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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNA2012_03_08 MOYA DILLON mdillon@durhamregion.com PICKERING -- A Pickering clinic is calling for more funding to independent facilities after turning away area residents seeking dialysis. “We had someone the other day who lived right across the street but I had to send him away,” said Igal Holtzer, CEO of the Dialysis Management Clinic on Kingston Road. “We have 12 dialysis stations but we’re only funded for eight. That’s 16 more patients we could be treating. The government is ignoring the patients here, they need to look at the real- ity of what’s happening on the ground.” Carol Holtzer, a nurse and president of the clinic, says the Province’s dialysis strategy is mostly focused on hospitals. “They always look at what hospitals need but don’t necessarily take into consideration what patients need,” she explained. “Ontario has always looked at renal failure as an acute disease but it’s not, it’s a chronic disease that people can live many years with. 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BUY CANADIAN MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS. 905.839.0574 1550 Bayly St., #35, Pickering www.aroundthehomekitchens.com KITCHENS • VANITIES WALL UNITS KITCHENS • VANITIES WALL UNITS Give u s a c a l l t o s e t u p a n i n - h o m e c o n s u l t a t i o n . 2010Award Winner Winner Live entertainment This Saturday Evening featuring the sounds of Anne-Marie Messini New Table d’Hote Menu 3 Course Dinner Only $30 905.619.4600 forReservations Located at Deer Creek Golf & Banquet Facility, in Ajax. $5 off Family Sunday Brunch This $5 off voucher is valid at the Deer Creek Sunday Brunch. $5 will be deducted from your total bill (before taxes) for a minimum of 2 guests. Only one coupon per table. Adults $18.99 Children 8 & under $8.99 Valid only until April 1, 2012. 2700 Audley Rd.N. Ajax,Ontario www.golfdeercreek.com 905.427.7737 ext 300 “It’s a job,” said Valerie Brettell, a Pickering resident and patient at the clinic. After suffering kidney failure in 2010, Ms. Brettell was transferred to Humber River Regional Hospital in Toronto for care, and continued to travel to the hos- pital for dialysis after she was released. Ms. Brettell was transferred to Lakeridge Health Oshawa’s dialysis unit a month later, but switched to the Pickering clinic as soon as a spot opened up. “If you’re stable this place is wonder- ful,” Ms. Brettell said. “The nurses know me and know what I can tolerate and I can leave here feel- ing good. They look at your individual case and personal preferences. They’re little things but they mean a lot. I can’t say enough about the concern they have for your well-being.” Because it is outside a hospital set- ting, the clinic can treat more patients with less money but has not received any funding increase since 2008, despite an 18-person waiting list. Dialysis clinics such as the one in Pickering, known as independent health facilities were created by the Ministry of Health in the 1990s. Initially, IHFs were given annual bud- get increases equivalent to hospitals but now facilities must apply for annual bud- get increases or funding for equipment replacements, which are evaluated dur- ing the ministry’s budget process. “IHFs currently provide hemodialy- sis treatment for stable chronic patients as part of the treatment spectrum,” said David Jensen, a ministry spokesman, in an e-mail. He said there are no plans to revise the system or change the funding model. “The ministry’s general direction is that if services can be provided in the com- munity, including IHFs, then that form of delivery should be encouraged,” he said. “There is no specific plan at this time for changing the IHF role in provision of dialysis services.” Ms. Brettell says the system should help patients live a full, healthy life by offering dialysis at nearby facilities that are easy to get to. “I wish there was one of these in every city across the province,” she said of the clinic. “At hospitals they are treating the symp- toms, here they focus on education and prevention because they have the time. If this is going to a be a lifetime thing I don’t want to be in a hospital, I want to go somewhere nearby where people know me.” For her, increased funding to IHFs such as Dialysis Management is a no-brainer. “We’ve all been to hospitals, they’re overcrowded and very busy,” Ms. Brettell said. “If we make room by removing peo- ple who aren’t sick it just makes sense, it’s not rocket science.” Dialysis facts • Dialysis treats people in the later stage of chronic kidney disease by cleaning the blood and removing wastes and excess water from the body, which a healthy