the Greater Vancouver area, and was bora in Winnipeg. The young cancer victim died in 1981, but his Marathon of Hope and the image of Terry running across Canada on one good leg and an artificial limb is buraned into the national con- sciousness. Second place went to Frederick Banting, the discover- er of Insulin, whio was boni in Alliston, Ontario in 1891. Lester Pearson came third. The list includes former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, bom in Neustadt Ontario, but known as the mai from Prince Albert in recogni- tion of the Saskatchewan town in which hleIlived. 1Separatist and former Quebec Premier Rene Levesque made the list. He was bora in New Carlisle in the Gaspé Peninsula. Military hieroes included First World War fighter ace Biliy Bishop, born in Owen Sound Ontario, and General Sir Arthur Currie, bora in Strathiroy, Ontario. Currie commranded the Canadian Corps in World MWar 1 and led the Caniadian First Division in the victorious attack on Vimiy Ridge. Joey Smiallwood was a Gander, Newfoundland hog fariner who led the fi-ght to miake Newfouindlandi part of Canada. In 1949, he becamie the province's first premier and the self-styied "last' Father of Confederation." Other heroes include Lucy Maud Montgomery, auithor of Aune of Green Gables, born at Clifion in Prince Edward Island, Sir Sam-uel Steele, born in Canada West, who served with the North West M,'ounited Police and was Superintendent for the force in Dawson City during the Yukon Gold Rush. There were some bora out- side Canada: Sir Isaac Brock, a hero of the War of 1812; Brock's Indian ally, Tecumseh; Tomimy Douglas, the form er CCP Saskatchewan Premier who is viewed by many as the father of Canadian medicare and Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. MacDonald. As a rule, however, when it comes to producing domestic heroes, smnall-town and rural Canada seemn to have comnered the market. Canadian MedicAlert Foundation Inc. Food allergies: a threat to school-age children, As children head back to school, healtli experts are warnlng parents and teacli-, ers about the threat of food allergies, "Peanut allergies are by far the most common and have received a lot of atten- tion recently," states Dr. Milton Gold, Associate Professor, Unversity of Toronto, Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Immun ol ogy-Allergy. Other problem foods include: milk, eggs, wheat, soy, fish, shell- flsh and various nuts. An allergic reaction can range frorn ild uripleasant- ness to aiaphylaxýis, -a life- threatenlnig condition. Medications sucli as peni- cillin, speclflc foods, insect stlng venom, and eveni latex rubber and exercise cari le the cause. When a person experiences sucli a reaction, the body goes into "anaphy- lactic shock," blood pressure drops, the throat closes and breathing stops. There is no known cure for food allergies or anaphylaxis. The only way to prevent aller- gic, reactions is to avoid spe- cific foods altogether.. At the preschool and ele- mentary level, young children can't always clearly explain their condition, especially if they are suffering from an allergie reaction. That is why the mnedical Information ser- vice provlded by the Canadian MedicAlert Founcdation is so important, It protects children in a medical emergency, by speaking for themn when they can't. "Wearing an MedicAlert bracelet is critical ti helping health care professionals make an accurate diagnosis,", says Dr. Gold. "Sàômnetimes children eat a snack wlle on the playground, not reahizing its contents, and have an allergic reaction. If they are wearing a MedlcAlert bracelet, flrst responders and health care professionals will r i - immnediately kniow about their allergy or other medical con- ditions such as asthma, epflepsy and diabetes. If more medical or emergency contact information is needed, MedicAlert also bas an emer- gency hotinre. » In elementary schools, efforts to help children with food allergies are lncreasing. Chidren who need an epinephrine injection kit in case of anaphy1awds cari leave their emergency kits with the principal, teacher, nurse, or carry one in their school bag. Also, many schools have actually banned peanuts;, and others are- developlng food safety programs. Mucli remains to be done. Just consider how children like to trade their food and imagine the consequences. To protectthe lives of their chidren, parents trust the MedicAlert identification and Information service. Currentiy, over 70,000 chul- dren are protected by MedîcAlert. MedicAlert ser- vices Include the comprehen- sive protection of a bracelet, or necklet custom engraved with a person's Important medical information, MedicAlert ID number, and a MedicAlert 24-hour emergen- cy hotline number, avaîlable anywhere in the world, in 140 languages. For children and active members, MedlcAlert aiso lias a sports bracelet with a stainless steel plaque and adjustable nylon band. -MedicAlert helps protect chfldren wlth food, allergies by custom engraving bracelets to indicate allergies and if they carry an epinephrine it. 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