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Final.U Photo by PETER McCUSKER Jean Caine, Pauline Mihok and Minister of Heaith and Long-termn Car. Elizabeth Witmer (lefI to right) h.ip celebrate the op.ning of the rehabifliation unit at OakviiieTrafaigar Memorlai Hospital. 'Rehab unit offricially open By SANDRA OMAND now bec Special to The Champion corne bi Recdverng from a stroke ty," Ma or fractured hip has just 80Opatie taries ir gotten easier for residents ne n of Milton and Oakville Previs thanks to a new 39-bed and Mil rehabilitation unit at Toront Oakvlle-rafagarrehabilil Oakvlle- rafagar only ini Memorial Hospital. tional S On hand ta officially open the ly memt $2-million facility funded by the It is provincial gavernment was ery ifp Elizabeth Witmer, minister of in theji health and long-terni care. - Mayor "This is really very positive With because in talking ta some af the third fi patients today there are individuals the act who were receiving treatment in rehabil Hamilton and Toronto who have patient Deoni case t'- remanded Catholic school Trustee Joe Deoni - who faces fraud charges - will oetum ta court next month for a pre-trial. Mr. Deoni appeared in Ontario Court (general division) in Milton with his new lawyer Peter DiMartina Friday. He's slated ta oetum ta court November i for a pre-trial. A trial date is ta be set that day. Assistant Crawn attorney Judy Mungavon asked the court ta achedule the pre-trial on the earliest date available ta speed up the case, which has been angoing for aver a year. The trial was postpaned several times while Mr. Deoni's flrst lawyer requested tinie ta receive and review ail legal docu- ments. Then, Mr. Deoni changed lawyers. Mr. Dean, who was acclaimed in 1997 ta the position of Milton schaol trustee (English> for thse Catbalic District Schaal Board, was ordered ta stand trial follawing a prelimiflarY hearing March 25. He was charged in March, 1998 with fraud over $5,00O following a twa-manth Haiton RCgonal Police investigation. nable ta be repatriated and kck ta their awn commuai- Witmer tald a gathering of .nts, staff and local digni- ithe receptian ares of the t. susly, residents of Oakville ton were forced ta drive ta o or. Hamilton ta receive tation therapy. This was nat onvenient, it placed addi- resses on patients and fami- bers. much better for their recov- capIe can receive case with- r home community," said Anme Mulvale. the addition of the new oor unit, patients go front ite care stage ta in-patient itation and on ta the out- stage without ever leaving Oakville. "It is a continuum of care for Our patients in aur community and it is very supportive of family and tbe community at large," said Pauline Mihok, patient cire manager of the rehabilitation unit and Step Up Program. While the need for a rehabilita- tion facility in Halton has been evi- dent for tometime, it was not until 1998 that support was received for the program through the Health Servicea Restructuring Commission. Witmer said funding for the new unit follows the government's objective under thse restructuring process to strengthen the health system. -seii UNIT on page 7 » e a reiated *tory on page 5' Get your Headng Duots Cleaned By the WE CANGCETITrFOR YUU... PL£AM GA" 'u Professionals at ThermoshelFNCNX»Va O.A.C. PSTIGSTILICJGASADMJEXTRA. CALL FORMAL *Cai for detalalý:ý W a l c 0O1 Fumaes On&Iyl r\i1\ -1ýKK \ 1 (90W) 878-638 e 1-800-U&0-071 (regular $259.95) ILOWEST FINANCE & LES AE FTEYA NUE AS thermoshell