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4 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2005 . Now Available to r Ai Book Air Only from Toronto Early & SAVE wancaflantic Spring & Summer 2005 "8 soilininiy tetagnotne oe . Aah Decale 1D oe tha ashe Ted Chudleigh says Health care reorganization will cheat Halton of dollars Halton MPP Ted Chudleigh says the Liberal government's re- organisation of District Health Councils into Lo- cal Health Integration Networks (LHINs) will cheat Halton out of scarce health care dollars. The new LHINs will have the responsibility of setting funding priorities along with the local plan- ning done by the current District Health Councils. The Liberal government has proposed 14 LHINs for Ontario. Currently the Halton -- Peel District Health Council does the health care planning for Halton and Peel Regions. Under the new organization, Peel would make up the majority of two LHINs, one in Mississauga and the other in Brampton -- Caledon, while Halton gets none. "Right now, the Liber- als want to split Halton three or four ways and put parts of Halton into funding and planning zones with neighbouring municipalities," Chudle- igh said. "Not only would that take away our collective - voice and make Halton residents junior partners in funding and planning for hospitals and Commu- nity Care Access Centre (CCAC) services, but .our high growth needs will be lost among those low growth areas that sur- round Halton." Chudleigh said many CCAC services are con- tracted on a Halton wide basis, so splitting up Hal- Letters i SSO Some Health Care side effects Dear Editor, If someone prescribes Halton Health Care (MDH) to you as a remedy for your illness, please note that you may experience some or all of the following side effects that may disappear over time; Your spouse may not see a doctor for two days. Your critical medication may not be given to you for two days if the "pharmacy is out." Supplied lists to the emergency are not im- portant. Don't forget to fring your own, don't assume all is taken care of. You may even be given "discontinued" medication, marked so, from your list. Your spouse may discover all this by acci- dent. You may fall out of bed and sustain a concussion be- cause your legs don't work. Why does a patient who's legs don't work need access to the floor? Dunno. We'll check the Restraint Policy. If you have to go to the washroom, go in your un- derwear. We're short staffed you know. Ifyou think that Tsunamis only hit Southeast Asia, think again. One hit the shores of Lake Ontario in recent memory. All the Healthcare "money" got washed away. No one knows where it all landed. Can you help me find it? Maybe it has some. "accountability" still in it. ~ Yours truly, EBC. 2nd Prize! Deep Clean Facial 310 Guelph Street, Georgetown, Ontario (905) 873-4405 0 WIN! Enter the Fire & ice Jewellery Emporium or the Tender Touch Salon for your chance to win three terrific prizes. 1st Prize! White Gold Tennis Braclet appraised at 3rd Prize! Manicure & Pedicure ~ CO) ton Region will pose a problem for current ser- vice agencies, pushing up their administration costs as they would have to apply to three or more ser- vice areas for contracts. "Halton should stand on its own or at least be held together as a whole within a larger LHIN so its needs will be fully recognised," Chudleigh said. "Halton's high growth must be recognized within a LHIN or underfund- ing will cripple our local health care system." Halton opens another long term home Halton Region's new- est non-profit, long-term care home, Post Inn Vil- lage, is now open and home to 228 residents. Situated in the Oak Park community in Oakville with easy access to nearby high- ways, Post Inn boasts state-of-the-art features for care and comfort. Halton Region believes that people should be al- lowed to stay within their munity, regardless of their age or dttaon. ~ To meet the needs of Halton's growing aging population, the Region is opening two additional long-term care homes. Post Inn in Oakville is now open, while Creek Way Village in Burl- ington will be open in late summer and will be home to 144 residents. YOU CAN BE READY TO RETIRE OR NOT READY IS BETTER It's never too early to plan for retirement. The more time you give yourself, the better off you can be. At Edward Jones, we take a long-term perspective. So, we recommend buying quality investments and holding them. It may not sound exciting, but wait until you retire. To see why it makes.sense to get ready for retire- ment now, call me today. Archie Braga 315 Queen St. East Acton, ON. L7J 1R1 519-853-4694 www.edwardjones.com. | Member CIPF. oo IDoAneraed (it -S) MAKING SENSE OF INVESTING