15| O akville B eaver | T hursday,N ovem ber 1,2018 insidehalton.com Factory Shoe outlet 2394 FaIrVIeW Street, BurlINGtoN 905-632-9688 GIVING WINter the Boot! WWW.FactoryShoeoutlet.ca Pictured Above: The Salvation Army Major Dean Locke and Factory Shoe Outlet Owner Christian Svacina Proudly Supported By The Burlington Post. Factory Shoe Outlet is hosting their 18th Annual Coat and Boot Drive in support of the Salvation Army. Bring in any gently used pair of shoes, boots or winter coat and reCeive A 15% DiSCOunT On SeLeCTeD BrAnDS. SOMe exCLuSiOnS APPLy. Help keep a family warm this winter and reduce waste to the environment. Business in Oakville Oakville family law firm Berry Gage LLP is growing with the addition of a newWills and Estates depart- ment to complement the family law services the firm provides. The firm's founding partners, Susan Berry and Marian Gage, have a combined 25 years legal ex- perience practicing exclusively in family law. Berry Gage LLP was formed by the two partners in 2014 and has since specialized in matters relating to separation and divorce,marriage contracts, cohabi- tation agreements and adoption. The firm's lawyers have expertise and accredi- tations in their respective practice areas including family law coaching, advocacy, negotiation, repre- sentation in litigation, the Collaborative family pro- cess and mediation. Now for the first time the law firm is offering ser- vices relating to wills, trusts, powers of attor- ney, estate planning, es- tate administration and estate litigation. The partners hired Bethany Anderson to head up the new de- partment. Anderson is a practiced Wills and Es- tates lawyer with expe- rience in commercial litigation, wealth management and estate planning. Prior to joining Berry Gage LLP, she worked with one of Canada's largest law firms and, later, in private practice in Oakville. Law clerk Beverly Orr also joined the new Wills and Estates team this month. Orr has been working in the legal field since 1983 in the areas of civil litigation, estate liti- gation, wills and powers of attorney and family law. "Our clients often come to us looking for a full-service family law firm that can meet all of their needs. Almost ev- ery family law client we see will benefit from some element of estate planning either at the onset of a new partnership or at the end of a relationship. We've decided that we can best serve our clients with an in-house Wills and Estates department," said Gage. Gage points out that this new department will not draw from the firm's existing practice. She and Berry will continue to specialize in family law along with another new hire, associate law- yer Suzanne Stolz. Stolz graduated from Harvard Law School in 2002, she was called to the New York bar in 2004 and worked in family law and human rights advoca- cy before immigrating to Canada. She was recently called to the Ontario Bar and lawyers and staff at Berry Gage LLP are pleased to welcome her to the family law practice. Family law firm expands service with wills and estates Bethany Anderson Beverly Orr Suzanne Stolz ADVERTISEMENT them into the street or off a balcony," she said. "I could have lost her ..." Dr. Christina Miu of the Oakville Animal Clinic said that while she has not seen a sud- den increase in the number of animals being brought in with possible THC poisoning since legalization, she said it is something she has seen before and expects to start see- ing more of now. "In the past people wouldn't admit what happened as much because it wasn't legal. We would have a few owners who would say, 'Yes, this is what they got into,'" said Miu. "Now that it is legal I think it is something that we may see coming in more often. Espe- cially because there are going to be more ed- ibles around. For dogs that's what they usu- ally enjoy." Miu said no level of cannabis is safe for dogs or cats simply because not enough safe- ty studies have been done to know what the toxic dose is. She said dogs that ingest marijuana can experience a slow heart rate, low blood pres- sure, low body temperature, ataxia (stum- bling, loss of co-ordination) and depression. "Those signs usually do resolve after 72 hours," said Miu. "However, there are cases where they can have seizures, they can be dehydrated or they can have really high heart rates and they need to go to emergency hospitals to get supportive care." Miu emphasized that if the dog eats enough cannabis the reaction can be fatal. She noted there have been cases where cats have ingested marijuana, however, they are less common because of the finicky na- ture a feline's eating habits. Miu said anyone who is aware of their dog or cat eating any amount of cannabis should contact their veterinarian or an emergency animal hospital immediately. If these resources are not available, she said, residents can also call the Pet Poison Helpline at 1-855-764-7661 or the ASPCA Ani- mal Poison Control Hotline at 1-888-426-4435 (charges may apply). "If owners do have cannabis in their house just keep it safely away from their pets," said Miu. CANNABIS AND YOU Lola, an 8-month-old Yorkshire Terrier nearly died after eating a discarded marijuana cigarette on Friday, Oct. 19. Teresa Ollerenshaw-Ramsey photo Continued from page 14