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'f7T'.’.‘."""‘ Judy or Linda .n’ 005.294.1200 I!‘ Hm' ,1 .~ ' t 4 ‘ ' YO ‘ It ON Nlou ‘.I(‘l" MARK 1 IA M FALL HOMESHOW so whit Stouflvifle Sun-Tribune- Satanic); Sept. 27, 2008 www.election5.ca If you haven't received it, or if you found an error in your name or address, please phone your local Elections Canada office. You'll find the number at www.electlons.ca by clicking on "Voter Information Service”. Keep the voter Information card you received by mail from Elections Canada. It tells you where and when to vote. You'll get through the voting process more quickly if you have it with you. Did you receive this card? Ensuring 90 per cent of patients, arriving by ambulance, are admitted to hospital within 30 minutes is a widely accepted target, Mr. Ryan said. At the moment, hbwever, Southlake is hitting that mark just 10 to 20 per cent The need at Southlake is dire, viceâ€" president of medicine and emergency services Gary Ryan said. Too many patients in hallways: Markham Stouffville toll-free in Canada and the United States, or 001-800-514-6868 toll-free In Mexico 1-800-INFO-VOTE 1-800-463-6868 A federal general election ls taking place on October 14, 2008 From pm 1. On Tuesday, October 14, vote. To download the registration form, 90 to www.clectlons.ca and click on "I'm Mailing My Vote!", or call Elections Canada to obtain the form and information. You can vote by mall or at your local Elections Canada office using the special ballot if you make the request by 6:00 pm. on Tuesday, October 7. Where and when to vote? Advance voting You can vote before election day. Advance voting will be held Friday. October 3, Saturday, October 4 and Monday, October 6, from noon to 8:00 pm. Locations of advance polling stations appear on the back of the voter information card. Vote. Shape your world. “It’s clear, at this time, all of York Region’s hospitals are facing similar issues where patients are waiting in While Markham Stoufl'ville did not have figures indicating wait times for patients arriving by ambulance, it’s a regional and provincial problem, chief of stafi” Dr. Dave Austin said. “That’s very poor. With growth and demand, the impact has been tremen- dous," Mr. Ryan said. of the time. a TTY1-800-361-8935 for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, toll-free In Canada and the United States, or 613-991-2082 from anywhere in the world at the Markham Fairgrounds To vote, you must: 0 be a Canadian citizen 0 be at least 18 years old on election day - prove your Identity and address For the list of acceptable pieces of identification authorized by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, please see the pamphlet you received by mail from Elections Canada Or visit www.clectlons.ca and click on “Voter Identification at the Polls”. Do you know the new identification rules to vote? When you vote. you must prove your identity and address. It's a stop-gap measure, but it’s an important one until more systemic change in the health care system is realâ€" ized, Ms Neill added. At York Central, the problem is exacâ€" erbated by ambulances arriving from Toronto, Halton and Durham regions along with York, operations director of emergency medicine Mary Neill said. hallways for a bed. That's the central issue," he said. The new nursing positions are also The event begins at 7:30 pm. at Seneâ€" ca’s King Campus at 13990 Dufierin St. in King City, north of 15th Side Road. Karen Cashin, chairperson of the Whitchurch-Stouffvile Chamber of Commerce, will be on the panel. The candidates will field questions from three panelists, moderated by Sen- eca journalism instuctor Jim Craig, who has four decades of experience in Canaâ€" dian broadcasting. Seneca College is holding a meeting of federal political candidates in the Oak Ridges-Markham Riding. Candidates from all parties have been invited to participate. Whitchurch-Stouffville, you can meet your candidates in the Oct. 14 federal election Wednesdav. Candidates meeting Wednesday at Seneca’s King Campus York Region’s ’portion of the funding will carry the program to at least March 2009. The province is taking a wait-and-see attitude before any final decisions are made. “Our paramedics are very encour- aged by this. It means they can focus more of their time providing emergency care," Mr. Darling said. time, York’s emergency medical sen/ices performance and development manag- er Steve Darling said. welcome news to York’s frontâ€"line para- medics, who wait with patients up to two hours for a hospital bed at peak For more on the candidates, go to yorkregioncom ‘It’s clear at this time, all of York Region’s hospitals are facing similar issues where b 85 â€" the average percentage of patients arriving by ambulance at Southlake Regional Health Centre who wait more than 30 minutes to be admitted; r 11,000 â€" the number of people transported to York Central Hospital by ambulance last year from Toronto, York, Durham and Halton regions; r 62,666 â€"â€" the average number of emergency rooms visits per year to York Region's three hospitals. patients are waiting in hallways for a bed. That’s the central issue.’ BY THE NUMBERS M A RR 1 1A M FALI HOMESHOW