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EARLY EDITION A6 A THE GAZETTE montrealgazette.com WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 New critic for CHUM plans 1 Patients rights activist Paul Brunet says It would be better to spread services around iM if, 'i' ik u.v. 1 mK t4i. 1 V. j3ft 1 MAX HARROLD THE CAZETTE Opthalmology and psychiatry are services that may end up being moved aroitnd, she added. The meeting between Bolduc and CHUM comes after blistering criticism last month from Gaetan Barrette, the head of the federation of medical specialists.

Barrette's critique zeroed in on five areas: the anticipated 700 beds vs. the 900 or more he said are required; predicted problems in attracting and keeping staff; difficulties in providing proper access for patients; dilution of CHUM's teaching-hospital vocation; and restricted capacity for physical expansion. Bedard said Barrette and Bolduc both agree on the basic goals of the CHUM that is should be a world-calibre institution placing patients at the heart of its mission and where doctors' roles are highlighted. mharrold thegazette.canwest.com But the CHUM's plan for 700 beds does not augur well for quality services, he said, as current hospitals "have many problems with just 200 or 300 beds." Such large hospitals often don't work well when it comes to quality patient care, he said. But a somewhat increased concentration of beds is worth it if it comes with better equipment and upgraded research facilities, as has been promised, he said.

Health Minister Yves Bolduc will meet with CHUM officials tomorrow to discuss the project, Marie-five Bedard, a spokesperson for Bolduc, told The Gazette yesterday How many beds, the number of operating rooms and whether private clinics will be counted as part of the health centre's campus are "all up for discussion." Patients might benefit from some dispersal of services at one of Montreal's planned supcrhos-pitals, a patients' advocate says. Responding to comments by Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc's spokesperson in the media yesterday, Paul Brunet, head of the Conseil pour la protection des malades, said the suggestion that the Centre hospital-ier de l'Universite de Montreal may be broken up into different buildings is a good one. "It could provide patients with services on a more human scale," Brunet said. The superhospital is to replace the Hotel Dieu, Notre Dame and St. Luc hospitals at the downtown St.

Luc site. PHIL CARPENTER THE CAZETTE Lilian Villanueva stands beside pictures of her son Fredy during a vigil at Henri Bourassa Park to remember his death a month ago. Her son was killed by police during an altercation at the park. Bronfman to wed again in N.Y.C. for slain teen Vigil Philanthropist to marry architect versity He was chairman of Seagrams and an owner of the Montreal Expos baseball team.

Bronfman, 77, is the son of Sam and Saidye Bronfman. He was previously married to Barbara Baerwald, whom he divorced in 1982, and then married Andrea (Andy) Morrison, who died after being hit by a taxi in New York City in January 2006. asutherland thegazette.canwest.com FAMILY, FRIENDS GATHER AT PARK But amid the anger and bitterness, there are signs of unity in community younger than her brother, is an architect and met the business and philanthropic icon through mutual friends. "I'm very pleased for him," said Lambert, who will be attending the wedding. Bronfman has made Manhattan his home for several years but was born and educated in Montreal, attending Selwyn House School and McGill Uni ANNE SUTHERLAND THE GAZETTE Former Montrealer Charles Bronfman will be marrying for a third time Sunday when he weds Bonita Roche in a ceremony at the Seagram Building in Manhattan.

Roche, who Bronfman's sister Phyllis Lambert described as "delightful" and 20 years Custom mode blinds, draperies, valences, bedspreads, upholstery, carpeting and wall coverings cover up what happened here," she said. "We are immigrants, we are poor, and they think that because of the colour of our skin or because we don't speak the language very well we are going to let it happen. "Racism and brutality is an everyday thing for us. In Spanish we say basta enough is enough." But amid the anger and grief were signs of hope. "People who (before) just shared the same ground actually talk now, try to find a solution so this kind of event doesn't happen again," said Don Harley, co-organizer of a local choir that sang at the vigil.

