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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, August 14, 2014 | 4 New hospital will change the face of Oakville continued from p.1 Negotiations on the final local share master agreement between the Town and HHS are ongoing with a staff report expected back before council in 2015. That proposed agreement will look to savings or reductions, through either the RFP process, or cost share between HHS and the Province, which could lower the Town's portion of the local share. The new Oakville hospital on Dundas Street West at Third Line is scheduled to be substantially completed in July 2015 and HHS Board Chair Judy Wilson told council it is now approximately 80 per cent finished. "The project is on time and on budget. This is, given the magnitude of the project as many of you will have seen, a really remarkable feat considering size and scope," said Wilson, who addressed council as a delegate. HHS fundraising efforts are also expected to hit the $55-million mark for equipment purchases by July 2015. Landscaping, as well as the paving of the new facility's internal road and parking lot, are some of the external indicators of progress at the hospital in recent weeks as 1,100 workers labour at the site each day. "The final leg of this journey will be the move to the new hospital in December of 2015 when we open the doors to a new state-of-the-art hospital that will change healthcare in Oakville," Above left, the new hospital site today. At right, the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital property at 427 Reynolds St. | photos by Eric Riehl ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Wilson said. Between July and the December opening, HHS will be conducting orientation sessions with staff, physicians and volunteers -- and hopes to make the facility accessible for public tours. On Monday, Burton extended his congratulations and thanks to HHS for its continued efforts and said the new hospital was "the biggest thing ever to happen in our history." "It is truly going to be an amazing advance in healthcare for all of our community," he said. The new facility will have 29,000 pieces of furniture and equipment, and as part of the move HHS has developed an operational readiness framework that will ease the transition. "We want to introduce as much new technology, workflow systems, practices and processes as we can while we are still at the existing site," Wilson said. "So by the time are staff and workforce, generally, gets to the new Oakville hospital they are ready to perform their duties as though they have been performing them for years." Alert: Your ash y l i m a f Yourngs here belo New Fall programs starting soon! Registration opens August 15. Join as a Family and trees are at risk from the Emerald Ash Borer ® TruGreen, Canada's leading lawn and tree care company, has been contracted to treat ash trees on public lands in the Town of Oakville from June through August. Join the and belong to a community that is healthy, confident and connected. ymcaofoakville.org 905-845-3417 Y SAVE 25%! Ash trees in the Oakville area are at risk from Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive pest that destroys ash trees if left untreated. Avoid the costs of removal and replacement by treating your ash trees today with help from TruGreen. Special pricing available for Oakville residents. Call or visit TruGreen online for details. 1-866-294-7962 TruGreen.ca Learn more about protecting your ash trees. Join the Oakville Canopy Club. For more information visit oakville.ca