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Locals head to Haiti with helping hands

Halton Region paramedic Peter McMurrough loads bags onto the bus that will take the medical team to meet its flight to Haiti.

200713

Locals head to Haiti with helping hands

The warehouse at the Feed The Children Canada headquarters in Guelph was bustling with activity as a group of paramedics and doctors prepared to board a bus to Montreal, where they would catch a Canadian International Development Agency flight to Haiti. FTC was granted special permission to send the group to the earthquake-ravaged country, due to the valuable medical skills of its 16 members.Here, paramedic Olena Lytosh repacks her luggage to ensure the essentials arrive with her.

200698 Locals head to Haiti with helping hands FTC’s Stewart McCann (left) and Gary Richard (right) help Dr. Anthony Brown (centre) to lighten the load, ensuring that the most essential medical supplies arrive with the team. All the supplies will eventually make their way to Haiti, but some less essential food and drugs will be sent separately due to weight restrictions.

200702 Locals head to Haiti with helping hands Uncertain exactly where and how their skills will be used in Haiti or how and when they will return to Canada, members of the medical team bow their heads in prayer before boarding the bus.

200699 Locals head to Haiti with helping hands FTC senior director Cliff Cline (far right) wishes Lytosh and fellow paramedic Scott Kubacki well as they board the bus.

200705 Local Lions earn awards Cohen

200709 Local Lions earn awards Khokar

200717 Rugby pair teams to score winning try for Canadians McNally

200711 Rugby pair teams to score winning try for Canadians Linthwaite

200721 Cheers to local actress Guelph native Naomi Hewer, on the far right, has a role in the latest movie in the American Pie franchise, called American Pie Presents: The Book of Love. Hewer and actresses Cindy Busby, far left, and Jennifer Holldan, play a trio of high school cheerleaders in the film.

200724 Olympics bound Cst. Rebecca Danes and Cst. Kevin McCord are two of 10 Guelph police officers heading to Vancouver to work as part of the security unit for the Winter Olympics. McCord, wearing the police-issued fur hat officers wear in very cold weather, said he’ll bring the hat with him for when he’s working at BC Place. It’s where opening and closing Olympic ceremonies and medal ceremonies will be held.

200704 Church music Toronto country rockers The Sadies play Dublin Street United Church this Friday. Opening are Ladies of the Canyon. Show time is 8 p. m. Jan. 22, with doors opening at 7:30 p. m.

200693 Heading for net Jake MacInnis closes in on the net, with Nick Page right behind him, during a pickup hockey match involving several youths Saturday afternoon at the Sunny Acres Park community rink. Although the weather has been on the warm side in recent days, youngsters have been hitting the ice whenever possible.

200716 Ex-Gryph inks with Argos Crawford

200706 A hit at market Showing once again that the Guelph Farmers’ Market is a meeting place as well as a place to buy things, William Morrison drew a lot of attention last Saturday when he brought his three-month-old beagle to the market. Shown here petting the puppy, whose name is Millie, is three-year-old Casey Harkley. “She’s a hit,” said Morrison, who brought the puppy under his coat. “We’ve just been here for two minutes, and we have a good crowd going.”

200700 Then & Now: Gummer Building

200715 Then & Now: Gummer Building

200701 Local rink rocks bonspiel Bernie Austin takes a nap on the couch as competitors hold their brooms and mingle in the background at the 77th Tarlton-Sleeman Memorial Masters Bonspiel Tuesday at the Guelph Curling Club. Austin, who threw the ceremonial first rock at the recent Swiss Chalet National at the Sleeman Centre, was getting in some Zs prior to his Guelph Curling Club team’s game in the Tarlton Trophy finals. The locals, skipped by Bruce Folkard, won the Tarlton Trophy by beating the Burlington rink skipped by Doug Renshaw 8-6.

200708 Local rink rocks bonspiel Murray Brown of the Acton Curling Club gives directions to sweeping teammates Tuesday during the 77th Tarlton-Sleeman Memorial Masters Bonspiel at the Guelph Curling Club.