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Volume 17 Issue 3 Fall 2017
The Coton Malgache
Inside This Issue
President’s Message—Linda Brookes p. 2
CCTC Logo Contest p. 3
Back in the Ring p. 4
National Specialty Report p. 5
New Member Profile p. 6
Fading Puppies p. 7
Breeder Profile - Sort Of… p. 8
CFC Elite Champion Sandees Tumbleweed Griffin, Best of Breed, Best in Specialty Show
at the Coton de Tulear National Specialty held at the CANS show in PEI Aug 5, 2017 photo submitted by Linda Brookes
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President’s Message By Linda Brookes
Hello CCTC Members,
As summer has drawn to a close, we are ramping up a few projects for the CCTC. Here's some of
the most important ones for you to be aware of at this time.
Website: The CCTC Website has been updated online. Have a look and see what you
think. www.coton.ca If you have any ideas for additions to our website, please pass them along to
the board.
Logo Contest: In conjunction with our new website, we are having a contest for a new logo. Prize is
a free membership for one year. Logo submissions are to be sent to Karen Ward by email -
[email protected] before the end of the day November 30.
Election Year: This year is an election year for the Board of Directors. The Committee Chair Person is
Paula Campbell. We have vacant seats that we will be looking to fill for 2018. Paula has sent out
the first request for volunteers for board members and we have received some replies. However,
we do not have enough volunteers for a full board! Please give it a second thought and email
Paula ([email protected]) if you can help out. Commitment to the board is a tele-
conference every 2 months for about an hour each meeting, reading emails between meetings,
voting on online polls as necessary. Above that, participating in small projects would be above this
basic time commitment.
Membership Fees for 2018: There is no change in membership fees for the coming year. It will re-
main as $25 for membership or $50 for breeder members. Forms and fee information will be forth-
coming this fall.
Meet Our Breeders: We are still looking for more breeders to participate in our Malgache articles to
"Meet our Breeders". This is a series that we started in our
last edition. If you can participate and share a little
about yourself, please contact Linda Stevens as soon as
possible. Her email is: [email protected]
Sincerely,
Linda Brookes
Two proud moms!
Puppies are 9 1/2 weeks old. Mom Vienna on upper left, dad Sea-
mus upper right. Human mom as proud as fur mom. We are photo
bombed by Marchesa.
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nately, I couldn’t show him. I found a very nice
couple, who were willing to take care of him.
Dream was excellent with them. You should
have seen him in the ring, walking like a pro!
Enjoying every minute of his show weekend!
And for an old veteran of 8 years old, he did
very well! Two Group 1st , four Best Veteran in
Show and Best of Best Veteran in Show! Yes, I
know, he was the only Veteran entered, but…
he did it! And he deserved the big rosettes!
Now, my dear Dream, you are definitely retired
from the show ring. Enjoy the yard, the nice
weather and play with your friends. For me, you
will always be my beautiful and successful show
dog.
Back in the ring! By Marie-France Prayal
Dream was born in October 2008, he will be 9
years old very soon. He is still in full coat, active
and happy. I showed him for 2 years. He was a
wonderful show dog who won a lot. A perfect
traveler; he loved the car and was quiet at the
hotel. He finished his career with a BIS at a CKC
show. Dream became the first CKC Excellent
Grand Champion Coton in Canada. The day
came when I had to make the decision to stop
showing him. It was not easy for me and for
Dream. When I started to show another Coton,
he was so happy to see me preparing the equip-
ment, he was so sad when he understood he
was not the one…
Recently, as I was grooming Dream and admir-
ing his full coat then later watching him run-
ning, walking in the yard, so proud. I started
thinking… why not go back in the ring with him
as a veteran? There was a Coton specialty at
the CANS shows in Prince Edward Island begin-
ning of August 2018. I decided to enter him as a
veteran for the spe-
cialty and for the 3
other shows. You
should have seen
him! I am sure, he
knew this time he
was coming with me!
