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12 economist suhsun1ribune news saturday may 31 2003 students celebrate asian heritage for the 8th annual july 19 20 2003 at the markham museum bm3i wtobootm toimfl contact susan obrien 9056421908 x 229 1 88821 17288 x 229 ssisisssiffisa sobrieriyrrigcom attention advertisers did you know that stouffville and gormley residents routinely travel outside of their area to shop york region health services safe kids week as a result of redeployment of staff d ue to sars the following dates are 1 cancelled tuesday june 3 wednesday june 4 thursday june 5 sunday june 8 thebay- markville mall hwy 7 mccowan 1200 pm to 400 pm sears promenade mall bathurst centre st 1200 pm to 400 pm sears upper canada mall vonge davis drive 1030 am to 330 pm home depot markham 3155 hwy 7 woodbine 1000 am to 260 pm staff photosjoerd witteveen students at v3day public school in markham held a fashion show wednesday and cbc newscaster ben chin spoke at an assembly to celebrate asian heritagepay here thushanth selvanayagam 12 left and grade 6 classmate tharnie vallikanthan 12 dressed in kurta pajamas and a langan respectively hurry to class in front of a studentmade display of fashions whitchurch stouffville rra phone directory in earis from page i for information susan obrien f9056421968 x22g 18882117288x229 sobrienyrngcom gum nurses during the sars outbreak this spring but he said he has no doubt the region will be able to handle a renewed sars outbreak west nile virus and other health con cerns if the nurses go on strike the main stumbling block is theregions wage offer in the first year of a threeyear 58percent contract offer the region is offering a 07- percent salary increase in the first year while the union wants 3 per cent its really the 07 the nurses feel undervalued and not respected ms burneman said both sides agree on a 3per cent wage hike in the second year followed by 21 per cent in the final year yorks public health nurses are now paid 3356 an hour ms burneman called the regions firstyear wage offer insulting to the nurses she pointed out they helped assess 1151 patients at the regions sars assessment clinic between april 1 and may 14and fielded almost 22700 questions about the disease on the health connection information line ms burneman said many public health services will cease in the event of a strike for example she pointed to infectious disease control pro grams for illnesses such as aids tuberculosis and hepatitis breast feeding services preand postnatal classes car safety clinics school programs aimed at teaching students the dangers of drunk driving and drugs and parenting classes they the nurses dont want to withdraw services but they feel the offer does not value them or respect them ms burneman said hopefully at mediation well negotiate a settlement markham stauifvllle fospitai message to our community may3l20q3 jjj thank you for your continued patience and support this is a challenging time for our patients their families and our com your ongoing support x infection control measures our priority is to provide a safe environment for bur staff volunteers patients and visitors to this end markham stouffville hospital will continue to screen all persons entering the hospital anyone who does not pass the screening process will not be allowed access to the hospital your coopera tion and patience are appreciated v elective surgery cancellation effective monday june 2nd 2003 all elective inpatient surgeries are cancelled until further notice exceptions will be made for emergencies and life threatening diseases interim visitors policy effective saturday may 31 2003 inpatients will be allowed one visitor per day between the hours of 11 00 am and 800 pm this policy will be in place until further notice exceptions will be made for patients who are unstable or critically ill at the discretion of the caregiver v h outpatient appointments services for patients coming to the hospital for a scheduled appointment andor service one adult person only may accompany the patient children are hot allowed access into the hospital at this jtime unless for a specific appointment andor serv ice p special visiting hours are available m the following units maternal child visiting hours are from 830 am830 pm in the following areas childbirth childrens centre partnersignificant other paediatrics one parent only one parent can stay overnight specialcare nursery 1 parent only mental health vy visiting houre