stouffville suntribune thursday may 13 2004 3 stoufiville says by hannelore volpe what are you doing about rising gasoline prices asked at giant tiger in stouffville tuesday afternoon dianne hall i prefer certain gas stations because my car performs better with that companys gas so i go there regardless of the price georgia morgan i buy my gas in stouffville because uxbridge gas stations wont lower their prices janice long w awjshdsj afifeffgb 111111 isvacah ttebkfim i go around and try to find the lowest price i can other than that how can you change your driving you still have to go to work and shop george deforest i am keeping my driving to a minimum i am cutting out any extra trips and doing more than one thing each trip nobody home photodon pratt a 200000 blaze leveled an unused dog kennel near baliantrae sunday night whitchurchstouffville fire and emergency services responded to the blaze at 15820 mccowan rd near st johns sideroad and found the 4000squarefoot empty building quite involved deputy chief paul stover said it spread quickly he said the structure was under renovation at the time of the fire nurse was hero during sars crisis by lisa queen staff writer york region palliative care nurse iinda campbell knows the value of being by the bedside of a cherished father with a ter minal illness she was there for her 61-year- old father tom robertson when he died from stomach cancer seven years ago i was very very close to my dad she said it death is never the right time it doesnt matter what age they are it changes your life for ever while ms campbell helps the dying and their families every day her experience with her fathers death meant she under stood the plight of laura quintero sierra who did not want to stray from her 88-year- old fathers side as he lay dying of a chronic lung disease at markham stouffville hospital 14 months ago so despite severe restrictions imposed at the hospital during the sars crisis ms campbell arranged for meals and blankets to be brought in for ms sierra she also bathed and shaved the elderly man put on his favourite cologne tended to his bedsores and changed his clothes she laughed and cried with linda campbell palliative care nurse at markham stouffville named ontarios nurse of year ms sierra and despite the sars restrictions arranged for her parents to spend time together last weekend ms campbell was presented with the nightingale award as ontarios nurse of the year based ori ms sierras nomination as much as ms sierra praised ms campbells support and ded ication the nurse had equally kind words for the woman who nominated her for the award laura herself never left her fathers side not even to go out into the hall she was just there when i came on duty and she just didnt leave she was amaz ing ms campbell said caringfor dyingpatients dur ing the sars outbreak made an emotional job that much worse it was a very sad time it was very difficult for the nurses to do their jobs in all that garb but it was more difficult for the fami lies and the patients with the severe restrictions on visita tions ms campbell said it was just so sad to see peo ple their only contact with any body was staff and all they could see was our eyes we were instructed to go in and do what we had to do and get out the married mother of three children selected from 94 nomi nees insists other nurses on the palliative and complex care floor are just as deserving of the award i always say im just a nurse i just go and do my job every day i do try to make a difference in peoples lives she said m the nurses on our unit are like that theyre amazing incredible all the nurses are there because they choose to be its a heavy care unit when things get tough our staff is great and theyre very supportive the award presented annu ally during national nursing week is given by the registered nurses association of ontario and the toronto star briefly man killed children safe in baliantrae crash a saturday afternoon headon collision in baliantrae claimed the life of a newmarket man but the proper use of child safety seats is being attributed to saving the lives of two toddlers in the crash jordan andrews 3 and his sister lauren 18 months of musselmans lake were properly secured in child safety seats in the back seat of an eastbound 2001 ford escape when it was hit headon by a 2001 sunfire driven by francis bourqui 61 of newmarket the accident happened on aurora road just west of mccowan road mr bourqui was pro nounced dead at the scene the childrens mother kim adshade 30 was airlifted to sunnybrook hospital for lifesaving surgery she is in fair condition the childrens father david andrews 31 received minor injuries the family was on its way home to musselmans lake when the accident happened the sunfire crossed the centre line const kim kiliby said the childrens grandmother applauds the childrens parents for having the youngsters properly secured the car seats saved the children carol andrews said middleton at breakfast mark middleton former direc tor of stouffvilles emmanuel international is the keynote speak er at whitchurchstouffvilles first prayer breakfast thursday the breakfast starting at 715 am at sleepy holly golf and country club on tenth line was spearheaded by mayor sue sherban and local churches tickets are 15 per person and available from candlelight and memories 6198 main st or by call ing 9056401910 ext 230 quoteworthy two parents had lost their children and id lost my reputation russell stover on tragic 2000 boating accident see jim thomas column on page 7 contacting us have a news tip please phone us at 905 6402612 email us at jmasonyrngcom visit us at 34 civic ave stouffville one parents si5vv york regions youm newspaper now avaifauc at all ytft fceaiari wwwoneeightyca for advertising call bryce mcgregor at 9052942200