kidney would normally do. • Chronic kidney disease treatment in Ontario is organized in a wheel and spoke fashion, where hospitals act as regional hubs while satellite centres, service partners and IHFs form the spokes. • Currently there are eight IHFs providing dialy- sis services across the country • About 10,000 Ontarians currently undergo reg- ular dialysis; only 23 per are treated at home Source: Ontario Renal Network, www.renalnetwork.on.ca pickering clinic Ministry has no plans to change dialysis system in province MINISTRY from page 1 du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ma r c h 8 , 2 0 1 2 4 P ron pietroniro / metroland pickering students declare: ‘i am Who i am’ PICKERING -- Students from the Durham District School Board’s Pickering schools raised $19,341.48 which was presented to the Muscular Dystrophy Association at Pine Ridge Secondary School on March 2. 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A 16-year-old Ajax male is charged with failing to stop for police, impaired driving and driving while exceeding the legal blood- alcohol limit. He’s also charged with theft of a motor vehicle and related offences. Also facing charges relating to the theft of the van is a 15-year-old Ajax boy. police Helicopter helps round up stolen van suspects in Pickering du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ma r c h 8 , 2 0 1 2 5 P ®® For all your DEBTS!Make One Small Monthly Payment credit ® Visit: Make One Small Monthly Payment For all your DEBTS! PICKERING -- A Pickering senior has died of injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle in January, police said. Albert Churchman, 83, died Saturday at Sunnybrook hospi- tal in Toronto, Durham police said. Mr. Churchman was hos- pitalized after being struck by a vehicle as he crossed Valley Farm Road at about 1:30 p.m. Jan. 8. 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All content copyright We think... email responses to newsroom@durhamregion.com& du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ma r c h 8 , 2 0 1 2 6 P e-mail letters to newsroom@durhamregion.com / max. 200 words / letter writers are obliged to back up their statements with verifiable facts / please include your full first and last name, city of residence & daytime phone number / letters that do not appear in print may be published @ durhamregion.com Fund medical care where appropriate close to home The Province needs to walk the talk in terms of funding local health-care options, making care and treatment as easily avail- able and convenient as possible where appropriate and affordable. It’s an issue that was highlighted recent- ly after our story on the Dialysis Manage- ment Clinic on Kingston Road in Pickering. Funded for eight dialysis stations, it has 12 and turns people away, including, recent- ly, a man and prospective patient who lives across the street. “We’ve all been to hospitals, they’re overcrowded and very busy,” patient and Pickering resident Valerie Brettell said. “If we make room by removing people who aren’t sick it just makes sense, it’s not rock- et science.” After suffering kidney failure in 2010, she received care in Toronto and then at Oshawa’s Lakeridge Health. When a spot opened up at the Pickering clinic, she began receiving treatments there. Ms. Brettell raves about the place and the level of care she receives. However the clinic has not had a funding increase in four years even though it has the available equipment and an 18-person waiting list. Carol Holtzer, a nurse and president of the clinic, says the Province’s dialysis strat- egy is mostly focused on hospitals. “They always look at what hospitals need but don’t necessarily take into consider- ation what patients need,” she told us. “Ontario has always looked at renal fail- ure as an acute disease but it’s not, it’s a chronic disease that people can live many years with. The focus has been on hospi- tal care but that may not always be what’s best for the patient.” Our vaunted health-care system is very complex and the most expensive compo- nent of the provincial budget. Many criticized the Province’s introduc- tion of Local Health Integration Networks as a means of creating buffers between Ontarians and the provincial government. Perhaps, but the Province states it’s part of the evolution of health care in the prov- ince, a shift to a system that is “patient- focused”. “The ministry’s general direction is that if services can be provided in the commu- nity, including independent health facili- ties, then that form of delivery should be encouraged,” ministry spokesman David Jensen said in an e-mail. If this is the case, dialysis treatments, which patients generally receive three days a week for