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Behind The Counter: It's Pharmacist Awareness Month
Here are three things you didn't know your pharmacist could do
Gone are the days when the family doctor was your journey. We can provide support on any
the only source for healthcare advice in the local challenges you may be facing and encourage you
community. With the Canadian medical system to stay strong. Pharmacists can also suggest ways
under strain, all healthcare practitioners are to manage triggers, cravings, or withdrawal
looking to increase their capacity and do more to 302 53 St Unit 100,Edson, AB symptoms - including prescribing medication for
help Canadians in any way they can. Ph: 780-723-3514 smoking cessation.
In small communities like Edson and Hinton, What's more, pharmacists are usually available
everyone, including pharmacists, can wear many HPV, and pneumococcal. to chat without an appointment and their hours
hats. Did you know pharmacists across Alberta · Lifestyle counselling – Whether you're are flexible, which makes them an extremely
can do so much more than filling prescriptions? looking for a new vitamin or an over-the-counter accessible healthcare provider. Be sure to stop by
As your local pharmacist, I wanted to share three product, pharmacists are there to assist you with your local pharmacy and ask what other services
services you may not have realized we offer: finding what you need. We can also guide you are available to support you and your individual
· Vaccine administration – Although you through lifestyle changes for chronic conditions healthcare needs.
may be aware pharmacists can provide Canadians like diabetes and arthritis, or help you prevent Shawna Whipple is the pharmacist and owner
with their annual flu shot, you may not know that and treat minor ailments like bug bites or lice. of your local Shoppers Drug Mart in Hinton.
they can also administer travel vaccinations like · Smoking cessation services – Trying to Visit ShoppersDrugMart.ca to find a store near
hepatitis A and B, travelers' diarrhea and more, as quit smoking? You may not be aware that your you.
well as common adult vaccinations like shingles, pharmacist is a great resource to help you along
Bee Hotel Building Workshop in Peers
by Brianne Benson
With help from the Yellowhead County's
FCSS and the Agroforestry and Woodlot
Extension Society (AWES), the County's
Agricultural Services coordinator Melissa
Marquis was able to host a sold-out Bee Hotel
Building Workshop in Peers.
The purpose of the event, held March 7 at the
Peers Community Centre, was to provide a fun
and enjoyable education opportunity for
community members and allow them to
support and grow the busy pollinator
population in the area. It was an effective way
to inform residents about the value of bees and
what they can do to care for the native bees in
the area.
“Bees and pollinators have been a hot topic
in the news for the last few years and people
care about helping them out, so we thought
doing an event like this would give people a
way of helping out the local bee species,” said
Marquis.
The event was kicked off by a presentation
from Rebekah Adams from AWES. Through
the presentation Adams introduced the concept
of pollination and explained to guests the
necessary components needed for pollination,
as well as other important factors such as plant
diversity and blooming periods.
Adams said the population decline of bees is
“not only due to pesticide use, but a couple
other factors, which is why people are a little
bit worried for bees right now,” explaining the
recent rise in bee related news coverage.
Adams touched on the benefits of pollinators
which includes higher crop yields and better
genetic diversity. Towards the end of the
presentation she taught participants how to
properly clean and care for their bee hotels to Shea Harasymiw and her grandma Lise Harasymiw travelled to the Peers Community Centre from
Hinton to participate in the Bee Hotel Building Workshop on March 7 hosted by the Yellowhead County's
prevent certain molds and fungi from ruining Agricultural Services with help from the County's FCSS and AWES . photo Brianne Benson
the created habitat.
Following the presentation, the roughly 15
participants were able to make and take their
own bee hotels home. Guests were provided eggs in small holes and burrows. They also with knowledge on how they can help local
with wood for each of the walls, and various differ from honey bees because they have pollinator species and attract more pollinators
materials creating tube-like structures to fill many microscopic hairs on the underside of to their gardens.”
the house. their bodies called scopa that take up a lot of An addition to the event was the presence of
According to Adams, the tube-like structures pollen, making them just as, if not more the County's Family and Community Support
“provide a similar habitat to the burrows that effective pollinators than the average honey Services (FCSS). “FCSS teamed up with AG
solitary bees make or that are potentially bee, who uses a pollen sac to transport pollen. Services in order to make this event family
formed in the soil. They are not only restricted Marquis said, “Everyone said they really friendly. Having an FCSS staff member on
to the soil, but solitary bees will often also enjoyed the event and would like to do a hand allowed parents to feel more comfortable
burrow in rocks, crevices and trees.” similar one again next year. Families were able coming to this type of event with young
Solitary bees do not live in a hive or produce to get together and enjoy a day filled with children since someone was there to assist with
honey. They make their homes and lay their learning, and people were able to walk away the children,” Marquis explained.
