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8 economist sunsuntribune news saturday april 24 2004 rmarkham were growing stouffiille l faff xfiospital msh emergency renovations markham stouffville hospitals emergency department is undergo ing renovations from now until midjune 2004 the renovations will help us to better serve our patients by providing them with more privacy and rooms with enhanced infection control work will be done on the resuscitation area suture rooms as well as the waiting room and triage area during the renovation period the number of rooms for patient assessment will be reduced and waiting times for patients may be affected we apologize for this inconvenience and we thank you for your patience and understanding ssssjwyrf- j m jtbtt mm 0 h li hfe jffi- ffl f v wsmm st mmm i garry vosburg officer supports charities and had trees moved from richmond hill station to local school ricky veerappan community serv ices officer received herbert h carnegie community award sandra staley newmarketbased officer honoured for bravery for sav ing knifewielding suicidal man outstanding officers earn awards village voices of markham with one voice of uxbridge present a musical tour of europe and canada saturday may 1 2004 central united church 131 main street unionville starting at 800 pm 12 children 12 and under free donations for the markham food bank would be appreciated for more information 9052948687 or visit our website at www3sympaticocavillagevoices by patrick mangion staff writer the tight grip of apartheid in south africa dictated who sgt ricky veerappan could and could not associate with if you ever wanted to get a cirink or do your shopping it was always with east indian people said sgt veerappan of theyork regional police community services bureau you were confined to your community based on ethnicity and race he said but after immigrating to canada 29 years ago he used those past experiences to make a positive impact on one of the most culturally diverse areas in ontario the veteran officer was recog nized at thursdays york regional police appreciation night where he was awarded the herbert h carnegie community award for officers who make a difference in their communities his accomplishments include the vip values influ ences and peers program which he taught to grade 6 stu dents across york region he also worked with the intercommunity relations unit and was a founding member of the council of police against racism t ive learned people dont really care about my background or that im an officer the com mon denominator was people want to be treated with dignity courtesy and respect he said its an honour and privilege to be recognized a lot of officers laid the groundwork for me sgt veerappan said he was one of four officers recognized at the annual police appreciation celebration const sandra staleys quick thinking prevented a suicidal man armed with a knife from taking his life last april the newmarketbased officer was recognized for bravery in the line of duty a former stalwart of yorks drugs and vice squad const steve baird now works in the homicide bureau but his decadelong dedica tion to ridding the region of bawdy houses and prostitution earned him recognition for excellence in policing and const garry vosburg showed through his commit ment to many worthwhile chari table causes that one person can make a difference along with his tireless volun teer efforts to help raise money for york central hospital the canadian cancer society and special olympics he has made little gestures that have gone a long way in improving the com munity const vosburg made arrangements to have trees from 2 district that would have been destroyed moved to a neigh bouring school maple creek public school now uses the area as an outdoor classroom