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Weston-York Times (1971), 6 Sep 1973, p. 1

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r )0 derway for the transfer of the title for the facilities of Osler School of Nursing to board of governors of Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology, to be effective September 1, 1973. It was a decision of the Ministry of Health and the Negotiations are unâ€" Metro Housing Company, which builds and operates low rental apartment projects for the elderly, is going to replace all stoves and refrigerators over 10 years of age. Some appliances in one building were purchased as early as 1948 and parts are no longer available. A hair styling establishment for men and a television rental company will occupy commercial space on the main floor of the new Eagle Manor apartment project for the elderly in Weston which will open next month. The transaction was completed recently by Metro housing company, a subsiduary of Metro council. 0 a. ® Avwaiting A total of 2,829 elderly persons are on the waiting list for admission to a low rental apartment project operated by a subsiduary company of Metro council. The list includes 400 applicants from North York and 200 from York. About 64 percent of the applicants are women and 83 percent of the applicants want bachelor apartments. About 50 percent of the applicants, who often have to wait up to two years, live in rooms or flats. Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey said he intends to improve Metro government‘s image among other municipalities. He plans to discuss a wide range of mutual problems with the new regional governâ€" ments that surround Metro. "They can learn from our experience as they grow," he said. He will discuss such issues as regional transportation, conservation, provision of public housing and the servicing of land with sewer and water lines with the leaders of the new regional governments. The new governments are Halton, Peel in the west and Durham in the east. Metro‘s 24â€"hour emergency ambulance service had 139,000 calls last year with December the big month. Almost oneâ€" half of the calls came from private homes. An estimated 79,000 of the 139,000 calls were in the emergency category. Amont the emergency calls were 30,000 cases of persons who have collapsed. Another 10,000 involved persons with broken bones and 9,000 with assorted wounds. There were 1,380 maternity cases for the ambulance crews last year. Metro‘s emergency ambulances have special â€" prearranged â€" routes . in emergencies. Used in ambulance service last year were 10 miles of gauze banâ€" dages, one mile of tape, five miles of flannelette bandages and one ton of cleaning detergents. Gordon Hurlburt, TTC viceâ€"chairman says that more public washrooms in the Metro subway system could be more important than emergency telephones MDReRRNE TDAE Alerene oo oo es C [ for public use. The TTC is studying inâ€" stallation of emergency phones. TTC patrons in the past have complained about the lack of public washrooms on the subway system. Brand new It‘s needed Rented Colleges and Relief Busy Osler facilities to Humber College sR Universities to transfer titles of regional schools of nurâ€" sing, especially in locations where these facilities are freeâ€"standing and not con building services.* under this category. The school has been operated by Serving the community since for Back again an ingepenuant Uuaru UL governors coâ€"operating with Humber Memorial Hospital, Northwestern General Hospital, Yorkâ€" Finch General and the ‘Torâ€" onto Hospital. Mr. Michael Fildan, publuic | as one large staff. relations director at Humber 4 College, and Miss :C.O. Humber College started a feel that having two new schools joining them â€" Osler and Quo Vadis â€" with fine reputations adds scope to the health science program and they look forward to working science program of Humber Tuesday morning saw the reâ€"opening of school and this mother â€" her hands full with a preâ€" schooler â€"tends to two girls that are taking up partâ€"time residence at Bala Avenue School in the Borough of York. Motorists are reminded that the kids are back and to use extreme caution when driving through school zones â€" particularly during the first few weeks while some of the first year students get used to traffic. 1890 Thursday, September 6, 1973 health sciences program in 1969. There will be no change in the curriculum of the schools this year, but it is hoped â€" that a â€" basic curriculum will be worked out within the next year or Students entering their second year of training are being given the privilege of graduating from the school they are attending or under the graduation of the college. As of September 1, 1973, the Osler School of Nursing, Weston will be known as the Osler Campus of Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology. WESTONâ€"Y ORK ONTARIO 10° Eon @3

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