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Page 2, Whitby Froe Press, Wednesday, June 23,1993 L AWN S WIT H O BLACK&DECKER® CLEAN CUT M. 3300 $398.95 cordless m. 3000 $298.95 corciîess RE .A.R....I DundasHWY 02)I 303.Mry.S.E~ Witby[Ji J Psychiatric hospita wiJl be rebuilt By Mark Reesor. Fourteen years after it was first promised, the province is finally coming threugh with $133%5 million te build a new psychiatrie hespital. Construction of the 325-bed hospital, te ho built on an 86- acre part of the present Whitby Psychiatrie .Hospital (WPH) site, will boi n this Nevember. The hospital is -scheduled te open in December, 1996, and will include a 38-acrelakeshere park for public as well as hospital use. more than 20 of the cottages, which date back te 1915, have been deemed histerically signifi- cant and will be saved; the oth- ers will likely be tomn down. The equivalent 'of 2,200 one- year construction jobs will be created in building the new hos- pital, promised Oshawa MPP Alan Pilkey, w ho officiaI ly announced the project te a crowd of about 350 hospital staff, patients, politicians and press at a news conference last Wednes- day. Piýlkey called the anneunce- ment "the culmina tion of a lot of effort and planning, and I might even say dreaming, by many local people... I can think of ne botter way to put people baek te, work.» Ontario Health Minister Ruth Grier teld the crowd ber depart- ment wasted ne time in announe- ing the good news «because I was terrified that any more road- blocks might emerge, and having the approval te, spend the money, theught 'let's get it eut there quick eore anyone can change their mid' She told patients and staff they'd weuld seon bo able te, stop making do in a facility requiring more than $725,000 a year "just in repairs. there will be ne more 12-bed wards and ne more queu- ing fer a toilet.» The new hospital will bo just two stories high and designed as a eluster of small buildings with easy access for staff and deli- veies. The hespital was eriginally built in 1915 as a centre for «shell-shocked seldiers" coming GOOD PRICES L-\v N COURTEOUS SERVICE Keep Watching For Further Upda tes home from the First World War; now it's «ringing to life again,» says Griersp a vital part of a mental health program that serves almost two million Whtywill set new stan- dards in delivering mental health services. Staff will have the opportu!nity to develop new prgams in a state-of-the-art faci hty... patients will find sup- portive, sensitive care here, and the community will find that Whitby Mental Health Centre will continue te be a good neigh- bour; a source of jobs and a source of pride.» "TMis is a «glorious, glorious day,» chortled Whitby Mayor Tom Edwards, who expressed the hope "this remarkable insti- tution... is just the starting point... "We believe this could become the centre of research in Canada. We have the brames, we have the talent, we have the commit- ment." In a written statement Edwards noted WVPH is Whitby's second largest employer, provid- ine jobs for 850 people. H e said the new construction will generate some $750,000 for the Town in building permit fees. By Lucie Rochette Whitby Psychiatrie Hospital employees exceeded their goal in the annupal federated health eam- paign. >Debora Cowie, chair for this yearps campaign, says that $15,000 was raised. The goal was $13,000. The tentý annual camqaign had been ru \ing sinee April 15. Ail fundsried go te health charities, for use in medical researeh,' health education and patient services. * ~ HRE ~raised in walathon More than $11,000 was raised -surpassing expectations -- from the recent walkathon held b y the Whitby General Hospital Four- dationi. "I arn delighted that the comn- ~ - munity, local businesses, memn- bers'of council and the hospital staff participated to such a degree,' says event organizer *Gaile Calder about the fifth Whitby Savingsanulent ALL he hmesand/r CoponBooket«Our cerporate sponsors and busine9ses ini Whitty OR (se Iected homes) the scores of suppliers, adverti- to selected areas only, Prince Rsarn sers and prize donors helped te cal RestaurantePres make this event such a terrifie success." Iftyou did not get a fyer * Dave Lang (Re/Max The walk started and ended at which is lsted for fuSumllRaly the hospital. Prizes were awar- distribution, give us a cati. (sIeedhm ) ded for oldest walker, younjgest (seleted hmes)walker amnd the most num brs .........and dofars pledged. ~ ________ L EAOU I I & ~ . IFAIMLY EXPANDINCi EXCELLENT VALUE! 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