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(y Im* I i çy Io our calued cuastomes We apologioe teir CD any inconvenienaa caused ban an aror ln Our ®r lignr datad. J.IY 17 - July 23. -ci Donon AVR-590 HEUI Reasivar. On tha July 17 Neyaî page 13, plaaa ha adlviaad that this product has incorrect 75sactoaor admatd. Tha Da.,n AVR-590 . in tact -a 375-watt ranalvar alth 5.1 Suppant. SKU: 10125140 Smitherman to annou efrom HHS on page Ai work for HHS. On Hill & Knowiton's website, he's listed as a contact for health, energy and pro- curement files. As infrastructure minister, Smitherman is expected to make the final cail on which hospital cap- ital projects will get the go-ahead when he announces the Provinces updated 10-year infrastructure funding plan this fail. Region's rain barrel sales hot; thousands purchased 905.S32J33S Almost 6,200 ramn barrels were soid by Haiton Region at its five sales events this spring, more than double wbat staff bad expected. Pull use of the water-capturing devices bas the potential to reduce water consumption by more than 1.2 million litres eacb time they're used, according to a staff memo presented to regional council's pub- lic works committee recently "Thats a fraction of what we use in a day," said Kiyoshi Oka, the Region's director of water services. "What we do gain the value [rom is an increased awareness (of water conservation)." According to the memo, 18 per cent of the ramn barreis were sold in Milton while 35 per cent were sold in Burlington, 31 per cent in Oakville and 16 per cent in Halton HuIs. The Region soid the barreis at the wholesale cost of $45, about haîf of wbat would be charged for them at a retail store. This winter, Regional staff plan to survey residents to evaluate fre- quency of use of the barrels. It wiàll report back to council with recom- mendations on a future ramn barrel sales program. ice funding "That's a vital step for Milton (hospitai)," said Oliver. "We have to be on that list. As far as we know, the Milton hospital is flot yet on a hospital capital list." The Health Ministry has said its prioritizing requests for capital funding [rom 58 hospitals, though it hasn't released the list of which hospitais want money HHS is far from the only hospi- taI corporation to have used lobby- ists to assist in campaigns for provincial funding. The provincial lobbyist registry (http:/Iobbyist.oico.on.ca) reveals numerous hospitals have secured public relations agencies to assist their efforts. That list includes Burlington's joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, whicb is seeking provin- cial approvai for its $180 million capital expansion. Witb ail the competition for bospital funding, Oliver said HHS's main message to the government is the fast growth the communîty bas experienced over the past decade, along with the fact Miltons hospital plan in fail is an outdated facility. if the governiment focuses fund- ing on hospitals based on emer- gency room wait times, Miltons hospital may be at a disadvantage. The smaller community bospital continues to bave shorter wait times for complex patient cases than the provincial average and far better wait times than the major hospitals in Mississauga, Oakviile and Burlington, according to the Most recent statisties on wwwontariowaittimes.com. Wbhile Grier advises HHS in the background, the volunteer group Friends of Milton Hospital are pub- lic in their efforts for a hospital expansion. 1Tomorrow momning, the group plans to release the number of post- cards signed by local residents to be sent to the Minister of Health ask- ing for capital expansion funding. The event will take place at the Milton Farmers' Market in thc downtown core at 10 a.m. Tim Foran (an bc reached ai (foran@mýilîornanadianchampion.com. Lisa Raitt Member of Parlment Halton Please contact my office if you need any assistance with federal services. Community Service Centre 86 Main St. East, Milton ON L9T 1N3 tel. 905-693-0166 fax 905-693-0704 email: raittll@parl.gc.ca .ca Iyers Coupons Deals A~'5 ~ Save.ca$3 1= Walmart &pïti SbioPPURS BRICK. pto~ 4g.C4"£ . AK M ibbeyf Hm», l' &-- TUlU ImI I ofye 1