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Information Circular – BO-03-11-08-#1 &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wasaga Beach, ON = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; &n= bsp; = ; March 11, 2008
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MEDIA ALERT - EI BENEFITS FOR MULTIPLE-BIRTH FAMILIES IS BIG NEWS AGAIN!=
Please spread the news! Something very important is happ= ening this week for Cana= da’s multiple-birth community. A= new mother of triplets in Calgar= y has re-opened the discussion about EI benefits for multiple-birth families. Gail Moore, MBC Director of Communications was asked to join in the discussion on the CBC Calgary morning show this morning to discuss MBC’s advocacy work on this issue. As of this even= ing, March 11, that story is receiving a wide range of positive and negative c= omments at this link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calg= ary/story/2008/03/11/multiples-benefits.html Consequently, there will be more t= alk shows tomorrow morning across the country. Please listen, and just as impor= tantly please monitor what will probably be an online debate on the websites of = the CBC affiliates hosting the interviews afterwards, you may have an opportu= nity to join in the dialogue. Fr= om the list below you will see that there is a total of 15 interviews, some will= be handled by Gail Moore while the others will be handled by Kim Weatherall, MBC Chair. Your support is greatly apprecia= ted.
Kim’s Interviews: 6:00 am Ontario AM Wei Chen - Host 6:20 am Ottawa Kathleen Petty - Host 6:40 am Quebec City Susan Campbell & Tim Belford - Hosts 7:00 am Windsor Tony Ducette - Host 8:50 am Corner Brook Dorothy King - Host 8:40 am Cape Breton (Sydney) Steve Sutherland & Maureen Googoo –= Hosts	Gail’s Interviews:<= /span> 6:40 am Thunder Bay 6:00 am Winnipeg 5:20 am Yellowknife 4:50 am Whitehorse 5:00 am Victoria 8:15 am Sudbury 5:30 am Prince George/Prince Rupert 6:40 am Regina 6:00 am Vancouver
Note: = The above times are respective to the time zone th= e city is in. These intervie= ws will be followed up with a letter to the current Minister of Human Resour= ces and Social Development, The Honourable Monte Solberg. We will share that letter with you and encourage you and/or your Chapters to send letters of support to his office in the near future. Details will follow.
<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>	*Supporting Canada’s Multiple-Birth Community for 30 Years!* 2008 MBC National Conference October 16-19, 2008 - Delta = Markham Greater Toronto Area JOIN US!! <= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>Click Here For Details
Multiple Births Canada Naissances multiples Canada PO Box 432 Wasaga Beach, Ontario<= /st1:State> L9Z 1A4 Toll-free (in Canada): 1-866-228-8824 Tel: 705-429-0901 Fax: 705-429-9809 office@multiplebirthscanada.or= g www.multiplebirthscanada.org/<= /span><= /span> <= o:p> The content of this email is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with= any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Multiple Births Canada Information Circulars (ICs) are a mass email service managed by the Board of Director= s of Multiple Births Canada and are for information sharing purposes only. Opinions and conclusions expressed through this service do not necessaril= y reflect the views of either the Board of Directors or the caring volunteers of Multiple Births Canada. If you wish to be removed or added to this list, please contact the Business Office<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlk150437161'>.	Multiple Births Canada and Mount Sinai Hospi= tal’s Multiple Birth DVD Project Multiple Births Canada is pleased to announce that we have forged a partnership with Mount Sinai Hospital to produce an education= al video/DVD for parents expecting multiple-birth children. It is anticipated that this DVD will become a valuable educational resource for prenatal educators, parenting groups, and individual families. The initial work in the partnership will focus on learner needs assessment to ensure that the DVD content meets the needs of our intended audience, and= on fundraising to cover the costs of the DVD development. <= /span> If you are interested in making a financial contribution to the project, please forward your cheque to: Multiples DVD Project Maternal Infant Program Mount Sinai Hospital 600 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5G 1X5<= /o:p> A charitable donation receipt will= be made available for all donations.