The CAMROSE BOOSTER, June 22, 2021 – Page 24
Walk-in clinics open for first-dose vaccine
Judith Pauline Brown
By Murray Green
You don’t even need an appointment to receive your first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Camrose walk-in clinic. Full clinic details, including locations, dates and operating hours, are available online www.alberta healthservices.ca/topics/ Page17295.aspx#walkin. All Albertans born in 2009 or earlier should be vaccinated as soon as possible. Bring your Alberta Health Care card, if you have one, along with photo ID. You will be required to wear a face mask and use hand sanitizer when visiting the site for your immunization. Do your part in helping keep our communities as safe as possible. It is vitally important to remain vigilant in the fight against COVID-19 and to follow public health guidelines at all times. This includes maintaining physical distance and masking.
Staff shortage By Murray Green
The United Nurses of Alberta declared nursing shortages at the Galahad Hospital are causing delays in surgery. However, Galahad doesn’t have a hospital, only a continuing care centre. “Alberta Health Services has never suggested to us that vacations are the problem,” said UNA president Heather Smith. Smith noted that healthcare employers have the power to cancel vacations in emergency situations, like those in Boyle, Edson, St. Paul, Elk Point, Westlock, Rocky Mountain House, Fairview and Galahad that were mentioned in the Legislature. Smith failed to point out that Galahad has no emergency services. Frontline staff shortages in Galahad were caused by not finding enough staff in rural Alberta, which is an ongoing problem at the Galahad Care Centre. The move of Galahad Care Centre residents to other area facilities in early June was made because of staff shortages. Galahad Care Centre has consistently been one of the best continuing care facilities in the province, according to public reports.
VEHICLE ACCESS
Murray Green, Camrose Booster Parents Candra and Riley Sexton accept $500 from Camrose Elks Lodge exalted ruler Gerry Czapp and $2,000 from the Alberta Elks Foundation to assist with the cost of home and vehicle accessibility modifications for Grade 3 student Chloe.
Sexton family receives funds to assist with modifications By Murray Green
Grade 3 student Chloe Sexton received some funds from the Camrose Elks Lodge and Royal Purple to assist with home and vehicle accessibility modifications. “Chloe is a bright eightyear-old, who also has dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Chloe requires a manual and power wheelchair for mobility, a computer communication device and a low tech alternative PODD book to communicate. She requires full support to be independent,” said mom Candra. The Chester Ronning School student requires a full-time educational assis-
tant to help her learn in the classroom. “Ever since Chloe came home through adoption, we have carried her from our home to our vehicle multiple times a day, which includes stairs. We then carry her wheelchair to load it in the van for wherever we go,” explained Riley. Her power chair can only be used at school because the Sexton’s home and vehicle was not equipped to handle the power chair. It weighs 200 pounds and can’t easily be lifted. “We are also concerned about Chloe’s safety and the safety of caregivers when carrying her up and down the stairs. Our worst
fear would be to drop her or hurt her/ourselves in the process,” added Candra. As she grows, it will be harder to keep up with the situation with unless modifications are made to their home and vehicle. To make all of the necessary changes to the home and vehicle, it is estimated to cost $11,400 for the vehicle lift and wheelchair system, $6,300 for a porch lift, and $6,500 for deck and home modifications to support the lift and chair, for a total of $23,900. Together, the Camrose Elks Lodge, Alberta Elks Foundation and the Royal Purple donated $3,000 to assist the family with those costs.
February 28, 1944 ~ June 14, 2021 Judith “Judy” Pauline Brown of Camrose, Alberta, formerly of Bawlf, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021, at the age of 77 years. Left to cherish her memory are her husband Dennis; children Neil (Charlene) of Camrose, Shawn (Lisa) of Camrose, and Robin (Janis) of Red Deer; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; siblings Adrian (Joyce) Bergquist of Camrose, Carol (Fitz) Thomas of St. Rémi, Quebec, and Lawrence (Marlene) Bergquist of Bawlf; and sister-in-law Ruth Bergquist of Saskatchewan. Judy was predeceased by her parents Percy and Nina Bergquist; and brother Ralph Bergquist. A private family service will be held. If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions in Judy’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. To send condolences, please visit www.burgarfuneralhome.com.
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Murray Green, Camrose Booster Parents Candra and Riley Sexton accept $500 from Camrose Royal Purple president Doreen Kelly to assist with the cost of home and vehicle accessibility modifications for Grade 3 student Chloe.
