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stouffville suntribune thursday march 27 2003 3 by hannelore volpe how do you feel about the war in iraq hap- utij sfefiftl li pfkv j claudette kovacs i just dont like war i feel for the innocent especially the children it is the kids who suffer and that is the biggest thing kaurina bell nowthe coalition needs to finish what it hasstarted it needs to to be more careful because friendly fire accidents have killed more us anct british soldiers than the iraqis have there has to be better organization jane alden wt think about all the families whose lives are being destroyed when i hear about the soldiers and civilians who are being killed the war is some thing that has to be done but i cant help ihinkirig about those families gordon hanson 1 mink the bush admmistratioh hastmade a big mistake they should- have worked more on the diplomatic front and worried more about afghanistan and got it over with erme comes to town premier ernie eaves listens as specialty care president paula jourdain speaks monday at the open ing of bloomington cove the 112bed facility on the ninth line in bloomington is a memorycare cen tre dedicated to alzheimer and dementia care the premier announced a a 12billion invest ment in longterm care the largest in ontarios history staff photo stevesomerville premier antes up for seniors by joan ransberry staff writer longterm health care received a billion dollar wel come in wmtchurchstquffville monday while attending the grand opening of bloomingtpn gove- ontario premier ernie eves announced a 12billion investment in longterm care the largest in ontarios history our government is dedicat- to ensuring the long care needs of seniors are met within the community said mr eves former green gables bloomington cove a 112- bed longterm care centre replaces the 31bed green gables nursing home located on a fiveacre site near bloomington road the name green gables has been retired construction of york regions first alldementia care facility has been going on for a number of months the resi- dents have moved into their newquarters and every bed is taken longterm care beds are in serious demand province- wide 20000 new long beds will be made available by 2004 in york region the eves government is adding 1818 new beds and redeveloping 757 older beds the beds that opened today are part of this effort said mr eves i blopntihglotif cove is unique the facility owned by the jourdain family of specialty care is a memorycare centre dedicated to alzheimer and dementia care the modern living atmos phere offers a more homelike feel to the seniors in our care isaid paula jourdain president of specialty care the ontario governments investments in longterm care are translating into better care for seniors in me stouffville community said ms jourdain oak ridges mpp and transportation minister frank klees told the gathering he was more than willing to help bring more longterm beds to stouffville im tremendously proud of this new facility in rhy community said mr klees bloomington cove offers care that fosters residents skills and interests in a therapeutic and friendly environment that helps to diminish confusion and agitation associated with memory loss said nana- rosenberger bloomington coves director of human resources and quality care the building is comprised of four houses to create a per sonalized homelike setting said mrs rosenberger each house is self contained with its own clmmg room servery out door area activity and lounge areas gone are the narrow hall ways and fourbed wards bloomington cove has a chapel courtyard cafe spa massage room and private din- ingroom home like atmosphere the idea is to offer people as much of a homelike atmos phere as possible as well as offering them as full a life as we possibly can said ms rosenberger bloomington cove will meet or exceed all new provincial standards and offers a unique alternative for per sons who are looking for a high quiality setting that can provide supportive health care through out the various stages of dementia including emerging health complications challeng ing behaviours and palliative care said mrs rosenberger community care access centre ccac of york region handles the applications for those entering such facilities anyone wishing more informa tion is asked to call ccac at 9058951240 patrick salvagna with renee zelwegger while shooting chicago stouffville lad in oscarwinner chicago patrick salvagna a grade 7 stu dent at st brigid catholic school iri stouffville was one of the few canadians who appeared in the oscar- winning movie chicago the 13yearold actor was the newsboy who yelled roxy hart is innocent shes innocent during the filming in toronto he met some of chicagos stars including renee zellweger who gave him her autograph after the movie was released dec 7 hisfam- ily had to coax him to see the movie because its a musical said his mom anne salvagna patrick began acting in com mercials about five years ago and has had jobs on the go ever since recently hes appeared in tv shows such as mutant x where he played the longlost son of victor webster and monk where he was shown playing video games in an arcade a honeycomb commer cial he just finished working on airs on tv shortly some weeks hes kept busy learning several scripts he seems to enjoy it mrs salvagna said i thought we had a case of bad i nerves and a long bus trip not playing in two weeks didnt help either r stouffville juvenile clippers head coach dan fontanna on the omha final see story on page 28 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 9056402612 email us at jmasohyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville nbntts sp ring has spru ng r v-