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st weekender may 6 1995 p 3 water project on from page 1 the overall cost the towns willing to spend 39 million on a new town hall which will service 60 to 70 people but here weve got 2200 people in bal- lantraemusselman lake who need clean potable water said bradley she said the town should have been charging lot fees towards the project for thepast 20 years musselman lake resident mark carroll who was in attendance at the meeting agreed the town should pay towards the project its a matter of health before recreation said carroll pointing to councils support for proposed arena and swimming pool projects water is an essential issue im wiling to pay my part but id like to see the town put in something towards it ballantrae resident betty leighton who opposes the water sys tem said she has been unable to get answers from the town con cerning last years circulation of notice which asked those objecting to the system to record their objections by a vote she said the breakdown from the town regarding how residents from the various areas to be surveyed by the system had voted has been unavailable to her i dont think the vote was done properly and i think they should have another one she said suggesting the result may have differed if all residents had been notified about the process leighton acknowledged the system would increase her property value but said she would refuse to hook up because her water and her well are both of high quality other residents expressed concern about their inability to afford the system as well as that people building homes in the area in future would have access to the system without paying the same costs assigned present day residents trail riders and their friends spent last saturday cleaning up the york regional forest this is the sixth year the horse folk have gathered to haul away trash from the area photolori emmebson nurses week nurses receiving recognition for health care role by kate gilderdale correspondent nurses once the unsung heroes of hospitals everywhere are receiving much greater recognition these days for their vital contribution to the health care system to celebrate their efforts and to educate the public about the work they do may 8 to 12 has been designated national nurs ing week kimberley brophy a nurse in ambulatory care at markham stouffville hospital has been in the profession for 12 years i went in because at the time thats where the jobs were she explained it was something you could get into get your schooling and then enter the workplace with relative ease and because the jobs were so varied and so many you knew there would be lots of different opportunities and chal lenges in the years since brophy has seen the system undergo signifi cant changes the way we deliver care now has switched to saying thanks martha wideman receives flowers and a 20year volunteer pin from heather andrews of parkview home and maureen kirby parkview village supervisor also receiving pins for volunteer services were from left back ruth avery louise denovan audrey clarke milly sider lewis reesor grace remer and andre henriques in front from left are mary kennedy murien schinzel gladys back mary barkey lloyd hogg theima powell lillian byer jim clifton mary stouffer evelyn wideman and lloyd wideman an emphasis on outpatient ser vices theres a tremendous move towards that and ive also seen a real shift towards the rights of the patients in hospitals like markham stouffville the patient is regard ed as a client she said they want to be heard and we have to respect that it goes hand in hand with the shift to outpatient services people are becoming more educated about health issues theyre being encouraged to ask questions and to take more responsibility for their own care as a result she said many of them are able to function out side the hospital much sooner than was the case in the past theyre very much consumers of health care now observed jonathan walsh a nurse in the day surgery and short stay unit i tend to like that aspect i think a lot of nurses are also good teachers and can provide patients with the knowledge they need to get home and get back to a normal routine it wasnt until he was in uni versity that walsh gave any thought to pursuing a nursing career i dated a nurse in my last year and found the stuff she talked about very interesting the idea of being able to help people and get paid for it really appealed to me after nine years in the field he feels very comfortable with his career choice and as a man in an overwhelmingly female pro fession he has always felt accepted by both colleagues and patients for brophy and emergency department nurse gail trewhitt walsh brings a fresh perspective to a number of issues jonathan gail and i sit on the same committee and he will sometimes come at a topic from a completely different dimen sion brophy said with more than 20 years of nursing experience under her belt during which sweeping changes have occurred in the profession trewhitt is intrigued with the idea of eventually becoming involved in communi ty health care i have thought about going back to school but decided thats not for me at this stage in my life i see very much a change to a community focus in patient care and im hoping i can become part of that nursing is becoming more and more diverse and thats what i love about it while markham stouffville hospital has been a leading pro ponent in the new approach to health care older hospitals have been slower to adapt noted bro phy although attitudes are changing all three have no regrets that they chose to become members of the nursing profession i think this is a really dynamic time for nurses and i find it very exciting concluded walsh anyone interested in learning more about nursing is welcome to visit the hospital booth which will be set up at markville shop ping centre on tuesday watch for these flyers on saturday may 6 1995 ultra mart marks work wearhouse home depot biway loblavvs 1 colour your 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