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Postpartum Depression: Perinatal Mood Disorders: Separating Fact from Fiction

May 3, 2012

FREE May 15, 2012 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Room 955, Bell e-Learning Centre, Olds College Presented by: Cheryl Childs, Coordinator Postpartum Support & Lisa Farrell, Postpartum Support Worker & Support Group Facilitator, Families Matter Society This information session will address what postpartum depression is and what it isn’t. We will address Perinatal signs and [...]

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Children’s Asthma: Taking Control

May 1, 2012

FREE May 10, 2012 9:00 – 10:30 am Room 949, Bell e-Learning Centre, Olds College Presented by: Dr. Sheldon Spier, MD, FRCP(c), Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia. Learn how to optimize control of your child’s asthma and achieve your goal towards good health. Understand the importance of asthma control for the social wellbeing [...]

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Financial Basics

April 25, 2012

Fridays, May 18 to June 22 (6 weeks)                9:00 – 11:00 am              Cost: FREE                                                              Instructor: Glenda Stanger  This program is designed to assist adults to increase their understanding of financial issues. Six two hour sessions will cover budgeting, credit, debt, saving, investing, fraud prevention and financial planning. [...]

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Basics of Grant Proposals

April 18, 2012

May 9, 2012 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Cost: $10     Instructor: Richard Larsen, MSc Community Development Officer, Alberta Culture and Community Services  If you need to write a letter of  intent or a general grant proposal for a project of your not-for-profit organization where no application form is provided, this session is for you. The presentation [...]

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When Stress Leads to Distress: Adjustment Disorders in Children and Youth

April 17, 2012

April 26, 2012 11:00 am – 12:30 pm FREE Room 955, Bell e-Learning Centre, Olds College Presenter: Deborah Walchuk, M.A., R.Psych. Participants will gain an understanding of the development of significant emotional and/or behavioural symptoms in children and adolescents in response to an identifiable life stressor(s). The presentation will cover ways to recognize reactions that [...]

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MVCALS Golf Tournament

April 16, 2012

May 17, 2012 1:00 pm Shotgun Start Sundre Golf Course Highway 27  East of the Town of Sundre Mountain View Communities Adult Learning Society,  a not-for-profit society, is hosting a golf tournament.  The funds raised at this tournament will assist in further developing  Adult, Child and Family Learning, and Literacy programs that are offered in [...]

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Creating Your Ideal Birth

April 11, 2012

April 24, 2012                                 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm                 Cost: $15 person/$25 couple          Presented by: Elaine Montgomery Whether you just got pregnant or you’re at your due date, it’s never too late to hire a doula! Women have complex needs during childbirth and the weeks that follow. In addition to medical care and [...]

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Maijuana: Myths and Realities

April 5, 2012

April 10 11:00 am – 12:30 pm FREE Presented by: Kelsey Clark, B.H.Sc., Community Tobacco Reduction Counsellor, Youth Addiction Services, AHS Participants will learn about the effects of marijuana on the adolescent brain and body, popular myths surrounding the drug and a brief overview of prevention and treatment strategies for adolescents. Level I Activity: This activity [...]

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