VACCINES: Please refer to Alberta Health Services website: www.alberta.ca/covid19/vaccine
Here you can see the roll out schedule for the phases on who gets what and when. Currently we are on Phase 2A.
There are 3 locations in Chestermere you can book and receive your Vaccine if eligible. Remedy RX Pharmacy, Shopper’s Drugmart and Chestermere Medical Centre are the three locations. You can book by calling 811 or online through the above AHS site. Some senior’s have dropped in and booked in person at the pharmacies. Stay tuned for more Pharmacies and local Medical Clinics giving Vaccine in the next 2 weeks. You will need your AHS Healthcare Number to register and receive your vaccine.
Everyone eligible in the phase rollout, is able to receive the vaccine (not a live vaccine), unless you have had severe reaction to vaccines in the past, meaning anaphylaxis. All 4 vaccines are equally effective against severe, hospital required, Covid 19 virus’. All precautions remain in place regardless of receiving the vaccine for now, masking, social distancing and handwashing.
If you are receiving other vaccines, i.e. Pneumonia, Shingles, you must space one month in between the Covid 19 vaccine. So wait one month from the Covid vaccine to get others.
We, at CRPCN, are so happy to have a new Nurse Practitioner at Reflections Clinic, who will be accepting new patients, Saimi Khan, NP. She speaks several dialects and happy to accept new clients. Call to book an appointment at 587-333-3751. We have a second Nurse Practitioner starting in April as well. Dr. Stankova continues to maintain her full practise out of Reflections as well.
Update from Rainbow Falls Medical Clinic: it is now closed. Dr. Amin has moved to Easthill’s Family Clinic, 409-E-Hills Blvd SE, across from Starbucks, please call to see him there at 403-910-0321. He is serving his Chestermere Patients there on, Mondays 3-7pm, Tuesdays, Thursday and Friday 9-2:00 pm.
CRPCN Programs: Craving Change is coming up in April. This is a course on Emotional Eating and available virtually. Please visit our website at crpcn.ca for all our courses and AHS courses virtually.
Community Updates:
The Chestermere Mental Health Coalition is hosting the Wellness Challenge March 1st- 30th. There are 11 teams up to 4 people, gaining points daily as they make adjustments to their lifestyles in the spirit of wellness. We work on our 5’s: our sleep, eats, movement, relationships and work/play. Great pre-recorded speakers to listen to at our leisure, as well as makes little changes to balance your lifestyle while in your bubble. Way to go teams! Winners will be announced in the next article, 2 weeks from now. Stay Tuned!
Chestermere Coalition for Seniors
Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month. The next meeting is April 21 at 1:30 via zoom. Please email Leslie leslie.racz@crpcn.ca if you would like to attend. The coalition is also looking for seniors who want to have a voice in Chestermere, please join us and have your say.
Seniors Teleconference Thursday April 08, 10:30 -11:30 a.m.
Guest speaker Dabin Choi, MPH, RD,
Dietician, Nutrition Services, Population and Public Health
Topic – How does your gut affect your health?
Dabin will talk about the importance of digestive health for overall health and well-being, as well as some strategies for taking care of the gut and the microbiome.
If you would like to register for this event via telephone or video, please contact smatthewman@chestermere.ca or telephone 403 – 804 – 0817, by 5pm on Wednesday April 07.
*Please note, there will not be a teleconference on Thursday March 25.
Armchair Travel
Armchair Travel is one of the most wonderful ways to look into our fantastic, vast world and learn as much as our hearts desire. We can travel to some of our favorite places without leaving home. Through videos, pod casts, books and music and numerous other ways, we can go to places we have never seen, or only ever dreamed of. This way of travelling is a delightful pastime and is good for the imagination and soul. After all we are curious individuals and have a thirst for knowledge!
Ready? Let’s dream of faraway places and exotic locations, that we can fly to soon!
STOP! wait a minute! do you ever wonder, what goes on behind the scenes as we step foot on the plane, take off and land? Let’s find out and take the time to explore Air Traffic Control specialists, who they are and what they do. We can cheekily listen in to some of their conversations and then settle down in our seats and go over flight safety with a very funny flight attendant demonstration.
So, Air Traffic Control specialists (ATCS) are personnel who are usually stationed in air traffic control centers and control towers on the ground. They monitor the position, speed, and altitude of aircraft in their assigned airspace visually and by radar, and give directions to the pilots by radio in charge of take offs and landings. The position of air traffic controller is one that requires highly specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities. Because controllers have an incredibly large responsibility while on duty (often in aviation, “on position”) and make countless real-time decisions on a daily basis, the ATC profession is consistently regarded around the world as one of the most mentally challenging careers, and can be notoriously stressful depending on many variables (equipment, configurations, weather, traffic volume, traffic type, special activities, governmental actions, human factors). (Wikipedia.org)
This job is not an easy one, a mistake a could cause a ripple effect of delays across the country and the world!
To prepare for our trip, please follow the steps for a relaxing journey. Step 1 – Pour yourself a cup of tea or your favorite tipple, Step 2- kick off your shoes, Step 3 – pull up a comfy chair, ready? let’s go!
*Adverts may be displayed during videos
What It Takes to Be an Air Traffic Controller at The World’s Busiest Airport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-cDwQupj8 9:47 mins
Best and Funniest Pilot ATC Conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1jjM5eH7zc 5.57 mins
Funniest Pilot & Air Traffic Control Conversations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwrgImucNsQ 12:17 mins
Funniest Flight Attendant Ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AE_hjOLDtU 5:03 mins
Take care and stay safe
Leslie & Sharron
