Pharmacy Technician- A New Health Professional
Karen Graham With the expanded role of the Pharmacist came a new pharmaceutical support position called the Pharmacy Technician, a designation regulated by the Ontario College of Pharmacists. Staff in these positions provide technical assistance to the Pharmacists under their direct supervision by collecting patient medical history to help identify possible medication interactions, and…
Chilling Reading for Chilly October
Sarah Sobanski Reader’s Release is a monthly column where members of Cavan-Monaghan Libraries review a book from the library’s new monthly releases to keep you updated on the hottest reads available to you locally. If you’re feeling dissent in the looming shadow of Halloween just around the corner, Rene Denfeld’s The Enchanted might be…
The Waiting Room
Barbara Aiken Munneke How many remember the waiting room where the ladies would go to sit and wait for their men who were attending the Mill? The ladies would buy their groceries and take their parcels there to wait on the Mill-goers. The waiting room had public washrooms and was a warm place with…
Want Young People to Vote? Include them in the Conversation
David Gray-Donald Only 39% of Canadians aged 18-24 voted in 2011. In the 25-34 age bracket, the turnout was only slightly higher at 45%, whereas in the older demographic aged 55-74, over 70% of eligible voters went out to cast their ballots in that year. Numbers in the previous three elections weren’t much different.…
Massey Ferguson Collectors Meet at Todd Equipment
Karen Graham Cody Todd of Todd Equipment Ltd. hosted the quarterly meeting of the Twin-Power Heritage Association on Sunday where more than 70 people arrived to learn what is happening in the world of Massey Ferguson tractors. They are members of the Ontario chapter of the Massey-Harris-Ferguson Collectors Club, an organization which preserves the…
Local Children’s Author Shan McFadden to Direct Next Fun Folk Production
Karen Graham For this, the 8th anniversary of local children`s theatre group, Fun Folk Theatricals, the organization will operate under the leadership of local children`s author Shan McFadden who takes over from Pat Barr who has ably led the group for many years. They often perform original works, and this year McFadden`s short story,…