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Milton Canadian Champion insidehalton.com Is your gambling uncovering mixed feelings? 1. Know the Signs ® Do you feel guilty about your gambling? ® Are you thinking more about your gambling? ® Are you spending more than you're comfortablewith? a Do you feel like you need to win back your losses? 3 2: Take Action . ink about what's caused these changes. Step away and take a break, Do something that doesn't involve gambling. ETS ReIET) Re CR AT LER B NEWS JULIE SLACK jslack@metroland.com The fur was flying at Metroland's Halton divi- sion as staff enjoyed a visit from five four-legged friends recently. Therapeutic Paws of Canada, (TPOC) with team leaders from Halton com- munities, brought five dogs and their owners in for some stress relief, and to speak about their program. TPOC is a non-profit or- ganization of volunteers providing dogs - paws with love to share - for human needs. Whether it's visiting uni- 8. versity students stressed out and needing emotional support at exam time, or se- niors in a retirement home, TPOC visitors bring delight to so many people. GOING TO THE DOGS: THERAPEUTIC PAWS OF CANADA VISH A REAL TREAT They regularly visit hos .pitals, residences, schools and businesses. Brian Ferri, team leader in Milton, said the program spreads across the province and all of Canada. Totally volunteer, visiting owners * and their dogs use their own time and gas to get to their various visiting spots. Almost all of the volunteers hold full-time jobs as well x All the handlers are all carefully screened volun- teers who work with their family pet on the therapy visits. The dogs receive cer- tification based on visits with qualified handlers. Once they are through the visits, they can be certified IWC - to interact with chil- dren. Miltonian, and winter Olympian Travis Gerrits is one of the newest members of the team along wit} dog Tia, a five-year-old old chocolate Old English bull dog Tia was soaking up the love as more than 30 staffer: made the rounds to visit the happy canines. She sat down on her hunches while people cooed and cawed about how cute she was Meanwhile Ferri's dog Josie, abigbarbet wasalsoa big hit with her long black fur, softened after a groom- ing session the day prior. "As handlers, we are here forthe people," he said, showing how his dog listens to his commands. . Because they travel to long-term care facilities, he said they could potentially ingest pills that could have fallen on the floor or else- See - page 19 & ¥F ARE YOU A RECRUITER EDUCATION INSTITUTE aki minh Sind BECOME AN EXHIBITO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 LIVING ARTS CENTRE CENTRE ® 10 a.m. to 4 p www.canadianimmigrant.ca/careerfair