four to five hours, is a per- fect example of how care can be provided, more conveniently and cheaply, at places such as the Dialysis Management Clinic. Compared to our justice system, the court of public opinion issues judgments in a swift and harsh manner. When judges issue verdicts that are at odds with the court of public opinion, it can feel like our legal system is failing us. Take the case of the boy charged with the robbery and assault of Mitchell Wilson. Mitchell’s suicide last year was the culmi- nation of the challenges he faced, includ- ing struggling with muscular dystrophy, the loss of his mother and bullying, including a vicious robbery in November 2010. Mitchell identified the accused in the rob- bery and assault and police charged the boy, but Mitchell was terrified of testifying in court and took his own life. Following his death, the case moved forward with a judge ruling that Mitch- ell’s statements to police were admissi- ble in court. This week, she found those statements weren’t enough to convict the accused. The general lack of reliability of eyewit- ness evidence and the absence of an oppor- tunity to test Mitchell’s observations tipped the balance in favour of acquittal, Justice Teresa Devlin said. The verdict was not particularly surpris- ing to those who have carefully followed the case and in fact it was somewhat surprising that the case had proceeded after Mitchell’s death, as he was the only eyewitness. However, to many people following the verdict, it seemed a miscarriage of justice and they took to Facebook, Twitter and the comments pages on news sites to voice their displeasure. “Judge should be removed. No justice here,” wrote one poster on durhamregion. com’s Facebook page. “I hope the judge can sleep well at night in knowing she set free someone so cruel,” wrote another person. These comments and others expressed via social media do a disservice to a judge whose comments in the case were very compassionate to Mitchell and his family. “I hope that one day, the youths respon- sible for these crimes will have the cour- age to come forward and take responsibility for their wrongdoing. I hope that they will ask for, and receive, forgiveness,” she said. “I also hope that with the end of this trial, Mitchell Wilson’s family can find peace.” In fact, this case shows why we don’t try people in the court of public opinion. Bullying is a terrible thing and the role it played in Mitchell’s decision to take his own life is frankly horrifying. Mitchell became a symbol for many kids who had suffered through bullying and there was the feeling in the public that a conviction in the case would at least help heal some of the hurt. But as a judge, Justice Devlin was not tasked with healing the hurt surrounding Mitchell’s death, but on deciding guilt or innocence based on the available evidence. For our legal system to be fair and just, we can’t compromise the standard of evidence required to convict someone in a case, no matter how heartbreaking the circumstanc- es. That being said, Mitchell Wilson’s story has been burned into our hearts and I sus- pect the lessons about bullying that came from it will help countless children in the coming years. 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Two days late, but is anything nor- mal about this crazy winter? The roaring woke me up around 2 a.m. Saturday, loud and omi- nous even with a pillow pulled over my head. Then I heard a heavy thunk, and sat up, men- tally scrambling for possible causes. TV reporters had warned of an approaching “weather bomb” and recommended tak- ing in any items that might blow around the yard. We didn’t have anything loose like that, but I instantly thought of tree limbs, and then did the unthinkable. Feeling like a coward for not checking it out myself, I woke my husband from a sound sleep. Five minutes later we were both bundled up and drag- ging fragrant evergreen boughs off the driveway. A big branch had snapped off a white pine, taking down our bird feed- ers in the process. Luckily, hit- ting the wire had deflected the limb from my car. Dennis stud- ied the wildly waving trees over- head and moved my vehicle to the safest spot, where I found it unscathed at first light. With the winds howling all morning long we were able to watch the big pines behind our house swaying and tossing with each fierce gust. I stopped wor- rying about trees coming down, and became more and more impressed with how tough they were to withstand such shak- ing and pummeling. Pine roots spread out like fingers, grasping at the earth. Oaks have great tap roots that push down into the soil, holding these mighty trees in place -- likely why so many survive to a ripe old age out on the windswept