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MR" "w “L" v Elementary students ’ n to team the region will need an to receive their marks t Iadditional 170 hospital beds to , accommodate the aging and grow- The Waterloo Region District School Board P ing population. announced Tuesday that elementary students in l According to Malcolm Maxwell, lunior Kindergarten to Grade 8 will begin to l president and (IEO of Grand River Hos. receive their mark summary documents starting E pital. who presented on behalf of (he luly29. ; region's three hospitals to area council The documents will be mailed to families at the i lors recently. the hospitals need to work address the school has on file. . together to make a plan for the future. lino mark summary is received in the mail. the l That plan needs to include how to public board encourages parents to contact their L _ accommodate more people. child's school when it rte-opens in September. ; With more than 50 beds coming to “I want to sincerely thank those who coordinat- t Cambridge Memorial Hospital as they ed the completion of this initiative and those hired l expand. itstillisn't enough. to perform the data entry.‘ said public school { And where those beds might come board chair Kathleen Woodcock. "lheir profes- irom is difficult. Maxwell said Grand sional. efi'icient work has allowed the WRDSB to E River could accommodate another 52 provide the mark summary ahead of schedule and beds. but the remaining beds can't be within the budget allocated by the Board of l accommodated in St. Mary's General ‘ Trusteee' « { Hospital's existing envelope. The hospi» Representatives at the region's three Walt. viewing Grand River Hospital Parents were notified on June 18 that due to the ’ l tal's potential to expand is limited above.saidwe'l|needtoaddl70bedsovertheneat10yearstomeetdemand. Ongoinglabourdifluptionacrosstheprovinceele- ‘ y because it‘s landlocked. m mm rnentary students would not receive at Term 2 Ele- E [he hospitals are planning for 50 health care options instead of going St. Mary’s Hospital said. mentary WITCH Report Card. Parents received a ‘ poi cent growth in the population over straight to hospitals. But he also with St. Mary's Hospital having 150 placement hm" during the “in “'99“ 0f school, or, thought it could be became other can beds and Cambridge mm] Hospi- which included information about the grade “We are fortunate to live in a grow ties ~ like London. Hamilton and tal with I40. Waterloo Mayor Dave placement f0! their Child for the 2015-16 SChOOl mg and dynamic Toronto â€"â€" have laworsky notedtheregion islookingat M- t o m m u n t t y . ‘ .. . been investing an increased number ofbeds NW‘ The letter of placement will be part of the Maxwell «and. 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