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Wednesday, April 28, 2021
War Amps key tags celebrate 75 years REGIONAL– The War Amps begins its 2021 key tag mailing to Leamington and residents this week with the theme “You Are a Part of What We Do,” marking the 75th anniversary of the Association’s Key Tag Service and paying tribute to the public for helping make it a success.
In the letter accompanying the key tags, parents Tracie and Jeremy describe how The War Amps has supported
their family, from the day their daughter, Michaela Blakslee, was born missing part of her left arm, as well as some fingers and toes. As a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, Michaela receives financial assistance for artificial limbs and devices and also attends regional seminars where Champs and their parents learn about the latest in artificial limbs, dealing with teasing and staring, and parenting an amputee child. Michaela’s artificial arms, which she calls her “helper hands”, include one for everyday use and another that she uses for activities like bike riding. “Without the funding
IN MEMORIAM
In Loving Memory of
Donna Quick Your presence we miss Your memory we treasure. Loving you always Forgetting you never.
Dearly missed and loved by husband Albert, daughters Shelley, Dawn & her husband Steve, son Greg and his wife Maria, grandchildren and great-grandchild.
CARD OF THANKS
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from The War Amps, it would be very difficult for us to get her any prosthetics at all,” says Tracie and Jeremy. “Whatever isn’t covered through our workplace insurance and the government, The War Amps steps in so she has these devices to help her through daily life.” The Key Tag Service was launched in 1946 so that returning war amputee veterans could not only work for competitive wages, but also provide a service to Canadians that would generate funds for the Association’s many programs. The Key Tag Service continues to employ amputees and people with disabilities and has returned more than 1.5 million sets of lost keys to their owners. Each key tag has a confidentially coded number. If you lose your keys, the finder can call the toll-free number on the back of the
tag or place them in any mailbox in Canada, and The War Amps will re-
The Hartwick Family
or to order key tags, visit waramps.ca or call tollfree 1 800 250-3030.
Kingsville approves by-law amendment KINGSVILLE — Amendments to the Kingsville Official Plan and a Zoning By-Law have received approval by the Town of Kingsville, allowing a proposed office building to move forward. At issue are two adjacent properties at 45 and 49 Division Street North. The home at 45 Division North has been the site of Peralta Engineering for over 25 years, while the home at 49 Division North has been a rental home, also owned by Peralta Engineering. The owners plan to re-
move both of the structures and build a state-ofthe-art two storey office building on the combined properties. The amendments are required to allow the project to move forward, with one of the lots being zoned Commercial and the other Residential. In addition, the owners of the property were asking for a change to the Official Plan which would reduce the setback on the north side of the property to 15 feet from 20 feet. Several letters were presented on both sides of the issues, with some neigh-
bours objecting based on the look of the modern building not conforming with the Victorian homes in the area. There were also many letters supporting the change, sent in by community members and other neighbouring residents. After discussion, Deputy Mayor Gord Queen urged council to think carefully before they allowed this to happen, and asked for a recorded vote. In the end, the motion was passed by a 6-1 count, with Queen being the only member to vote against.
Kingsville defers ESHC request KINGSVILLE — Kingsville Council has voted to defer a request by Erie Shores HealthCare and Erie Shores Health Foundation for a commitment to a 15-year agreement to help with their Physician Recruitment Initiative. Erie Shores HealthCare CEO, Kristin Kennedy and Erie Shores Health Foundation Executive Director Christine Colautti, both appeared before council Monday in their first of three stops at local municipalities, looking for partners in the initiative. They were looking for a commitment of $20,000 per year for 15
years, to help offset costs involved with recruiting new physicians to the hospital. Kennedy explained that the ER at Erie Shores HealthCare has ranked in the top 10 of hospitals in the province for the past two years — with regard to wait times — and they’ve had significant increases in ER visits and inpatient occupancy. This prompted the fundraising initiative, which they estimate would require about $80,000 per year to facilitate. They plan on visiting Leamington Council and Essex County Council with the same partnership
proposal in the coming weeks. “This support and partnership, which we would promote broadly and proudly to our community partners, staff, patients and the media, will serve as a vital catalyst intended to create further support from other municipalities, business leaders and individual donors,” said Colautti. After lengthy discussion, Deputy Mayor Gord Queen made a motion to send the matter to administration and have them determine a course of action and make a recommendation to council. The motion was carried unanimously.
r u o y e s i t r e Adv e n o t s e l i m l specia in the
Birthday, Graduation, Wedding Announcement, Baby Announcement
Ruth haRtwick
We wish to extend our sincere thanks for the donations, flowers and sympathy shown for our family in the passing of our mother Ruth Hartwick. The family wishes to express our appreciation for the care provided to Mom during her stay at the Sun Parlour Home 3rd Floor E and Rosewood Erie Glen. Thanks to Kevin Reid at Reid Funeral Home for his guidance in preparing Mom’s service and to Ken Duncan for assisting in the service.
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