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4 - Tise Canadien Champion, Tueatiay, June 20, 2000 *1 1: * e. .-. :. EXIDE BATTERIES Rujit n n~d~ Covered by a -~ il 95 rsationwide warranty Q moat cars tram **'*~*~ mnstalloti I I5NTA5IOSI "C;' CLEAN Accrediled Test & Pe~eîr FaciIily Before You Pay For Your Next Brake Job For Safety's Sake Have Our Licensed Technicians Evaluate Your Brakes AIR CONDITIONINO SERVI Have your air conditionina system inspoct- ed and sorvicod today by a Iicensod C.F.C. tacillty. Licensed Technicîan on duty for both R 12 and the new R 134A Freon Lack of health care workers likely to keep getting worse isospital nurses anti personal ser- By IRENE GENTLE Tise Champion The health needs of the population are growing, but the pool of available work- ers to care for them is shrinking. "There's a lack of heallis care workers currently in the syslem and tisal's jusl going 10 grow," said Danielle Claus of lise Hallon-Peel District Healtis Council. Sise was before lise Region's heallis anti social services commit- tee last Tuesday 10 unveil a glimpse on tise futiare of isealtis case in Hallon. An aging population is poiseti 10 pul serious pressure on an already burtieneti iseallis care system, wamed Ms Claus. But regislereti nurses (RN) and regislereti praclical nurses (RPN) are themselvea getsing oltier. "We're looking aI retirement happening in lise nexl 10 years." aise said. Also, nursing courses aren'l gratiusling enougis studenîs to flîl lise gaps. "Tise. number of people entering nursing are falling off," saiti Ms Claus. "Clasa sizes aren'l keeping up wilis demanti." And enrolîment isn'l being iselpeti by escalaling education demanda. In lise pasî, isomemakers. wiso iselp witis lise batising and personal care of patients, requireti a grade 10 education. Tisal's recenlly been isiked to grade 12. Anti a three-year nursing collage course isas been upgratied bs four- year universily course. Psy seales are alan ouI of loucis wilis sisifling iseallis care Irentis, raid Ms Claus. Wilis isospital slays becoming sisorter, lhare's a great demand for communily nurses. Bal under lise presenl set-up, vice workers are oflen paid suis- stassîially more lisan tiseir conliflu- nity cousins. Currently, about 53 per cent of Hallon RNs anti RPNs work in hospilals, wilh anolher 24 per cent loiling in tise communily. Anti wisen it cornes 10 labour shorlages, Ihe problelTi starIs 51 lise top. saiti Hallon's Medical Officer of Health Dr. Bob Nosal. "You bave a system thal's under- funded, you have momie low," he salti. "You can't do ail Usose tisings anti expecl Ihere nul 10 ha s prois- lem. We isave a big problem." He noted tisaI tise ciseonie issue of ton few pisysiciana in nortis Hallon isas apilleti over 10 tise soulh. "I neyer wuuld have halieved it in Oakvîlle and Burlington," said Dr. Nosal. "And we bave a short- age of paramedica. public isealtis nurses and public iseallis inspec- tors." Sealed Bida on forma supplaed by theTown of Millon will lie recelved by lise Corporate Services Depaîlment unlil 11:00 arn. local lime on Wednesday JuIy 19,2000. Specificationa anti forma may lie oblaineti aBer 3 p.m. on Tueaday Jane 20. 2005 aI the Town Hall, 43 Brown Street, Millon, Onlarlo, anti Corporale Services l)epartrneslt. Durmg normal business isostra, Monday Ibrougla Frsday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tisera la a bid document foc of $26.75 ($2500. SI .15 GST) for stgular bida or $5330 ($5000. $350 GST) for bitis wilh drawings. Payment can be matie wilh caah, eheque, lntesac or Visa/Mastercard. Any inquires on receiving lise bida may ha directed lu Denîse Black, Purchasing Assillanl. aI (905) 878-7252 cxl 143. If you woulti prefer sisal lIais biti lie couriered lu you please complete lise Request for Biti Documenl form on sha Towns' Website: Plan lakers and currenl and upcoming bitis are alan poaleti on Pfts0ed for tinte? Check -t Datellue tolet a pick of what's going on hi town. Dateline lsalist of local non- profit events brought to you free <if charge by this. paper every week Cail 878-2341 to suinciibe We've oiroled a face in the crowd from tise Chamber of Commerce Dowstown Farinera Market. If this la you, corne down te tise Casadian Champion aid identify yourself before 5 p.. Friday, Juse 23rd aid you'lI win a glft certificats from OoId Cosmection.