n interim cancer care Alcenlre will be operatâ€" ing at Grand River Hospital _ sooner _ than expected thanks to $3.7 milâ€" lion in _ new _ funding announced _ by Ontario Health Minister Elizabeth Witmer on Saturday. Province gives interim cancer centre $3.7 million The provincial governâ€" ment‘s new funding means area residents will receive more local cancer treatment services rather than having to travel to cancer care cenâ€" tres in places like London for an equal level of care. "The interim centre will reduce patients‘ travel to other cities for treatment," said Dr. Brian Dingle, the head of the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre. "This investment by the govâ€" ernment benefits our comâ€" munity by allowing us to vampâ€"up _ our _ services, which will assist in bringing onâ€"stream the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre in In the meantime, the interim centre will be operaâ€" tional in November of this year. The future centre is currently under construcâ€" tion and recruitment of staff, including â€" two _ radiation oncologists, is ongoing, Thc Waterloo _ regional police are requesting the public‘s assistance in identiâ€" fying a man who has been seen _ hanging _ around Kitchener â€" and Waterloo longâ€"term care homes. The incidents have been occurâ€" ring since midâ€"August The interim centre, to be located at Grand Riyer Hospital‘s _ Kâ€"W _ Health According to the resiâ€" dents, the man has been knocking on windows in order to gain their attention and has been peeting in windows On a couple of other occasions, the man has entered the residents‘ rooms and engaged them in conâ€" versation. Up until this point in time, the man has not stolen anything from the residents, nor has he physi cally harmed anyone Police seek assistance in search for peeping tom The suspect is described a white male, fiveâ€"footâ€" eightâ€"inches tall, and about 25 to 30 years old. He has a stocky build, with short brownish hair. Waterloo regional police "Ogta Mon Wed 95. Thure & En 9â€"8. Sat FACTORY SHOWROOM 21 Allen St. W. 585â€"1000 Centre, will include addiâ€" tional beds, more staff, and the development of a supâ€" portive care program. It will also include a network, research and a surgical oncology program. About 320 new patients requiring radiation treatâ€" ment and 800 chemotheraâ€" py patients will be treated in the first year of operation. More than 15,000 patient visits are expected during the first year of operation. "We are entering a time of wish to speak with this indiâ€" vidual, or anyone who has seen him. If the public notices anyone matching the _ above _ description Health Minister Elizabeth Witmer presented Dr. Brian Dingle with a cheque for more than $3.7 million at Grand River Hospital Saturday morning. pesonax cranoauL moto Family and Cosmetic Dental Practice *« New Patients Welcome * Nitrous Oxide Sedation * Intravenous Sedation *« Wisdom Tooth Surgery * Extended Hours Dr. Yasmin Shamiji and the Dental Team at Trillium Dental Office Conestoga Mall tacross from Winners) wish to welcome DR. ALI TASSI Fine Home Furnish "We‘re more than just tables and chairs!" * Livingroom Suites * Bedroom Suites * Kitchen & Dining Sets * Chairs * Office Furniture * Lamps * Bar & Kitchen Counter Stools * Home Accents to our in Uptown Waterloo behaving suspiciously in the area of any Waterioo nursing or retirement home, they are asked to call police immediâ€" ately at 653â€"7700. unprecedented expansion of facilities in the province," said Dr. Tom McGowan, executive viceâ€"president of Cancer Care Ontario. "Over the next five years, plans call for five new regional cancer centres and a satellite centre to be built in Ontario. Grand River _ Regional â€" Cancer Centre will be the first of these new centres to open." Witmer, the MPP_for Kitchenerâ€"Waterlo0, on hand to present the cheque for the interim centre said, "Our government recognizes the importance of cancer services and the need for treatment closer to home." | ditle | 730 ym to 6:00 pm to October 12 7:30 pm to * New appointments available * Work injury & auto accidents * Custom foot orthotics can Dr. Michael Flynn, Chiropractor 370 University Ave. E. Waterloo (corner. Bridge & University) 883'0968 ginG0 gInC? @JRIDGE ST. SJPORTS & SPINAL IEHABILITATION OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK $2500 â€" $3000 Prizeboards Sessions daily: , _ 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 6:45 & 10 pm p Please Join Us! 6100 pm to 92 Lodge St., Waterloo 884â€"3415 License #P990057 Call f15} 896â€"7730 Mon to Fri 1Oamâ€"~Sqw: Saturduge Oct. 2â€"14