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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 29 Jun 2011, p. 12

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; , a, l i l 12 oWATERlDO CHWNlClE-Wedrmdly. tune 29.2011 I I | I . t l l a l l . “M E . i l . . h sewage, ‘ . A,“ _ t . . ' ‘ as... mt. 11 Hi) 1 w a“ . __ a. 4 x 1 Canada Day celebrations ms‘w 4 . fig? A‘m ‘» f ‘ "b" ' _ u" . ' ’ '>4 “" = ,. at Columbia Lake V 42'- ' . 7 , F1 ‘ The annual Canada Day celebrations at Colum- : , .. . as. we 1 , g; 5 . bia lake, hosted by the University ofWaterloo fed- ? i: - ' . 7 . " ' eration of students, start at 2 p.m. on July 1. | 1 “r, ' .» . e “ -~ The Columbia lake fields will be transformed . t 7 , . guwf,a.s~ a“! ' . ; J «av-f ' into a sea of red and white, and maybe even a 1 £5 _. _,. - t I? ' , ,, ' Canadiangooseor two. 1 i i a “‘ " ' ' . ' : ,. ‘ J , . The day will feature live music. Scheduled per~ ‘ ' a. wade” ’ .' "’ “if” formers include 1 M ‘ .--" I, OThe lines Between;2 p.m. ‘ 1 mfimfi“ E ~ / ,.â€" f 0 luice, 3 p.m. ‘ t ; . .. ‘ » ' v - AirPlay. 4 p.m. l fly” ”I f ”I , - “ - Eddy Culjak. 5 P-m. 1 . "g /"' x” ‘ ~Scottylames. 6:15 p.m. ‘ i ' , /-/ If" , ~Secret Broadcast. 8:15 p.m. ‘ yer-f 3), ' 1 0 Pat Robitaille, 9:15 p.m. 1 " . f /' " The Canada Day event also offers a Ion list of f / 8 1 ‘ , § . _,» ' free activities and events planned for the family. ‘ ' f‘ _> ' “ ' ' _ including arts and crafts. environmental games i M” - and more. " , Events include a fossil fish scavenger hunt and WW"? 1 ' dinosaur puzzles by the university's Earth Sciences 4 ‘ y -‘ Museum; a recycling sorting game and toilet paper Carol Dubeau underwent a successful double lung transplant in 2009 after 14 months waiting for a donor. igfigfiedzy the ifif’afiggfsggovjimasgcfiag ”Ki! assume mom P31 U“ r ' , . the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery; animal grossology exhibit aah by TheMuseum; Telescope e a onor save a e a... ’ play by the student Space Society and more. , Parking is free in all University of Waterloo lots 1 . . for the day. Accessible parking is available at the Local teacher is alwe today thanks to lung transplant AoceieratorOentre, rotated on part tempt. om. a north campus road. To enter the north campus. Br PAIGE Dmouo recovery. the now 64-year-old moved into her own condo in exit Columbia StreetWest at Baggy 30mm ____â€"C"L'L"_‘C_“L_â€" F911 2010- For more information about the event. visit Dubeau said she is thankful someone out there regis- mandadayuwatefloaca. very registered organ and tissue donor can save the tered asan organ donor. lives of up to eight people. in Ontario. more than 1,500 “i just givethanks to‘ my donor.” Dubeau said. "if he or - Free tour of ' people are cunently on the waiting list for organ and she had a family, for their courageous gift, thank you, thank K G tissue donation. you. thank you." ..w Art 3“ ry i . According to ludy Wells, a registered Anxious to pay it forward, and after e " nurse and organ and tissue donation recognizing a need here, Dubeau said The Kitchener-WaterlooArt Galleryis holdinga ' coordinator for the Trillium Gift of Life “I "ust 've thanks [0 she and a group of about 45 others freeiouron lune30at7p.m. Network at Grand River Hospital, about I gt started the Life Donation Awareness Make the most ofyour public art gallery by tak- 100 people in Waterloo Region are curâ€" my £10710]: Association of Mid-Westem Ontario. ing a tour â€" a chance to chat about the work on rently waiting. Ifhe or she had a She is also a member of the Thilium View and hear what others think too. The gallery is Carol Dubeau knows what it's like to be , _ Gift of Life Network and was absolutely located in Centre in The Square, 101 Queen St. N.. ‘ on that list. family, for their thrilled about a huge leap forward in Kitchener. Call 519-579-5860. 1 After 28 years as a teacher and princi- ' organ donation registration, a new pal for the Waterloo Region Catholic Dis» courageous glfi’ thank online site called beadonoma. City holds ‘ trict School Board. Dubeau headed to you, thankyou, thank “We're into the let century.” she 1 Australia, New Zealand and China to you " said. 1 800131 media contest 1 teach. ' The government website a! ows . . , ‘ In 2006, she became ill and returned to â€"Cnrol Dubeau organ and tissue donors to register The City ofWaterioo 13 91000138198 the PUNK . Waterloo as her condition worsened. lungdonatr'on recipient online. as opposed to previously only to follow “5 social media we“ f“ a chance to W“ l “The disease had taken over my lungs." being able to register in person at Ser- 3213" UPthm contest. ts simply t Dubeau said. viceOntariooentres: ~ - - ~ -~ 131.“de maiden 1 ‘ “lite doctor told me they were going to put me on a res- Wells said the response to beadonor.ca has been over- need ‘0 like the city 0“ Facebook. 10W on pirator to let my lungs heal.” whelming. “fitter and “subscribe onYou'Ihbe. l Dubeau had been diagnosed with organizing pneumo- "Our goal was 1,500 people registered in the first week." Then email “1me usemames to communi- nia. a condition she said normally subsides after about Wells said. “The website crashed the first night because we gmmggggac‘azbe eugbtlleietigrutstempfiu‘ three months. had so many people trying to log on. send “In“ ‘ Between the respirator and oxygen, Dubeau did not heal. “We had surpassed (1.500) within about 48 hours." ‘°°- 1 It was then her doctor told her she needed a double lung Wells is hoping people will continue to register. as there in! Tromgtlmafirsmwtzzsumnfi from transplant. are only so many eligible donors Y . draw place Sept Fourteen months later, after two false calls, Dubeau had “Our donor numbers are small because the criteria are lJIEFin‘lnngrth: mwazmfiw at . ..flt' l t lne26,2009. soti t,‘shesaid. e e a “flies: lrleallltllirr3211219she said. “As much as you're sick. Agording to a press release from the hillium Gift of life www.waterloo.ca/socialmedia. Please e-mail com- . A it's a big operation.“ Network. less than 20 per cent deliglble Ontarians have WWW“ °' call 51931473737 for ‘ The operation went well. and after some bumps in her registered as organ donors. * morelnbrmation. ‘ ‘

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