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An Exciting Week For Sunnybrook: Volume 3/No 8 June 1, 2007 The Sunnybrook Hospital Volunteer Events

Mothers’ Week & Nursing Week Sunnybrook Speaker Series Association: 40 Great Years of Service Taking Control of Diabetes: BY SANDRA MCBRIDE, SVA BOARD PRESIDENT Celebrations A Success Energy, Motivation and Commitment WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. On May 2, 2007, the Sunnybrook Volunteer were 185 volunteers providing service in five BY JULIA BRINE Sunnybrook experts will discuss: Association (SVA) celebrated its 40th anniversary at different areas, contributing 6,000 hours. We now • Preventing Type 2 Diabetes – Sheila Walker, the Annual General Meeting and Dinner. The parade have 664 adult volunteers in 60 different services The week of May 7-11 was an exciting one for Anticipated completion for the project is 2010. Registered Dietitian of champions into McLaughlin Auditorium consisted providing 117,912 hours. Over the 40 years, the Sunnybrook as staff celebrated Nursing Week and The new home will provide P&G with much-needed • Leading Edge Diabetes Treatment and Care 2 17 of the 25 living past presidents. SVA has donated $4,004,156 to the hospital. Mothers’ Week with many popular events. space, equipment and support in order to best 1 – Dr. Baiju Shah, Endocrinologist manage more than 4,000 births per year, 25 per • Living Well with Diabetes – Leigh Caplan, The Association was legally established in May 1967 The highlight of this year’s Annual General Meeting M-Wing Construction Project Launch cent of which are high risk. In total, 68 beds and 48 Registered Nurse and the original executive was elected under the and Dinner was the presentation of 50 year pins to Pink and blue drapes, teddy bears, and alphabet bassinets will be available in a state-of-the-art • Moderator: Dr. Ivy Fettes, Director of leadership of Anne Austin. The first 20 pioneers Audrey Wilson and Joyce Raper, both of whom blocks filled the McLaughlin Auditorium on May 7 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), allowing P&G Endocrinology and Metabolism Phone: 416.480.4117; arrived at Sunnybrook on November 1 of that year started in the Red Cross Lodge, and Betty Newdick for the official kick-off of the M-Wing construction staff to continue delivering the superior care people e-mail: [email protected] and their numbers began to swell. In those early and Joan Brown, charter members who started in the project. Staff, physicians, volunteers and members have come to expect from Sunnybrook. 3 4 gift shop and then became buyers for lingerie and of Sunnybrook’s Board of Directors were invited to years, there were both veterans and community Lab Fest 2007 patients. The SVA was formed to provide volunteer giftware. All four are active volunteers and together attend the special event, which many have been Special thanks to staff who brought donations to the Presented by Plexxus (formerly Shared Healthcare service to the acute care patients, while volunteers with the many long-standing volunteers, they eagerly awaiting. event for Robertson House, a short term emergency Supply Services) from the Canadian Red Cross, many of whom collectively have donated many hours of service to shelter for homeless women 16 years and over with When: Tuesday, June 5th 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and started in the Red Cross Lodge, continued to provide the hospital. “This is the golden age of our development," said children, or young pregnant, homeless women. Wednesday, June 6th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. President and CEO, Leo Steven. "We are creating a service to veterans. 5 6 Where: University of Toronto, 89 Chestnut Street new unit that will provide the best research and care Children’s Book Reading Residen Retail services for the Association started in the for women and infants; we are looking forward to On Wednesday May 9, McLaughlin Lecture Theatre th canteen where a small corner of the coffee counter our project's completion and to the expansion of was filled with little voices and crayons. Children 8 Annual Sunnybrook Staff Golf was devoted to tuck shop items. Cigarettes and SVA services available for all members of our from Sunnybrook’s crèche and Blythwood Public Tournament logo matchbooks were hot items at that time! The community." School joined children’s author Ruowen Wang and Calling All Sunnybrook Staff gift cart was launched and then the first gift shop her illustrator to hear a special reading of her new Date: Friday, September 14, 2007 opened in C Wing in 1968. Volunteers raised $90 in The Honourable David Caplan, Minister of Public book Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? The 7 8 Place: Cardinal Golf Club (in Kettleby) Shotgun Start: 1:00 p.m. their first shift. Infrastructure Renewal, and The Honourable children were then given their own box of crayons Dinner: 7:00 p.m. , Minister