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Association: Imuest into d eathsrase thia sue's 'Aiýinquest.into the deathesof 16 handicappod children at, ýa local Institution lias raised ethical Isses_ . surrounding,-: the institu- tionalization of children, gays Keith, Powell, oxecutive diroctor of the Association, for Community. f. ving o f axPckerng and The in ust, being held befor., Dr. Rose enett, is investlgating the Ideatha of, 15 childrén over a two-year pe riéd at the Chisohe Rbn' Homne fer hiden in *Aax. "W.-aredply disturbed by- this terrible taey This i. ýnot Obituaries, MAY SM1TH May Smith of Whitby died at Oshawa, General .Hospital on MaLy.16, 1991. Shew as 95.> She was born MI, Janetville, Ont. o n April 4, 1896, daughtr of Fred .and Jane",(Jo.linston) Siater. She married, Victor Mod Smith on Auguat 14, 1915. SWhitb resident for'76,years, Mrs. SmÉith, a homemaker, atten- ded,the ýformier Met ýhodiat, then UnitedChurch,,,and. was,,s ecre- tary for. the Whtby Iàberal Asïso- ciation, for many years. .She, su- pervisîed many election, cam- paý!gsin Whitby.. <She, is -survved b, daugliter ,Man*or*«Iyarnn (ana hler -,hus-, band ,James) ofScarborough and danghiter Jacequeline' Cook (and lier% huband:Wiliaml) of Osaw, gadchildren Dawn, Jim an;, EÇtleen; .great-graàndchildren and..gréat-greaLt-gr -dchi1dren. Sewas predocease dby lir husèbaànd, daughter oi Shaughnessy and brother Elmo Siater. Ilhe funeral' service was held Aïoni e thé W.C.' -ToWn «Funéral Ohapel on May 21i,1991,, Rev., Bessie Lane conductmng.ý Interment at Groveside cerne- ROBERTPALMER Reobet H h Paumer diedpcea- oefully .at ~oshaGnrlHs P itaon FidayMay 17,1991. Mr. Palmer, who had bee n. ii for manyyears, was 49. Ho was bonn ini WhitbY on 'May 20,-- 1941,- son of Hoctor Wilfred Paumer_and Gladys Helen.Kin- M.Pahner,. a resident of Whimtby for 45 years.before living in 0sawa ,foi' the..p ast,; five: y rswasa chef.,atWitby< sychiatric Hospital1beore tak- hig:w ,rtirerAënt because .of aà Ie was -a, member of -S-t-. M "ksUnited.Cuciada acie-supporter oëf the P:rogres- siveConservative 'Pary H , e was,'the beloved ýfather of Andrea' -Elizabeth an, Try, Howard,, both 4t home in ýOsh- awand, Obristopher John, of Oshawa- dearly'loved sistèr of Betty-Maie (Mrs. Ronaâld'Pas- coe) of Whitby;,'loved, uncle of Melody, Bayne, Avril,,ValIi,.Caîr- lyn, SanadD eleand Ho was, predeceased by bis> parents, siser Helen:Elizabethý Courtney and« brother William Howard.-Palmer. The fumeraI- service was held from tthe ý.,W.C. -"Town - Funeral Chapelon May 21, 1 991, Rev. BinGèconductig.,' "Inôrhët 'atý ount Lawn Memorial Gardehs." 6 Generatonsof Sevie;Quaty &Trust '0FazmlyMonuments *-Granite or Bronze Markers' *Cemàeterîy-Lettening -*Sandblasting, DOMESTIC MAYA HOME APPUNCE CENTRES 436-m9969 221Soesn d .an klSL f acros from the Oshawa City Contre) ýwhen deah'ig with mentelUy coni handicàpped~us ~ pointed the eut tIhat virtuèiIy al li he media for repot - ozthis case ,hâve.' taxp CO tiXeo desribe the children u involved as 'mentally retarded,' a ,wliO terni that-hOs not been used "for s0=4 close .te a' dec4de. nève :We believ that chidren are best' caied f* in their homies. '" ,Altei'natives ýo insitutions mnzst off, bprovided and finaciplly den* suq ns*ysPwell. Èw lie'T 198 - :VN AIC197STE RC uo WGNAtar e ne MS E -eE' PICKER,50I$595 HYUfSNAA l 5seDFI90IODAEOTA BEARLYcnito Laed"nl 5 m USED$,90 CARS OFE 197ECEJX427r. 198-w .CLERT ut mn he cbild- zed ,is uswl ýhe. firat turne instancs cf Xnultiple deaths. iii institutions mvo occurred,"' stated lIiez Cuni, ýresident fthe association. "As ac mniy we mizat be concerned'that wlien children are plce i nstitution; ,more, often thnntfmily ties are sèivered, and the, car. Wiven - is often 'not what a parentïwould nul. suitable in any other situation,"ouays.Curl. ý"When aersn bas' a, child born 'to teiW.th Imultiple, disbiltie, -her tea Iéck cof information and, moot of ali,-a lack cf options given t h parentà by the supposed experts," Poelstated. It appeas that due to-the presence -of multiple handicaps and a resulting lbl n regardless cof the medical issues, parents are told. their chil1dreni wiil undoubtedly die« and 'would therefore be' botter served in an, institution. 'We defy the 'experts' te, conclusivoly prove that ail cf those *c'hildren were 'medicaily fnile,'!a terni we believe te ha incredibly mislegding." Curî'debates t#ie governent on the extent cf their- dediàation to badicappd c Ildren. "he Mnistiy cf 1Community and Social,, Services released -a document titled Chalenes and Opportunities 'that rec gmed thp need te deinstitutionlz,_an~ then the ministry turned ru and continued ýo finarncially aný, emîotionaIly sBul't-rd salcticn Robin. It is madde ngand flile in the face of their. own document. "'We have parents in our organi zation trying 'desperately to keptheir, children at home -- eÉther t iepaeul or te die peceul. This is theirnri glt, but our,.goveriet la made it financiallyvery kiffcultte choose that option. Thei supports, are net there,' Curi said. Powell also stated that the inquest has shed enormeus» liglit on the terminology issues':faced