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If you have any questions these professionals cananswer, please write to:

“Ask the Professionals”c/o The Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Road,Oakville L6K 3S4 or fax to: 905-337-5568

Salima KassamRegistered Chiropodist

My child seems to walk funny - I see no archand his feet seem to roll inwards. Should I beworried?Many foot ailments, like other body ills, have theirorigins in childhood and are present at birth. Yourchild's developing feet are very important to monitor as

they have to carry the weight of the body for an entire lifetime.Normal foot development involves a heel-toe gait pattern by age3 and normal arch development by age 7. Problem signs tokeep an eye out for include:• Complaints of joint pain while standing, walking or running,• Knock knees or bow legs,• Uneven wear on the bottom of shoes, • Prior injury to the back, knees or ankles, • Obvious foot problems, such as bunions, corns or flat feet.Remember that lack of complaint is not a good sign. The bonesof growing feet are so flexible that they can be twisted anddistorted without the child being aware of it. If you haveconcerns about your child's feet, contact your chiropodist for athorough foot evaluation and special shoe fitting advice forchildren.

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ALLIANCE CHIROPODY(FOOT CARE) CLINIC

905-845-2291232 South Service Rd. E.

Call 905-845-2291 to Book An Appointment Today

I have seen ads that you are “desperately seekingProviders” in Oakville. I would like to care for children

at home, but what does working with an agency involve?

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We are desperately looking for “Providers” in all areas ofOakville and we would love to hear from you! Here is how theprocess works:

You can call our office and request a “Provider Information Package”which will have info, a rate sheet of your potential earnings, and anapplication form. You may complete that application form, or, you cansimply go onto our website and complete a Provider Application “on-line”... this naturally speeds up the process.

Once our office receives your application and determines that youmeet the basic requirements we are looking for: you live in a house ortown house; have good command of the English language; have nosmoking in the home, we will make arrangements to have an interviewin your home.

After a successful home inspection we would send you interviews withParents who are looking for care in your area. We will also let youknow what paperwork needs to be completed before a Wee Watch childstarts in your home: criminal record searches on all adults in thehome, physicianís medical report on you etc.

In return, Wee Watch will offer you; ongoing support with training;workshops; monthly playgroups; back up care for your holidays;monthly home visits by an E.C.E. who is there to assist you with nutri-tion, programming. The agency handles the financial matters and paysyou on a biweekly basis, pays for statutory holidays and the first fivesick days of a child. Our support allows you to concentrate on whatyou do best, care for children!

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Giselle PraulinsWee Watch,

Mississauga & Oakvile905-823-3030

www.weewatch.com

BEAVER TRAILS TO MEXICO: Oakville’s Gino Di Francesco poses with a copy of The Oakville Beaver and some gratefulfriends at Mexico’s Penjamo Orphanage where – thanks to his efforts and those of some friends – everything from a roof to a kitchenwere built for the children. The orphans’ predicament reminded Di Francesco of his own impoverished childhood in wartime Italy sohe and his group raised funds and put their efforts into renovating the site. They started in 2002 and finished this past March. DiFrancesco says he thanks everyone who played a part with all his heart.

BEAVER TRAILS TO GERMANY: Kaitlin andAmanda Walsh took The Oakville Beaver with them while visit-ing friends for March Break near Cologne, Germany. Here theyvisit the famous Koln Dom. They also went to a German schoolfor the day, watched a professional soccer game and saw manycastles and churches in the area.

BEAVER TRAILS TO AUSTRALIA: Greg and JessicaBotta carried The Oakville Beaver with them for more than36,000 kms and displayed it everywhere on their trip to visittheir Grandmother in Sydney,Australia.Take along a copy of TheOakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publi-cation to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 467 Speers Rd., Oakville,ON, L6K 3S4 or e-mail to editor@oakvillebeaver.com.

BEAVER TRAILS TO NEW YORK: T. A. Blakelockstudents and their teachers, Cliff Donaldson and TomButterworth took The Oakville Beaver to the Trump Tower onFifth Avenue in New York City during a school trip to The BigApple.