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it r vjsn aannt v wl r- wmfcf s5nftribune scaurdaymqyj32p zxx wmttsg ametr61ahdommunity newspaper 9 heritage rd slarkhamvonl l3p 1m3 1 publishen ian prosafoofi general manager alvin brouwer z editor in chief brenda larson director of advertising debrawellef 3 v classified manager -f- ann campbell retail sales manager stephen mathieu t inside sales manager stacey allen business manager t margaret fleming office manager vivian oneib deputy editor debora kelly i- editor julie caspersen production director chen kay s distribution director barrygpbdyear online publishing manager brian kirhk h fax905 294153 v 1 email- newsroomensuncorn rickvariderliiide wre suffering with the parents of paulkambeh renee safety helmets are a must f or adults as well as children spring has arrived and the rollerblades and bicycles have appeared along markharh streets once again a last year at this time 12yearold colin came into my office with a scraped and possi- bly infected shoulder he had fallen while rollerbladingtwo days earlier he also hit his head oh the road butjthankfully he was wear- ing anapproved helnietand got right back up when he told me the helrnet was cracked- andrieededto be replaced iasked him to bring the helrnet to me the following week 5 wherfl planned torecheckhis shoulder- makes yes there have been some bad deci- issue for regional councd to resolve regiona i could not beuevewhatlsawwherihe sions made but when we re given 200 out of jcouncd and me york region hospitals joint returned this sturdfhelmet no doubt saved x e wuelike this i honestly cant find fault with committee have been working collaboratiyely fractured skull j it to secure appropnate hospital capital fundmg it was cracked m three places colin avoid- however i can give some advice to those tomeetmeneedsofkrapidlygrowingpopula- ed a certain brain injury nowl have a souvenir p who feel 4fs a mere pittance barely uon downplay the significance of the to demonstrate to other patients enough- to buy groceries4on look a gift regional funding share is unfairt icwhatsurprisesmeisenumbermchil horse in the mouth i jean state unequivocally that markham drenundef lowfib accompanied bytheirpa- to m feel thelmoney could have stouffviue hospitalsboard staff and physi- eritswear absolutely- no protectionwhile better used elsewhere i challenge you to cians applaud regional council for their leader- 1ouerbladingorbicycmg put your money where youtmquth is donate ship and support of our communitjrs health today a child perhaps eight or nine years your200 rebate to your school hospital care needs oic was rouerblading in me slow style of- a r homeless shelter or wherever you see fit i damian l bassett beginner up thesidewalk slowenough the t y have been given an opportunity to chairpersonboard of directors l mom could walk veriind this cliildwho wore direct 200 worth oftaxmoney toany cause markham stouffvjlle hospital no helmet andho wrist guards l you want whafs more its tax deductible i shuddevto think how many of these chil- jo those students who think its totally d c jrfprs auction raised 36 000 willwseeniri the hospital emergency unfair they wont receive a tax rebatejust ivij mvwh yw departments clue to falls i neverfbllerblade because they dont pay income tax get real wim6utahelriiet and wrist guards on and il those who wish spend the money on 1 i- tkpmsplves dont feel guilty as york jnorth u others day will be a little more special for my wife and fme this year living in barrie weve 1 been consumed with the deaths of three children who suffocated iha trunk while playing hideandseek while the story has broken hearts across the country it has crushed barrie paul kunce4 his sister- kambel 7 and their nextdoor playmate renee orrisbyleblanc 3 were laid to rest tuesday t but the memoryofhowjquickly they were taken away snatched from us as they played isnt likely to vanish soon tomorrow will be the firsf special occasion that will haunt their families mothers day will 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welcomed bv hosnital to remember i j 1 all of these examples areaccidents waiting t througrteveryones concerted efforts and to happen idlike to show colins helmet to re yorfc region still short 21m for hospi- contributions 36000 was raised- t v tek april 12r vv monies generated from this event are- tnthe orietooneiriatchihg i sfirtand every one of them tals april 12 j to onetoonematching eacn ana every 1 avt- agthechairpeison of the board of directors nthe tee program litde sisters wait- james dcarson md iltem uati t hisan- program int iccu pi 5 r duuucu uuuj awn nsuiowiuutvv nrnprarnthe teen program little sisters wait- d of marldiamstoufrvme hospital was disapvfjo lr f unionville httfthp hpadlineusedreearding a polntedc with the headline used regarding 5 and summer sisters mam iregional councus decision to cdntributelthe as we move into our 21st year of service in no mauerwnai you 00 wlin ll much nee million towards the capital r region- we thank you fornabling us to febate is a aobd idea lv redevelopment for yorkregions hospitals wo isrfhvl v iwhat vinewsvrthf vmhe rfactfs we hange tomorrows today- v recheersandboosfor200tebatemky4 region has geherpuslycommitted to support- michael ghumphreys v it seems weve developed a kneejerk reac- mg me hospiudsicapital heeds the socalled w chairperson auction 2000 tiontb mafea if t bg 5sters bf york region 4 letters v jsujuffinnethbunev j wcmesyoisletteisall submissions must be less than j 400 words and must include a daytimetelephqnc number jiameahd address thef 0 newspaper reserves die right jq publishor not publish ahd to t e edit for clarity and space x f write letters to the editor v if 9 heritage rd u 1 ilr markham onu up 1m3 v f stoufmlletnbune iaaas jxa il post gty pare canadian drcutotions audtt board member lis stouffvilletnbune published every tuesday thursday and saturday is one of the metroland printing publishing and distributing lid group of newspapers which includes the ajaxpictenng news advertiser allrston heraldcouner barrie advance barrys bay this week bolton enterprise brampton guardian budington shopping news burlington post city parent collmgwoodwasagaconnection east york mirror erin advocatecountry routes etoblcoke guardian flamborough post georgetown independentacton free press kingston this week lindsay thts week midlandpenetangutshene mirror milton canadian champion mirton shopping news mrsstssauga news newmarket- aurora geoigina era banner northumberland news north fork mirror oakvide beaver oakvide shopping news onllia today oshawawhitbyclaiingtonporfperjrythis week peterborough this week richmond c uirmr sinirfrwiietnbunetbday seniors uxbridgetnbune and city of his v 1- ybrk guardian -y- opnsscouneafl jriaa x classified dutribution jr v post y mm ineodwasaga connecuon undsaythb week wppbinetfu community since 1888 guardian flamborough post georgetown lndepenenyacton ree prws in i new r vv v molandpenetanguishene aiimra geoiana era banr no matter how manyj3ther children lt may have no matter how many years go bythey will always be remind ed of that horrible day jf c mywife andi wont forget either j more than a few tears jiavebeen shed between us this past week as weread the newspaper stones j alid were riot alorierthe eritifeeity is mourrung v c whenour kids- david 3 and megan- 6 give their mommy the craftsthey made f or mothers day- 1 know ill be choking back tears thinking jof thoseothej mothers jl ji and tkerelaresomany of them too maiiyr last weeks tragedy made me think of misadventures jhat fended in the untimely deaths ofyprk region children it reminded me iflaura morrison andthie death of hervninerhonthbld boy zachary at a mount albert inhome daycare of sharon shore and ker 10- yearold daughter lisas scandalous 1 demise at the hospital for sick children and of jacob parke 5 of aurora who died tinder the wheels of his school bus in 1996 4 mention those children from the dozen who died by mishap in york in the pastfour years because became inti mate with their heartwrenching details covering those stories was often ago- nizirfgv- likethe deaths ofpaulkambel and reiiee inbarrie their tragic stories always made me hold iriy kicte a little tighter watch them a little closer j jf only that was enough to guarantee theirsafety tj