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mercedes benz repair spkiaust ll the tribune saturday december 27 1997 vol 13 no 52 weekender 24 pages 50 gstincl a mrpuindlpiiblicdtioii serywgwhitchurchstoiffi t888 ike red choice u jtie gkts rrsp5 mutual funds ufe insurance annuities rrfs tax preparation mortgages 96mainsln rf44 markham 4712311 going out a bang p m c r 0 s s q w 0 r d h rum ziil wm 1 mos in cj 1 a erfunded ance mike adler staff reporter as the province tries to meet health care needs in the growing suburbs around toronto york region will become the real test says a lobbyist for 905area hospi tals york is the most deficient in terms of available service and funding jim armstrong execu tive director of the gta905 healthcare alliance warned this week this week the alliance told the powerful health services restruc turing commission whose final word on the future of 905 health care is expected within two months that its initial recommen dations wont provide enough funding or specialized health care services in the growing regions people in york region are hav ing to travel further for services added armstrong on tuesday we need to provide basic and appropriate specialized services to our residents closer to home added virginia mclaughlin chair of the alliance which represents 16 hospitals including markham stouffville the lobby group plans to meet with restructuring commissioners next month and hopes to be working with them on a joint study of 905area needs for car diac care dialysis orthopedics and other services armstrong said armstrong added however that the commissions recommenda tions will strongly boost the level of chronic and longterm care in health the regions last month chair duncan sin clair said the commissions aim in restructuring health care is to build the best plan for the greater toronto area because municipal boundaries are often irrelevant for patients music to our ears daniel latner plays the violin for shop pers at the stouffville country market during the festive last- minute shopping season phm hy cmkyl johnson rajftdetn tures the sellwoods hilltop vocal band and the wrights refreshments and fellowship following the program every one is welcome the st john ambulance brigade is looking for enthusi astic people of all ages to help their community while learning useful skills being a member of the st john ambulance brigade pro vides people with important skills that could one day save a life the only qualificiation needed are a valid first aid certificate and a desire to help people call 18002681677 for more information basic black p 4 kates corner p 8 from where i live p 9 crossword p 10 classified p 16 newslme 6402100