Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), October 28, 2000, p. 16

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4 ic i fit r av 1 v 5i earns by ad am segal special when michelle bernstein learned first aid she didnt expect she would actually put her skills to the test oneday s v butwhenvan emergency unraveled before her eyesin august it took only i- seconds for bernstein to take oh the role of life saver v r v v the 20year old thorhhill resident who modestly says saving j woman- fromdrowningshouldnt warrant spe cial recognition was presented witha certificate by yorkregion police on wednesday commending her bravery v fimin shockiibernsteinsaidafter york region deputy police chief terencekelly praised her quick thinking and handed herthe certificate v fl didnt even think it was a big deal- bernstein was swininingwith two friends in ah indoor condominium pool on townsgate drive inthprnhjll last august when she noticed 65yeafold kyunglee struggling to swim when bernstein saw lees head go under water she thought the woman was kidding around v i started laughing bernstein said but the vigilant york university stu- dent soon found out it was no laughing matter i poked her three times and she did nt move then i pulled her head out of the water and she was completely blue bernstein and- a male swimmer rushed to pull lee out of the water plac- irig her on- the pool deck while bernsteins friend susan shapiro called 911 in the commotion bernstein briefly forgot she learned cpr- inhigh school screaming out does anybody know cpr k but no one answered- her plea for help and smcerprivate indoor swim- ming pools arenot required by law to lifeguards bernstein performed the life saying procedure herself lee coughed up water andstarted breathing just before paramedics came on thescene to tend to lee while happy she came to lees res cue bernstein was shaken up and had nightmares about the ordeal for the next five nights bernsteins inother liza and grand- mother raia were on hand for the award presentation and are both proud of her a lot of people are afraid to do any thing when someoneis in distress liza bernstein said michelle was brave enough to take action diane winick president of control property management which manages the building said a lifeguard has not been hired since the near drowning were not obliged to have a life guard at the condominium winick said its a private enterprise the ijiiionville home society seniors foundation invites you to hqlra don cousens cochair proceeds in support of the home societys new geriatric and alzheimer care centre lloyd robertson cochair tickets 125 information 4777007 aooo tenth anniversary gala dinner dance auction friday november 17 2000 sheraton parkway toronto north hotel an exotic vacation a luxury car for a week -0- fantastic hockey tickets -0- a catered gourmet dinner v a mission rocking chair -0- great golf packages precious crystal a day at a spa only a few of the fabulous items to be offered in the auction at the home- for the holidays gala this year- pictured from right to left are committee members fran thomson v barbara heard auction chair jodi heardseguin and stuart watson building committee chair surrounded by some of the auction items generously contributed by uocal companies and friends of the uhssf to support the construction of a- hew stateoftheart geriatric and alzheimer care centre please join us for a truly memorable evening just a few of this years sponsors 1 nesti malm the varybttt- forbu deloittes touche i genpharm people matter f f-ff- h rut tiff t f r

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