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a ad A Bs AE SS AN Sd a a SE as ai RR HEE Rr a ne IT TE SR mrt ge Et oe ETI TO a ---- A dr, -- rw ---- "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" SCOTT ANDERSON / PORT PERRY STAR Paul Wessenger, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health, joined his NDP counterpart Durham East MPP Gord Mills, for a tour of the expansion at Community Memorial Hos- pital last week. Rae Robson, chief nursing officer, discusses the maternity ward. > > Stonemoor Day Care Centres Inc. J 9 399 Queen St., Port Perry * 985-0800 p Lp ES Mi 1 > | "CHILD ENRICHMENT PROGRAM" | 3 > for children 18 months to 9 years < > | b Full time & part time available Hours 6:30am to 6:00pm > * Lunch Spedials ¢ * Parties ¢ Special Occasions e $5.2 million hospital expansion By Scott Anderson Port Perry Star IKxpansion plans at Commu- nity Memorial Hospital are on schedule and on budget. Hospital administrator Dave Brown made the announcement last week during a tour with government officials. Paul Wessenger, Parliamen- tary Assistant to the Ontario Minister of Health, and Dur- ham Kast MPP Gord Mills, viewed the facilities in Port Perry. According to Mr. Brown, hos- pital officials are planning opening ceremonies for early spring to commemorate the completion of the $5.2-million expansion. The plans include 24,155 square feet of new construction, as well as 10,000 square feet of the present building to be reno- vated. Additions to the hospital in- clude an enlarged rehabilita- tion centre, a larger emergency department, an expanded kitch- en and cafeteria, as well as in- creased space for laboratory and health records. As of last week, the project was 60 per cent complete, Mr. Brown said. Mr. Wessenger, who was on a three-day swing through the province to view health care fa- cilities, was impressed with what he saw at the hospital. "It makes a great deal of sense for a small hospital to expand," he said. "I'm very pleased with it," he said following the tour. "It ap- pears to be in line with the gov- ernment's whole health care strategy." Mr. Wessenger said the trend at Ontario hospitals 1s to treat more people and provide better services locally. "I'm very pleased to see the broad community scope. The fo- cus is in sync with the needs of the community," he said. The MPP from Simcoe Centre said "a small community hospi- tal is the centre of the communi- ty." This point was driven home when it was noted that almost 50 per cent of the $5.2 million cost for the expansion was raised by the community. "I was amazed at how much the community has contributed. Fifty per cent is incredible con- sidering the average is 33 per cent," hesaid. Big Brothers/Big Sisters "Bowl for Millions" most successful to date By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star The annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters of North Durham's "Bowl For Millions" was a re- sounding success, according to one of its organizers, Dr. Keith Elliott. Although the final totals are not expected until the middle of March, Dr. Elliott estimated the event brought in between $16,000-$18,000, which makes it the most successful year ever for the annual fundraiser. The annual Bowl For Millions was held March 12-19, conclud- ing with a celebrity day on March 19. Thirty teams made up out of the business community, ser- vice groups and church groups bowled at Centennial Lanes in Port Perry and 31 bowled in Ux- bridge during the final day of the event. Other groups bowled off on the Sunday prior to the fundraiser's kick-off day. PARADISE BEDDING & BEDS CSN @18] SI SRS FR 2{O 21 ll 2d = nin) RS[SISTXCIC [010 League bowlers also rounded up sponsors for the event and bowled during their regular league time. : All results from the fundrais- er will be tallied over the next two weeks and individual and team winners will be an- nounced on March 19. Prizes will be awarded to those who raised the most mon- ey in pledges. 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