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By FRANCES MONRO. Did You:

’ Hearing Month in Canada. - significant.

language - disorder. tunately, “many of. these

‘speech. or - until the age of 3-or 4.

. ideas, information and feel-

. events of the past, and make

plans for the future, Com- munication allows.us to en- - joy each other and to manage : our everyday activities,

_ tion . for. ‘school . success.

|. munication: problem . ‘leading a normal life...

| conditions suchas: ;

-', © hearing . impairment or

- recurrent ear infections. * mental retardation ¢ cleft lip and/or palate

~ © cerebral palsy. t ® fetal alcohol syndrome’

" obvious reason why a child's speech and. language development is delayed. _ - Speech-langitiage ’ pathologists are ‘trained. to ,, assess communication , skills from the time a baby.{s barn. 7A common misunnderstan-

It's s speech and - hearing month

‘Know: ' That...May -is “Speech” and-

_ An estimated. 4% ‘of the . preschool population ‘has a -

‘Unfor- : : children’ are. not identified ©

_ Cammunication : is: “essen- tial for everyday functioning. ’ Through it ‘people exchange.

. ings, achieve goals, share the .

Communication skills are | ". crucial to many areas of early . ” child development, including . © . socializing . and | thinking. .. ” These skilts lay the founda-

Y Therefore, the’ earlier'a com-: is . . detected.and dealt. with,’ the - ’ better chance the child has of

Communication. disorders « _ can result froma number of

However there is often ‘no

- ‘ding is. ‘that’ ‘nothing. can be

done until ‘the child Starts to say -a. few : words. Some reasons to refer your child to a’. “speech-language

‘pathologistin' the first. 18:

months. might include:

‘ea hearing “problem is . identified: 6} your ‘child seldom crys in’ the first month of life .

. vocalize except: when crying ‘by 2 months :

. » your child fails to laugh or use other vocal expres-

_ sions of pleasure by 3 months

‘e- your child: does not: res-

pond to others-by vocalizing .

and babbling ‘by.6 months _. #your’: ‘child. fails. to recognize ‘the names of some common objects by 9 months * your child does not make appropriate responses to sim- - ple requests by 1 year.

* your child fails to use 3.

or:-more. ‘words with: ‘Some consistency by 15 months -; Remember. — “early detection means early correc- tion’. If you are concerned that your child’s speech and language development might

be delayed, refer your child © ‘speech-language |

‘to a pathologist: for an assess- ment. Speech-language pathology services for preschoolers ‘are available through the Skeena Health Unit or “the Terrace. and

. Kitimat Child Development ~ Centres. |

What are your questions or concerns? Wrile us at: “Did You Know That...?”

Skeena Health Unit, 3412 -

Kalum ° “Ste Terrace, B.C., V8G 472,"

‘es your. child does - ‘not "|

_ Vincial total | ‘T. $13,000 increase over 1990.

Stan Blade Te

: Raffle | results -

‘The locat. Multiple Sclerosis

support group

organization’s 1991 van raffle. '

Doug McKay said ticket sales:

by members of the group and

the: International Brotherhood - of: Electrical Workers. totalled” $6,055, the highest figure acrass-

the norihwest. Jt also helped. raise the pro- to $181,095, a

The van ‘was won by: Lisa Wengel of Kelowna.. . ‘In other recent raffle’ news,

the B.C. Seniors Games society

Zone 10 has announced the win-

‘ners in its draw.

- In the $1 raffle, Terrace's L,

Kirkaldy took the top prize of a

trip for two to Vancouver, F.

’ Greenslade of Kitimat won twa -

Terrace Concert society. season

‘tickets and A. Bergh of Terrace ‘

received a planter, :

‘In the. spot raffle, 6 Bb.

Hainstock now has a Thestigs

unit to take care of any aching

‘muscles and J. Mac Dougall _ -won a baby bear. sttiffed toys . Both are from Terrace. ’

‘says. Terrace. residents once again. proved. their generosity by the way-they~ came through to support the _

{Behydro News Release &

75% of electrical — - accidents in volving the public are caused by amateur or ‘Sunday’ loggers |

OB, C. Hydro reports that up to 75% of electrical accidents, ne ; ~ ~, yong the public are caused by amateur or “Sunday” loggers.

“ : Anyone attempting to clear. or trim trees without advice from experts, resent a major concern to Hydro’s safety advisors.

Ee “For their own safety, we ask people not to cut down trees

| ty, Tom Ballay. This is often the case even when the wood ap: a “ pears. dry.

When contact Is s made between a 4 tree and a power ine, ‘elec: “

tricity. travels down and into the ground. While the charge in the. ground Is reduced by distance from the foot of the tree, al there is still a teal risk of serious injury to people close nearby. a

yone dethig to fella tree near a power tne should be . aware. of: ‘Hydro’ $ policy,

°. it a tree appears in danger of faling ¢ or: boing b blown ; a onto, a. ‘power k line, » Hydro wil fe take it down at na’

2 around power lines”, say8 Hydro's manager. of Corporate Safe- .” on

tions.

He also outlined - ‘the "woblems faced by developing countries: on the African’: continent, * i focusing primarily on West Africa where he had

- spent several years doing agricultural: esearch |

work.

There: isa "potential. for “recovery,” Blade maintained, but added that would not necessarily’ be achieved ‘simply by having. African countries

adopt our- ways

In fact, he had reached’ the conclusion new w pro- : blems can Merge. when “we call all the shots.”” Wi Citing to aid efforts i inthe "70s which saw tractors |

Opportunities exist for stisdents to travel the. - world and the advice offered by.a recent: vistor to local schools: is,’ do for. :

_” Stan Blade was'in Terrac part cial tour under, the: auspices the: United: "Nations Association in: Canada, The speakers program is” financed by the Africa 2000 division of the Cana-— dian International Development Agency (CIDA). During his four presentations: ‘Here: Blade. ex. plained the: Opportunities available through pro grams such’as Canada World: Youth:and,Cana-. ‘ dian Crossroads’ International and how they - could be tied into the students’. own ‘career ainbi-

"suggested '— using” grain: storage bins* easily available’ local: materials rather, than ‘too: - "expensive: steel, for. example.” . ; : © Fot:that:reason; one of the: more success: efforts had been the establishment of small banks . 4 fering: financial ‘assistance to. farmers... * ‘The’ value of thelr local. knowledge | ad. been’ underlined, when it, was found farmers ‘were mix- © “ing plant leaves in with stored grain. _tion was: the leaves acted as a repellant for insects which ‘would otherwise attack the produc Bo .. Blade ‘therefore argued developing | countries’

‘best chance of. achieving recovery lay'in adapt 7 traditional: -systems of agriculture. Father." “replacing . them sutirely with. North, Ami lean’,

ideas. > r _Having addressed : some 250 students during his. Terrace visit and fielded‘ questions from’ them, Blade noted, ‘most of the students seemed quite well-informed. *” Several had also expressed an int- terest .in taking advantage of the ave oppor tunities he had outlined.” kta

“sent to 9 Africa, hie pointed out that was almost im: _ mediately.followed by the oil crisis which ut fuel - prices out of the reach of farmers there, " Ty makes more sense for.that African farmer:

pe ‘to decide’ what! s best for his or her operation h he:

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