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-- 10onô o ky i~ C BITS & Oshawa General Hospital coping Oshawa Generai Hospital Is implementing a major re- engineering plan. The hospi- tal, is the acute-care centre for the reglon, has had Its fundlng cut by 18% over a three-year perlod. Dr. Robin Davies, chief of staff th the hospital says of the plan: "its a very good plan, it does a couple of thlngs. It meets the financlal requirements while ailowing us to maintain the volume of patients and the quallty of care. Under the new plan, al directors of the the hospital departments willi be elimi- nated, givlng more decision- maklng power to front-lune workers. 0fthe 53 mlddie-manage- ment positions, 25 will be elimlnated. Another 180 staff positions, includlng those of some nurses and iaboratory workers wiil be cut in early 1998. Davies Is confident once physiclans and staff see the plan in place and how it works, they won't want to go back the way thlngs were. 8000 STILL SOUGHT IN HEP B LUNR Public Heaith officiais are stili trylng to locate 8,000 people who may have come in contact wlth highiy conta- The Newcastle Lions met for a regular dinner meeting on January 22 In the Uions Room at the Newcastle Communlty Hall. Twenty-flve Lions -and three guests sat down to a deliclous roast beef dinner catered by the Newcastle United Church Women. Lion President. Terry Graham acted as Chairman and welcomed the members wlth speclal words for prospective members to be lnitiated next month. After the dinner Lion Terry asked Lion Murray Paterson to Introduce speaker Carl Good. Murray lntroduced Carl as the new funeral director in town, not ing that he comes from a farm background and has been a funerai director for twenty-four years. Carl has been working on the Newffstle Funeral Home for two, years, openlng iast November. Carl chose to speak, to the club about funerai pre- arrangement and the fact that you can transfer your plan to anlother funeral home. There are many booklets and parn- phiets available at the Newcastle Funeral Home, 386 PI ECES glous hepatitis B virus. Prom 1990 to 1996, 18,567 people attended six health clinics, two, of which were located in Durham Reglon, for eiectroencephalo- grams or EEG tests that mon- itor the brain. The clinics stopped doing EEGs in F'ebruary of 1996. In the past year 75 cases have been reportè'd of the virus that are linked to the clinic visits. 0f these cases 17 were from Durhamu. 0 f the 8000 patients 3000 have flot been located. Persons who feel they may have visited one of the clinlcs should contact their doctor. 50% 0F STOPPED TRUCKS DEFECTIVE Close to 50 percent of the trucks stopped last year by Durham Police officers were found to have safety defects. Some 63 equipment and safety reiated charges were handed out and in six cases licence plates were removed from the vehicies. ART CLASSES AT VISUAL ARTS CENTRE The Visual Arts Centre of Clarlngton, Bowmanviile, is accepting registration for win- ter classes designed for chil- dren and aduits. For details cali 623-5831. tieÀ màLio nse thanked by Li on Dave Adams and presented wlth a token of appreciation from the club. Blrthday honors were bestowed on Lion Frank Hoar and the Big Brothers Bowl For Millions was taken on by Lion Roy Hopkins who will be collectlng sponsors and bowl- Ing for the club on Feb. 22. To be a sponsor cail Roy at 987- 4859. Plans were discussed to sponsor the 55 Alive Mature Driving Course and more Information will be available soon. Lion Ron Locke report- ed on the Down East Night to be held in the Communlity Hall on March 15 and dis- trlbuted tickets to many of the Lions present. The show *111 feature local entertainer, Charlie Anderson with the Derek Piigrim Band with spe- clal guest star Roy Payne. Down East food wlll be lncluded in the $20.00 per ticket price. The next regular meeting of1 the Newcastle Lions will take place on Feb. 12 in the Lions Room at the Newcastle Community Hall. John Clark wlll speak on chiropractie practices. Guests are weicome please cail Amnos Langley 987- 5260 for dinner conformation. Subsoriptions are now due: )Fire Ca Ilsr $23.0OO per year. Please make cheque payable to Municipality oft '.<Orono Weekly imes. Clarington Fire -»______________ Departments Ciarington Fire Departments wlth the Municîpaiity of Ciarington responded to the following cails during the time of January 20 to January 26: 1 vehlicie fire; 10 motor vehicie accidents; 10 medical assis- tance; 1 911 unknown 1 assîst other agency; 6 aiarm activation; 1 hazardous mate- riais cali and 4 check-out calls. ~ , The Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Roman Catholic Separate School Board Parents with children who will be attending Kindergarten in September 1997 are requested to register 110w at your local Catholie Separate Sehool. - Junior Kindergarten students must be four years of age by Dec. 31 St, 1997. - Senior Kindergarten students must be five years of age by Dec. 31st, 1997. To simplify the procedure please bring your child's Baptismal Certificate, Birdh Certificate, Immunization Record, your Lot and Concession number (for rural students) and proof of Separate School Property Tax Support. Please contact the appropriate school prior to the registration date to set up an appomntment: SCHOOL DATES/TIMES PHONE St. Francis of Assisi, Registration begins (905: 987-4797 Newcastle immediately and runs Principal: Bob Dwyer until Feb/ 21/97/ 8:30 - 3:30 The Board offers a French Immersion Programt beginning at thse Senior Kindergarten level. Jim Pilkington Don Foiz Board Chairperson Director ofEducation Recycle Please I I