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Hospital funding comes with conditions Continued from page 3 Inside Opinion............................................6 Kids.................................................20 Living..............................................24 Health.............................................26 Travel..............................................30 Sports..............................................31 Classified........................................36 For home delivery & customer service call (905) 845-9742 Mon., Tues. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed., Thu., and Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (open for calls only after 5 p.m.) Closed Sat. and Sun. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS call (905) 845-9742 or subscribe online @ www.oakvillebeaver.com 5 · Thursday, April 22, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com Full Delivery: The Bay, Longo's, Wal-Mart, Best Buy Canada, Price Chopper, Food Basics, Hardwood Design, Future Shop "So what do we get for that? First of all we're getting improved access to health care; we're going to have more hospital beds, more MRIs, more CT scanners, and you heard Dr. (Neil) Rau say that it would reduce the spread of infectious diseases; you heard Dr. (Michael) Heffernan say it would improve our cardiac care; you heard Dr. (Alan) Brown say it would promote the dignity of patients suffering from psychiatric disorders," said Khan. "It will overall reduce wait times." Khan said that because of this project a large amount of the taxes residents pay for health care, which could have benefited other communities, will be returning to Oakville in the form of provincial funding. With a commitment to Oakville's $530 million local share secure ($200 million from the Town, $60 million to be raised by the Oakville Hospital Foundation and $270 from hospital revenue) the hospital project now moves into the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage in which HHS will hear bids from companies willing to build the hospital. When this process comes to an end in the spring of 2011 the final facts will be revealed as to how much the hospital will actually cost to build, what services it will be able to accommodate and more. Council will then be asked to give a final commitment to their local share. The Town's contribution is subject to a number of conditions including: · that HHS achieves commercial close for the project by March 1, 2012 and a subsequent and timely financial close. · that HHS receives approval from the Ministry of Health for its local share program and planned new services. · that any savings or reduction in the local share plan derived through the RFP process and/or change in the capital cost share between HHS and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care be deducted from the Town's portion of the local share first. · that the Town enter into an agreement with HHS regarding the disposition of the existing fourteen-acre OTMH property, which includes an option for the transfer of the property to the Town of Oakville for the amount of $1. · that the integrated energy system planned by Oakville Hydro is a key element to the Town's commitment to the local share program. · that the following physical assets are available or acquired on opening day: 1. 2 MRIs and 3 CT scanners; or 2. 3 MRIs and 2 CT scanners; and 3. 457 beds Partial Delivery: M&M Meats, Metro Canada, 2001 Audio, Pharma Save, Shoppers Drug Mart Dearcroft, Oakville Arts, No Frills, Yours Automotive, Holland Park, Techville, Mario's Pizza, Superstore, Sobeys, Pizza Hut, Fortino's, Solutions, Urlando, Sears, Staples Business, Ontario Colleges, Kitchen Stuff Plus Canadian Tire, Toys R Us, Zellers Deadline looms for parents to register children for extended care Parents of children in the new Early Learning Program (ELP) in kindergarten have until Friday, April 23 to register for the Extended Care Program with the Halton District School Board. The extended program will provide a seamless day for children from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. before and after the core ELP day program. There are 11 schools that provide the ELP program and registration enrolment will determine which of the 11 schools will provide the extended program. Parents will be charged fees based on their child's enrolment. The school board must receive the completed registration forms with a security deposit by Friday. The board will determine if and where the extended program will be offered by Friday, May 14. Creating sensational smiles in Oakville for 15 years. NEW!