prairies. When the storm finally died down, its howling was replaced by the whine of chainsaws. We ventured forth to find we’d lost one cedar from our hedge, and a neighbour up the road lost a big spruce. All in all, we were lucky. A few degrees colder and the storm could have brought freez- ing rain or heavy snow, and Ontario trees would have been stiff and brittle instead of lim- ber and flexible during all that blowing and shaking. Great horned owls, which start nesting in January, weren’t so lucky. I doubt that any stick nest tucked in the top of a tall pine could withstand such buffeting, without the precious contents, two large white eggs, spilling out and tumbling to the ground. Owlets in a nest at Oshawa’s Second Marsh finally suc- cumbed in a storm last spring, after their parents had invested long weeks incubating. I spoke with a birder who’d found the owl pair in Thickson’s Woods perched together high in a pine last Sunday. Not a good sign. Normally one devoted parent would be sitting on eggs, while the other stood guard not far off, ready to take on any marauding crows. Nature queries: mcarney@ interlinks.net or 905-725-2116. -- Durham outdoors writer Margaret Carney has more than 3,000 species on her life list of birds, seen in far- flung corners of the planet. Charities always looking for more loving homes Kristen Calis kcalis@durhamregion.com DURHAM -- The kittens that make their way to Second Chance in Pickering rely on generous animal lovers who will open their homes to them. Second Chance Wildlife Sanc- tuary is one of many organiza- tions that count on foster homes to care for its animals. Second Chance has a shelter but uses foster homes for kittens, since their immune systems are too weak for them to live in the shelter, as well as for cats with special needs. “For kittens to go into a foster home, they learn, they social- ize, they’re able to be with peo- ple, learn to enjoy the touch,” said Phyllis Healey, president of Second Chance. Other organizations such as the Forgotten Ones Cat Rescue rely completely on foster homes for their operation to run. “Foster homes are needed year round, they are our life- blood, without foster homes our rescue would not exist,” Forgot- ten Ones has posted on its web- site. Being a foster parent to a pet is usually of no cost to the per- son who opens their home. “If you foster we will provide the food, we provide the litter. All we’re asking is to give them love and a nice home,” said Ms. Healey, adding the shelter also covers vet bills that may arise. Foster parent Terry L. Henry Rudyk, in response to a ques- tion I put on Facebook, said she loves almost everything about fostering except the part when the animals are ready for adop- tion and have to leave. “It’s hard but so fulfilling knowing that I helped a little kitty have a good life compared to no life,” she wrote. “I love them all each one in their own way and I get so much satisfac- tion knowing they are going to great homes to be loved for the rest of their lives.” Rachel Serjeant-Hunter said, “I love the fact that I get to have the privilege of making a good dog a better dog in preparation for a new home. It is a sad/glad feeling to see them go.” Ms. Healey said Second Chance is always looking for people the shelter can put on its foster parent list. If you’re inter- ested in fostering, call 905-649- 8282. To learn more about Forgot- ten Ones, visit forgottenones. ca. There are a number of other local charities that require fos- ter homes, and they are easy to find online. a Dance for second Chance On April 28, the Second Chance Wild- life Sanctuary is hosting its Spring Fling Buffet Dinner and Dance fund- raiser. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m. and the buffet is at 7 p.m. DJ Brian Cruden will get the dance going for a night of fun at 8 p.m. It will include a lot of great door prizes, raffles, a silent auction and a cash bar. It’s at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1555 Bayly St., Pickering. Tickets are $30 per person before March 15, $35 after March 15 and $15 a person for the dance only. For tickets, call 905- 649-8282 or 905-420-6159 or visit second-chance.ws. MARgARet CARney Howling wind a danger to nesting great horned owls Adopt-a-pet WHItBy -- Brutus, a five-year-old Rottweiler male, was abandoned by his owner when he moved. He’s a very strong dog, perhaps too strong for a home with little kids. He’s very friendly and gets along with other dogs. For more information, call 905-665-7430. Got a smart phone? 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Guests always welcome. 