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r 12 economist sunsuntribune news saturday dec 11 2004 parents forced to pay for private services for special needs children from page aware of the problem and are work ing on it said ms decarlo its been two years and itll take three to put the system in place were angry the ministry announced friday it would make an announcement monday coinciding with the rally on services for the children youth and families of york region and simcoe county there was no word if the announcement would reflect the plan the parents are proposing establishing three child treatment centres in york and four in simcoe each centre would work collabora tively with existing facilities and pro fessionals most of which she said are presently underfunded and overwhelmed the centres would treat children from birth to 19 of the 23000 special needs chil dren in the combined areas 6000 have moderate to severe disabilities at an annual population growth rate of 3 per cent the need will grow without treatment centres in york and simcoe families have to travel to toronto for services or pur chase them privately said deb thomas a york occupational thera pist even outside the regions serv ices are being reduced the bloorview macmillan childrens centre in toronto where many are treated just announced they are reducing services for kids with acquired brain injuries families have been told to look within their own communities for services that just dont exist newmarkets franca malfara travels to bloorview once a week with son david 10 who suffered a stroke at six months of age leaving his entire left side paralyzed therapy means constant travel she said having treatment centre amenities closer to home would mean less demand and increased convenience and quality of life thats a priority not only for my son but our whole family bruce mcintoshs fouryearold son cliff is autistic and has a seizure disorder the thornhill family takes the youngster to various facilities including sick childrens hospital for weekly therapy we have to be all over the place at different times said mr mcin tosh were never able to get all our sons needs in one place a 90- minute visit at sick kids turns into a whole day there are services here but they all have wait lists its tough enough to be a parent let alone the parent of special needs child it would be great if there was a coordi nated hub to the health service wheel up here ms harrison who moved to york to enjoy the perceived york lifestyle shook her head and battled a tear samia with a fraction of our population here had their own child treatment centre she said york the countrys fastest growing com munity doesnt i am my sons full time care giver i cant work we are forced to live on a single income the public is invited and encour aged to lend support at mondays rally in the hotels grand richmond salon e where health professionals mpps and special need families will speak and provide information year end sale event the years best deals hurry limited time tis 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ask about our new graduate program nissan natalie helferty richmond hill biologist calls tory argument about science bogus minister backs greenbelt from page 1 u an arrangement the proposed green- belts natural heritage system resembles the greenbelt also includes natural areas of the oak ridges moraine which the tories protected on a similar basis and prime agricultural areas invento ried decades earlier mr hudak acknowledged this but said tories found 50 mapping errors in the draft plan municipal affairs minister john ger- retsen said he stands behind the green belt science and is confident every piece of property in the final plan will be included on a scientific basis the government was responding to criticism it was rushing to pass the leg islation mr gerretsen admitted but said its resolve to create a greenbelt has not weakened though mr gerretsen doesnt expect to make major changes to the draft greenbelt provincial staff will meet with mayors and councils to dis cuss details that should remove errors he said natalie helferty a richmond hill biol ogist and a member of the provinces greenbelt task force this year called the tory argument about science bogus everything is habitat she said it all depends for what species the tories said york region the city of vaughan the lake simcoe region conservation authority and the ontario federation of agriculture par ticularly its york region chapter deserve credit for the extra time because all asked the government to delay the law york federation of agriculture presi dent terry oconnor said allparty hear ings could help people understand greenbelt farmers will lose equity on their land and need help in return we cant h ahttlfeqnother bigburderi on outbacks