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A8 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER OTHS site perfect for facility-Oliver (Continued from page 1) would not be developing the high school site adjacent to the hospital. I Oliver said at the time the old Oakville-Trafalgar High School COTHS) land is ideal but explained (hat, with many patients from Halton Hills using MDH, the new scheme is pimply part o f HHS' "north-Halton Responsibility." £ HHS submitted proposals includ­ ing the development of long term care facilities in Oakville and Milton in (partnership with Extendicare. This firm currently manages a 35-bed long jterm care unit at OTMH and expand­ ed its relationship with HHS in Halton Pills. £ The OTHS site is ideal since HHS already owns the zoned land that is ready for development and has a proven, working partnership with an established nursing home operator jExtendicare). i Oakville South MPP Gary Can- said last year's proposal by HHS was "very good" and helped prove the agency is an "innovative leader" in healthcare. "I'm hopeful the high school site will get the beds," said Carr. The province announced last week that accommodation for 320 more seniors would be provided in Halton. This brings Halton's total of new long-term care beds to 970. "Expanded access to long-term care is part of our plan to offer more choices that better meet an individ­ ual's health needs," said Long-Term Care Minister Cam Jackson. Carr explained that this year's sec­ ond phase will allow different compa­ nies and agencies to take part in the request for proposal process and ulti­ mately provide much-needed facili­ ties. This is especially good, he added, "In the end, the Town came through rather big," said Krysmanski. "We are very ecstatic with this." CN filed its appeal in Montreal, however, and if the process continues the hearing will be held there. This, says Krysmanski, will simply make the residents' efforts that much more expensive. The town's support covers legal costs only. "It's an Ontario matter. There was no reason to file in Montreal," he said. "CN is making this as difficult as they can." The entire issue revolves around the increased usage of four tracks to the south of CN's Oakville Marshaling Yard. Especially disruptive to neigh­ bouring residents is CN's use of "roll shunting," the practice of using gravity to allow rail cars to travel down an for senior couples who have been forced apart when beds are only avail­ able in other communities. "(The new accommodations) will offer greater privacy with more pri­ vate washrooms, features to help peo­ ple with disabilities to maintain their independence and designs that meet the needs of people with Alzheimer's Disease," said Carr. incline and connect loudly with other cars. CN has appealed March's sweeping CTA order for the company to take immediate steps to mitigate noise on the southern tracks of its east Oakville Yard. (Stop CN won on every count of its complaint except one: costs.) Residents are opposing the appeal despite funding problems, although the CTA intends to defend its ruling. "This is going forward jointly, but we are carrying the ball," said Krysmanski. "The residents are the main complainants." In the past, Krysmanski has expressed frustration over what he saw as the Town's contentment to sit on the sidelines and not take a firm stand on the residents' behalf. Monday's action delighted Krysmanski. "We are grateful to the Town from the mayor on down," he said. CN forcing residents to m eet in M ontreal (Continued from page 1) ► M-CLASS M L320 "ELEGANCE". Over a century ago, we set out to build the finest automobiles on the road. The safest, best performing, and most durable. And it's something we re-affirmed when we set out to build an off road vehicle. The result is the Mercedes-Benz M- Class. ► From the ground up, if s unlike any other SUV. 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For instance, Brown said, many people are not aware that if their cell phone is stolen they should report this to their cell phone provider, who may be able to trace phone calls from the stolen cell phone. Police and credit card companies should also be informed if stolen credit cards are cancelled, replaced or returned, said Brown. H a l t o n kegional Police, along with five dther law enforce­ ment agencies, Resent the second fvent in their L e a d e r s h i p Lecture Series May 6TH in Guelph. J A pair of guest speakers will address issues sjich as the key Jiments of suc- ssful leadership d preparedness fer the next mil­ lennium. t The event t|kes place at the River Run Centre an Woolwich Street in Guelph smarting with tpeakfast at 8 a.m. • Jim Clemmer, .« . ; i n t e r n a t i o n a l author on person­ al, team and orga- rizational effec­ tiveness with c£aw on his book 'throwing the d i s t a n c e : T i m e l e s s Principles for Personal, Career ajid Family Success." 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Since retiring from the town, Brown has expanded his volunteer efforts, working with Seniors and Law Enforcem ent Together (SALT, an organization that addresses crime issues in the community, especially (hose that affect seniors. Brown has been involved with SALT for four years and has served $s its chair for the past two years. £ Each year, SALT runs several ifrime prevention presentations to small groups o f seniors, and one 5 Police : talk on leadership SVP not only relieves the police from necessary paper work, it also provides good public relations for the police, said Brown. "It makes people feel someone cares about what happened to them," said Brown. Brown has also had a long asso­ ciation with the D iabetes Association, and was a founding member of the Oakville and District Branch. The Hamilton ceremony wound up the special 1999 International Year of Older Persons Awards pro­ gram in which a total of 125 seniors were recognized for their contribu­ tions to society. 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