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Grand River Hospital sees savings Gruml River Hospual has completed the plauning phase of is Operational Improvement and Benchâ€" marking project, an exercise hospital leadership began in April 2004 to identify areas for improved operaâ€" tonal efficiencies. In April 2004, the haspiâ€" tal‘s board approved an operating budget of $221 million for fiscal 2004/05 with the goal to reduce budâ€" get expenditures by $9 milâ€" jion. Last week, the hospital‘s board of directors approved Nominees sought for environmental awards Thc Grand River Conserâ€" vation Authority is lookâ€" ing for nominees for its 2004 environmental awards. Each year the Grand River Conservation Authoriâ€" ty presents awards 10 indiâ€" viduals, families, organizaâ€" tions and businesses that have taken action to protect and enhance the natural environment of the Grand River watershed. It presents two awards: the Honour Roll Award for a sustained record of achieveâ€" ment over and extended period of time; and Waterâ€" shed Awards for outstanding examples of conservation Wawrloo's Summer Craze Dance and Art Camp could use a volunteer helper age 16 or older, to prepare and oversee craft activities or to help with program management. There is currently an opening for the week of Aug. 16â€"20, and other summer weeks may also become available. If you would enjoy interacting with creative and energetic children, call 888â€"6488 or eâ€"mail wmacinâ€" tosh@city.waterloo.on.ca. Are you a responsible, funâ€"loving person age 16 or nldet with some daytime. evening or weekend hours to spare? Would you enjoy volunteering with same great, upcoming communiâ€" tv events? Volunteers are needed for the Buskers Carnival in August. Dianysia Festival, berry hox Run and Roval Medieval bair in September; and Spass n Spiel in Octo ber. bamily {teens with par ents| ar group voluntecring may be possible: Call City of Waterloo Volunteer Services, §8Kâ€"6488. or c mail wimnat intosh@ucity waterioo.on.ca to find out how to help Phe Arthnitis Society is looking for people to assist in a varicty of volunteer posttions. They include neighbourhond canvassing for the upcoming awareness campaign. occasional office support, leadership rqles as charr of the KW chapter, and special project team mem a net workout plan of $4.2 million in expenditure reduction and revenue enhancement | for the 200405 budget year that will see annualized savings of $9.4 million by 2005/06. "We‘ve worked hard at developing a plan to meei the $9 million target," said hospital president and chief executive officer Dennis Egan. "Patient care has been our top priority throughout this process, and every effort has been made to minimize the impact on our staff." and environmental work. The deadline for nomiâ€" nations is Sept. 30. A nomiâ€" nation form is available from the GRCA Web site at www grandriver.ca or by contacting Sue Southwell at the GRCA at 621â€"2763, ext. The nominees are selectâ€" ed by the Special Recogniâ€" tign committee of the GRCA. The winners are honâ€" oured at the GRCA annual meeting in February. The most recent winner of the Honour Roll award was the Brant Waterways Foundation in 2002. ber. Please consider this worthy cause with your talâ€" ented support. Call Carol at 743â€"2820, ext. 104 for more information or eâ€"mail chofâ€" fard@on.arthritis.ca. 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Implementation of the plan will begin immediately and take a significant amount of work over the hundreds of thousands of dollars for a variety of proâ€" jects in Brant and Brantford.. The 2003 winners of Watershed Awards were Walter Martin of Waterloo for planting 15,000 trees over 23 years; Ontario Pork for promoting environmenâ€" tallyâ€"friendly farming pracâ€" tices; the Walter Bean Grand River Community Trails Foundation for developing a 78â€"kilometre trail through Waterloo _ Region; the Puslinch Lake Conservation Association for its efforts to clean up the lake; Suncor Energy Products Inc. for its Safer for children and nonâ€"swimmers flockable cover} Double the season of a conventional pool Swim against adjustable jets maintenance Complete Foot Clinic 751 Victoria St. S. Suite 105 ’ Kitchener & s 579â€"9223 / Save space Thuesday Enriny Saturday Sunday SALE NOURS coming months. 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