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st am save 000 tmmvjmi 3 tracy kibble staff reporter a new blue box recycling schedule could start as soon as july 6 and will save taxpayers more than 22000 this year council will hear this week council agree to scrap the old onceaweek blue box pickup one of several initiatives to keep the towns budget at the targeted zero per i cent increase officials decided a twice-a- i month program would be more efficient and would save the town money according to a staff report this week the old program cost tax- wmrrehouse payers 55222 the new pro gram 32400 a 22000 sav ings council however has to decide tomorrow when to begin the new program staff is asking offi cials to consider starting the new schedule july 6 town public works commissioner paul white- house said the july start would be necessary in order to save the money council anticipated in its budget however the towns waste management advisory committee is suggesting a september start asking for a summer promotion scheme to enable residents time to get used to the idea the twice monthly pickup will reduce house hold collection costs by 36 per cent taking the price from 22 to 16 per household the report states whitehouse said although household stops are reduced by about 50 per cent with the new schedule the route travel time would remainthe same with the anticipated increase in volumes in the blue box whitehouse said durham region which has already streamlined its twicemonthly program has experienced a tonnage increase since jan uary the region collected 23 tonnes of recy- clables as of april up from 17 tonnes in january a 30 per cent increase whitehouse reports council is expected to discuss the matter fur ther this week health new program at hospital is helping grieving parents kate gilderd ale correspondent when a loved one dies the sense of grief can be over whelming but there is a special poignancy attached to the loss of a baby whose life has hardly begun in the spirit of markham stouffville hospitals philoso phy of familycentred care a group of staff volunteers has set up a perinatal bereavement team to assist families were looking at losses after 20 weeks gestation and up to the first 28 days after birth explained ellen shanfield a social worker and member of the bereavement team several nurses from the mother and baby unit and the t birthplace are on the team which also includes an obstetri cian a consulting pediatrician and a coordinator of pastoral care for those seeking spiritual comfort were a multidisciplinary team all with the same goals said shanfield were coming from different perspectives as professionals but when we come together were working with the objectives of the team acknowledging the babys existence and the reality of the familys loss is a vital part of the process she stressed were trying to avoid a teriden- cy in the past when people would sweep it under the carpet and pretend it hadnt hap pened birthing is a very spiritual time observed maureen soukoreff coordinator of pas toral care when something goes amiss in the birthing pro cess we are brought face to face with our human vulnerability the grieving family can be supported assisted to make the most of the relationship that exists and to carry with them later memories in which pain is lessened guilt is lessened unfinished business is acknowl edged team member anne pare is on the nursing staff of the birthplace and explained we try to educate staff on how to cope and that means involv- ing everyone who is likely to come into contact with the patient and her family during her stay in hospital educating staff helps to ensure consistency in the quali ty of care for all patients added team member and birthplace nurse rona mckey well in advance of the hospital opening we talked as a group about the experience of perinatal loss and decided that one of our goals was to institute a good bereavement team to care for these people we follow them up athome with phone calls and visits said pare we send cards on the anniversary of the loss of their baby shanfield acknowledged that some people feel the bereaved families should forget it and get on with their lives but we know that people dont forget were actualizing and acknowl- edging the loss and were also connecting them with immunity resources encouraging parents to hold their baby and to take home mementos such as pictures a lock of hair or an arm band helps them through the griev ing process if they cant take mementos at the time we keep them here until theyre ready said sandy brodie who is on the nursing staff of the mother and baby unit bereaved patients also receive an information kit which includes a letter from a parent who has experienced a similar loss the kit provides rele vant information from both a practical and emotional per spective she explained it covers aspects such as funeral arrangements post par- turn changes what to expect upon returning home and greet ing friends the kit also addresses the question of a sub sequent pregnancy and offers a comprehensive list of reading materials and community resources members of the bereavement team keep abreast of key infor mation by attending workshops and seminars on a regular basis and the feedback they have received to date has been extremely positive with sensitivity and caring these dedicated professionals help devastated parents and families take the first steps in coping and eventually coming to terms with their grief and sense of loss bereavement team helps in familys hour of need ann mcluskie was six months pregnant when she went for a reg ular prenatal checkup in march of last year there was no indication anything was wrong it was just a rou tine test she explained but at the time of the ultrasound they found matthew would not be compatible to life it was a shattering blow to ann and her husband alan who already had two healthy children and who had been eagerly antici- pating the arrival of a third i was in shock matthew was part of the family we were already making arrangements for when he came home she returned to her family not knowing how long her pregnancy would continue and unable to tell her children who at three and four were too young to cope with the devastating news her immediate referral to the perinatal bereavement team at markham stouffville hospital gave her the strength and courage to face her grief said ann id never been to a funeral and didnt know if we had to have one i had so many questions most of all she said i wanted to hold him to her relief the team was extremely supportive when matthew was born a month later i was able to hold him as long as i wanted the bereavement team also helped the mcluskies to make arrangements for baptism that was wonderful for us ann stat ed i know we would have gotten through pur loss somehow but i think we got through it a lot easier because of them they involved the whole family and they prepared us so well they made a terri ble experience bearable n pholoceua bronkhorst up for grabs the latcham gallery yard sale drew many bargain hunters this past saturday including roz pritchard lynda giles marion boad- way and deen glover region offers of local gypsy york region has agreed to spend 3200 to help a local group combat gypsy moths a move necessary in keeping pests from defoliating local forests organizers say carin bacher a representative of the residents of north east whitchurchstouffville rnews said getting york to spray a 110acre buffer zone came only after the ratepayer group put the pressure on both the town and the region the group was crushed earlier this year when the ministry of natural resources which manages regional forests announced it was cancelling its spraying program a number local properties run adjacent to tracts of york regional forest bacher said their efforts would be futile if york didnt spray a buffer zone which connects to local lands eventually the leafeating caterpil lars which sway from tree to tree in the breeze would find their way back to stouffville trees she said bacher said the town which passed a resolur tion in march requesting the region spray its forests was passed but never followed up she said it was only after the group 3200 in aid moth efforts dealt with york itself that the matter got resolved and town chief admin istrative officer bob panizza said bacher and her group deserve the credit and performed a lot of leg work he said jthe municipality took a sec- ondary role because most of the forests are on private property the town did what it could as far as preparing documentation but the group should be credited for the programs success panizza said bacher and other residents with homes in and amongst whitchurch- stouffville forests have been wprk- ingday and night organizing a spray program to kill gypsy moths this program cost the residents 30000 some of the money raised was put to use last week as pilots took to the local skys applying the first application of bacillus 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