The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

* ," mm y w ym m ns m m ies 14 St. John Ambulance Oakville Branch 466 Morden Road, Suite 201 Oakville, Ontario L6K 3W4 (905) 844â€"4844, Fax (905) 844â€"0780 SYMPOSIUM 2x »y usmy February 12, 1994 COST â€" $10.00 Preâ€"registration** $12.00 at the dOOF Fee Includes Lunch 8:30â€"9:00 Set UE and registration 9:00â€"10:50 Kendrick Extrication Device (KED) Stiff neck Collars Demonstration and Practice Facilitators â€" Bruce Hunter/Kris Ellis St. John Ambulance 11:00â€"11:50 _ The Law and First Aid Facilitator 12:00â€"12:30 _ The Home Emergency LifeLine Programme Facilitator â€" Annette Arnold â€" Programme Coâ€"ordinator 12:30â€"1:00 LUNCH AFTERNOON SESSIONS 1:00â€"1:50 Calling for Help â€" Ambulance Dispatch Facilitator Scott Robinson â€" Ministry of Health Centralized Ambulance Communications Centre (CACC) Mississauga Discussion on AIDS Facilitator â€" Dr. Moe Ali, Chief of Laboratory Services â€" St. Joseph Hospital Hamilton; Southern Area Medical Officer â€" St. John Ambulance Semiâ€"Automatic Early Defibrillation and Preâ€"Hospital Advance Cardiac Life Support Facilitator â€" Brent Browett â€" Chedokeâ€"MacMaster Hospitals Paramedic Services 2:00â€"2:50 3:00â€"3:50 BEAT THE FEBRUARY BLAHKS! ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL LOSE WEIGHT â€" STAY HEALTHY ‘/ PRICE CONSULTATION 1 WEEK FREE * ARGUSG wonrornc omy w 1 mourk mME D1C A 1, _ MONTORING PREPAID IN FEBRUARY) DR. OREG THOMSON 33047227 difference. l\ [ AIR DUCT|| STEAM ICLEANING!! CLEAN * C 11 i CLEAN Look what volunteers do. You can make 0 gyew > . Please volunteer. Call your nearest office of the Canadian Cancer Society. I | SPECIAL ||SPECIAL ; SPECIAL C o | 485" || 49" | |__ I 11 .. i1 WHOLE HOUSE ! HAMILTON : us [] LivingRoom, !1 speciar | §§1â€"71159 I |j Dining Room j|j _ Living Dining j [| AAJSâ€" 11 Hall | | Rooms, 3 Bedroom J I [ 11 H traffic areas I Ask us about our steam clean I I L1 (Max, 700 sq. 1t.) I furniture special 1 EXpPIRES FEB. 28/94 PIRES FEB. 28/94 j | EXPIRES FEB. 28/94 j THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Counsellor to learn American Sign Language By WILMA BLOKHUIS Focus Editor For years, Shirlea Potter has wanted to communicate directly with the deaf. A social worker, she‘s had to rely on an interpreter from the Canadian Hearing Society whenever she had to deal with deaf clients prior to her arrival at the Halton Rape Crisis Centre. That, effectively, placed a third perâ€" son in the room when dealing with conâ€" fidential matters. And, "it makes it diffiâ€" cult to establish eye contact, as both myself and the client must always be looking at the interpreter." Now with the Halton Rape Crisis Centre, a agency which is receiving a number of requests for counselling and assistance from women in the deaf comâ€" munity who have experienced sexual assault, Potter is about to realize her dream. The agency, aware of Potter‘s aspirations to communicate directly with the deaf, obtained funding for her training from the Oakville Zonta Club. Zonta has recently given Potter $680 to begin taking the twoâ€"level American Sign Language course from the Canadian Hearing Society starting this spring. Should she be able to take the three parts of Level 1 and the twoâ€"part Level 2 programs uninterrupted, Potter will be a fully trained deaf communicaâ€" tor in about 1 1/2 years. Zonta is preâ€" pared to provide more money as needed, said its president Margo van der Hart. "I expect to be working with deaf women, and I would like to be able to communicate with them by myself," said Potter, currently the agency‘s volâ€" unteer coâ€"ordinator. "I‘m excited about taking the course from the Canadian Hearing Society, because for me it will be total immerâ€" sion into the deaf culture, and this appeals to me," said Potter. "My instrucâ€" SOCIETE CANADIENNE CANCER Du T sOCIETY | se Brian Explain How To.. PLANNING SEMII February 2nd, Wednesday 7:30 p.m. St. Volodymyr Centre e Double the impact of your RRSP e Earn $25,000 tax free e Achieve 15% return dispite low interest rates e Retire financially independent e Capitalize on the 1994 RRSP rules Confirm Your Attendance mndas 4 Y. Toronto: 760-4372 " _ 18002034773 (de e COMMUNITY/NONâ€"PROFIT GROUPS ENTERTAINMENT Top 10 Weekly Movies.......... Top 10 Weekly Videos.......... Oakville Symphony Orchestra... Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts.... 3. To end your call press * LIBRARY DIRECTORY..... INF O S O U RC E CHURCH COMpIete ListING.... ce m Theatre Sheticiah................. esn 1. Call 845â€"5585 (touch tone only) “figfi’o’; %’5[‘“‘ E"‘NTS .... 2. When prompted enter the 4 HEALTHEAGT ... .. ov. sn digit code from the directory HOROSCOPE DIRECTORY.. JOKE OF THE DAY............. ............ 50o49 _ LOTTERIES 649 Results.......... ............. 5261 Lottario Results.... OAKVILLE BEAVER SERVICES 5701 POLICE 5410 Community Policing ...... 5400 BFORLE: iss lo e insl ............. 6216 Hopediale area............ ............. 5587 Aes ----- 5254 KE ----- 5608 Maple Grove/Clearview Are ..... 5002 River Oaks/College Park........... ..... 5611 Crime Stoppers 1 OAKVILLE BEAVER HOME DELIVERY Oakville Zonta tors will be deaf, and it also gives me an opportunity to learn about deaf culture." At this point, she is not sure whether she will be taking her courses in Mississauga or Hamilton. "Since starting here (with the Halton Rape Crisis Centre) I‘ve been learning about the abuses within the deaf culture, and most agencies are not available to them on a 24â€"hour basis (because of the communication difficulty). "I see an increasing need for services which the deaf culture can access, and the Halton Rape Crisis Centre is workâ€" ing to become accessible to as many cultures as possible, including the deaf culture. The deaf culture needs to be represented." Always interesting in communicatâ€" ing with the deaf community, Potter taught herself finger spelling from a card she received during childhood from Girl Guides, "something I‘ve always kept." Potter had this card enlarged and hung on the wall when she worked as a lifeguard at a hotel where one of the dishwashers was hearing impaired. "People were simply unable to comâ€" municate with him; they always spoke too loudly," she recalled, adding he would reply ‘I can read your lips, there‘s no need to shout.‘ "It was at that time that I felt a drasâ€" tic need for me to Jearn how to commuâ€" nicate with the deaf," she said, adding her grandmother was deaf. She had, because of her knowledge of finger spelling, worked with deaf children while working for the Ontario Ministry of Education. Potter has also worked as a residential supervisor at a group home for the mentally handiâ€" capped, and as a residential counsellor with Halton Adolescent Support Services before coming to the Halton Rape Crisis Centre about a year ago. \ o _ <;‘pcenters Feb. 2, 19 backs initiative % Shirlea Potter of the Halton Rape Crisis Centre signs ‘Thank You‘ Margo van der Hart, president of the Oakville Zonta Club, for h organization‘s funding to take American Sign Language courses. (Photo by Riziero Vertq HOSTS lington Post Uur. B QuOTE OF THE 4 SHOP LOCALLY....... ..5505 _ SPEAK YOUR MIND.. .5250 . 5512 _ SUGGESTIONBOX.. 5003 5562 _ TEENLINE DIRECTORY.. 5155 3009 _ LEAVE UPDATE 5440 Seilsutficieney through WEEKLY PO = CHIMG Of th@ WUEEK: :.:3 5557 Child Find...... QUESTION OF THE WEEK. SCHOOL DIRECTORY.... R DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENT.... WINE LINE......... ALASKAN CRUISE NIG U featuring HOLLAND AMERICA LINE DATE: February 08/94 (Tues.) TIME: 7:30â€"9:00 p.m. PLACE: 125 Lakeshore Rd., E. Oakvil Door Prizes « Refreshments RSVP (905) 338â€"8083 P.S.! Discount Deadline, Feb. 18/94 on all Holland America, Alaska Departures ONTARIO REGISTRATION NUMBER 4208195 ‘//«,w'”mn Grise lacation Wf’ft,r 125 Lakeshore Rd., E. Downtown Oakville *338â€"8083 « 1â€"800â€"267â€"3188 Franchises available throughout Ontario onference entre 5420 North Service Rd. Reimer Corporate Tower FASHION SHOW presented in association with Modelling Fashion Agency Tickets $3 Advance $5 At Door Partial Proceeds to Joseph Brant Campaign for Cancer Care TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE ~â€"â€"â€"_BURLINGTON POST 2321 Fairview St. 632â€"4444 OAKVILLE BEAVER MILTON CHAMPION 467 Speers Rd. 191 Main St. E. . 5560 5012 5018 5441 DAY.. literacy in the developing world For information, call 1â€"800â€"661â€"28 a