I started to groom
and bath him more
often and to train
him with the show
leash. When I started
to prepare the
equipment, he was very close to me, checking
everything and trying to figure out if he was part
of this adventure. Yes, you are Dream! He was
so happy to jump in the car! He found his usual
spot, didn’t say a word. At the hotel, no prob-
lem, he knew exactly what to do, what not to
do. I had with me a very happy camper!
Because I was organizing the shows, unfortu-
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This year our National Specialty was held at the
CANS show in PEI on Saturday, August 5th. It was
a clear and hot day and the grounds were ex-
cellent. All participants were happy to have a
large tent to wait in the shade for ring time.
Our judge was Leyda Lucia Perez from Columbia.
Our entry of 9 dogs ranged in age from 4 months
to 9 years and it’s the first year we have had a
Veteran in the show!
It was great to finally get to meet some of the
people I speak to from the CCTC club and so
nice to see some new faces, both human and
dog, come out to this specialty. I’m very proud of
the quality of Cotons we have in Canada.
Below you will see a list of all the dogs entered,
the winners list, and also information on the indi-
viduals who donated the prizes, gifts, and
awards.
I am both humbled and proud to have been
awarded Best of Breed from among these beau-
tiful dogs. (picture shown on front cover)
Entries:
ELEMENTARY PUPPY MALE
MI TOI’S IMMORTAL AT SHILOH (M) – NP3957487 -
28-March-2017 - Breeder: Luis Ortiz – Sire: Mi Toi’s
Icon - Dam: Mi Toi’s Metallica - USA - Owner:
Kellie Bruce
OPEN MALE
MAESTRO DU DOMAINE DE POLANA (M) – CDN
7560 – 10-May-2015 - Breeder: Marie-France
Prayal - Sire: Elite Ch Dream du Domaine de Po-
lana - Dam: Cotonkiss With Love – Canada -
Owner: Ron and Karen Ward
COTON CPH’S GANGSTA BILLY THE KID (M) –
CDN7989 - 02-May-2016- Breeder: Bettina Mar-
tens- Sire: Jespersen’s Invictus - Dam: Mi-Toi’s
Euphoria - Elsewhere - Owner: Marie-France
Prayal
Coton de Tulear National Specialty - Aug 5th, 2017
CHAMPION MALE
CFC ELITE CH SANDEE’S TUMBLEWEED GRIFFIN (M)
– MSC000004758 - 28-August-2009 - Breeder: San-
dra Bearden - Sire: GCH Cartooland’s Darjeeling
- Dam: GCH Sandee’s Una Lisa - Elsewhere -
Owner: Linda Brookes
VETERAN MALE
CFC ELITE CH DREAM DU DOMAINE DE POLANA
(M) – CDN4294 - 04-Oct-2008 - Breeder: Marie-
France Prayal - Sire: Whitelace Yoyo at Polana -
Dam: Fuschia Of The Swift Cotton - Canada -
Owner: Marie-France Prayal
PUPPY FEMALE
ALIKATIA PRINCESS CINDERELLA (F) – CDN 8334 –
03-Dec-2016 - Breeder: Linda Brookes - Sire: Lenny
Of The Swift Cotton - Dam: Bar-Ken’s Marchesa -
Canada - Owner: Linda Brookes
JUNIOR FEMALE
LAIKA DU DOMAINE DE POLANA (F) – CDN8048 -
23-July-2016 - Breeder: Marie-France Prayal - Sire:
GCH Dream du Domaine de Polana - Dam: CH
Jade du Domaine de Polana - Canada - Owner:
Marie-France Prayal
OPEN FEMALE
GOLDEN HILITE’S MIDISLE CUPID (F) –
MSC000005586- 20-Sept-2012 - Breeder: Nancy A
Tibben – Sire: Mi-Toi’s Acestligh - Dam: Sandee’s
Hylites White Velvet - Canada - Owner: Edward J.
