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j pii aj v ii i i i j isij j3 p 4 weekender saturday july 26 1997 the tribune saturday july 26 1997 vol 13 no 30 comment inions st send your letters to the editor to the address below eurrorial cuts to health care can take heavy toll residents and the hospitals that serve them in york and durham regions can be excused for finding some encouragement in what the provinces health services restructuring commission has done to hospitals in metro toronto chi the surface it appears that the commission is attempting to redress the imbalance between the number of hospitals in the outly ing regions and suburbs of the greater toronto area and the high number of hospitals in metro proper this cause for encouragement must be taken with a grain of salt however next on the list for the restructuring commission is the health service in the regions york durham peel and halton judging by the bloodletting which followed the announced closure of 1 1 hospitals in metro its far from time to break out the champagne the problem with the restructuring commission is that it appears unwilling to look beyond the bottom line it seems immune to the arguments about the importance of a hos pital whatever its size to the community it serves in a perfect world the commission would look at the growth in the 905 regions and say improvements must be made to health care in our areas however improvements cost money and the restructuring commissions mandate seems muddled are they trying to improve the provinces health care system or just cut costs yes there is fat to be trimmed in our health care system but are we going too far what everyone needs to remember is that when it comes to hospitals were dealing with human lives theres a price to be paid for keeping people healthy and in the past it seemed it was one ontario was willing to pay newspaper boners in black and white a reporter is a person who becomes an expert on any conceivable subject between 1 oclock in the afternoon and a 6 pm deadline anon let me declare my infir mity right off the top i am a newspaper junkie i love em dailies weeklies fat ones skinny ones presti gious international jour nals of record and lurid scummy supermarket tab loids i read them all just about every chance i get and i guess youve got a soft spot for papers too or else we wouldnt be meeting like this would we one of the things i find most endearing about newspapers is their falli bility you never know when youre going to open a paper and discover a tremendous boner in black and white last month the globe and mail ran an illustra tion of the locks at sault ste marie the outline under the illustration explained that the locks controlled the water from lake superior as it runs into lake ontario grade 7 geography any one newspapers not this one of course get it wrong a lot maybe its because theyre produced in such a rush sometimes the error is serious some times its even libelous but a lot of times its merelyhilarious consider newspaper want ads the society for the prevention of cruelty basic black arthur black waste depot issue concerns new residents dear editor as new residents of whitchurch- stouffville my family and i are defi nitely not in favor of a waste depot in our backyard so to speak we would like our voices heard but dont know where or when these meetings are they are not published with your reports on the meetings perhaps im missing them in some other area of our newspaper could this information be added to the end of each update story we sure dont want to miss any more they are important to us as i worry about poison to our environ ment they could determine if i must letters buy water for my family and live stock not to mention the high risk of fire to these highlyflammable waste items with no immediate water avail able js lopizzo marion lopizzo and family stouffville editors note our reporter is keep ing an eye on this issue and well keep readers up to date in upcoming issues of the tribune to animals could probably win a lawsuit on behalf of the pets in some of the want ads ive read such as lost apricot poodle neutered like one of the family for sale eight puppies from a german shepherd and an alaskan hussy dog for sale eats any thing and is fond of chil dren are you looking for someone to hire if you use the want ads make sure you get somebody to proofread your plea oth erwise you might get something like wanted fifty girls for stripping machine opera tors in factory wanted man to take care of cow who does not smoke or drink man wanted to work in dynamite factory must be willing to travel lawyer seeking accom plished wellrecommend ed deceptionist even travel ads can turn out to be middens of unin tentional humor the hotel has tennis courts soft beds and other athletic facilities mt kilimanjaro the breathtaking backdrop for the serena lodge swim in the lovely pool while you drink it all in some newspaper ads you dont even want to think about such as this one plugging the dramatic line up at new york theatre featuring three shake speare plays hamlet macbeth and anatomy and cleopatra or the used furniture want ad that offered an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers or my personal favorite an ad i actually read in a paper years ago illiterate write today for free help finally a sobering exam ple of how newspapers try ing to do the right thing often wind up making big ger booboos this cor rection actually appeared in a thunder bay newspa per a report in yesterdays timesnews referred to sergeant blaine a 20- year veteran defective of the police force this was an error it should have read sergeant blaine a 20year veteran detective of the police farce stouffville tribune weekender a merroland community newspaper patricia pappas publisher andrew mair editorinchief julie caspersen editor debra weller director of advertising phyllis ritchie retail advertising manager stacey allen classified manager barry goodyear director of distribution vivian oneil 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