Dear TB Vets,
As I write this, I am taking in all that surrounds me here at my desk.
I can hear Scott cracking a joke in his office, I can hear Melinda’s exasperated sigh coming from her office next to Nancy’s, who in turn is quipping up that the photo frame on her desk isn’t at the precise right angle in comparison to the window. And from behind me, I can hear Sean settling down with a steamy cup of tea.
With tomorrow being the 65th anniversary of D-Day, we here at TB Vets take the time to reflect on an important part of our history.
As part of Generation Y and growing up in the 1990s, I never experienced the hardships that the veterans of today faced many years ago during World War Two, when Canada was involved in the biggest military conflict that the world had ever seen.
This story ought to at least put a smile on your face:
Our own Alfredo Munoz, Volunteer Coordinator with our Green Zebra Campaign, was wheeling Toby, TB Vets’ wonderful mailbox-mascot from an event when he heard a voice boom out from behind him ordering him to “Freeze!”.
Health officials yesterday issued a warning to travellers from a Greyhound bus with destination to Kelowna, B.C. from Lethbridge, A.B. after a traveller was identified as being infected with TB. Because the person was travelling during the infectious stage of the disease, there is cause for concern for the other passengers who rode in the same bus for any period of time on May 24.
Once again, our very own Roberto Molina, Front Desk Clerk here at TB Vets, is on his way to success with his Wheelchair Basketball career. Back in April, as part of the Douglas College Royals Wheelchair Basketball team, Roberto travelled to Halifax with his team to defend their championship title in the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League’s annual tournament.
It’s hard to miss these days – the fear of a widespread Swine flu pandemic is everywhere. There are 284 confirmed cases in Canada (with 79 of them in B.C.) to date, and the WHO (World Health Organization) is maintaining the pandemic threat level at 5 out of 6.
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