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• ter-», fvw M , durtiamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ DECEMBER 14,2005 ♦ PAGE A9 [Minister promises cash [flow to Lakeridge Health Construction •will add [600* beds f BY CHARLES MCGREGOR | Special to The Statesman t l r • { DURHAM - In order to reduce 'hospital wait times while improv- 'ing treatment and enhancing Recess to services, the Province [has promised Lakeridge Health [Corporation that it can expect to [see sufficient funds flowing its [way. Without putting an actual dollar [figure on the proposed investment, [Ontario Public Infrastructure ifeenewal Minister Dave Kaplan 'Told an audience at Oshawa's {Lakeridge Hospital, that his ministry ministry has approved its Oshawa initiative initiative "as an alternative financing and procurement (AFP) project." The project-includes bringing into use six hospital in-patient floors above the new Durham Regional Cancer Centre, effectively effectively completing the development development of the Oshawa site. The facility will have a capacity for over 600 beds, and new services services and programs would include medical, surgical, rehabilitation and mental health beds, plus surgical surgical suites. | This means the construction work -- targeted to begin in 2008- Ô9 -- will be carried out by the private sector. Mr. Kaplan said, *To achieve our goals,- we are Rising a combination of traditional traditional government financing and some innovative new approaches, including alternative financing $nd procurement." | He said that "AFP projects are not privatization. For major 11 projects the construction work is financed and carried out by the private sector, which also assumes the financial risks if the project is not completed on time and on budget. All Ontario hospitals, no matter how they, are financed, ijvill be publicly owned, publicly controlled and publicly accountable." accountable." - I The funds will come from the $30-billion ReNew Ontario plan - through which the provincial government government and its partners, over the next five years, are promising major investments in Ontario's public infrastructure, including |5 billion for health care facilities. facilities. ! Oshawa Mayor John Gray said, 'ill's great to see a government rather than just looking two dr three years down the road - j thinking long term, so that the Women's ihelter employees seek food and toys Goods to be . donated to six Durham Region locations ! DURHAM - With non-perishable non-perishable food items and unwrapped tjoy donations, residents can brighten the holiday season for those in need. [Through a Holiday Food and toy Drive Campaign launched t|y women's shelter employées, employées, items will be collected and donated to six local shelters in Durham Region. [Donations can be delivered to: [• Women's Multicultural Resource and Counselling .Centre of Durham - call 905-427-7849 for a drop-off location and time. !• Bowmanville's St. Paul's Ignited Church at 178 Church St., Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. • Oshawa's Durham Non-Profit Housing, 28A Albert St., Monday Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m,; the Oshawa Centre, Office Galleria, Galleria, Suite 104, Monday to Friday, Friday, 9 a.m, to 4 p.m.; and The Law Office of Gail McCrac, 57 Simcoe St. S., Suite H, Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. • Whitby's CUPE Local 1764, 11 Stanley Crt., Unit 9, Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m, to 2:30 p.m. and the Whitby Barber Shop, 219 Dundas St. E„ Tuesday to Saturday Saturday from 9 a,m, to 6 p.m. right long-term decisions can be made." Marion Saunders, Lakeridge Health Board chairwoman, described the Durham area as being "one of the fastest growing regions in the province. "This promise is an important commitment to a healthy future for our patients, staff, physicians and residents." Lakeridge Health is one of the largest hospital systems in Ontario, Ontario, with hospital sites in Oshawa, Whitby, Port Perry and Bowman- ville. 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