Cooper
CHAMPION FEMALE
CH SHILOH’S KARMA IS A KNOCKIN (F) – CDN
8025 - 07-Jan-2015 - Breeder: Kellie Bruce - Sire:
Innuendo Du Castel De La Roche Aux Fées -
Dam: Lune of Swift Cotton - USA - Owner: Linda
Brookes
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Winners List:
BEST ELEMENTARY PUPPY: MI TOI’S IMMORTAL AT
SHILOH
BEST PUPPY: ALIKATIA PRINCESS CINDERELLA
BEST JUNIOR: LAIKA DU DOMAINE DE POLANA
WINNER MALE: COTON CPH’S GANGSTA BILLY THE
KID
WINNER FEMALE: LAIKA DU DOMAINE DE POLANA
BEST OF OPPOSITE : CH SHILOH’S KARMA IS A
KNOCKIN
BEST VETERAN: CFC ELITE CH DREAM DU DO-
MAINE DE POLANA
Specialty continued...
New Member Profile
The Benefits of Brewers Yeast for Dogs
http://www.vetinfo.com/the-benefits-of-brewers-
yeast-for-dogs.html
Hi Linda
I am new to the CCTC and look forward to the
newsletters and interaction with other members.
We acquired our first Coton, a male named Kobi,
in July with a second Coton, female named
Alika, due to arrive on October 28th. My husband
and I have had many dogs over the 46 years we
have been married and presently have a
Yorkiepoo, named Taboo, along with the Coton,
however, the Cotons have to be our favourite
breed. Their playful clown like personalities and
their "smarts" are wonderful to enjoy. ( our cat
Smudge may not agree, lol)
I thought I would share an article with you on
Brewers Yeast for Dogs. We have given our dogs
the pill form of Brewers Yeast for a few years now
and I can say that the previous and current
dogs were and are flea and tick free. We
BEST OF BREED: CFC ELITE CH SANDEE’S TUMBLE-
WEED GRIFFIN
Donations and Sponsorship:
This year all awards and prizes were sponsored by
CCTC members. Thanks to the members below
for their generous contribution.
Best in Specialty Show prize: Karen Ward
Participants gifts: Linda Brookes
Winners gifts: Linda Stevens
Judge’s gift: Paula Campbell
Rosettes and certificates: Marie-France Prayal
also noticed a difference in the health of their
coats and overall general health. All of our dogs
have lived a long and healthy life, in part due to
the food they eat ( no table food ) and care we
gave but also I think in part to Brewers Yeast and
its many benefits.
Although this may not work for everyone de-
pending on their dog and environment
, it has worked for us. I have certainly been
happy with this product and hopefully some of
your readers can also benefit and/or offer com-
ment on their experience of using it.
Have wonderful day!
Joyce McNeill
Burlington, Ontario
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A healthy, vigorous litter of pups is born. It’s so
satisfying to watch them as they squirm their way
along the mother’s body, latch on to a nipple
and begin to suckle greedily. We can relax now –
the pups are fine and mom is fine – the job is
done.
But wait, over the next couple of days, one or
more pups develop the raspy sounds of inhala-
tion pneumonia and quickly fade and die de-
spite our many efforts. Sound familiar? I think
fading puppy syndrome has happened to all
breeders, especially those of us who breed Toys.
Usually these puppies are perfectly healthy with
no apparent physical problems. At the first signs
of a rasp, I have looked for a cleft palate and if
there is none, put the pup on Amoxicillin and
tube fed when needed. Sometimes, the pup
would pull through but more often, not. Fading
puppies are heartbreaking and exhausting, but a
fact of life for a breeder.
I am most fortunate to have a veterinarian who
listens. She takes the time to discuss diagnoses
and treatment with me and we kick around
ideas to find the best mainstream course of treat-
ment and consider any alternatives. The last time
I had a fading puppy, I had kept it alive for 5
days when I noticed it was very dehydrated. I
was out of Ringer’s so brought the pup in to the
vet clinic for immediate treatment. We hydrated
and tube fed the pup and I went home with a
bag of Ringer’s. I had been trying from the be-
ginning to get the pup to nurse on mom, a sy-
ringe, a nipple, anything! but it refused to suck
and had to be tube fed. The pup made it two
more days.