of Education and MPP Don and a blank book to create their own story. Cost for the day is $100 (includes green fees, power Valley West, also attended to celebrate with staff. Once the Association had reimbursed the hospital cart, dinner, prizes) Back Row right to left: Jean Grant, Mary Lou Maltby, Shirley Taylor, Together with Leo Steven and Virginia McLaughlin, for the financial assistance for uniforms and stock While busily coloring the children offered their ideas Can’t make the game? Come for dinner for only $30 Gloria Fraser, Heidi Coles Middle Row right to left: Joy Gilchrist, Judy Chair of the Sunnybrook Board of Directors, they about what the new M-wing should look like as well for the gift cart and shop, donations to the hospital Poynton, Mary Shantz, Marg Dutton, Margaret McEwen, Jean Snell, and bursaries for the nurses were instituted. Margo Grant Front Row right to left: Phyllis Epp, Jo Mortley-Wood, launched this vital project for the hospital by cuing as what their mother means to them. Registration is now open… Barbara Hunt, Mary Moore the reveal of a 16-foot tall stork sign on Bayview However, the main purpose of the Association was, To book your spot and submit your payment, please Joyce Raper (left) and Audrey Images: 1. Sunnybrook's 16-foot stork on Bayview Avenue according to Anne Austin, “to bring comfort, Avenue via live video. It was certainly an uplifting contact: Karen Fritz, C138, extension 2477 or Wilson (right). Joyce is a desk 2. Former NICU patient Maggie and her father Sean Jensen at understanding and that personal touch”. and fitting way to introduce the Perinatal & Thomas Corse, CG3, extension 5991 captain and wheelchair escort the M-Wing Launch 3. P&G staff hosted booths 4. Some in K-wing, and Audrey is a Gynaecology (P&G) program to the Bayview Campus. Register early! Deadline for payment is August children at the book reading 5. Mrs. Ruth Redelmeier with 9 Enhancing the service to the hospital’s patients, coffee service volunteer in Shalimar Santos-Comia, RN at the Mothers’ tea 6. Dr. Jennifer 31, 2007 Warrior’s Hall. Both were residents and their families and visitors continues to awarded their 50 year service The P&G program will make up two of the four new Blake and Dr. Richard Pittini at the Speaker Series event 7,8. pins on May 2. floors to be built on top of the existing M-wing. The Sunnybrook staff at the Mothers' Tea 9. Leo Steven and Virginia be the focus of the Association. The first year there Nursing Week Awards Photos by Doug Nicholson remaining two floors are slated for research space in McLaughlin are joined by MPPs David Caplan and Kathleen areas such as angiogenesis and molecular medicine. Wynne Topping The Dream University of Toronto honours Sunnybrook student Christine Sunnybrook Recruits World-Renowned Ichim with the 2007 Adel S. Sedra Award Researcher as New Physician-In-Chief BY JIM OLDFIELD Christine Ichim’s message, delivered to a crowd of Excellence ceremony. “This award is a very big 800 students at Upper Canada College in Toronto honour,” says Ichim, “and it means all the more Sunnybrook is pleased She will be responsible for helping to set the early this year during an event sponsored by the coming from U of T. If you look at U of T alumni, and to announce that Dr. strategic direction of the hospital's globally Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplasia Association of the students, my peers—the titans of tomorrow—it’s Wendy Levinson has acclaimed research and teaching mandates and Canada, was not, “Go into science or become a just very humbling to be chosen. I really didn’t accepted the position ensuring Sunnybrook continues to set new doctor.” Instead, the message from Ichim, a third- expect this.” of Physician-in- Chief standards of excellence in patient care. at Sunnybrook Health year PhD student in medical biophysics at the Maybe she should have done. At the age of 18, Ichim Sunnybrook Student Christine Ichim and Sunnybrook Research Sciences Centre. Dr. Levinson is a world-renowned researcher and University of Toronto and cancer researcher in the Institute scientist Dr. Richard Wells was appointed as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in lab of Sunnybrook Research Institute scientist Dr. rollerbladed across Canada and raised $160,000 for Photo by Doug Nicholson Dr. Levinson is 2003. She has an extensive record of publications, Richard Wells, was this: “Follow your dream.” leukemia research; since then, she has organized When she isn’t doing cutting-edge cancer research currently the Sir John & grants, and honours for her array of research work two province-wide leukemia awareness days, given or community outreach, Ichim makes time for Lady Eaton Professor including: physician-patient communication, She knows of what she speaks. 