By Deron Hamel Representatives from community epilepsy agencies across Ontario will be gathering at Queen’s Park on Oct. 27 to meet with MPPs to underscore the importance of controlling seizures for everyone in the province living with epilepsy. Epilepsy Action Day is an annual event where the representatives convene at the Ontario legislature to mobilize…
By Deron Hamel Scotiabank branches in 116 Ontario communities will be raising awareness of epilepsy on Purple Day on March 26. The financial institute is the largest organization in the province to jump on board in support of the epilepsy community’s most celebrated awareness event. This marks the first year Scotiabank has hosted Purple Day…
Deanna Sinasac has worked tirelessly to raise epilepsy awareness in Amherstburg, Ont., especially among students and staff at her daughter’s primary school. Her daughter, Alexis, is a Grade 4 student at Amherstburg Public School. She also has epilepsy. But because of her mother’s efforts to raise epilepsy awareness at the school, staff and students have…
The fifth annual Epilepsy Action Day at Queen’s Park on Dec. 1 was successful in its mission of engaging MPPs in the important issues facing people with seizure disorders, says Epilepsy Ontario executive director Rozalyn Werner-Arcé. During the event there were three areas that representatives from Epilepsy Ontario and seven other epilepsy support agencies across…
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