"People here have been understanding that you need to take back your life," said Victor Hen-riquez, a spokesperson for the Villanueva family. "Montreal North is a place where, yes, we have problems. But we have the dynamism necessary to go ahead and to have a great community." jkilpatrick thegazette.canwest.com RE AT mm swdm candles and offer prayers in his honour. As darkness fell, at least 30 members of the community came to pay their respects and offer support The family had issued a statement to news media requesting privacy, but a group calling themselves Mothers and Grandmothers for Life and Justice was speaking out. Marise Perez, a mother of two adult children and a 30-year resident of Montreal North, said the authorities' silence about the incident as rumours swirled in the days afterward sparked suspicion and distrust in the community "What we think is that behind the police there are lawyers and people who have a lot of money and power who are telling them what to do and what to say to JULIA KILPATRICK THE CAZETTE Pain and distrust were evident in the faces and words of those gathered at a vigil in Montreal North last night to honour Fredy Villanueva, the teen shot and killed by police last month.

A tree on the edge of the parking lot where Villanueva, 19, was shot by a Montreal police officer on Aug. 9 has been turned into a makeshift memorial. Every week since the shooting, friends and family have gathered around the photos of Villanueya and garlands of red, yellow and white blossoms adorning its trunk to share memories and mourn their loss. Last night, Villanueva's mother, siblings and cousins huddled at the base of the tree to light DECORATE TODAY WITH THESE FLAIURED SPLCIALS KS HUriTlfi DOUGLAS DUETTEtm SHADES Bonus with purchase! Free option! (up to $136 value per shade) UP TO EE LEVOLOQ CUSTOM BLINDS When I know, you'll know: Dauphin UP TO 5S1ADE-0-IY1A7IC CUSTOM BLINDS fnnnrillnr ronoatc that invoctidation N.V I I V. I I I I IVjJVUU LIIUC I I I I llgu VI I I of Villanueva shooting will be transparent SIM CARPETING 60 colours, 12' and 15' widths, 35, 45 or 55 oz On sale from Free measurement service Installation by experts More specials available! government and community groups formed after Villanueva's shooting has met twice and will soon unveil a plan aimed at making sure events like the arson and looting that occurred in Montreal North do not recur.

But, he added, Montreal police had acknowledged there was room for change in how they deal with communities in their districts. "But if there's a lesson in what happened in Montreal North it's that we have to get more involved and into closer proximity with all the groups that are working very hard for the same objective that we'll have peace in our city" Nor will the committee formed by city hall be the only body investigating the aftermath of Villanueva's death. A forum organized by Vision Montreal, the opposition party, is also expected to look at the causes it led to I "rioting that followed. jmenniethegazette.canwest.c fefj rewards Earn Hbc Rewards Points with your purchase! (details in-store about the (Mohamed Anas) Ben-nis affair in 2005 (when Montreal police shot a 25-year-old man, alleging he attacked an officer with a knife) or when you talk about the (Quilem) Registre affair (when a man pulled over for a traffic violation died after being tasered six times by police). "Everybody wants to see these conclusions as soon as possible." Dauphin made his remarks during the unveiling of a report compiled by the International Centre for the Prevention of Crime, a non-profit organization headquartered in Montreal.

Dauphin said the report's conclusion that crime prevention must be a combined effort by police, governments and community groups resonated here, given the rioting that followed Villanueva's death. Dauphin said a committee of police officials, members of the JAMES MENNIE THE CAZETTE The politician responsible for Montreal's police department says he has been given no details about the progress of a provincial investigation into a police shooting that sparked a riot in Montreal North last month. But Claude Dauphin, chairperson of the city executive committee, added that when he finds out what happened in Montreal North on Aug. 9, the day Fredy Villanueva was shot and killed by Montreal police, so will the rest of Montreal. "One thing we're proud of is that the (Quebec public security) minister said the conclusion (of the investigation) would be public," Dauphin told reporters.

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