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THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 2 MONDAY FEBRUARY 24
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR , 2020 MONDAY FEBRUARY 24 , 2020 PAGE 3
MONDAY MARCH 16
, 2020 PAGE 11
Behind The Counter: It's Pharmacist Awareness Month
Here are three things you didn't know your pharmacist could do
Gone are the days when the family doctor was your journey. We can provide support on any
the only source for healthcare advice in the local challenges you may be facing and encourage you
community. With the Canadian medical system to stay strong. Pharmacists can also suggest ways
under strain, all healthcare practitioners are to manage triggers, cravings, or withdrawal
looking to increase their capacity and do more to 302 53 St Unit 100,Edson, AB symptoms - including prescribing medication for
help Canadians in any way they can. Ph: 780-723-3514 smoking cessation.
In small communities like Edson and Hinton, What's more, pharmacists are usually available
everyone, including pharmacists, can wear many HPV, and pneumococcal. to chat without an appointment and their hours
hats. Did you know pharmacists across Alberta · Lifestyle counselling – Whether you're are flexible, which makes them an extremely
can do so much more than filling prescriptions? looking for a new vitamin or an over-the-counter accessible healthcare provider. Be sure to stop by
As your local pharmacist, I wanted to share three product, pharmacists are there to assist you with your local pharmacy and ask what other services
services you may not have realized we offer: finding what you need. We can also guide you are available to support you and your individual
· Vaccine administration – Although you through lifestyle changes for chronic conditions healthcare needs.
may be aware pharmacists can provide Canadians like diabetes and arthritis, or help you prevent Shawna Whipple is the pharmacist and owner
with their annual flu shot, you may not know that and treat minor ailments like bug bites or lice. of your local Shoppers Drug Mart in Hinton.
they can also administer travel vaccinations like · Smoking cessation services – Trying to Visit ShoppersDrugMart.ca to find a store near
hepatitis A and B, travelers' diarrhea and more, as quit smoking? You may not be aware that your you.
well as common adult vaccinations like shingles, pharmacist is a great resource to help you along
Bee Hotel Building Workshop in Peers
by Brianne Benson
With help from the Yellowhead County's
FCSS and the Agroforestry and Woodlot
Extension Society (AWES), the County's
Agricultural Services coordinator Melissa
Marquis was able to host a sold-out Bee Hotel
Building Workshop in Peers.
The purpose of the event, held March 7 at the
Peers Community Centre, was to provide a fun
and enjoyable education opportunity for
community members and allow them to
support and grow the busy pollinator
population in the area. It was an effective way
to inform residents about the value of bees and
what they can do to care for the native bees in
the area.
“Bees and pollinators have been a hot topic
in the news for the last few years and people
care about helping them out, so we thought
doing an event like this would give people a
way of helping out the local bee species,” said
Marquis.
The event was kicked off by a presentation
from Rebekah Adams from AWES. Through
the presentation Adams introduced the concept
of pollination and explained to guests the
necessary components needed for pollination,
as well as other important factors such as plant
diversity and blooming periods.
Adams said the population decline of bees is
“not only due to pesticide use, but a couple
other factors, which is why people are a little
bit worried for bees right now,” explaining the
recent rise in bee related news coverage.
Adams touched on the benefits of pollinators
which includes higher crop yields and better
genetic diversity. Towards the end of the
presentation she taught participants how to
properly clean and care for their bee hotels to Shea Harasymiw and her grandma Lise Harasymiw travelled to the Peers Community Centre from
Hinton to participate in the Bee Hotel Building Workshop on March 7 hosted by the Yellowhead County's
prevent certain molds and fungi from ruining Agricultural Services with help from the County's FCSS and AWES . photo Brianne Benson
the created habitat.
Following the presentation, the roughly 15
participants were able to make and take their
own bee hotels home. Guests were provided eggs in small holes and burrows. They also with knowledge on how they can help local
with wood for each of the walls, and various differ from honey bees because they have pollinator species and attract more pollinators
materials creating tube-like structures to fill many microscopic hairs on the underside of to their gardens.”
the house. their bodies called scopa that take up a lot of An addition to the event was the presence of
According to Adams, the tube-like structures pollen, making them just as, if not more the County's Family and Community Support
“provide a similar habitat to the burrows that effective pollinators than the average honey Services (FCSS). “FCSS teamed up with AG
solitary bees make or that are potentially bee, who uses a pollen sac to transport pollen. Services in order to make this event family
formed in the soil. They are not only restricted Marquis said, “Everyone said they really friendly. Having an FCSS staff member on
to the soil, but solitary bees will often also enjoyed the event and would like to do a hand allowed parents to feel more comfortable
burrow in rocks, crevices and trees.” similar one again next year. Families were able coming to this type of event with young
Solitary bees do not live in a hive or produce to get together and enjoy a day filled with children since someone was there to assist with
honey. They make their homes and lay their learning, and people were able to walk away the children,” Marquis explained.