Frustrated, I stopped by the clinic after hours to
discuss this latest "fading puppy" defeat with Dr.
Amy. I brought up the problem of the pup not
sucking and Amy told me that the swallow reflex
is the first thing to go when an animal or human
become dehydrated. She went on to say that,
sadly, this is why so many elderly people in nurs-
ing homes die – they become dehydrated, can-
not swallow, liquid goes into the lungs rather than
down the esophagus and inhalation pneumonia
develops.
Well, if I were a cartoon character, there would
have been a huge light bulb over my head! How
often do we check newborn puppies for dehy-
dration? Think about it.
Many times a pup crawls behind mom or she lies
on one and it cannot get around her to nurse. If
we see this, we pick up the pup and put it back
in front with the others without checking for any
signs of dehydration. The pup is wriggling, looks
fine, but could very well be in the first stages of
dehydration or what for lack of a better term, we
call "fading puppy." Newborns can go downhill
so quickly in the first few days. I talked this over
with my vet and she agreed that this might actu-
ally be the answer to many cases where a seem-
ingly healthy pup suddenly fails to thrive and just
fades away despite our best efforts.
Awareness of the connection between dehydra-
tion and inhalation pneumonia may help us save
some of those healthy pups who inexplicably die.
It takes only seconds to check for dehydration
and only a few minutes for a quick tube feed
which will put the pup back on track. If we make
this a habit with newborn litters, we can give all
the pups an equal chance at life and save our-
selves a lot of heartbreak in the process. Just
think how many lives, how many fading puppies
we can save!
Submitted by Linda Brookes
FADING PUPPIES A Simple Solution Margo Carter, Phoenix Rising Toy Fox Terriers, 2005
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Breeder Profile … Sort Of by Linda Stevens
About :
I bought my first Coton in 2003 after my
daughter suggested either a Havanese or a
Coton de Tulear. I investigated both breeds,
the Coton seemed to fit me and our lifestyle bet-
ter. I like many breeds but I love, love, love the
Coton.
Are there other social activities you are in-
volved in with your Cotons other than breeding?
I belong to a local dog club, Hub City
Kennel and Obedience Club. This club is very ac-
tive in a variety of dog events/sports. I started
agility with my first Coton but have not done any
formal classes since my first girl. We have done
obedience/socialization, barn hunt, chase ability
events, scenting and trick classes. All of these
are fun and that is my top priority when doing
these classes – the dog must be having fun and
like what they are doing and learning. For the
most part they have especially since they are
food motivated.
Could you share a tip on grooming?
People come up to me all the time and
comment “You must spend hours grooming your
dog”. I don’t always know how to answer this
because it has been different for most of my
Coton’s. Their coats may be slightly different,
which impacts the amount of time that is re-
quired for the grooming. My most recent puppy
takes more time, she is such a wiggle worm and
she wants to be on the move all the time – it is
difficult to channel her energy when she is on the
grooming table. My other 3, two boys (one now
belongs to my daughter and her family)- much
more accepting and will just lay on the table as I
comb, brush and blow dry; my older girl has had
much more grooming due to coat difference
and she waits patiently and tolerates the groom-
ing. The most important thing is a clean coat
and regular brushing which will eliminate unnec-
essary time spent removing mats.
What was the first Coton you owned?
My first Coton was a female, MoJo. She
taught me so much about the breed. She went
everywhere with me, except to work (I worked in
a hospital). MoJo even attended my daughter’s
wedding. I knew she would be happier with me.
I also had lots of volunteer dog walkers/care
givers available at the wedding.
Have you been involved with dogs all your life?
As a small town kid growing up in rural Sas-
katchewan, my family had no dogs. My mom &
dad tolerated a black tomcat that my sister res-
cued from the streets. My mom ended up the
caregiver but he was not a nice house cat. I still
remember the awful smell of his house messes
whenever I see a black cat.
