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30 economist suntribune health thursday oct 3 2002 markham fair starts today oct 36 2002 warehouse clearance sale up to 0 a nap o o off msrp friday october 4v 500pm900pm s sdturday october 5 900am00pm sunday october 6 900amt60bpm guess imberianae nautica ihonhan ma triathlon u xs 3 days only r r r j 445 hood road markham on aearance pricing on all t1mex fashion brand watches quantities limited no strollers please n hwy 7 t 407 1 14th ave mcphersor st 404 hoodf gp denison st gibson dr c g a 5 steeles ave oiilv research can cure leukemia only excellence in canadian research is funded by lrf please help leukemia research fund canada tllo 1inch ave ste222 tdrbmo ontario m3j fjk tel- 416 661cure 2s73 fi4i66ji3s40 this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune one nurse practitioner allotted to region by lisa queen staff writer although countless york region resi dents cant find a family doctor the region is getting just one nurse practi tioner under a provincial plan to ease ontarios physician shortage oak ridges mpp frank klees praised his governments move to open up 369 nurse practitioner jobs across the province over the next 18 months at a cost of 406 million but he admits he was startled to dis cover the region is only getting one nurse practitioner in the first round of 117 positions that will come on line within the next year the first question i asked of the min- asthma we can help call the lung association this message broughtto you as a community servicf of the economist suntribune deer park childcare new spaces available for toddlers 18 months 2 plus jr and sr kindergarten full and part time govt licensed govt fee assistance available bright spacious classrooms quality programmes for children 18 months 6 years taught by eces and an elementary school teacher we are located just north of the stouffville farmers market 905 6429352 12637 10th line stouffville childrens house child care an jpper canada child care centre government licensed quality care for ages 15 to 12 grs toctaler freschool mcirsery school kindergarten before after school programs slimier carrp spaces available for preschool and alternate day care for jksk students we are also accepting kindergarten registrations fall parttime cane oar centre is a beautiful heritage house located at 22 church st m stouffville for more information call bettyjo 905 6y 02905 istry was why only one for york region im sure the same question was asked by everyone mr klees said the ministry said the applications were reviewed and priorities were based on need there are obviously other areas of the province in northern ontario and rural areas its a large province where the need is higher than here mr klees argued although it is inconvenient and difficult for patients in rural areas of york to get medical atten tion there are ways of accessing health care in nearby communities we can just keep our fingers crossed and hope more will be allocated in future rounds to me the numbers are completely unacceptable those options are not available in more isolated areas of the province mr klees is confident the govern ment will allocate more nurse practi tioners for york in the next round of job openings nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have taken additional train ing that allows them to diagnose dis eases and ailments they can treat minor illnesses prescribe some medica tions and carry out certain procedures such as pap smears georgina councillor john hastings is a member of the towns health care council which is desperately searching for physicians for the community hes outraged the province is only allocating one nurse practitioner for york especially since both georgina and east gwillimbury have been designated by queens park as medically underser- viced areas i can hardly believe there would only be one the numbers boggle the mind i wont be critical if the one ends up in georgina its a start he said we can just keep our fingers crossed and hope more will be allocated in future rounds to me the numbers are completely unacceptable karate ipening free uniform free white belt first 30 members for men women children 9tj5 294407 rep softball tryouts markham bobcats squirt sunday oct 6th milliken mills park call marie 905 4718704