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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday November 7, 2008 - 3 Taylor was to be honoured for leadership Continued from page 1 deceased was the one that was damaged the worst. It was right in the middle," said Constable Graham Williamson, Ontario Provincial Police. Five other commuters were hospitalized by the accident. Amazingly, Taylor's 18-year-old daughter, Stephanie, who had been accompanying her father to her place of work at Sunnybrook's Holland centre location, survived the accident. Craig DuHamel, Sunnybrook's vice president of communications, noted that while officially Taylor was the director of facility services, unofficially he was a jack of all trades, who made the Sunnybrook engine work. "He was the guy who was in charge of everything from parking and security to maintenance to all of the supportive areas such as food service," said DuHamel. "He was the guy that really provided the support to ensure that everyone here was able to do their jobs in terms of saving lives." DuHamel first got to know Taylor during the SARS crisis of 2003 when Taylor established quarantine units to help contain the deadly illness. "I was in awe of his abilities. Harry was the guy who really built the first SARS nursing unit in Toronto. He took an existing nursing unit and turned it into a negative pressure area almost overnight," said DuHamel. "He was also the guy who built the first SARS screening and assessment centre at Women's College (Hospital) in the early days of the crisis. "He took an admitting area and changed it into a clinic and he did that within 48-72 hours. It was just phenomenal" Taylor's ingenuity also saw him undertake a number of initiatives to make the hospital more environmentally sound with green breakthroughs being made in the hospital's conservation of both water and energy. "He was a real visionary in terms of his PAWEL DWULIT/TORONTO STAR HORRIFIC ACCIDENT: A Toronto firefighter looks up at the Hwy. 427 overpass from which a trailer, full of scrap metal, fell onto the Gardiner Expressway crushing four cars that were heading eastbound. ability to think outside of the box in terms of what a hospital could do to become an environmentally responsible member of the community," said DuHamel. "We used to get rebate checks from the city based on Harry's work and that money would be reinvested back into patient care." For all of these great endeavors and more, Taylor's colleagues were preparing to recognize him with the Leo Steven Award for Leadership Excellence. The ceremony was to take place the day Taylor died. "The award was really for Harry's leadership in many areas and especially his ability to motivate staff and because he really personified those qualities and values that we look for in Sunnybrook leaders," said DuHamel. "He was someone that was clearly a visionary, someone who found solutions, didn't see problems, someone who would always be able to come up with an answer." DuHamel said the staff at Sunnybrook have been a state of shock and disbelief since learning of Taylor's sudden death on Wednesday. The unreal feeling of the situation is something DuHamel has not been able to shake either. "Sometimes I sort of think he's going to come walking down the hall with that cheery mood he always had," said DuHamel. "It hasn't happened yet." The Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is preparing to hold a memorial for Taylor, however, at this point the details have yet to be confirmed. The cause of the Wednesday accident is still under investigation. Threat against student throws Ridge into lockdown By Tina Depko OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Iroquois Ridge High School was placed into lockdown and lockout mode from around 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday after a student received threats from someone not associated with the school. That person told the student they would be waiting with a weapon at dismissal time. School administration were informed of the threat around 2 p.m., according to Marnie Denton, manager of communications services with the Halton District School Board. Halton Regional Police was contacted immediately and the school was locked down, Denton said. "As a result of the threat, the school was placed into lockdown, which means all students and staff remain in their classrooms," Denton said. "The lockdown was a precaution to ensure student safety. Students were not in danger." Halton Police was able to locate and arrest the individual who issued the threats. The student, meanwhile, was safe with police. Information was not available Thursday afternoon about the gender or grade of the threatened student. How the student was contacted about the threat was also not known. Students lingering outside of the school later in the afternoon said it was a frightening experience. "There was an announcement that the school was going into lockdown and that it was for real," said a Grade 9 female student. "It was scary." Students on scene said that the lockdown was initiated around 2:35 p.m. and lasted until 3:35 p.m. They said they were kept in their classrooms until the lockdown ended. Denton said students were given updates about every 10 minutes from Sheila Emmerson, vice principal. Denton provided The Oakville Beaver with the statement made to students around 3:30 p.m. "The situation that we have been investigating has been resolved," Emmerson told the students over the school's public announcement system. "We had received information that an individual not from our school was coming to the school at the end of the day with a weapon to cause harm to one of our students. The Iroquois Ridge student is with police now and is safe. The individual alleged to be coming here has been located and secured." The lockdown ended shortly before dismissal at 3:45 p.m., so the parking lot was filling with anxious parents, according to Denton. Denton hopes parents understand why the school went into lockdown. "We don't mind being faulted for being overly precautious when it comes to student safety," she said. Denton said police are continuing their investigation. BMW Difference? BMW Finance from Come in and see our inventory of recently owned BMWs. After rigorous inspections only the most pristine vehicles are chosen. That's why we offer a warranty for up to 6 years or 160,000 kilometers. See dealer for details. 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