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a -iiicu- w m whitchurcftstouffvill thursday may 1 2003 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 32 pages1 including gst oh the sars frontline 19 stouffvilles shawn leonard is on team canada in finland jim thomas 7 churches 14 calendar 16 classified 20 stouffvilles yvonne warner a surgical nurse at markham stouffville hospital has been under tremendous pressure asa member of the hospitals sars unit team shown in her kitchenshes enjoying a week offthere was so much that was unknown so much fear we had to trust we were being given the right information she said mike barrett photo we all just broke down and cried v by kathleen griffin staff writer she got it were next battling that fear setting aside those emo tions to get the job done was an exhausting irifimidating ehallenge for nfarkham stouffville hospital nurses after one of their colleagues contracted severe acute respkatory syndrome while working in the sars unit the worst part for pur group was the day we found out one of our cpwbrkers was sick even though she i was fully protected recalledyvonne warner a stouffville resident we all just broke down and cried we all cthbught if she got it then im going to get it my family is now at risk it was awful as she described the demands of the past weeks ms warner still sounded tired and almost unbelieving she called the experience the most physically and emotionally draining thing shes ever been through even when i talk about it it doesnt seem to highlight what it was actually like the fear of cuddling my children realizing they probably shouldnt sit on my lap was hard when i came home id dump my clothes right into the washing machine and use a scrub brush on my hands and nails but it waslike the water was never hot enough it wasnt just the germs it was the whole emotional turmoil ms warner and her colleagues are surgical nurses- aheri operations were cancelled at the i hospital because of the sars outbreak they became the sars unit team for the first two weeks i cried at work every day there was so much that was unknown so much fear we had to trust we were being given the right information nurses would arrive for work and don booties two gowns two pairs of gloves a cap maskand goggles once they went inside the unit they were there until their shift ended between eight and 12 hburs we double gowned and double gloved right from the beginning that was just our choice ms warner explained v but the masks hurt theyre tight and dug into the nurses skiri noses and jaws leaving angry red lines they forced nurses to breathe in their own air for i2 hqursin a row liritil they felt sick and had headaches for me- first jweeks breaks were taken on fr see families page u the race suesherban wants to be mayortoo yhannelorevolpe staff writer the worstkept secret in town is out ward 6 councillor- sue sherban declared fridayshe run for mayor of whitchurchf stpufmue irithe nov 10 election shell be running against fel low gouricillpr steve pliakes who threw his hat into the ring last month v hes completing his second term on council and was the first to declare his intentions to run for mayor r v mayor waynp emmerson announced in february that he vyould not seek a fourth term mrs sherban has been self- employed while raising her rhree daughters lindsay 20 lisa 17 and lesley who is 16 the 47- yearold stouffville resident has been married to peter sherban for29years she was born and raised in rural whitchurchstouffville attending ballantrae public school and then stouffville district secondary school her decision to run for mayor which had been rumoured for months was fueled by close to two terms on council and years of volunteers workv where she said she had a firsthand oppor tunity to watch the issues over the years people havebeen wanting to support me and have been talk ing about he communitys future she said inan interview i got a feel for the issues and projects that can help the com munity and will try to get some of that vision out she said she has support from residents in every ward intiie municipality and has specific see sherban page 8 m i i s i i 111 3d co ccuatemmrmnmohmimr cjutnm noonnor serving markham and surrounding since 1989 1 laidlaw blvd 9054725353 r- i i i i i i i i lube oil 15 point inspection for only do it yourselfers oh i the little dealership with a big 5336 highway 7 just et ofmccowan 2941440 toll free iv8008922209 safe moathurs 9 am 9 pm service monthure 730 am 6 pm hours fh9ani6pm hours frt- 730 ifflr 6pm sat9am6pm sst8am1pm w ww nortttpb i nto d holvoitl c tf plus taxes on hostgm vechicies with this coupon on most gm vehicles not to be used in conjunction with any other discounts ends april 30th 2003 i i i i i i i i j wbffl v- 1 3