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Plansfior new hgh sehool outlined at Town meetingý BY Robert CGerlsbeck Plans for a new high school in' Wihitby were presented by the Durham Board of Education' before the Town and public on Monday night. The schooi would be iocated on the north side of Taunton Rd., between Garden St. and Ander- son St. Along with the high sehool, the Propertv wili a1no. accommodate the board's offices. administrative Bed approval will "célear the wy for other hoepitals By Trudieavadovicao They Ministry of Health recently approved' 45 active treatment basand 14.7 million for àAjax-Pickering Generai Hos- pital, and Whitby General Hospi- tai representatives are happy lor their neighbor's good fortune. 'It's good news that the 45 active beds came te reality,» says Jim Miller, executive directer of Whitby Generai Hospital. «Týhey've had the brunt of the growth coming this way. They certainiy have Mysupport.» According te Miller the addi- tional beds-were first announoed back in 1987. The extra beda don't really affect Whitby, said Miller, because 65 per cent of the over- ting health care inOsUwâ?e Ajaow of Whitsovyf patients et Weepleased te, see it's going ahead," says Hugh Swai, pro- sident of Whitby Generai Hospi- tai's board of gvernors. «All the hospitals (in the region) were waiting for Ajax- was ha ýpening. Now, hopefully, hospitals in the region.» The Durham Region District Health Council announced the ministry's decision March 6. The council says that for now, the 45 beds representt xet of the mistry approvais due te, their iong-termi care reform. "nTe ministry has a new capi- tal strategy,» says Richard Kauf- maexecutive director of the council. It will be clarified on March 22. We wili be working Within that strategy and wor with the hospitals in identifying prorites.» Kafan says that hospital co-operation is a key factor in teda.y's times. «Were in a time of constraint. It puts aIl the more importance on working co-operativel. To compare hospitals and roles is cow:x;Pl proe im- dupicaingservices.» Kaufman says that one ICU bed costs anwhere frorn $320,000 te, V/ith the increase, A*ax-c- eigHospital wili have -172 bd.The 45 additional beds wili consist of increases in pediatric, obstetrical, medicai, surgicai, and intensve carWcardiac care beds. "The precise numbers per type of bed will be determined by a David Burnham supervisor of planning for the l5urham Board of Education, said there was a great need for high school in the area. qIts been demonsitratedqut clearly,» said Brhm.'e need this school. Burnham cited that the other Whitby hg schools, Henry St. and Affndeso, are overcrowded. Hie said the new school is expec- ted te accommodate 1,400 stu- dents.:" Burnham added that, pending provincial funding, construction would b. underway by 1992. The new Whitby high sehool is flot the, board's niumber one priorityý. A h sfchooi in Picker- mng and another one in Ajax areý expected te, be built before the Taunton Rd. school. East ward councillor Dennis Fox said he favored the proposal, but added that he hoped he board couid save the old Sinclair sehool currently sitting on the prolperty. "I wouid really like te, see the Sinclair sehool saved,» said Fox. "I think it is, an important part of our history. If we can get histoiy on a schoi site then maybe it wili be easier te teach it.» .The old school is now used as office space by the board. Although Burnham agreed that the Sinclair sehool was his- terical, ho said that much of the old building is %fnctionally obso- loto.» But ho added that the board was working with the architect te, preserve some of thé building.' 7"We're ooking at what part of' the -structure we can save and if it's worthwhile,» explained Burn- ham. The construction of the hig school, not including the administrative offices, is expec- ted te cost $28-million. 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