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12-Tse Canadian Champion, Tuesday, February 11, 2003 ~ ~ MILTON PLAYERS ~ in 10Owomen R 2Olso qe1 THEATRE GROUP eegi] s iI dve Februar S7,e BRE , 4 doctors. By Patrick Hamiilton adertising C N E 8, 13, 14, 15, 2003 hel"1Special fo The Champion Mtlon Seniors'Activity Centre, 500 Childs Dnve The nisk ncreas- Web sites, job fairs and requests for Tickets are available as j]i es wlth age. The assistance are ail part of plans to bring Delacourt's (cash/cheque only), or by calling ~ '""' Ontanio Breaat more family doctors here. 905-875-0629 £X+ erg" Screening Halton's physician recruitment co-ordi- Your local St. John Ambulance unit is very active in North Halton. In 2002 first aid was provided for more than 600 casualties at 80 community and sporting events. Help providefirst aid at events in 2003 Gain new skiffs. Specialized and advanced first aid training provided. Be trained to assist in case of disasters and civic emergencies. Whole fainilies can participate - leamn and practice first aid together - it can be fun. Retirees - a great opportunity to be active and involved in your community. Students - get into the action - enhance your resumé. Meetings Tuesdays 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. For more information: Visit our website at sja-haltonhills.org Or cail 905-873-842and leave a message breast examina- lion and a mamn- mogram at no 008150o women who are 50 years of age or over. Make your appointment today! For th1e centre neareat you cai: Z Th Oti, &eut R«, FouiSMc- uici sas giuîî is anun uy neariy qv doctori, with about 13 more needed in Burlington. Angela Sugden-Praysner said each comn- munity is taking différent approaches to, filling thse gap. "There are bunefit packages and movig allowances," she said. "And Milton and Haiton HuIs are considered under-serv- iced."1 Burlington is aiso seeking an under-serv- iced designation from thse Province. This would make it eligible for Ministry of Health grants to anract doctors to, the city. Ministry application fornna are buig sent to Burligton, said thse City's generai man- ager of development and ifrastructure. Once these are retumed to thse ministry, it takes about eight weeks to decide if Burlington is under-serviced, said Leo DeLoyde. An endowment fund for Burlington med- icai students is bumng established through thse Burlington and Ontario Medical - 94P~ 8*T 94~MI M Ne ZESION mZu~u U3 ens---- u auwla s St. John Ambulance t Needs Volunteers! - 111111W t by nearly study shows Associations and thse Burlington Community Foundation. Ms Sugden-Praysner said six physicians i training have recently toured parts of Halton. She said they'li be tlnishing their residency iuly and are seeking a place to practioe after tda time. A key marketing tool for Halton is a Web site launched laut fail. "Lots of physicians and residents are using it to find out about Halton," said Ms Sugden-Praysner. "There have been almost 7,000 bits to thse Web site and we get a lot of e-mail. They're interested in fiding out about Halton." Web site shows opportunities, specific needs in Halton The site - www.physicianopporuni- ties.ca - lists thse opportunitiet and specif- ic needs in Halton. Elsewhere in the region, 10 doctors are needed in Oakville, 15 i Halton Hils and one in Milton. Ms Sugden-Praysner noted Milton has succeeded in recruiting seven doctors dur- mng thse past year. But she expects doctor retirements wili create concerns for the next 15 years. "Their average age is 40 to 50 and they'll be thinking about when they're goig to retire." Ms Sugden-Praysner has toured Ontanio's five medical schools and will soon visit Montreal. A career day for opportunities outside Quebec is bemng held there by the Quebec Atsociation of lnterns and Residents. Representatives from Urgent Care Canada, whose Burligton office hosts several doctors, unsuccessfully urged city council to provide financial support for new doctors. Their representatives argued there is much competition Io obtain physicians, plus enormous growth in Burlington's north end. Region has own reference library now Residents now have ifonmation ai their fingertips conceming what's happenig as Halton Region. [ast week a reference library opened at regional headquarters, located as 1151 Bronte Rd., which allows people access to accurate and timely ifonnation about pub- lic issues currently before regional council. CaIled thse Halton Citizen Reference Librasy, il contains a computer terminal, pninter/photocopier and a phone. Halton residents will be able to obtai copies of Halton documents icludig staff reports, thse Officiai Plan and thse budget, among other things. Material will bu available to read, down- load, photocopy, research or obtain by request. If a document is available in hard copy only, a resident can f111 out a request form and thse material will bu sent to the given mailing address. There may bu a fée for printing large documents. The library wiII bu open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am. until 5 p.m. Evening appoitmnents can bu made as thse Region. For more iformation, cail tbu Region as (905) 825-600.