905-837-5637 (Jan- ice), 416-346-7877 (Ashley), pickering. freetoasthost.net/. TOPs (TAke Off POunds sen- sibly). a non-profit, weight-loss sup- port group meets every Tuesday at the Ajax Alliance Church, 115 Ritchie Ave., Ajax, from 6 to 8 p.m. Men, women and teens welcome. 905-683-6234, top- son5397@gmail.com. bid euchre. every Monday from 6:45 to 10 p.m. at the Petticoat Creek Library and Community Centre, 470 Kingston Rd. W. (between Rose- bank Road and Rougemount Drive), Pickering. Hosted by the Rouge Hill Seniors. New members welcome. 905- 420-4660, ext. 6302. sTAMP club. meets every second and fourth Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Main Branch of the Ajax Public Library, 55 Harwood Ave. S., and runs to June 28. (905-426-3612, Don). cArPeT bOWling. every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Pet- ticoat Creek Library and Community Centre, 470 Kingston Rd. W. (between Rosebank Road and Rougemount Drive), Pickering. Hosted by the Rouge Hill Seniors. New members welcome. 905-420-4660, ext. 6302. Al-AnOn. is an anonymous support group for people affected by someone else’s drinking. Meetings seven days a week in various Durham locations. 905- 728-1020, al-anon.alateen.on.ca. MARCH 10 cArds And PiZZA nighT. St. Paul’s on the Hill Anglican Church, 822 Kingston Rd., Pickering, is host- ing hands and foot and euchre card games. Pizza served at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 each and can be reserved with Jean Mott at 905-839-0793 or Gloria Ferguson at 905-509-3399. MARCH 13 The durhAM regiOn AquAriuM sOcieTy. meets at Anderson Collegiate, 400 Ander- son St., Whitby, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Monthly meetings include guest speak- ers and/or demonstrations on aquari- um fish keeping. www.dras.ca. Pickering TOWnshiP his- TOricAl sOcieTy. meets at 7:30 p.m. at the East Shore Commu- nity Centre, 910 Liverpool Rd. (south of Hwy. 401), Pickering. The guest is John Dale Warburton speaking on ‘Some York Families in the War of 1812’. Send your upcoming events to newsroom@ durhamregion.com. At least 14 days notice is required for consideration of their inclusion. Brad Kelly Sports Editor bkelly@durhamregion.com durhamregion.com facebook.com/sportsdurhamregion twitter.com/scnewsdurhamSports du r h a m r e g i o n . c o m Ne w s A d v e r t i s e r • Ma r c h 8 , 2 0 1 2 10 AP BasketBall Wilson OCAA player of the year Pickering basketball star now looking ahead to next phase in life shawn Cayley scayley@durhamregion.com SAULT STE. MARIE -- For Jovain Wilson, apparently there is no better way to go out than on top. The Pickering basketball star recently picked up his second OCAA player of the year award in three seasons, this one as a mem- ber of the Algoma Thunderbirds, a much-deserved honour after he was just one of two players in the loop to break the 400-point mark, while finishing the year with a 22.4 points per game average. Still, the honour caught the well-spoken 23 year old off guard. “It was really surprising. I didn’t expect it,” Wilson said in a phone interview earlier this week. “I have a few teammates that thought I should have been, but I didn’t expect it at all.” Wilson’s numbers support his teammates’s feelings. In all but four of 18 games this season he scored at least 20 points for the Thunderbirds and came just shy of connecting on 50 per cent of shots taken. In addition he fin- ished second in the league in three-point shooting, hitting a shade over 41 percent of shots from beyond the arc, while also averaging six rebounds, three assists and a steal per game. And true to form, the humble Wilson, who won the same OCAA award two years ago as a mem- ber of the Fleming Knights, was quick to defer the credit when asked about his successful sea- son. “I definitely credit my team- mates for that. They put me in positions to score. My game has changed a lot since I played at Fleming,” he said. “At Fleming I played coast-to-coast and on the fast break, but now my game is more methodical. I play more in the half court set so it’s really about my teammates setting me up to score off screens and pass- es. They made my job pretty easy. All I had to do was knock down open shots and lay-ups.” As for how much more Wilson will play, well that seems up in the air. Having been through a major surgery on his right shoul- der before dealing with some issues with the left one this year, not to mention the pain in his ankles, Wilson believes the time has likely come for him to give up playing the game he loves. “That’s the golden question I have been getting a lot,” he said of what the future holds. “As of right now I’ve talked to my coach and I’ve told him I won’t be returning. I am not sure if I’ll play basket- ball again after this. My body is broken down. I have issues with my shoulder and ankle problems so I