My husband and I were married for about two
years before we got our first 4 legged family
members. Our first breed was a Springer Spaniel
and five years later we had two of them. How-
ever, we did not complete the research I did be-
fore obtaining a Coton and the particular dog
we had ended up with Springer rage; whether or
not this was an actual disorder, our daughter
Ryan (groom) with MoJo at wedding May 14, 2005
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was about 18 months and the dog about 6 years,
when we realized we could not trust the dog
near the child.
What is the background of your kennel name?
My kennel name is Hawks’n’Hooves
Cotons and this name was made up in fun for our
acreage just outside of Saskatoon. We have
horses as well and did a lot of riding around our
“block”(about 4 mile square). Our pastures are
open with bush out in the back part, in Sas-
katchewan we have many volls, field mice and
striped gophers. The red-tailed hawks constantly
fly over the pasture and then drop to get their
prey alongside the horses grazing. They circle
over our heads when we ride near the pastures.
One day my brother made a comment “look at
that; hawks and hooves in the pasture”. Anyway I
liked the pun and the name stuck, we have a
sign at the end of the driveway which was done
by an artist/sign maker.
Why do you breed dogs? What got you started?
I have had 2 unsuccessful attempts at
breeding my first litter, both by AI. So… can I
even call myself a breeder? I am planning to fly
to where the male is so I can breed live cover. I
am working very hard at breeding and have
made some plans to have my own male so I can
breed a litter in the future using my own male, I
will do health testing and show prior to using my
own male.
Who have been some of your mentors?
I have mentors that have helped me im-
mensely. Robbie Pattison, Lynn and John Ross
and of course Marie-France Prayal who sold me
my first potential breeding/show female Coton. I
have learned many things from many people,
what to do and what not to do !
About Breeding:
From a breeding perspective, what's important to
you?
My most important consideration is the
health of the female and male and then my sec-
ond is the personality of the dog with my third
being structure. I will not breed a female that
does not have a nice personality. She must ex-
emplify the breed standard statement ”Of a
happy temperament, stable, very sociable with
humans and with other dogs; it adapts perfectly
to all ways of life”.
If you don't own them, how do you research and
find the stud males that will be appropriate to
breed or vice versa, get the females?
To determine a suitable male for my fe-
male I did the following: studied the lines of the
male, used the select a virtual mate service that
is available on the CLRC website, visited the OFA
website to see what health testing was recorded
and then met the male in person to see if I liked
the personality, structure and environment that
he lives.
Breeder Profile continued...
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Do you find big differences in the genders in
term of temperament?
The gender differences I have seen are
more from where they have come from and their
genetics. So this is going to be an ongoing learn-
ing process as I evaluate puppies I purchase and
ones I keep from my own litters.
Are you involved with co-ownership?
I have been involved with a temporary co
-ownership when I purchased my first potential
breeding/show female. I experienced no issues
and paperwork was changed quickly once I
completed my portion of the agreement.
About Coton Health:
What health or genetic testing do you do prior to
breeding?
I test for the following: DNA for: BNAT, DM, CMR2,
HU, PH, VWD1 as well as eyes, cardiac, patella,
elbow and hips.
What emerging health issues do you feel are
most serious or may be deeper than we think
they are?
I believe that IVDD may be more serious
and common than most of us currently know. As
breeders become more educated and aware of
what is out there they will become more cautious
about breeding practices. Some of these more
serious issues may not surface until the breeding
pair is older so we must keep communication
lines open to our puppy pet buyers as well as the
buyers of our potential breeding/show puppies.
All of my puppies are pets’ first and breeding
stock second which is why I want to breed for
great pet puppies.
About Grooming:
How frequently do you typically bath your dogs?
Puppies get bathed at least once a week and if
showing x2/week. Adults will get bathed once
every week to every two weeks if they are in full
coat. About every two weeks if they are in a
puppy cut.
How frequently do you brush them?
Puppies every day or every other day,
adults every 2-4 days.
What is the biggest challenge in maintaining a
Coton coat?
Keeping the coat clean!, I do let them be
dogs which is probably why I do more bathing.
About Showing:
Do you show your Cotons? How often?
I try to show them at least once a month if
we are working on a championship, there aren’t
very many shows in Saskatchewan, and so I
travel to Alberta and Manitoba to show.
