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Toronto Mayor Declares March Polio Awareness Month

March 09, 2007 --

On Friday, March 9th, 2007, the City of Toronto declared March as Polio Awareness Month. Members of the Toronto-Peel Post-Polio group and staff from March of Dimes were joined by Toronto City Councillors Pam McConnell and Shelley Carroll, who read the mayor’s proclamation.

Polio Awareness Month is a national initiative to raise awareness of Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome in Canada.

Since its launch in 2003, Polio Canada and its National Polio Survivors Network, have been educating health care professionals and polio survivors, offering them resources on the late effects of polio and post-polio syndrome.

For information call 1-800-480-5903 or visit the Polio Canada Web site at www.poliocanada.com .

Polio Canada is the leading service provider of education, information and peer support to polio survivors across Canada.

From left to right: Toronto City Councillor
Shelley Carroll and Toronto Peel Post-Polio
Group Chair Jan Nichols

For media, please contact:

Kimberley Dowds
Associate Director, National Programs
March of Dimes Canada
Tel: 416-425-3463, ext. 7211
Mobile: 647-294-4123
kdowds@marchofdimes.ca