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8- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, July 14, 1998 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Official ceremony planned for July 31 Hospital merger nearly finished By Chris Hall Port Perry Star Barring any unforeseen problems, the planned merger of four area hospi-. tals into the Lakeridge Health Corporation should get the green light tonight. Frank Pinguet, who was the chair for the two former North Durham Health Services sites (Port Perry and Uxbridge), said final preparations for amalga- mation were finished last Wednesday (July 8). Now all that remains to be done is for the representatives from all four merging hos- pitals to okay the docu- ment. "The steering committee has finished its work with the amalgamation agree- ment and all that's left is for them to ratify it Tuesday night," he said late last PORT PERRY STAR CROSSWORD week. Representatives from North Durham Health Corporation, Oshawa General, and Bowmanville Memorial are expected to give their approval on July 14 at Durham College, he said. "If it's ratified, then it's a done deal. They'll have an announcement to make after that meeting," Mr. Pinguet said, adding that he fully expects everyone to okay the plan. "I believe they'll ratify it; I think it's a done deal. The steering committee was effectively disbanded around midnight on Wednesday and I don't think anybody wants to throw out what we've worked on so hard. against the HSRC and the province over the imposed merger, citing fears that some services may be removed, and that: the amalgamation would put a damper on redevelopment plans. "The (court challenge) never happened. It was resolved," said Mr. Pinguet, adding that in the end everyone knew they had to make sacrifices to imple- ment the merger. "Everybody gave a little, which is normal in negoti- ations," he said. "We finally agreed on the amalgama- tion agreement and now we're going to get on with it. No one hospital won with this... it was a mutually satisfactory agreement between all institutions." Local woman seeks help for family touched by tragedy A View Lake woman is urging area residents to lend a hand to an Etobicoke family after a blaze gutted their home and took the life of their' three-year-old boy. In an effort to help out her cousin, Scugog's Sharry Budd is asking for donations to a fund set up to support the Toronto family in their time of need. The fire was devastat- ing, Ms Budd said, not only destroying the home and all the belongings of cousin Victoria McConnell's, but claim- ing the life of her basement to alert the be greatly appreciated. when she went to the babysitter the three- year-old scampered upstairs to his room. Heat and flames pre- vented the family from rescuing the tot and he was found dead by fire- fighters. An autopsy report showed Arron James died of smoke inhalation. With her cousin's life in shambles, Ms Budd says that any donations made to the family would "I want to see them get back on their feet. They didn't have any home YEP SPP 10112 is "When they sign the Meanwhile, the process youngest son, Arron insurance for their pos- 14 16 agreement it will officially of hiring the person who James. sessions... they can't even 7 + mark the merger of the four will run the new regional Metro Police report get their cars because hospitals into the hospital continues. Four that young Arron and two their keys were still in 20 22 Lakeridge Health finalists for the new CEO siblings were playing the house. They really Corporation on July 31." position remain in the run- with sparklers left over need help right now. 23 24 [25 Mr. Pinguet added that ning. from Canada Day cele- Anyone wishing to 26 [27 [28 29 30 [31 [32 ratification of the agree- Ifthe merger is approved brations in a enclosed help out the family tan ment will end any talk of as expected tonight, a for- back porch on July 5 do so by visiting any 33 34 [35 36 Oshawa General Hospital mal ceremony for the merg- when the toddler dropped Toronto Dominion (TD) = - = rR taking@he Health Services er of the hospitals into the his on the floor, settinga bank and depositing Restructuring Commission Lakeridge 'Health rug on fire. , money in a trust fund for 42 43 [44 45 46 (HSRC) to court over Corporation will be held Attempts by Arron's the family. - - a upcoming changes. between 9 and 10:30 a.m. sister, Megan, to douse The account number Oshawa had made noise at Trillium Trails on July the flames failed, and is 516-2824. 51 52 -about taking legal action 31. 53 |54 [55 56 57 [58 [59 P° 61 [62 63 FE AEE : or very [Re KARAOKE 67 66 69 IBhI@ Port Perry, Ont. 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