Crombie opens trail page3 Civitan cornes to- Whitby pagelO0 Warrners ae8 Whitb Thosts Queen s Plate mae22 FXYTF 4YEAR ACCREDUON WýýGH gets rare, natinalrcgnto By Mike Kowall Whitby General Hospital has won national recognition for effiý- cienc and quality service. Tii. 26-yeýar-old facility18sthe frst hospitalinhiCanadaUs year te receive a Four Year Award from the Canadian Ceuncil on Health Services Accreditation- (CCHSA). Announced last w.ek, the award is the. highest honour the CCHSA cmn bestow on its mem- bers. Vtby General le oniy the Rose seek- costs- By Mike Kowalski Opponents of the Lynde Shores housmng deveiopment could possi- biy b. hit with some unexpected expenses after next week's Ontario Municipal Board hear- iot oniy do they have their own lawyers' and consultants' fees te pay for fighting the mas- siepoect pianned for south- west WZ'tby, but they may b. faced with paying te deveioper's costs as weil The. private company involved in the joint public-private sector deveiopment intends te seek reimbursement of- its costs shouid the 0MB -rule i its favour. Rose Corporation officiai Ste- phen Morrison confirm.d"iast week that his companys iawyer has been instructed te talc. such actibri if a favourabie ruling is received. "In the ordinarj course of events at the 0MBit's regular practice te ask for costs andtyes, we'll b. seeking costs sa anyone does,» said Morrison., "I dont have any idea of what the 0MB scai. of costs would b. or could award...and I don't know ifit wiil,» h. adxitted. But if such a ruling is made, «regrettabiy the costs we can get represent only a tiny, tiy por- tion of our overail costs,» Mior- son stressed. Tihe 0MB appeal of Rose's portion of the. development has already cost his company more l8th hospital in Canada to receive the Four Year Award since its inception i 1992. It had previously won three-year accre- dlitation awards. As of last January, there were 1,283 accredited health car. orgaizain ithe CCHSA, a voluntary non-profit agency which sets standards for its mernbers to follow and then assesses their compliance. 1Several groupe are represented on the coundil such as the. Cana- dian Hospita Assocation, the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Nurses Association and the Royal College of Physi- dians and Surgeons. According to the. CCHSA, the FPour Year Award is reserved for organizatione demontrating "truly exemplary compliance» im several categories.-, "The culture of the organiza- tion is on. that embraces a shared vision tearn work, col- laboration, efitecive communica- tions and sincere commitment te, quality," CCHSA executive direc- WHITBY FIREFIGHTIERS, from let, John Hurrison, Dave Bemis, Dan Johnston ând Scott Slersma are training hard for the l2th annual 'Great Lake Race" across Lake Ontario on Canada Day. Whitby Is the first fire departmentto have an tor Elma Hiedemann said ini a prepared statement. fcso l actiity at WitbyGeneral),» «Patient progranis are UInnova- tive and there is documented evidence of quality care. Al these factors have contributedI to an organization worthy of a four- year accritation" e.added. .While commending Whitby General for the award, several people with an interest in the hospitais unoertain future told the Fr.. Prese the award rein- foroes the need for a local hospi- tai. S«rPm not surprised, ite the hos- piai I alwaye use,» said JoAnne rout, co-founder of the Save Our Generai Hospital (SOGH) citizens' cmmitte. .«Ies just another reason te re-exainn the' health council recommenidation"s 'he said. A report on hospital restruc- turing m Durham Region is now SEE PAGE 25 1èntry in the race, whlch mà ises money for charity,' and are looklng for sponsors. Fo r. more'1 Information, call! Margot Murray at~~~ 4001.Toeam wIIopéte In a mini sprint beginn at the Whitby Marina Sunday ýat noon. GO KARTS GONE but.. County T own Camiival takes shape By Mark Reesor Go karts won't b. raclng through the streets of Whitby this year after ail. County Town Carnivai rai zero say there simply ws' enough time te plan a major race event for this July 1 wweekend, but are looking forward te, racing as p art of next years evenit.* B rock Street wili b. ciosed between Mary and Coibourne for the three day carnivai, which will run from Friday, June 30 te Sundav, Juiy 2 and includes the. second annual Jaycees Canada Day arad e and celebration. Tei city of Barre, which sta- ged very s3ucceesfui goý kart races last year and will do so again this year, began planninig the event mune monthe before, says WhitbyParke and Rec Directer The Whitby carnival commit- tee begani iooking at grand prix kart races at the end of March he says, so "in the stretch Jt three months we were- trying te do what the City of Barrie tok n. menthe te, do and I ver weil und.rstand why Barrie to n. monthe;." Planning a route,, getting it approved for insurance purposes, recruiting marehails, arrangmng for safety barricades and notify- ing racers of the event %isa pretty big chore,' says Morrow.' Figurîng out a route was on. of the biggest probleme, h.e ays. «You etart looking at our downtewn, between the funeral home, two churches, the legion hall and avoiding residential aras, oure goin r te have a route trlt looksElhle a pretzel- its thos. kind of thinge thatai have got te b. addr.ssed.» Everything iearned through Pl a n n for this year w ill l b appidt neit yeare race. Ti.postpon.ment aliows organizers te promote the race as par oftheNorth American cfr- cuit, eays Whitby Marketin~ Director Peter LieBel, which wi# mean a bigger event. SEE PAGE 20 fli --