Are there specific shows that you feel are critical
to be in, or to win?
The only show I feel is critical to show in, is
my own clubs show as it is important to keep our
show going and support it in Saskatoon. I do like
to travel to the National Specialty as well but I
have only been to that show twice as the dis-
tance is far and I have to travel by air.
Breeder Profile continued...
Sugar as a puppy at show in Portage la Prairie, MB
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I would love to have a show like the specialty in
the west under FCI - like rules and under the CFC
which would give a written critique by each of
the judges . I would support this show as well.
Do you generally have more than one dog you
show at a time?
I have shown as many as three in one
show, but it does depend on what I have to
show and what classes are being offered.
What is your motivation to participate in shows?
My motivation is two-fold, the Coton
breed is still relatively rare and I am trying to edu-
cate the public about the breed. The second is I
love to show my dogs and judges also need to
see and examine the Coton.
My greatest challenge in showing a dog is
to have the coat in the best condition I can pos-
sibly have, because I let my dogs be dogs this is
sometimes difficult for me.
On Current Events:
What can be done to decrease the puppy mills
and back-yard breeders?
Education, education, and education.
I just had a phone call about a puppy on Oct 18.
My husband informed me about the phone call,
unfortunately I never had time to phone her
back before I had to run out to my dog club
meeting. I returned her call the next day. Her
response to me was “ Oh I wanted a puppy right
away so I purchased a Border Collie puppy
listed on kiiji”. Would I ever knowingly sell such a
person a puppy? Definetely not, but all breeders
must be careful with perspective puppy buyers.
Puppy buyers must understand they are buying
an adult dog, no it’s not an adult when they buy
it but they will have an adult much longer than a
puppy.
Please feel free to use our new "ask a breeder" email for any questions you may have.
This CCTC service is exclusive to our members. Email any questions to:
and you will receive an answer within 48 hours. One of our board of directors will answer
with possible collaboration from the board. Feel free to ask anything Coton related from
breeding to training! We hope you enjoy this new service!
Breeder Profile continued...
I'm so proud of this puppy and his owner! This is
Nicole Pike, a first timer in the show ring, with
"Higgins" (also a newbie to shows!). Higgins (Alika
Tia SSMinnow Skipper) is sired by Seamus (Alika Tia
Three Stooges Curly) and out of Karma (Shiloh's
Karma is a Knockin'). He is just over 4 months old
in his first show weekend and went Best Puppy In
Show. I was honoured to attend their first show
and watch their successes in the ring.
New Show Ring Puppy
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About Us….
Denis Carriere founded the Coton Malgache Publication in 1994
so that breed fanciers might share their mutual interest. The
club’s aim is to support, educate and advise owners, members
and prospective owners about the Coton de Tulear.
All members of the CCTC will abide by a code of ethics that will
govern the breeding and prosperity of these lovely animals, pro-
tecting and preserving the qualities of the Coton de Tulear, and
striving for its betterment.
CCTC publishes the Coton Malgache quarterly in March, June,
September and December. We encourage your submissions!
Please send photos of, and articles about your Cotons.
Photos will be returned upon request if you include a S.A.S.E.
Deadline for the Winter issue 2017
Coton Malgache is Dec 15, 2017. Theme’s for this issue are:
Please send all submissions for the Coton Malgache to:
Email: [email protected]
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The CCTC is a Canadian non-profit organization .
All renewing memberships are due January 31 each year.
The opinions expressed in the Coton Malgache are those of the
authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher or
CCTC.
The articles in the Coton Malgache belong to their authors and
cannot be reproduced either in whole or in part in any form with-
out written permission of the author.
CCTC Executive
President: Linda Brookes
Email: [email protected]
Vice-President: Sonja Femia
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Secretary: vacant
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Treasurer: Marie-France Prayal
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Director: Karen Ward
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Director: Ed Cooper
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Director: Linda Stevens
Email: [email protected]
Website Liaison : Marie-France Prayal
Email: [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Linda Stevens
Email: [email protected]
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