37 motivational speeches at schools and clubs and Chair of Medicine disclosure of medical errors and promoting a culture across , and founded a cancer roundtable another passion: mountaineering. To date she’s at the University of of safety, and informed decision-making by Since she began pursuing her dream of having an discussion forum that ran from 2002–2005, among scaled seven peaks that top 4,000 feet, the most Dr. Wendy Levinson, Sunnybrook’s Toronto. Dr. Levinson patients. numerous other extracurricular activities. As an MSc recent being Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania (19,340 new Phyiscian-in-Chief impact on the fight against cancer while still a has served as high-school student, conducting vitamin C student at the Ontario Cancer Institute, Ichim feet). She plans to top all seven summits, the Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago Dr. Levinson received her Bachelor of Science degree experiments with her brother in their parents’ developed a novel technique for isolating pure highest peaks on each of the seven continents. “It’s School of Medicine and at Oregon Health Sciences from the University of Toronto and her medical basement in hopes of curing her mother’s populations of clonogenic leukemia cells. Wells calls not just a test of the body, it’s a test of the mind,” University. She continues in leadership roles in degree from McMaster University. She received her leukemia, Ichim’s trajectory of accomplishment the technique a “fantastically clever approach,” and she says. “It’s about endurance.” academic medicine in the United States. internal medicine training at McGill University and inside and outside the lab has been spectacular— it led to his lab’s characterization of EAR2 as a key her epidemiology training in the Robert Wood Top: Group Practice Awards of Excellence included: The nursing so much so that on May 9, 2007, in recognition of gene in the replication of leukemia cells and disease She knows of what she speaks. As Chief of Medicine at Sunnybrook, Dr. Levinson Johnson Clinical Scholars program at McGill. staff of K2 West and PCM Middle: The nursing staff of D4 her achievements, the University of Toronto progression. It was Wells who encouraged Ichim to will provide leadership at one of Canada's largest Bottom: The nursing staff of the Emergency Department presented her with the Adel S. Sedra Distinguished apply for the Sedra award, and he was instrumental The Canadian Institutes of Health Research, SickKids academic health sciences centres that has 1,200 Dr. Levinson will officially begin her tenure with Foundation and the estate of J.D. Crashley (via the beds, 10,000 staff and physicians, 2,000 students, Sunnybrook on June 1, 2007. Graduate Award at their annual Awards of in the nomination process, which included writing a Photos by Dale Roddick Sunnybrook Foundation) funded Wells’ and Ichim’s and conducts $100 million in research each year. letter of support. “He’s an optimist,” says Ichim, with a smile. research. Supporting Families Sentinel Lymph Node in Cervical Cancer A hospital-wide project initiated to improve family experiences Reduces Complications Study Shows and support staff BY: NATALIE CHUNG-SAYERS Unique BY NADIA NORCIA RADOVINI In the uncommon application of Sentinel Lymph receive the drainage of cancer cells from the site of Node (SLN) procedure for cervical cancer, The Supporting Families Collaborative is a new Central to the success of the project is a tumour. SLN procedure removes 1 to 2 sentinel Interaction in Sunnybrook researchers have further validated its initiative developed to increase awareness and understanding what is important to the families of lymph nodes compared to the standard full node application as safe and practical in the treatment of improve support for patients, families and hospital our patients and residents and finding ways to dissection removal of 10 to 30 lymph nodes, and Immunity to the disease according to a study published in this staff by looking at systems and processes needed to ensure that the care team is informed. has been proven to reduce morbidity or Photo by Doug Nicholson month’s Gynecologic Oncology. enhance the level of care. complications such as pain, nausea and Infection The participants are developing new skills and lymphedema or chronic swelling of a patient’s leg(s) “SLN procedure is becoming a preferred procedure Above: Dr. Michael Wosnick, president, National Cancer “This project has the capacity to make breakthrough knowledge to improve practice and quality and they and or soft tissue. because of associated reductions in morbidity, and The immune system’s Institute of Canada, Linda Rabeneck, program chief, Toronto change in patient care as staff work together on a are finding ways to improve staff satisfaction with to deliver this procedure successfully has meant Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre and regional vice president specific issue, to make significant and sustainable regards to working with families. Resources are To perform the procedure and reduce the risk of of Cancer Care Ontario, and Terry Sullivan, president, Cancer