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THE CHILLI WACK PROGRESS, Wednesday, July 7. 1993 B3 r-Swing yer par drier- Drug should stay seniors' group says The Canadian Association of Retired Persons has joined the protest against the government of B.C.'s decision to remove Slow Release Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Medications (SR NSAIDs) from the seniors' drug formulary. "Slow release drugs," stated CARP president Lillian Morgen-thau, "particularly for such ailments as arthritis, have proven more effective in most cases, than the substitute drugs which must be taken more frequently." CARP maintains that rather than saving the province money, this decision will cost more in trauma to seniors and in actual cost to the government. "It is much harder for seniors to remember to take three or four pills a day at specific times, than to take one pill once a day," said Morgenthau. "I'm afraid we are going to see more and more people in their tors' offices or being rushed to the hospital because they have forgot-? ten to take the required dosage.

The cost of this will be greater by far than any savings with the-substitute pills." 1 The Canadian Association of Retired Persons is a non-profit' organization for Canadians aged 50 or over, retired or not. Its membership is countrywide. In addition to acting as advocates! on behalf of mature CARP offers members a growing, list of substantial benefits which includes a variety of insurance packages, discounts at hotels and' motels as well as on rental cars andi a newspaper published every two months. J- For more information write CARP, 27 Queen Street East, Suite 1304, Toronto, M5C 2M6. rr) A 2 Photo by Steve Kiud The B.C.

Square and Round Dance Federation Festival '93 was held at black) and Nelson Reeme swing their partners at the festival, which the Exhibition Grounds in Chilliwack June 26. Callers Bill Morrison (in attracted dancers from all around the province. Legion introduces new local executive Awareness key for seniors safety Canadian executive Branch 4 of the Royal Legion installed its new on June 14. www Past president is John Johnson, president: is Ted Aird, and the first vice-president is Phil Young. The executive committee includes Aubrey Arnold, Tom The Sargeant-at-Arms is Bob Elliott.

The branch padre is Major Angus Haggarty. Also on June 14, the Branch's Ladies Auxiliary installed its new executive. Past president is Gladys Adams, president is Lois Tutt, first and second vice-presidents are Vi Fenton and Grace Clark respectively. Recording secretary is Bunny Sterling, corresponding secretary is Alice Ramm. The treasurer is Joyce Wheeler.

The Sargeant-at-Arms is Eileen White. The legion branch is located at 9350 Mary St. in Chilliwack. Two government publications have been released which should help improve the safety of seniors. a A report prepared by Statistics Canada for Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada, entitled Injuries and Seniors: The Canadian Context, shows that without intervention, the number of injuries and deaths will continue to rise as the Canadian population ages.

According to the report, it is Canadians over 65 who suffer the largest number of serious injuries or fatalities involving consumer products. Actually, the number of injuries and traumas which require hospitalization is three times It was developed by the Working Group on the Promotion of the Safe Design of Consumer Products. It contains product profiles specifying injuries most commonly experienced through product use. It also describes characteristics of age-related injuries, and design opportunities for safer products. The manual will be distributed to manufacturers across Canada by associations with interests in these matters.

Seniors' organizations can obtain copies of the two reports by writing to: Seniors Program Coordinator, Product Safety Branch, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada, 50 Victoria Street, Hull, Quebec K1A 0C9. higher among older adults than among the very young. iiThe Injury Prevention Program for Older Consumers, as administered by the Product Safety Branch of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, is taking a proactive approach to dealing with this problem by making seniors aware of what is causing these injuries and how to prevent them, as well as by working with industry to improve the design and safety of consumer products. The second publication is a design manual, also the first of its kind, entitled Product Safety and Our Aging Society: Design Considerations for Manufacturers and Designers. TUTT and Steve Downey, Larry Toop, Darryl Palmer, Ruth McKeating List.

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