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Le Ahmad family settling in but language is still a big barrier for Syrians
Ezz El Deen Le Ahmad and church members try to communicate through a phone app.
Heather Wright
Rev. Elise Chambers of Christ Church is on the Lambton Anglican Refugee Committee. She and Sylvia Fairbank convinced
committee welcomed the community to the church to say hello. Some members of Petrolia Town Council came to introduce themselves. And members of the community came to shake hands, and say hello. But Chambers admits communication is still dif cult.
helping committee members communicate.
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As Ezz El Deen goes to school, some of the children in the family are attend summer camp at The Centre and prepare to head to school in September. As they interact with other children, they’ll be picking up some of the language as well.
Ezz El Deen Le Ahmad is standing in the hall of Christ Church in Petrolia. He’s trying
to have a conversation with two women using Google Translate on the iPhone between them. When the question is translated into Arabic, a smile breaks across his face and he nods that he understands.
the county-wide group to place a family here. Ezz El Deen Le Ahmad and his family arrived in mid-June.
The scene played out a number of times Sunday as the Syrian man and his family, including his wife, Nahed, and their ve children, Hanna, Ali, Maysaa, Chifa and baby Khaid, were greeted by the members of the church and people from the greater community.
Chambers said they wanted
to provide an opportunity for everyone to meet the family, but waited a month because the timing was tricky. The family arrived just as the Muslim holiday Ramadan. The family was fasting during
the day and waiting until sunset
to begin eating. They were also adjusting to the time change and
a whole new world. “It was an exhausting time for them.”
Ezz El Deen began English as a Second Language instruction this week and she’s hopeful that will help.
Chambers says it will take some time, but the language skills will come. “There will be that moment when there is an epiphany – when all of the sudden it makes sense.”
So Sunday, the refugee
“It’s okay, but it is not perfect,” she says. Chambers says the children who know both Arabic and some French are actually
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For now, the refugee committee has limited use of a translator and otherwise they have translation apps on smart phones.
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Hoven says her mom is being bathed by a lot of dif- ferent people.
since it appears fewer work- ers on the oor.
Joris. “But we do have a human resources crisis in health care.”
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Hoven says the morale in the home is low because of the changes.
Karen Hoven is worried about the care her mom is getting.
“I most certainly wouldn’t want that many people handling me and seeing me in that most intimate way,” she says adding it leads to a loss of dignity.
Jane Joris, general man- ager of Long Term Care, says the changes made in June are similar to changes made at the county’s other homes and are meant to provide baths when patients want them. “The number
Joris added there has recently been “mandatory” staff morale exercises at Meadowview.
The Lambton County woman went to county council recently saying there are problems with the way Lambton Meadowview is changing the schedule for bathing.
“My mum deserves more care, not less and more dig- nity and respect, not less.”
Sarnia City/County Coun- cillor Anne Marie Gillis sympathized with Hoven.
Until June, two workers would come in for a “bath shift” and residents would see the same worker.
Hoven says a letter was sent to the families of residents the day before the changes occurred and that caused some confusion.
of missed baths greatly reduced.”
She believes the nursing homes have to do a better job with communication. “The children of the resi- dents need more information on what is happening and why it is happening. Perhaps we need to be meeting with children of the people in the home.”
Now, the health care workers on the oor provide baths throughout the day.
She said it was as if the county was trying to hide the changes being made
But she acknowledged moral is low and staf ng is a problem.
Wyoming farmer, trucker ned for removal of dead pigs
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An Arkona trucking company and a Wyoming farmer have both been ned $2,500 for improperly disposing of dead livestock.
The company called the min- istry to inquire about licencing for deadstock collection, but two days later removed 11 dump truck loads of deadstock without getting the licence.
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said “the proper management of dead animals is crucial to main- taining public con dence in Ontario’s food production and food safety systems.”
Huybers hired Ernie Herring- ton Excavating, Trucking and Sanitation.
Sarnia court June 9.
In a news release, the Ontario
In January, 4,000 pigs died when the Huybers’ farm on Confederation Line caught re.
Both Huybers and the company plead guilty to the offences under the Food Safety and Quality Act.
It adds the regulation is im- portant “to ensure that livestock that die are disposed of in a manner that protects human and animal health and minimizes environmental impacts.”
During the clean up, Mike Huybers was told the deadstock had to be transported by a licenced collector.
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Tims construction won’t be slowed by water concerns
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gested using one of two water lines on Confederation.
Instead, township council
has approved a water supply to come from the line off Confed- eration.
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As construction came closer, Warwick staff recognized that was going to be impossible.
Construction is underway on the newest Tim Hortons in Lambton. But without some sharp eyes, it could have been a big problem for people in Watford.
One line supplied water to most of Watford and if the new restaurant hooked into it, everyone’s water supply would be affected.
It is the same water line the Ford dealership uses and won’t cause any supply problems for Watford residents.
The coffee franchise originally planned to build on land occu- pied by a former gas station on Nauvoo Road.
The other line is used by LAWSS. It would require special permission to use and that, says Treasurer and Deputy Administrator Trevor Jarrett, would have taken some time and likely delayed construction of the building.
“If this had not been ad- dressed, construction would have been delayed,” says Jar- rett.

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As the planning progressed, the site was moved across the street, beside Grogan Ford.
The outer frame of the build- ing was erected at press time. While the timing is not cer- tain, Jarrett says the company expects to have the restaurant
As plans were being made for the building, engineers sug-
open in early fall.
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