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Among the procedures impleâ€" mented at Humber was a new wristband program where the mother grants her extra wristband to her chosen visitor. Without a wristband, a person doesn‘t obtain access to the nursery, said *_Hanna will address this specifâ€" ic issue in more depth and his recâ€" ommendations, which will be generic to all facilities, will focus On prevention of such an occurâ€" tence and response factors should ft ever occur. Hanna, author of the Canadian Hospital Association‘s Disaster Planning for Health Care Facilities manual, is in the proâ€" cess of revising his third edition in light of the recent baby abducâ€" tion. . The problem has only worsâ€" ened with cutbacks and a depleâ€" tion in nursing ranks, he said. + When a baby was abducted from Humber Memorial Hospital several years ago, shaken staff and administration immediately wentâ€"into action implementing several meticulous security meaâ€" sures. _ "One of the first things they did was hire a director of securiâ€" ty," said the facility‘s first securiâ€" ty director, Robert Walsh. _ A Hospital Watch program, similar to a Neighborhood Watch program, was launched targeting increased awareness for staff as well as the public and patients. "Hospitals are more exposed," said Walsh. "I think hospital secuâ€" rity will be coming to the fore in the next 10 years." . In recessionary times, security people are often among the first to go, but in the face of that, "we don‘t necessarily have to lose our security mindset." "When you think of it, a hospiâ€" tal is like a small town," said Walsh. "It‘s the most difficult security environment there ig...There is easy public access...What‘s happening outside (the hospital on the streets) is happening inside." _If you‘re in a hospital dealing with staff, there should be a cerâ€" tain degree of awareness of the people who are looking after you day after day or hour after hour. "Compare the face to the name (identification) badge," he said. Thieves take stereo in smash & grab Although Hanna admits a baby abduction from a hospital is an "unusual" incident, people should be expanding their general securiâ€" ty mindset to include all environâ€" ments. ‘"We tend to be a trusting sociâ€" ety. We can‘t be that way any longer," said Hanna. If someone looks out of place for the environment, address it or report it to the supervisor who can address it, said Hanna. A quick smash and grab at a downtown Oakville store netted thieves $5,400 in stereo equipment early Tuesday morning. * Halton Regional Police report Oakville Audio Inc., Lakeshore Road East, was broken into at 7:01 a.m., Tuesday. . Entry was gained by smashing the glass front door of the store, report the police. The incident at Joseph Brant, which ended happily this time, should serve to heighten peoples‘ awareness of security said Oakville‘s James A. Hanna, an emergency health consultant. "It‘s a twoâ€"way street," said Hanna, explaining that it‘s up to staff, and patients and relatives to "question things in their own mind." (Continued from page 1) such as Humber Memorial Hospital. Security in hospitals shouldn‘t be compromised â€"consultant Although it is not known when the 59â€"yearâ€"old Harding will join them, an SIU spokesperson said," We still assume he will be coming Harding, who retires from the Halton police today (Friday) after 13 years as police chief, has been in the hospital since Dec. 5th after developing pneumonia, a compliâ€" cation of his heart condition. However, it is unknown how long Harding will take to recover from a quadruple bypass operation at Hamilton General Hospital. & Harding, who underwent openâ€" Rheart surgery Dec. 28th, was scheduled to assume his new posiâ€" tion with the STU on Jan, 1st. â€" Despite his poor health, retiring Halton Regional Police Chief James Harding‘s status remains the same with his new position as head of operations for Ontario‘s Special Investigations Unit (SIU). Police chief‘s last work day spent in hospital December 31, 1993 "They‘re usually female, of childbearing years, in or just out of a relationship and with some mental problems," said Walsh. Staff were also educated in the "typical profile of a baby abducâ€" tor." Walsh Shortly after his appointment was announced, the Ontario Provincial Police Association filed Harding‘s appointment was announced in October and will work under SIU director Howard Morton. The SIU is a civilian watchdog unit which probes shootings or incidents where someone is seriâ€" ously hurt. to work for us." 3 Caa.mille ’ k: °/ Soucie, _ SIU | communications |®) . â€"= assistant, said they have been | _ in touch with hk s Harding â€" and| BW indications are he still expects l to take over as _ yaMEs HARE the unit‘s chief investigator after his recovery, \! 3 1 s 3 ]g J (% 3 JAMES HARDING an objection to Harding‘s selection. In a Nov. 2nd letter to Solicitorâ€"General David Christopherson, association presiâ€" dent Grant Scharf stated past dealâ€" ings with Harding on the Task Force on Race Relations leads the association to believe he would Jim Harding recovering from heart byâ€"pass surgery as new job awaits as head of SIU (_ baBistro 0 e Seconth: AParurctt wILD CAME FESTIVAL JANUARY 5TH â€"29TH £ Reservations Please 16 Lakeshore Rd., Oakville 338â€"1773 COMPUTERS â€" SOFTWARE â€" SALES â€" SERVICE THE OAKVILLE BEAVER S tarting ____ IBM 486 2/50 MHz IBM 486 2/50 MHz 4 MB MEMORY 4 MB MEMORY 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE SUPER SVGA COLOUR MONITOR SVGA COLOUR MONITOR SVGA VIDEO CARD SVGA VIDEO CARD 210 MB HARD DRIVE 210 MB HARD DRIVE 101 ENHANCED KEYBOARD 101 ENHANCED KEYBOARD MINI TOWER CASE MINI TOWER CASE Zoe DOS 6 DOS 6 f MoOUSE WINDOWS 3.1 2 YEAR PARTS AND LABOUR MoUSE WARRANTY ____ IBM 486 2/50 MHz ~ 4 MB MEMORY 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE SUPER SVGA COLOUR MONITOR SVGA VIDEO CARD 210 MB HARD DRIVE 101 ENHANCED KEYBOARD MINI TOWER CASE yamr DOS 6 | MoOUSE 2 YEAR PARTS AND LABOUR WARRANTY not be a credible member on the SIU. The 20â€"year police veteran was cleared of any wrongdoing in the Aug. 9th, 1992 shooting of 32â€" yearâ€"old Dominic Sabatino, who threatened his brother and other police officers with a baseball bat. FREE SATURDAY PARKING in all MUNICIPAL LOTS (excluding the parking garage) and free parking Sundays and evenings after 6 p.m. NECG AGT HMicrosoft accrac ALR tosmiga commn Ts Notice is hereby given, that the 36th Annual Meeting of Halton Community Credit Union Limited will be held at the Muddy Duck Banquet Hall, 360 Steeles Avenue, Milton, on the 5th day of January 1994, at 7:30 P.M., for the purpose of receiving Reports and Financial Statements for the year ended September 30th, 1993. Also on the agenda will be the Election of Officers, Appointment of Auditors and any other business of an Annual Meeting. 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