even stronger collaboration across pathology, recognition and the improvements in care,” says Frances Flint, director available to each team to guide them in best missing malignant lymph nodes or minimizing the Care Ontario at Sunnybrook's annual Cancer Research Day with nuclear medicine and surgery teams,” says Dr. Allan of Nursing Practice at Sunnybrook. “Ensuring family practices for working with families and quality false negative rate, the researchers looked at the ongoing struggle for the inaugural Cancer Research and Innovation Report Covens, one of only a handful of surgeons issues are being addressed in a timely fashion is an improvement. cervix as a midline structure and evaluated each essential component of the high quality of care we worldwide performing this procedure in cervical side of the patient, instead of evaluating the patient survival of the fittest Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre cancer treatment. Dr. Covens is also lead unilaterally. The incidence of detecting at least one (TSRCC) and Sunnybrook Research Institute strive to provide.” Family involvement, continuity of The project focuses on reported satisfaction scores investigator of the study and a surgical oncologist at sentinel node was 98 per cent per patient, and 85 BY NATALIE CHUNG-SAYERS (SRI) celebrated research excellence at the care, and emotional support are all important to our for continuity of care and transition, ensuring links Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre per cent per side. second Annual Cancer Research Day. As a patients’ experiences. The collaborative process will between units or areas. For example the Schulich (TSRCC). In an unprecedented study, researchers at partial testament to the substantial, world- also highlight the system and process changes that and Perinatal and Gynaecology programs have Cervical cancer first develops in the cells of the Sunnybrook have provided evidence of a leading cancer research that continues at are needed to support staff in making demonstrable representatives from across the continuum of care Lymph node status is the most important predictive unique molecular interaction in immunity to Sunnybrook, eleven researchers presented the and measurable change. designing and testing ways to achieve seamless flow cervix or lower part of a woman’s uterus. In 2007, infection that suggests longer-term clinical latest in studies to improve cancer prevention, factor in cervical cancer. More often applied in an estimated 1,350 Canadian women will be from the patient/family perspective. implications for treatment of screening and treatment. Attendees were There are 12 teams, representing most of the breast cancer, SLN procedure identifies the sentinel diagnosed with cervical cancer, and an estimated cytomegaloviruses (CMVs), a family of welcomed by Leo Steven, president and CEO, lymph nodes which are the first lymph nodes to 390 will not survive the disease. strategic programs at Sunnybrook, looking at ways The workshop topics build on our philosophy of herpesviruses causing chronic and sometimes Sunnybrook, and the day was hosted by Dr. Linda to improve these functions. The teams are patient-centred care to reach out to families with an fatal infections. Rabeneck, vice president, Regional Cancer multidisciplinary including: nurses, nursing leaders, emphasis on patient safety, ethics and reducing Services, Sunnybrook and Dr. Michael Julius, vice operations directors, social work, doctors, clinical unnecessary burdens experienced by our families. Published online in April in the journal president, Research, Sunnybrook. Guests ethics, music therapists, educators, Immunity, the study provides definitive including Dr. Michael Wosnick, executive physiotherapists, occupational therapists, veterans’ molecular evidence of ongoing evolution and director, National Cancer Institute of Canada, and Self-selected teams are sponsored by their care staff, nursing graduate students but most counter-evolution in host-pathogen Terrence Sullivan, president and CEO, Cancer programs and have several disciplines actively interactions. Researchers characterized innate Care Ontario also celebrated the release of the importantly, patients. Based on recommendations participating in the teamwork sessions. The Dwight Wilson, First World War Veteran: immunity to CMV during the initial stages of inaugural Cancer Research and Innovation from the Institute for Health Improvement, all teams members of each team are committed to attending infection, and identified an interaction Report, a TSRCC annual initiative in collaboration are including family members as part of their quality all the learning sessions, doing the improvement 1901 - 2007 between a rat CMV protein and the inhibitory with SRI. initiative. Actively engaging patients and their work between sessions, and reporting back their immuno-receptor, NKR-P1B. A similar families in improvement projects is a