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		<title>Helen &amp; Opal get more good press for Halifax!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries

Quoting The Chronicle-Herald:

When Helen McFadyen got her first Seeing Eye dog a few years ago, she realized quickly there was a need in Halifax for places to exercise the animals. Her five-year-old black Lab, Opal, is extremely well trained and disciplined, but like other dogs she needs a chance to run free, play and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opal works like a dog; now she can play like one</title>
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The Globe and Mail:
Opal is trained to work with the unflappable calm you expect from a Seeing Eye dog. Conditioned to ignore distractions, the black lab is usually the epitome of propriety as she guides Helen McFadyen around Halifax.

But while extensive training has taught Opal to suppress her instincts, she still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOLLOW UP: Canada&#8217;s First Service Dogpark continues to make headlines&#8230;and so does Halifaxgate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch, Irked Videos

Interesting developments&#8230;after the jump!


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Quoting a recent email from regular Irked contributor Helen McFadyen:
This week alone, [my guide dog Opal] has appeared in television, radio and newspaper  interviews multiple times. First  captured at the Halifax service dog park by CBC radio, then  on TV and radio  outside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EXCITING NEWS: Accessible Off-Leash Service Dog Exercise Facility set to open in Halifax, Nova Scotia!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:20:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Themes, Blind Visionaries, Campaign Watch

Helen McFadyen—who is chair of the Halifax Regional Municipality&#8217;s Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities, a board member of Guide Dog Users of Canada, a member of the blind caucus of equualaccess.org, past president of the Halifax Chapter of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians, and a much-cherished Irked contributor—recently forwarded [...]]]></description>
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