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B® NEWS DR. OWEN A PILLAR OF HEALTH-CARE COMMUNITY Continued from page 4 OTMH, which offers comprehensive as- sessment, treatment and education for adults and children living with asthma. Former Halton Healthcare chief of staff Dr. Lorne Martin discussed his memories of Owen whom he met in 1983 shortly after Martin graduated from medical school. into his family practice as a young Jocton” said Martin. "He was just so impressive and so bright and practised at such an incredibly high level of medicine. He had tremendous en- ergy, was always challenging in a very light way. He had an amazing sense of hu- mour and he just made family practice very atti kind of opened up my eyes to how that might be something that would be fun to do." Martin noted one of Owen's greatest achievements was attracting a number of very high-quality physicians to the com- munity. These arrivals, he said, created a kind of snowball¢ effect that Oakville greatly bene- fited fro: “ico physicians attract good physi- is. It really set the character and the standard of health care in the hospital way back in the '70s and '80s," said Martin. “That's how he really impacted the com- munity and why his legacy is still present even in the new Oakville hospital today." tin described Owen as having an in- credible passion for helping people and be- ing with them n through the entire spectrum of family He said ‘nie, ranged from delivering ba- bies to assisting in the operating room to working in the emergency department. House calls were also reportedly a big part of Owen's life. “He was that old style complete full-ser- vice family doctor. He did everything," said ‘ame an expert in diabetes. As a family doctor, he was advising and teach- ing the specialists, the endocrinologists along with his huge group of diabetes pa- SHOPPERS “He started the Halton Diabetes Program, and he was the medical lead for that really until he retired. That program wouldn't exist without the energy he put into it and the stimulation to get it going.” - Dr. Lorne Martin, Former Halton Healthcare Chief of Staff tients about Giabetes. He started the Hal- ton Di: Program, was the medical Tead for that really until he re- tired. That program wouldn't exist without the energy he put into it and the stimula- tion to get it going." memorial reception will be held from 10a.m. tol p.m. on Feb. 5 at Kopriva Funer- al Home, 64 Lakeshore Rd. W. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts can be made through a donation to the Oakville Hospital Foundation. ATTRIDGE £202 ‘9¢ Avenuer ‘Aepsinyy | seneeg eA¥e0 | ¢ SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED © Supy WE'RE HIRING FOR BUS DRIVERS IN HAMILTON AND. HALTON SUPPLEMENT YOUR INCOME ‘each your earn potent PROFESSIONAL TRAINING NOW Il 1-888-749-1515 Always Here to Help You! a x © 905-338-2008 Qanita.anand@parl.gc.ca €@ AnitaAnandMP ¥ Patient Counselling ¥ Complete Diabetic Care v Home Visits ¥ Consultations V Free RX Delivery / Free Nutrition Counselling V Vaccinations ¥ Cholesterol, AIC, AFib and DNA Screening DRUG MART = DE RANGO PHARMACY INC. 2501 Third Line 905-465-3000 NOW OPEN 24 HRS EVERY DAY 478 Dundas Street West 905-257-9737 Ey www.shoppersdrugmart.ca es 3 Happy New Year! MFRS Anita Anand Member of Parliament, Oakville RS WAS, HSBR , RRA AIRE HEATING & COOLING UPGRADE TO A HIGH EFFICIENCY SYSTEM & RECEIVE -_ sere \ EI e A ~~ =. IN REBATES! UPGRADE TO A HIGH-EFFICIENCY FURNACE \ y ae a eee, G G 4 — . 4 —J } — ‘Starting 4 = *Calll for Details: 10 Year Factory Warranty >) Me SHQi| wae SOO) | } SPECIAL ) J) SPECIAL i ‘. *Call for Details : OAKVILLE 1-888-827-2665 IF E 9% HEATING & COOLING | BBB. www.aireonewest.ca woo"uoy]EYyepIsUt