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' HALIFAX — Gloria Burke is scared. The tiny 28-year- Repairs to the ‘firedamaged Chapel House on The Heritage Advisory Committee had hoped to have Set. .» Dec. 26 — Closed
old, who suffers from a crippling and potentially fatal skin Zuckerberg Island Park are now in full swing. A major part had a formal opening of the Chapel House by this time and +, Dec. 27 — 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
disorder, knows her condition is worsening. of the $13,600 insurance settlement has been received and regrets the delay deeply. However, it should be ready for
Burke knows it may mean a return to the wheelchair d@Posited, the ively 4 d lower front wall has spring. ‘
she escaped from four years ago and an end to the newly ee? removed, the burnt logs replaced and temporary On béhalf of the committee, chairman John Charters
achieved independence that she loves. electrical connections installed. With the building once - would like to thank all citizens and groups for their concern
sinter, Gary: Hilts: codertabeie ta pase ears vette mi can se arvpers st this time, and particularly Fire Chief Bob
A double amputee with a fierce zest for life, he gets 4 nn and the Castlegar Fire Department without whose
together with Burke from time to time to help her over the the — a ran ipsdigt es st ot the soar a Prompt assistance we would have lost this unique building.
rough spots. surprise at the ion of the house, revealed when the | To help prevent in future such incidents, the committee
They are two of the people taking part in a new original logs were ripped out. is proposing a Friends of the Island support group to act as
program for Halifax's disabled community. Called Peer “I rebuilt the porch,” he said, “sol knew that the posts Volunteer house hosts and guides. A nucleus of such an
Partnership, it pairs disabled people in need with disabled were held in place by dowels. Also if you look up, you can see reanization is already in place and 5 tla
s who offer support and practical that the " { has an ingenious and groove establishment are now being readied for early spring.

information structure for a flexible raftering, but | was surprised to find In the i uper Alex Lutz 4

“It's nice knowing that there's somebody there that can that there are virtually no nails in the walls. They are all put has placed a contract for the construction of the upstairs Our Action Ad Phone
appreciate what you're going through, knowing that if together with a kind of mortise and tenon joint. I would have window and these should be ready for installation in a short e
you're feeling kind of down, you can call that person up and liked to have met Mr. Zuckerberg, he was @ very clever time, thus enabling the workers to start on the considerably Number is 365-22 12
just talk,” Burke says. man.” smoke-damaged upper main room.

THOSE IN NEED

Co-ordinator Paul Beaudoin says the program's aim is to

help both those with a newly acquired disability and people

like Burke, who are used to the disability but are going
through rough emotional times.
The idea for the program came from a group of dis T
abled people in the community n
“As individuals, we were very aware of the need within
the community — the germ started there,” says program r
chairman Margaret Hiltz (no relation to Gary), whose child we
hood bout with polio left her in a wheelchair.
Similar programs exist in Calgary, Winnipeg and the

United States, but the committee wasn't aware of them
when it started work on Peer Partnership.

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would be able to make about 50 matches over the life of the re
R ive, and ViS 7M of West's Travel Dept.

program, but it seems likely that estimate will be exceeded.
Since the program began in late August, 12 partnerships
have been formed, eight more are in the works and another
five applicants are waiting for volunteers.

The applicants have a variety of visable and hidden dis
abilities, including spinal cord injuries, polio, multiple
sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and
narcolepsy

In some cases, the applicants are paired with volunteers
who have the same disability. In others, the program will
cross disabilities, as it did with Burke and Gary Hiltz.

Burke is one of only a handful of people in Nova Scotia
suffering from edpidermolysis bullosa, a disease that causes
the skin to blister, leaving much of it open and raw and
highly vulnerable to infection.

LOST HIS HANDS

So why was she matched with Gary Hiltz, who lost both
his hands when he was zapped with 7,200 volts of electricity
while working as a power company lineman? Burke feels on
reason is that,.as a burn victim, he has some understanding
of the pain she experiences. Another reason is his stubborn

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