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Ontario Marks Woman Abuse Prevention Month

November 01, 2024
Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

TORONTO – Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services and Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, issued the following statement:

“November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of gender-based violence and to take a stand against this heinous crime in all its forms. Sadly, one in three Canadian women will experience at least one...

Township Page, Cosmos October 31, 2024

October 31, 2024 issue of Township Pages of Cosmos Newspaper

When the Clocks Change So Should the Batteries in Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm

On November 3, 2024, clocks will fall back one hour at 2am. With the time change, the Uxbridge Fire Department recommends that residents not only change their clocks, but also their batteries in all smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

For your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to work efficiently the batteries must be replaced for new ones at least once a year. Changing your batteries during the time change is an easy way to remember and stay on track of when you last changed your batteries.

Smoke...

Area residents encouraged to get their annual flu shot and the new COVID-19 vaccine

Whitby, Ontario – Respiratory viral illness season is here, and Durham Region Health Department encourages area residents to protect themselves and others by getting their annual influenza (flu) vaccine, as well as the updated COVID-19 KP.2 vaccine which targets circulating variants.

The flu vaccine protects against the influenza virus which causes a contagious respiratory viral illness. The updated COVID-19 vaccine helps protect against the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines have...

Township Page, Cosmos October 24, 2024

October 24, 2024 issue of Township Pages of Cosmos Newspaper