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weekender september 21 1985 p3 sua mav ot7 tm s tour of homes attracts a full house tour of homes guests arrive at the miles home top left on warden ave just north of 18th ave hostess joyce mills bottom left greets guests on the front porch of her new home the tour was well attended by area residents evelyn wilson and dorothy mackay descend the curving oak staircase at the miles home the front foyer is graced with a large crystal chandelier the tour of homes is an annual fundraising event organized by the womens committee of markham proceeds go to the markham stouffville hospital fund man died of electrocution jury calls for 911 after inquest by paula crowell and steve houston staff reporters a coroners jury the second this year has called for the implementation of the 911 emergency number in york region follow ing the accidental electrocution of a stouff ville man at a markham plant last june the inquest was called after the death of finn larsen a plant supervisor at flexil- lume canada on steeicase rd in mar kham other jury recommendations centred on improved ambulance service and safety inspections of electrical equipment mr larsen was returning a live 150foot family life offers course watching parents age is a problem everyone must cope with the markham family life centre is offering a course called the family and the aging parent it will cover symptoms of aging nutrition in later years and diseases and conditions in the elderly that respond to diet other areas to be addressed include choosing or locating alternatives to a nurs ing home and legal rights and responsibili ties films and discussions will highlight the course it will be held from sept 26 to oct 31 in six sessions both afternoon and evening groups can be accommodated the course which costs 30 will take place at st andrews united church on main st markham electrical cord to its place when the jury believes he tripped and fell backward los ing his grip on the cord the jury said the cord slipped through his fist burned his right hand and con nected with his left hand sending the cur rent through his body it was pointed out that he had been wearing rubbersoled boots in opening statements to the jury crown attorney garth burrow said the purpose of the inquest wasnt to find anyone guilty but to answer the questions surrounding the accident and to prevent it from happen ing again questions concerning mr larsens his tory of epilepsy arose during the inquest but it was verified that he had been taking medication to pre vent his periodic sei zures bill third an flexillume employee who found mr larsen lying on the ground admitted that his first thought was that finn had had a seizure i came out of the office and saw finn lying there i saw the bare wires lying across his chest it was plugged in so i pul led it out he said at that time an employee and owner tom totten arrived mr totten said to mr third that finn was having a seizure i ran to the cafeteria and got a spoon to give to tom mr third testified only after mr larsen had been taken to hospital in an ambulance did mr third and mr totten realize the injured man might have been electrocuted mr third then phoned the hospital emergency ward about that possibility according to testimony at the inquest the live cord mr larsen used for the weld ing had been taken from one machine and hooked up to another because of its longer length mr third said an electrician was normally called in to properly hook up elec trical devices as far as i know though it was finn who unhooked it im not sure why because we hadnt finished the welding other recommendations from the three- man twowoman jury include better training of ambulance workers improved time and quantity of ambu lance units establishment of a radio frequency to connect ambulances with york central hospital in richmond hill increased communication between hos pitals and ambulances regular inspections of heavy machinery with high voltage wiring the presence of one ambulance attendant with at least five years experience in each pair of workers one of every five employees of highrisk workplaces have cardiopulmonary resus citation training prescriptions be accepted in written form only after they are six months old r i i call display advertising 2942200 or 1 jenni hutt 2948244 1985 flyers delivered 1 to aug 1 1 economist suntribune 5435900 metroland distributing 160453700 torn w wmi we deliver fijki i 1 supplements 1 i j flyers with weekender travel lovers kmart canadian tire stouffville only hp vvv 3hf m sunday sears j sam siruf