new strategy learning and success to other teams and the BY SALLY FUR inhibitory receptor is conserved in humans, for our teams. Collaborative Steering Committee. known as NKR-P1A or CD161. The flags were lowered to half- he was too old for active duty. Dwight’s two younger “A number of unique and effective initiatives are The first few sessions began recently; there are a mast at Sunnybrook, Canada’s brothers served in the Second World War. One Key findings of the study include the evolution coming out of this project,” says Flint. For example, total of five education/work sessions, which will largest veterans care facility, to served in the Canadian Army in Holland and the of a decoy mechanism by which CMV has co- the OR group looked at ways to improve the conclude with a celebratory event on November 27, honour the passing of other brother went to England to serve as an air raid opted a lectin-like host gene in order to gain communication with families of patients who are 2007 in the McLaughlin Auditorium. Sunnybrook resident and First warden. protection from killing by the host’s natural undergoing surgery. Others are looking specifically World War veteran Percy killer (NK) cells. As a result, infected cells are at admission and discharge processes. “Dwight” Wilson, on May 9. Mr. Wilson enjoyed a career in music, specifically mistakenly recognized as normal “self” cells, Mr. Wilson’s passing leaves one singing, studying at the Royal Conservatory in because the viral decoy mimics the natural known surviving Canadian First Toronto and the University of Western Ontario and host ligand by interacting with the inhibitory World War veteran, Mr. John later performing as a concert baritone at Toronto’s NKR-P1B receptor. Key findings also demonstrate that individual variations in host Babcock, who lives in Spokane, Massey Hall, churches and other venues in Toronto. NKR-P1 receptors have evolved to avert the -Continued Washington. He also sang in an inaugural national radio Mothers’ Week & Nursing Week CMV viral decoy strategy while maintaining broadcast when the Canadian radio network was “self” recognition to avoid autoimmunity. Born on February 26, 1901 in being established. The illustrator then took their ideas and drew There were also general information booths about Similar lectin-like genes have been found in Vienna, Elgin County, Ontario, pictures for the audience using the overhead the Perinatal & Gynaeclogy program. poxviruses, suggesting this may be a common He met his wife Eleanor Dean, a singer and pianist, projector, inviting them to draw along. he was one of nine children. In theme for viral evasion of innate immunity. Mothers’ Tea 1915, as a young Cadet Mr. at the Royal Conservatory. They married in 1927 and Wilson trained as a mounted remained together until her death at age 94. They Above: The Honourable , Minister of Health Sunnybrook Speaker Series In honour of Mother’s Day, grandmothers, mothers “For the first time, an MHC-independent and Long-Term Care with Holland staff members Susan Clark, Survival Guide for Women: From Contraception to and daughters gathered together in the McLaughlin bugler in the militia and in July had two sons Dean and Paul. ‘missing-self’ recognition system has been Deborah Kennedy, Anne Marie MacLeod, chief operating officer Pregnancy Auditorium on Friday, May 11. Sunnybrook of the following year, at age 15 shown to be involved in innate immunity to infection,” says Dr. James Carlyle, lead and Patricia Dickson. This May 8 evening discussion featured four provided staff and their mothers with tea, coffee, (a full three years shy of the Mr. Wilson continued his love of singing at investigator, scientist at Sunnybrook Research Sunnybrook experts who discussed contraception as refreshments, a photo booth, and a string quartet. legal minimum) he enlisted and Sunnybrook where he sang for the nursing staff and Institute and assistant professor, Department Congratulations to our team at the Holland well as planning a pregnancy and going home with Guests mingled around the room, visiting 6 different joined the 69th Artillery Battery fellow residents with his rich classical baritone of Immunology, University of Toronto. “We are Orthopaedic & Arthritic Centre for their your new baby. “conversation stations” with Sunnybrook nurses, in Toronto. In 1916, following voice. You could often find him down in Warrior’s always looking at the evolution of pathogens Celebrating Innovations in Health Care Expo chatting about health tips for women of all ages. basic training in Camp Niagara and Camp Petawawa, Hall with the veterans singing and taking part in to give us insight into the normal operation of 2007 Minister's Innovations Award announced Guests received a complimentary teacup and hand Ontario, Mr. Wilson ventured overseas, as a bugle daily entertainment programs. Dr. Jennifer Blake, chief, Obstetrics and Gynaecology the immune system, but we are equally last week by the