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*Volume XI Issue 6 *November 13, 2015
The Power of the Future
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Escape rooms on the rise in Windsor
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Health & Lifestyle Photo by Justin Prince
Brent Riberdy, owner of Hidden Trail Escape Rooms, inside one of the rooms Nov. 3. The facility is the second of its kind to open in Windsor. The first one, Enigma Escape Rooms, opened earlier this year.
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Lyndi-Colleen Morgan Converged Citizen Staff
A Leamington woman would like to see Down syndrome programs and services become more coordinated. Stephanie Segave is a mother of three and her son Brady Novak, 5, has Down syndrome. Segave
volunteers her time at Up About Down, an organization that provides services to assist those with family members affected by the syndrome. Down syndrome is a congenital disorder caused by a chromosome defect where the individual has extra genetic material on 21st chromosome. It can
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cause intellectual impairment, delayed development and physical abnormalities such as short stature and a broad facial profile. According to the Canadian Down Syndrome Society nearly 800 children with Down syndrome are born every year in Canada. Up About Down works to improve the lives of
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individuals with Down syndrome and their families. They provide accurate and positive information through advocacy and education of people in Windsor-Essex County. Up About Down operates under the Windsor-Essex Down
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Quote of the Day
Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
—William Ja