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five, 10 and 30 days at half off the daily rate. Those passes must come with Hospital parking fees “break in-and-out privileges and be the bank” and are a barrier to transferable between patients the care visiting loved ones and caregivers. can provide, a Toronto patient Hospitals are also being told not to raise their daily parking advocate says. Francesca Grosso, whose rates for the next three years, elderly mother has been hosthe province said. pitalized for long periods, said In response, the Ontario the city’s hospitals Hospital Association Be a part of the often charge more said the governfor parking than its ment encouraged discussion. Visit hospitals to genertop hotels. this story on our Hospitals have website and share ate revenue that maximum daily would help cover your thoughts in rates of up to $28, t h e i r o p e ra t i n g the comments but if you leave – expenses, and this section. decision to cut a say, to pick up a child at school – the bit.ly/hospitalparking revenue source clock starts again, could not come at she said. a worse time. “I’ve had times “Revenue genwhen I’ve had to pay 25 bucks erated from parking fees is three times a day,” said Grosso, always used for patient care, a board member of the advotowards the purchase of capicacy group Patients Canada. tal equipment and projects, She called regulations infrastructure, clinical research, announced by Ontario’s Liberal and day-to-day operations such government this week to make as facility maintenance,” OHA hospital parking more affordCEO Anthony Dale added in a able for frequent visitors a great statement Monday. start. Ontario hospitals, Dale said, Starting Oct. 1, hospitals that “are now at a turning point” charge more than $10 a day after four years with no increase will have to provide passes for >>>CARP, page 11
Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension can’t be completed without another $400 million
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on the ice: Michael Barsoum practises his figure skating tricks at the Shops on Don Mills skating rink on Saturday.
The TTC needs an additional $400 million to finish the Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE). The money, 60 per cent, or $240 million of which needs to come from the City of Toronto, won’t account for extra construction work for the northern extension of the Spadina line, which isn’t projected to open until late 2017 at the earliest. Instead, said TTC CEO Andy Byford, it’s for settling outstanding legal claims made against the project, which now has a budget of $3.2 billion. “That amount of money needs to be put aside for known claims from that we know have merit and do need to be funded, and also potential exposure to claims,” said Byford Friday following a media tour of the York University station site currently under construction. “As with any major project, (TYSSE) has received a number of claims from contractors, and we think there are a number to come. The $400 million represents what we believe >>>TTC, page 16
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