Minister of Health and Long- discussed current sexual health issues for women cream samples from Glysomed as parting gifts. boy with the Toronto-based 69th Artillery Battery. Term Care. This award recognizes innovative interested in the counter-evolution of host and research including the HPV virus. Dr. Sharon On the two week voyage crossing the North Atlantic In memory of Mr. Wilson and all those who served in programs that are changing health care in mechanisms to avert infectious disease. In the Domb, Sunnybrook family physician, spoke about to England, he entertained the other troops on the the Great War, the family has requested that Ontario. There were six winners from across the long term, this helps us to develop targeted some factors to consider while planning a healthy Congratulations to Nursing Week R.M.S. Grampian liner with his wonderful singing donations be directed to the Veterans’ Comfort province chosen from more than 300 strategies for the treatment and prevention of pregnancy. She discussed the importance of diet voice. He was 1 of over 600,000 Canadians who Fund at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Room submissions. chronic infections like CMV.” and exercise, medications taken before and during 2007 Award Winners fulfilled their sense of duty and volunteered to serve KGE39. Our Holland Centre team was recognized in the pregnancy as well as preparing your body for the in the Great War. CMV causes life-long infections that are baby. Anne Archer, certified childbirth educator, Individual Practice Awards of Excellence normally well-controlled in individuals with category of 'Improving Efficiency Through Carol Humphrey RPN, K3C; Pat Conlon, RN, B5 ICU; Process Design', for the development and discussed what to anticipate when going home with Once in England, his superiors realized he was too healthy immune systems, and evidence of Joan Cassell, RN, D3; Louise Sizto, RN, IV Team; implementation of a new central intake and your new baby including ways to connect with your young and held him back from the front lines. He CMV infection is found in up to two-thirds of Monica Nicholson, RN and Elizabeth MacMillan- assessment centre that has resulted in reduced baby and adapting to new family dynamics. stayed for a short time with the 34th Battalion (a any given population. When the immune York, RN, WC ;Eileen McMahon, RN, NP, WC; Maria wait times and improved access to total hip and reserve unit), where his duties included digging system is weakened, such as in infants, Martins, RN, HOAC; Dorothy Archibald, RN, HOAC knee replacements. In collaboration with our Dr. Richard Pittini, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, trenches in Dover, England. In January of 1917, he patients undergoing chemotherapy, Group Practice Awards of Excellence transplant recipients, or those afflicted with Toronto Central LHIN hospital partners, the and moderator for the evening, then led an was sent back to Canada and discharged as a minor. C6 nursing staff; D4 nursing staff; Emergency AIDS or other immune deficiencies, CMV Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre informative Q&A session with the gathered group. Once back in Canada, and still determined, Mr. Department nursing staff; K2W nursing staff and infections often escalate, leading to innovative model of care is part of the Hip and Wilson re-enlisted in the 69th Battery but was PCM complications that can sometimes be fatal. Knee Replacement Project or the surgical The audience was also treated to a slide show that discharged in Petawawa in 1918. component of a wider initiative called the Joint evening by Monica Nicholson, Project Leader for the Nursing Education Awards of Excellence This study was generously funded by the Health and Disease Management Program. Perinatal Program, about the up and coming Barbara McArthur, RN, OR; Jennifer Brown, RN, D5 Two decades later when the Second World War broke Canadian Institutes for Health Research and expansion of the M-Wing. Renderings of the future Nursing Research Award of Excellence out in 1939, while working with Bell Telephone, the International Human Frontier Science delivery and post-natal rooms, new parent areas, Yvonne Ramlall, RPN, HOAC where he stayed until retiring in 1966, Mr. Wilson Above: Members of the 7th Toronto Regiment, Royal Canadian Program Organization. Submission deadline for next issue: operating rooms and various upgrades were Patient Care Manager Award of Excellence became a Captain in Stratford’s 7th Perth Regiment Artillery, performed a military funeral and ceremony befitting a June 5, 2007 displayed. Outside the auditorium a representative Mary Glavassevich, C2 Reserves. He tried to serve once again only this time captain for Mr. Wilson. Above left: at age fifteen as a bugle boy in Next issue date: June 12, 2007 from corporate planning hosted further displays of 1916; Mr. Wilson in 2007. the new reconstruction plan. Photo by Doug Nicholson