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inside opinion 6 calendar 11 sports 16 classified 16 whitchurchstouffville public library t fy a womans struggle to survive cancer is eased by outpouring of support from community community calendar event family movie night when friday march 24 where summitview public school 3 one farmers quest to make a fair living off the land takes him through york region serving whitchurchstouffville since 1888 50 cents including gst 20 pages residents propose survey on pool opinion town rejects offer omb hearing still on by joan ransberry staff writer an olive branch has been extended to the town by a citi zens group opposed to the indoor pool and library proposed for memorial park south officials of residents information group rig have approached the town suggesting a lengthy and costly ontario municipal board hearing about the twin complex could be avert ed if certain conditions can be met but council is not interested in entering into such an agreement said whitchurchstouffville mayor wayne emmerson two months ago four mem bers of rig applied to the omb asking for a hearing on the pool- library plan as a way of avoiding a 300000 hearing council is requesting a townwide survey asking residents if they want an indoor swimming pool and library complex at the memorial park south site as well rig chairperson will child has asked council to secure independent qualified and mutually agreeable arbitrators to review the site the project and the process and finally to present a decision whitchurchstouffville coun cil has not formally informed rig of its decision to reject the offer see bight page 10 no rthurspay march 16 2000 takeout reading msm ss6 staff photosjoerd witteveen curtis cargill 4 checks out some easy reading to pass the time during march break he is being helped by librarian barb lee at whitchurchstouffville public library to reach us 905 2942200 nursing on the front lines community care nurse says shes like florence nightingale by jennifer brown staff writer madge legrice doesnt wear hospital greens or report to a nursing station every day for the past 10 years the unionville rn has revelled in her chosen career as a community care nurse wearing the crest of the saint elizabeth nursing agency and seeing herself as a true frontline care worker travelling to her clients homes four days a week sometimes carrying a weekly roster of 15 patients she tends to their medical needs enabling them to be in their homes and not stuck in a hospital bed something the province is anxious to encourage community nursing is not for new grads but for somebody with life experience this is like what florence nightingale did 100 years ago said legrice relaxing with her dogs on her day off recendy when youre talking about community health care i think youre talking about me i am community care to me this job is such an important part of the healthcare system it is a job that really makes a difference and stud ies show health care provided in the commu nity is the best value for the tax dollar the job performed by community health nurses is often misunderstood says legrice who works for saint elizabeth health care in north york we dont give baths to ill people we administer iv therapy and home chemother apy provide wound care and provide insulin and education to new diabetics we also have see community page 4 chevrolet ointe o b i l e we at north pointe chev olds would like to wish the community a very happy new year i vejay sariesy service manager would like to invite you to our dealership to take advantage of our new gm special friday night stpatricks day bash lots of prizes monday night the little dealership with a big f 5336 highway 7 just east of mccawan 2941440 toll free 18008922209 wwwnortfapointechevoldscom in lv s sale hours monthurs 9 am 9 pm fri 9 am 6 pm rsat 9 am 6 pm vr bbs service hours monthurs 7 am- 7 pm fri 730 am 6 pm vsafcrgamlpmo the winter special includes lube oil filter rotate tires general inspection total cost 9500 plus tax now for only rnr i t t v u t- i f i t v t i t r t t 7 9 u f