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QELA’s
Student
Newsletter

The Informer Volume 2, Issue 7

March 2009

INSIDE THIS
World News 1
World News
National News 2
Peak of Brain Obama Extends
Quebec News 3 Power Hand to Iran
A U.S. study U.S. president Barack Obama
Earth Day Facts 4
found that proposed ending 30 years of
Eat Well & Save 4 hostility between the U.S. and
brain function
4 peaks at age Iran. Iran does not think
Games

22. People in Obama’s words are enough to

Trivia 4
their early twenties showed fix their troubled relations.

more skill with quick thinking Iran has agreed to join in

and reasoning. Happily, word talks about Afghanistan.

Do You skills and general knowledge
Exxon Valdez, 20
Have News improve as we age. Years Later
to Share? It has been 20 years since
Spear Taken from
Man’s Head the Exxon Valdez oil spill in
Send it to Alaska. The spill was the
After 5 hours of surgery,
Vicki Hugli worst in US history. Damage
Brazilian doctors removed a
to wildlife is still seen 20
Newsletter Editor 15-cm spear from a man’s
years later.
at head. The man was shot by a

vhuegli_qlwg@hotmail.com friend while diving near Rio

de Janeiro. The man is doing
This project made possible through fund-
ing from a joint IFPCA funding initiative of well and should fully recover.
the Office of Literacy and Essential Skills
and the Direction de l’éducation des
adultes et de l’action communautaire.
 National News
Forget the Gym,
Use Public Transit!
A survey found that public transit
users can stay fit by walking to and
from stops. Canadians who use cars
are less likely to get their 30 min-
utes of daily exercise. More public
transit use could mean a healthier
Canada.
59% of adult Canadians are
overweight or obese.
4 Canadian
Soldiers Killed in
Afghanistan
Four more Canadian soldiers were
killed in Afghanistan. The men were
only days away from returning home.
Comrades are calling the four men
“unsung heroes”. 116 Canadian soldiers
have lost their lives since the first
troops were deployed in Afghanistan.
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Never too Old to
Win the Lottery
After 25 years of playing the lot-
tery, 90-year-old Maurice Ducharme
won big in the 6/49 lottery. The On-
tario war vet says he will split his
$4.4 million with his four children.
He will use the rest to live a good
life.
17 Dead in Nfld.
Helicopter Crash
Newfoundland is mourning the loss
of 17 people who were killed in a
helicopter crash. The helicopter was
ferrying offshore oil workers when
it crashed into the ocean. One pas-
senger survived.
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Quebec News
Quebec Sees
Deficits
Quebec’s government says the prov-
ince will run deficits for the next
four years. Their new budget is
meant to boost the economy. Sales
tax will be raised by 1% in 2011. An
extra $15 billion will be spent on so-
cial services and infrastructure.
Police Ordered to
Turn in Stun Guns
Quebec police have to turn in their
Taser stun guns for testing. Some ar-
gue that Tasers are too dangerous.
Others argue that they are safer than
guns. Tasers are used across Canada,
but Quebec is the first to order test-
ing.

Quebec says its jobless rate No Greater Effort

will jump to 8.9% in 2009
for Earth Hour
On March 28th,
people from
around the
Actress Dies after
world shut off
Fall on Quebec Ski
their lights for
Hill
Earth Hour.
Natasha Richardson died after a fall
While the event was a global success,
on a Quebec ski hill. The British ac-
Quebec’s support was not impressive.
tress wasn’t wearing a ski helmet. She
The province made no greater effort
said she was fine and turned away an
in 2009 than in 2008.
ambulance. She died later from a brain
injury. The accident has fueled debate
Earth Hour asks people to take
about helmet laws in Quebec. action on climate change.
To find out more, go to:
www.earthhour.org/home
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Get Ready for Tips to Eat Well on

Earth Day! a Budget
Follow these tips to make the most of food
April 22nd is Earth Day.
Keep these facts in mind to
get ready for the day. dollars.
1. Plan meals around in-season fruit and
vegetables.
• A cigarette
butt takes one
to 12 years to 2. Eat before you shop. People buy more
decay. when hungry.
3. Clip coupons and use them.
Recycling a pop can saves
4. Look at upper and lower shelves at the
•
enough energy to watch TV
for three hours. store. Items at eye level cost more.
5. Avoid ready-made meals.
• Every ton of recycled paper
saves 17 trees.

• 84% of household waste can

be recycled.

Games and Trivia

Sudoku
Fill in the missing numbers so every row,
column, and quadrant has the numbers 1
through 9.
Riddle
I arrive once in every second, once in every
minute, and once in every year. What am I?
Trivia
1. English grammar: make an adverb from
the adjective “careful”.

2. Find the link: card - board - video.

3. What is the largest land animal on Earth?

4. What is the capital of Kenya?

Check answers below.
4. Nairobi 3. African elephant 2. game Trivia: 1. carefully
Riddle: The letter "e" (sEcond, minutE, yEar).

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