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tribune january 2 1991 s cfcennejfa best gic rates no fees short term 1140 min 5000 1 year 1100 5 year 1075 1 raymerville drive markham 4725949 richmond hill 8845563 klienburg 8930043 fe rates effective dec 2890 smm a is hi tcakc boxedmeats kjbbo frozen foods h maiming a parr- do it the express way i new dears eve party favors available until january 691 or while quantities last closed new years day visa fflj ffilj store hours montowtd107 thurfri 10 sat 36 sun 125 5990 16 ave markham in markham heritage centre open 7 days a week 472meat clinic fosters atmosphere of confidentiality respect from page 1 ms white cited statistics from a 1989 survey by health and welfare canada which showed 31 per cent of males and 21 per cent of females in grade 9 have had sexual intercourse at least once these figures jump to almost 50 per cent for grade 1 1 students and 15 to 29 year olds accounted for more than 78 per cent of the total number of cases of gonorrhea in the past decade both ms white and ms mcdowell said theyve noted an increased awareness especially about the use of condoms among young people ms white said the markham clinic was welcomed in markham by both the medical and school communities gjpm doctors often refer patients who need additional counselling unavailable at a doctors office due to time constraints and referrals also come from high school guidance departments many youths drop by on the advice of friends a client satisfaction survey was done last year by the department and the results were overwhelmingly positive ms gormley news white said people remarked about the respectful and caring atmosphere at the york region clinics operated in richmond hill and newmarket for the last 15 years a third clinic was necessary due to the growing population and to service the south end of the region previously markham residents had to rely on richmond hill or a health and welfare study shows 31 per cent of males and 2 1 per cent of females in grade 9 have had intercourse at least once scarborough clinics all clients after making an appointment spend at least 45 minutes talking with a nurse counsellor explaining their situation and talking about sexual decisionmaking then are examined by one of the clinics two doctors the two examination rooms are equipped with widerthanaverage examination tables they come here because they know its confidential ms mcdowell said all files are kept under lock and key approximately twothirds of the clinics clients are looking for birth control while the remaining one- third want std information the services offered are free as are the drugs used in the treatment of disease the staff extends more than confidentiality to its clients its a real skill to to work with people and make them feel comfortable each person is an individual with unique needs ms white said privacy and respect extends to the washroom where clients can place their urine samples in a cupboard so people dont suffer the embarrassment of carrying the specimen through the waiting room the bottom line is doing whats comfortable for them ms mcdowell stressed and clients are carefully monitored with check ups after one to three months and again after six months and a year if for example the birth control pill is prescribed recognizing some people are nervous or dont absorb all the information given clients can call 18004612135 for information resslers visit family in pennsylvania rev and mrs marlon ressler enjoyed the holiday season with relatives in pennsylvania mr and mrs neal sider and family of wellandport mr and mrs lawrence wideman and family of belleville and mr ej wideman of uxbridge were guests of their mother mrs martha wideman on boxing day mr and mrs bruce steckley and mrs melba steckley were christmas guests of relatives in pennsylvania miss tammy yake of atwood v v9bh spent a few days with mr and mrs glen byers and family mr and mrs mark cullen and family were christmas guests of his parents mr and mrs bruce cullen of mount albert on saturday mrs dave bennett bonnie and trevor and mr and mrs ed baker and boys were sunday guests of her parents mr and mrs noble in palmerston mr and mrs ron warder and boys had christmas on friday with her parents mr and mrs herb frey of aylmer miss ruth mcllroy enjoyed christmas with her parents mr and mrs vernon mchroy in palmerston mr and mrs harold wideman entertained their family on boxing day mr eugene lemon of bloomington had christmas dinner with his nephew and niece mr and mrs ron warder mr and mrs darrin shaw enjoyed a few days with her parents mr and mrs albert yake in atwood boxing day guests of mr and mrs mark cullen were mr and mrs frank bennett mr and mrs ray winger and family of listowell mr and mrs ed baker and boys and mrs dave bennett and family rev and mrs willis hunking of elmira rev and mrs mark chester and family of north bay mr and mrs brian smell of peterborough miss pat hunking of montreal and mr brian hunking and boys of willowdale were guests of mr and mrs ron elliott on boxing day the family of the late nathaniel baker held their family gathering on new years day at ballantrae community centre rev and mrs david thiessen and family of south river visited his parents mr and mrs abe thiessen and other relatives in the area over new years