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- 9mC~W4&y~JUU~ 1& 19~7 IVIersa Gare raise funds-Alzheimer, Versa Care Centre. in Newcastle held a yard sale and BBQ last Saturday during Nursing Home Week ta raise funds for Alzheimer Disease research and education. A total of $220 was raised on Saturday. In a separate fundraiser, a local youth group raîsed $205. This money is ta go toward s an enclosed Therapeutic Garden. Diane Alldread, Activation Assistant serves up a hot dog to fellow employee Alexandra Burrows. The baby in the picture is Samuel Meinema, grandson of Jeanee Lise who also works at the nursing home. Since 1984, members of the Ontario Nursing Home associ- ation (ONHA) gave participat- ed in fund raising campaigns for the Alzheimer Disease research and educaion. From Parliam ent Hili AIex Shepherd M.P. Durham Flrst and foremost thank you ta evexyone who support- ed my bld for re-election. Be assured that I wili continue representlng ail people in Durhamn ta the best of 'MY ablllty. Just sanie passlng thoughts on the campaign: as 1 went door-to-door it very qulckiy occurred ta me that the patential destruction of Canada's health care systeni was an Issue that loarned i peopie's minds. Although this is priniarily a provincial govemnment con- cern I believe we can enjoy better quallty health care for iess rnaney. The fact is Canadians are one of the iargest spenders on heaith care in the world. People are concerned that the-provincial government Is Fun ds raised through the events held during Nursing Home Week have been pledged ta variaus research and educatian efforts: biomed- ical research, focused in dis-, cavering the cause and cure for Alzheimer's Disease; the pur- chase of a DNA Sequencer ta help isalate the gene responsi- ble for Familial Alzheimer's and most recently, education projects, aimed at assisting- Alzheimer's victims as well as their care providers. Since the campaigil began in 1984, the Versa Care facility has, raised money through fundraising events such as 50- 50 draws, dances, yard sales, BBQ's, crafi sales, car washes and much more. Many of the events, which involve residents and their families, have become traditions in the com- munity. heli-bent- on reducing health care spending without taking the Urne ta measure the quai- ity of service provided ta Ontarians. Patients must came first. Nat the doctors, nurses, sup- port staff or public service unions. We have ta ask aur- selves if patients are happy with access ta the systeni? Are there better ways to operý- ate our hoeptas? Cari home care and phaLrmacare be Improved? As 1 said ft Ij not prhnarily federal Jurisdiction but 1 told people 1 wouid hiost a heith care forum whjÊre theY COuld volce ther vlew§ on the issue. i amrn nw worignfg toward a date ta fulfili *hat commit- ment. .Universal heWth care - not a system for the rich and another one for the rest of us - wili prevail. 110w Wit's made to work and how quaiity should be meaâured must be lefi up to Canadlians. Now that I have corne ful circle, having been elected twice; 1 have sanie observa- tion on the fratlty of our polit- icai system. Many people, and particu- larly the media, like to throw around the terni 'account- ability" to describe what char- acteristie le moet needed froni eiected officiais. That's fair enough. But how do you get accountabiilty froni the media? They are the main expression of politicai ideas froni eiected officiais ta the publie. There were sanie very pro- found issues ni this election to do with how we as Canadians treat each ather. Sa how cauid the hacks and scribes of the media refer ta the campaign as "boring" whenjournalism af the high- est arder was needed to inform, Canadians of these Issues and how they affect theni. An eleetion isn't the time for media ta be trite. It aniazes me ta read edi- tonials complaining about the political systeni when reporters didn't even tàke the tume ta pick up the phone and ask me the questions. One local paper ran an edi- tonial headline, "congratula- tions Shepherd - now get back to work." But when are these reporters going ta get back ta the profession of journalisrn. That profession is more thlan me rnerely writ- ing answers to questions they fax me that they- then hap- hazardiyslap onto a page of their newspaper between the ads. I want ta thank ail Durham vaters for particlpating in the electorai process. You have my assurance that ail people will be represented. 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