think right now I am going to be done with the game of basket- ball and just focus on finishing school, working part time and starting life.” Wilson said that on at least four occasions this season, his left shoulder popped out, and while he was able to play through the pain, the mental anguish of the situation became a lot to deal with. “I don’t really care about the pain. It’s just that when it comes out it takes a little while to get my confidence back to be aggressive. That’s the toughest part about it, just staying mentally strong,” he said. If this is indeed it for Wilson on the court, he leaves the game feel- ing pretty good about his accom- plishments, but again feeling the need to share the spotlight with those closest and most impor- tant to him. Wilson thanked his teammates once more, the coaches at Algo- ma for another chance to play, his parents for their unwavering support and his former coach at Fleming and still good friend Bill Crowdis. As for what the next step in his life holds, Wilson still has a cou- ple of years of school remain- ing, but he hopes to find a career working with children once his education is completed, while a foray into the coaching world isn’t out of the question either. “It would be awesome to be a full-time head coach. That is something I would like to do,” said Wilson. Photo By kenneth armstrong SAULT STE. MARIE -- Pickering native Jovain Wilson, a star guard at Algoma, was recently named OCAA player of the year. It’s the second time Wilson has taken home the award, also having won two years ago as a member of the Fleming Knights in Peterborough. hoCkey Pickering Panthers volunteer honoured with award karen sheppard cited as oJhl volunteer of year DURHAM -- The Ontario Junior Hockey League announced that Karen Sheppard, who is a volun- teer with both the Pickering Pan- thers and Whitby Fury, has been named the inaugural recipient of the OJHL Volunteer of the Year Award. Sheppard is what one would refer to as the epitome of a vol- unteer, offering her services to numerous associations around the Durham Region. She was originally a volunteer with the now defunct Oshawa Dodgers Intercounty Base- ball League club when she was approached with the idea of helping out with the Pickering Panthers and has been a staple at their admission gate since 2007, giving fans a friendly face when they come to the rink. When then-GM Frank Robin- son moved to Whitby to take over the same post with the Fury prior to the 2008-09 season, he asked Sheppard if she would like to volunteer with the Fury and she quickly agreed. Considering her existing rela- tionships in Pickering, Sheppard remained with both clubs at the same time since their primary home dates fell on different days of the week. The OJHL Volunteer of the Year is awarded to the person who has volunteered for a club, or clubs, and who has consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty throughout the regular season. 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On Tuesday, the No. 4-seeded Pumas beat JF Ross 52-40, led by 21 points from Reynolds, to advance to the quarter-finals, but their run ended there with a 52-47 loss to St. Michael’s, the No. 5-seed. oshawa generals Jenner happy to be back Captain returns after concussion issues shawn Cayley scayley@durhamregion.com OSHAWA -- Despite the uncertainty he faced during a month-long battle with concussion symptoms, Boone Jenner was always confident that he would return to the Oshawa Generals lineup before the sea- son was out, and preferably in time to aid the playoff push. Others weren’t so confident, so it was certainly a surprise to most when Jenner did just that, returning to the Oshawa line- up last weekend for three games, includ- ing two wins to allow for some breathing room in the Eastern Conference playoff race heading into the final two weeks of the campaign. His appearance in the lineup caught many off guard after coach Gary Agnew had all but counted out the Generals captain some two weeks ago. At the time, Agnew said the team was proceeding as if the Dorchester native and second-round draft pick of the Columbus Blue Jackets would not be back before the season was out. In Agnew’s defence, it was a reasonable assessment of the situation. Jenner hadn’t played since getting his bell rung on Jan. 28 against the Brampton Battalion and it was thought not much progress was being made towards a return. “I think, like, everyone knows (with) a concussion thing ... you never know with those,” Jenner said on Sunday, after help- ing the Generals to a win over the London Knights. “I just hoped for the best and rest- ed as well as I could and tried to get better. 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