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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1999 THE NEW TANNER 7 Linda Denny selected to head Corporation's diagnostic imaging BY MAGGIE PETRUSHEVESKY The New Tanner Longtime Acton resident Linda Denny has been se- lected as the director of di- agnostic imaging for the Northwest Hospital Corpora- tion. The actual merger of Etobicoke, Peel Memorial and Georgetown District Memorial Hospitals, result- ing from the recommenda- tions of the province's Health Restructuring Committee, took place in the spring. Denny was chosen for her post shortly after the new corporation was created, The three hospitals had "very different cultures," she says, and the challenge is to bring those together in the best way. "The greatest opportunity is seeing what works best in all three hospitals," Denny says. "Looking at our proc- esses, seeing' what we do, how we do it and why, that's what it's all about. I'm really working at getting people involved in making the change work." An Acton resident since LINDA DENNY her youth, Denny took her x- ray training at the Michener Institute in Toronto. First she worked at Humber Memorial Hospital, then moved to Peel Memorial in Brampton. Around 1980 she did her ultra-sound training, again through the Michener Insti- tute, but had to write an American exam because tnere was no Canadian certi- Halton Police buy four new Harleys The Halton regional. Po- lice Services Board has ap- ee the purchase of four rand new Harley- Davidson Police packaged motorcycles. The additional motorcycles will bring the service's complement to five. "With the increase in fa- tal and personal injury colli- sions the motorcycles are a welcome tool for the traffic officers. They will be used to address the needs of the mo- toring public and the com- munity," said Chief of Police Ean Algar. Two of the motorcycles will be assigned to the Pub- lic Safety Unit at Headquar- ters while the other three will be available to other Halton stations. 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