Wednesday, April 12, 2000 - North Shore Nows - 5

Park maintenance at issue

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There hes only been one hiccup in the process ~~ an argu-
ment with the tederal department of fisheries and oc
d+ over the maimcenance of the park and walkway wi
has dubbed the King’s Mill Walk. DFO had instructed
the city earlier in March not to use any gasoline or ciectric tools
; SpA Ed: ; ‘ ‘ 2 to prune and maintain the park's grass, shrubs and trees because
Hospital (LGH) on [3th ak Rone nee : i bi . of a nearby salmon habitat.
Street is currently under way. bets aches oy EX. ; 3 ; That, said Sharp, is unacceptable. “We're all for having

In January, LGH's fs : ae i f : _q ffeenery down there but you've got to be able to maintain it,”
fundraising arm, the Lions £2 ; *. a #| she said. “] mean, look at the waterfront now, We're only going
Gate Hospital Foundation, F ; to make it better.”
had planned for a $500,000 Sharp remains optimistic that the city and Oitawa will come
remodelling of the entrance. to some sort of compromise on the park. “We fought to get

The renovation, a millenni- this,” said Sharp, “and it’s going to happen.”
um project, included a water-
fall as well as a more conve-
nient patient drop-off and
pick-up area. Also included in
the concept; a Handy Dart
access area, a waiting area for
rehabilitation patients and
asbestos removal.

Last week, the founda-
tion’s board decided to drop
the “water feature” from the
renovation plans, said Adams.

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news to the NSHR. The
health ministry announced
more than $2.3 million would
ge to upgrade LGH. An addi-
tional $1 millicn was allocated
for an upgrade to Evergreen
House, the hospital’s extend-
ed care unit.

The health ministry -allo-
cated $202,380 to update the
medical gas system at LGH,
$355,176 for. an upgrade to
the plant that provides cooling
to the chemotherapy clinic
and treatment area and
$708,330 to improve air qual-
ity.

. The surgical day care will
receive $1.1 million for reno-
vation and expansion that will
provided a patient waiting
area, change room, children's
area, interview room, nursing
station and treaument room.

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