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MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT OTTAWA CENTRE<br />
During this time of year, we<br />
come together to celebrate<br />
the joys of the season, but<br />
also to celebrate the relationships<br />
we have with our family, friends and<br />
community. What comes to mind especially<br />
for me, are the words Jack<br />
left us regarding the importance of<br />
caring for one another and continuing<br />
to improve our quality of life in<br />
Canada:<br />
“Canada is a great country, one of the<br />
hopes of the world. We can be a better<br />
one-a country of greater equality,<br />
justice, and opportunity. We can build<br />
a prosperous economy and a society<br />
With snow comes shovelling.<br />
Shovelling is harder<br />
work than most people<br />
think, especially when it’s wet and<br />
heavy. More and more Canadians are<br />
injuring their backs by not preparing<br />
properly for the task of shovelling. If<br />
you follow these simple tips, you’ll be<br />
one step ahead in keeping your spine<br />
healthy and avoid injury.<br />
Warm Up Before Starting<br />
Warming up is essential before<br />
you begin to shovel. You don’t want<br />
to over stress a “cold” muscle. Go<br />
for a short walk around the block, roll<br />
your shoulders and do a few quick<br />
stretched to get your joints loosened<br />
up and your muscles warmed up.<br />
Dress in Layers<br />
Dressing in layers is best during<br />
the winter months. The inner layer<br />
By Brenda Lee<br />
The <strong>OSCAR</strong> - OUR 38 th YEAR DEC 2011<br />
Caring for Our Community<br />
that shares its benefits more fairly.<br />
We can look after our seniors. We can<br />
offer better futures for our children.<br />
”-Jack Layton<br />
We must never lose sight of these<br />
goals, regardless of what our critics<br />
may say. As Jack said, “don’t let them<br />
tell you it can’t be done.”<br />
During this parliamentary session, my<br />
colleagues and I have continued to<br />
work hard to improve the lives of Canadians.<br />
I wanted to share just some of<br />
the issues we have been working on:<br />
• Introducing the Pension Protection<br />
Act to ensure that pensioners are at<br />
the front of the line of creditors when<br />
should be a wicking layer. Avoid<br />
cotton next to the skin as it soaks up<br />
perspiration which will make you<br />
cold. Keep your head, feet and hands<br />
well covered. Choose gloves with<br />
grip to make shovelling easier. Be<br />
mindful of the temperature.<br />
Don’t Over Load the Shovel<br />
The snow shovel itself should be<br />
lightweight. Choose a smaller blade<br />
so that you do not lift too much snow<br />
at once. The handle should be long<br />
enough so that you don’t have to bend<br />
really low while shovelling. The<br />
shovel should reach to approximately<br />
your elbow while standing upright as<br />
a general rule.<br />
Take Your Time<br />
There’s no race to the finish line. Show<br />
shoveling can be quite strenuous. It’s<br />
important to remember that just like<br />
a company goes bankrupt<br />
• A motion urging the Conservative<br />
government to take job creation seriously<br />
• Introducing a national public transit<br />
strategy with our industry and municipal<br />
partners to ensure that public<br />
transit in Canada is accessible and affordable<br />
• Demanding the government<br />
strengthen public pensions and renew<br />
crumbling municipal infrastructure<br />
• Challenging the government’s attempts<br />
to dismantle the Canadian<br />
Wheat Board despite the overwhelming<br />
desire of farmers to keep it<br />
any physical activity, it takes time and<br />
practice to build up your endurance<br />
for the activity. If you find yourself<br />
tired or winded, take a break.<br />
Avoid Lifting<br />
Pushing snow is easier on your<br />
body than lifting it. If you must lift,<br />
remember not to overfill the shovel.<br />
Using a larger snow scoop to push<br />
snow will help make the job a little<br />
easier.<br />
Maintain Proper Posture<br />
Keep your back straight and lift<br />
with your legs. Push snow using the<br />
strength of your leg muscles. When<br />
lifting, hold the snow as close to your<br />
body as possible. When you need to<br />
throw a shovel of snow, you should be<br />
facing the direction you are throwing.<br />
Do not twist at the waist and do not<br />
throw over your shoulder. These<br />
As Canadians, we must continue to<br />
strive towards improving life in our<br />
great nation. We have so much we can<br />
be proud of, but there is always much<br />
more to do.<br />
My colleagues and I will continue to<br />
focus on the future and what we can<br />
accomplish by working together collaboratively.<br />
During this Holiday season, I would<br />
like to wish everyone the very best<br />
and to say that a better world is indeed<br />
possible when we choose to be loving,<br />
hopeful and optimistic.<br />
Keep Your Back Healthy This Winter and Shovel Correctly!<br />
This recipe was a classic<br />
for our house at Xmas.<br />
It came from the Betty<br />
Crocker Cooky Book...which as a kid<br />
actions will cause increased stress<br />
on your spine and surrounding soft<br />
tissue. If you do, you will be setting<br />
yourself up for injury.<br />
Keep Hydrated<br />
Brenda Lee’s Nostalgia Thumbprint Cookies<br />
I loved to look at ...if anyone remembers<br />
it , it has a bright cover that is<br />
completely covered with cookies ....a<br />
child’s dream...<br />
Mom tinkered with the recipe...so<br />
I give you the complete recipe and<br />
Mom’s tinkering included.<br />
Thumbprint cookies<br />
1/2 cup shortening ( part butter or<br />
margarine)<br />
1/4 cup brown sugar<br />
1 egg separated<br />
1/2 tsp vanilla<br />
1 cup flour<br />
1/4 tsp salt<br />
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts<br />
jelly or jam<br />
heat oven to 350..mix shortening,<br />
egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix flour and<br />
salt in separate bowl and then mix<br />
into first bowl. roll dough into balls<br />
( 1 tsp in size) . Beat egg white with<br />
fork and dip balls in egg and roll in<br />
nuts . (The egg and nut part I had no<br />
idea about as a kid...Mom simply<br />
skipped this part, as nuts were probably<br />
too expensive).<br />
Remember, you are working hard.<br />
Your body needs water to stay<br />
hydrated. Take breaks to give your<br />
body a chance to relax. Hot beverages<br />
will help to keep you warm as well.<br />
Keep in mind shoveling is a physical<br />
activity which is taxing on the body’s<br />
system. If you notice chest pains or<br />
ongoing pain, consult your health care<br />
provider immediately.<br />
Dr. Melissa Baird is a Chiropractor<br />
practicing at Glebe Chiropractic<br />
Clinic. She can be reached at (613)<br />
237 9000, www.glebechiropractic.<br />
com or via Facebook at Glebe<br />
Chiropractic.<br />
Place balls about 1” apart on ungreased<br />
baking sheet and press gently<br />
with thumb ( or have your kids do<br />
it...Mom always liked us to do this<br />
part...it kept us busy and our thumbs<br />
were small)<br />
Bake 10-12 minutes and cool Fill<br />
with jelly or jam.<br />
Mom would fill them first and then<br />
bake....I like them both ways, but I<br />
have a sentimental fondness for the<br />
ones prefilled...the jam heats up and<br />
makes a bit of a candy like consistency<br />
that I like. It also makes the<br />
baking quicker...and if you are like<br />
Mom, and I you will quadruple this<br />
recipe and freeze a bunch of them.<br />
Quicker is better in this case. I<br />
make them with the daycare kids and<br />
we never actually get to the freezing<br />
part...they go quickly.
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