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Everingham GREAT NEWS PUBLISHING HAS BEEN PROUDLY SERVING Sales Associate Sales Associate Great News Publishing Ltd. LAKEVIEW FOR 3 YEARS! c. 403.630.3991 c. 403.614.8772 403.720.0762 | 403.263.3044 Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, Brokerage is Independently owned and operated. [email protected] | www.great-news.ca LAKEVIEW I OCTOBER 2016 3 The This Blood Cancer Awareness Month Brown Creeper By J.G. Turner Photo credit: David Mitchell This tree-climbing bird has a tiny, slim body that is well tree trunk), peanuts and bread crusts. During the win- camoufl aged with brown streaks on its back, white un- ter, they will also eat seeds. der parts, a yellowish bar across the wing and a buff If you fi nd an injured or orphaned wild bird or animal stripe over the eye. The Brown Creeper--also known in distress, please contact the Calgary Wildlife Reha- as the Tree-Creeper--is a permanent Alberta resident bilitation Society hotline at 403-239-2488 for tips, in- found in parkland, mountain and boreal forests at many structions and advice, or look at the website at www. elevations. These creepers are found in mixed woods calgarywildlife.org for more information. but seem to prefer coniferous areas for their breeding grounds; however, in the winter, they move to more varied environments and are easier to fi nd in deciduous woodlands. Fun Facts: • The Brown Creeper got its name because it climbs (or creeps) in an upward spiral from the bottom of a 4 2 tree while it forages for food. The short legs and long curved claws allow this creeper to hook into the bark. 3 4 7 9 Shine a Light • The Tree-Creeper uses its unique bill to probe into crevices in the bark to eat small insects and spiders. 2 6 • The male fi nds the materials for a nest but the female is the one that builds the nest. The male sings to the 8 5 2 6 4 on Blood Cancers female (a high thin trill) from nearby while the female works. 6 5 8 • Although the Brown Creeper may pass a Nuthatch Add a light at LightTheNight4BloodCancer.ca working its way from the top of a tree to the bot- 4 1 3 7 9 Donations up to $100,000 will be matched. tom, there is no competition between these birds as the Brown Creeper can reach into spots and fi nd food 8 1 where the Nuthatch cannot reach. • Due to their tiny size and weak call, Brown Creepers 6 3 8 4 are very inconspicuous birds, so it is thought that esti- mates of the birds’ dispersal and numbers are conser- 1 2 vative. • You can attract this inconspicuous little bird to a feeder by off ering suet (especially if it is smeared right onto a FIND SOLUTION ON PAGE 15 LightTheNight4BloodCancer.ca 4 OCTOBER 2016 I Great News Publishing I Call 403-263-3044 for advertising opportunities LAKEVIEW I OCTOBER 2016 5 IN & AROUND CALGARY Protect Yourself, Alberta Health Services: EMS Immunize Halloween Safety The members of Calgary’s Halloween Partners for Safety: Calgary’s Child Magazine, EMS, Calgary Police, Fire, 9-1-1, Bylaw, Transit, and Shaw Communications would like to Your Pet remind parents and trick-or-treaters of some Halloween Jennifer L. Scott, D.V.M. safety tips, as October 31st approaches. Partners for Safety vehicles will be out patrolling communities on Halloween In some provinces and states, vaccination of household where the animal appears depressed and isolates itself night to provide a visible safety resource for parents and pets for rabies is mandatory or required by the law. and the “furious” form associated with aggressive be- trick-or-treaters. This is not the case in Alberta. There have been haviour. Any abnormal behaviour should be considered Trick-or-Treaters eight recent positive rabies cases in bats turned in suspicious. An animal’s voice will frequently change as • Remember: all regular pedestrian rules still apply. Be sure to Alberta Agriculture and Food to be tested; six in the vocal cords become paralyzed and seizures may to cross the road at marked crosswalks, or well-lit corners August alone. Locations include Edmonton, Red Deer, occur. Rabies can only be diagnosed with certainty by only. It is safest to work your way up one side of the street, Medicine Hat, Airdrie, Canmore/Kananaskis, Ponoka, testing an animal’s brain tissue. Cats and dogs usually and then cross once to the other side. Camrose and Waterton. In a few of the cases, pets die within ten days of symptoms appearing. Symptoms • Stay away from houses that are not well lit. Do not accept were involved and are now undergoing 45 day and 3 may not begin, however, for days or months depending rides from strangers, or enter any home you feel is unsafe. month quarantine periods, and Alberta Health Services on the severity and location of the wound. • Let your parents know where you are going to be at all times deals with the human involvement. In April, 2010, (route) and advise them if you will be late returning. a neutered unvaccinated pet cat died of unknown Rabies is a reportable disease; it is the law to inform Costumes neurological disease in a veterinary clinic in Cremona. authorities of suspected cases. People bitten by wildlife • All costume accessories, such as sticks, rods, or wands, The veterinarian submitted the animal for testing and or any animal with an unknown vaccine status should SAFETYSYNC report the bite by calling Health Link. If there is potential ONLINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM should be soft and flexible, with no sharp edges. eight people subsequently received post-exposure • Consider using hypoallergenic make-up kits instead of treatment for rabies. This cat spent more time indoors human exposure to the animal suspect, euthanasia may “An effective health and safety be recommended so the brain tissue can be tested. There management system can help prevent masks that may impair breathing, or vision. with his family than outdoors. In 2007, a man bitten by a losses, reduce costs and provide • Be sure costumes are loose enough to be worn over warm is no treatment available to pets that contract rabies. evidence of due diligence.” bat in Alberta died of rabies. clothing, but not so long that they become a tripping Enform IRP 9 (Revised) Consider vaccination of a pet as an investment into your hazard. Costumes should not be longer than your child’s Cat bylaws in cities that require people to keep cats con- safetysync.com health as well as your pet’s. The decision to vaccinate 403.668.6402 ankles. fined have caused complacency in the general public. • Ensure your child is wearing adequate foot wear that takes Owners who fail to vaccinate, and the increase in car- your pet is yours to make in Alberta, but I do not know into consideration weather conditions and walking. riers such as raccoons, skunks, foxes, coyotes, and bats a health professional who would discourage the choice • Consider sending your children with a flashlight for ad- in urban areas heighten the risk of rabies in cats. I have to vaccinate your pet against rabies. ditional safety and increased visibility. had bats turned in to my clinic after owners found them • When purchasing, or making costumes, look for materials in their house, likely having flown through an open pa- and accessories that are labeled flame-resistant. tio door. A bat positive for rabies was discovered in Cal- • Choose bright colored costumes that are highly visible. Add- gary’s downtown area a few years ago…. bats fly, they PLUMBER ing reflective tape to costumes further increases visibility. PLUMBOB For All Your Plumbing Needs can reach apartments. There are over 55,000 human Frankenstein, the Parents deaths attributed to rabies each year, mainly in Africa famous monster of the Small Company • Be certain that young trick-or-treaters are accompanied and Asia.