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i 14 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 3,1986 Section Two Whitby Fire Chief Suggests 911 Phone Would Boost Calls Winners of Henry BuildalVs Two Contests District Governor Visits Local Lions Club by Rob Savage The number of emergency calls answered by the Town of Newcastle Fire Dept, will probably double if the 911 emergency phone number is implemented, implemented, Whitby Fire Chief Ed Crouch said on Monday. Mr. Crouch, a member of the region's special 911 task force, told the Newcastle General Purpose Committee Committee on Monday that the increase increase would be due to the fire fighters' knowledge of CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation). Resuscitation). He said calls initially sent to the ambulance service would also go to the fire station. station. if an ambulance was not immediately available. The issue was just one of Several addressed by Mr. Crouch following a regional council decision two weeks ago to have Bell Canada investigate investigate the costs of implementing implementing the 911 emergency system in Durham. The 911 phone number is aii emergency number which people can dial for police, ambulance or fire calls. The calls would go to five operators in Oshawa, who would then transfer the calls to the ambulance or police dispatchers or to one of the five different fire stations stations within the region. Regional Chairman Gary Herrema has estimated the cost for the implementation of the service would be about $1 million. That figure, based on estimates estimates from a report on the American "20/20" news program, includes the es- > tablishment of a centralized centralized operators' station in Oshawa and the costs of the computerized phone system itself. No provincial funding would be available towards the service and the Town oi Newcastle's share of the cost would be $110,000. For the town itself, the major costs include the need for an estimated five operators, the possible establishment establishment of a cen tralized phone centre at the Bowmanville fire station and the costs of improving the Bell system in the municipality. Committee went in camera camera to discuss some of the costs of improving the Bell System. Those costs are based on the computerized system being looked at by the region. region. Referred to as the "enhanced" "enhanced" 911 system, the computers automatically give the operator a listing of the callers' name, address, address, phone number and any other pertinent information. information. In the Town of Newcastle, the implementation of such a system would mean some rural areas could require street and address numbers to replace the existing rural route numbers. At a previous Regional Council meeting, Brock Mayor Allan McPhail said grids might also be used by the town to identify the specific specific location of the call. The costs of the system itself itself should become more clear when Bell completes its study at the end of January. January. Those costs would then be incorporated into the region's region's 1987 budget if the system system is approved. If implemented, the entire entire system is scheduled to start in the fall of 1989 and would coincide with the issuing issuing of of new Bell Telephone Telephone books. No Shortage of Nurses by Tammy Hill While downtown Toronto hospitals are currently pleading for specialty nurses, Memorial Hospital Bowmanville reports that it has no such shortage. Hospital executive director director Richard Elston said, "We are not experiencing a shortage of specialty nurses and we still have a lot of applications applications for employment on file." During the past week, many of the Toronto based medical facilities have been experiencing a shortage shortage in their nursing staff. They have had to look towards towards the east and west coast for recruitment of specialized persons. However, Mr. Elston said he foresees no such shortage shortage at Memorial Hospital Bowmanville. The weakening nursing areas are in operating rooms, intensive care and other "pressure point" positions. positions. . An average staff of specialty specialty nurses at Memorial would be about 15. Anything Anything less than this figure would result in the same predicament Toronto hospitals hospitals are presently facing. Water Systems Adequate by Rob Savage The final decision on the $8 million condominium at Scugog and Wellington streets in Bowmanville is getting closer as the town's planning department received received some awaited noise and servicing reports. "We trust that these reports reports satisfy your concerns," concerns," architect Nick Bruynson said in an a letter accompanying the docu- Wesley ville News At a special event at Welcome Welcome United Church last Tuesday Tuesday evening, November 18th, the AOTS men's club of Hope charge, celebrated 25 years of service. A roast beef dinner was provided by the Welcome UCW for the 85 present. Following the dinner the men presented a program with Lloyd Kellogg, president, acting as chairman. The entire entire group joined in a sing song led by John Groeneveld with accordion, to start the program, program, and this was followed by numbers from four men of the Oshawa barber shoppers. There were greetings expressed expressed by Rev. Robert Bartlett Bartlett of Toronto, and Dr. Mac Freeman of Kingston. The main speaker of the evening was Rev. Ian Munroe of Calgary Calgary who was the minister on the Welcome charge in 1969, when Hope charge was formed. formed. He, with his wife, spent six months as exchange minister minister in Australia and it was of that period he spoke and illustrated his talk with slides. Besides the place where he ministered, Rev. Munroe had travelled to other parts of the country so he was able to present a very interesting account. account. Guests were present from Belleville Presbytery but the Hope club is the only one in Cobourg Presbytery. Greetings were brought from the Bay of Quinte conference by Don Spafford of Belleville and by Jack Arthur of Stirling, national president. Former ministers who were unable to be present were Rev. Ken Norman of Belleville, founder of the Hope club, Rev. Gordon Rutherford of Courtice, Lynda Spotlight on Figure Skating At Orono Club by Marilyn Ransbcrry Orono Figure Skating Club Xmas Trees Last week we lost one night of skating due to a compressor breakdown. We were all glad to have the ice back in shape on Tuesday. I can't recall a previous time when we have had to cancel skating due to ice conditions. We are fortunate in Orono to have excellent ice to skate on. Wo sometimes forget how Important the arena staff is, and how hard they work at keeping the Ice in top condition I The following skaters have passed badges on Nov. 14: Passing from elementary to basic ■ Melanie Allin, David Burton, Alecin Staples, Jeff Gates, Gordon Wilkinson. Janice Belcr passed from Novice III to Novice IV. Congratulations skaters! ■ Our candles have been given out to all skaters, All money should be handed In this week. King of Oshawa, and Rev. Wm. Kennedy of Smiths Falls, who is recovering from a heart attack. After the program program the men enjoyed coffee and birthday cake made for Lloyd Kellogg whose birthday was that day. Barbara Anderson of Westmeath Westmeath is spending some time with her aunt Mrs. Clarence Nichols, while she is doing some practice teaching. Barbara has earned one degree from Queen's and is working on another. Two others of her family are attending Queen's also. Congratulations to Arnold Austin who celebrated his 80th birthday on Thursday, November November 20th. His daughters, Muriel Cornelius and Marie Fraser arranged a dinner in his honour at the Copperfield Restaurant in Cobourg. There were 15 family members present, including brothers Harold and Truman. The latter latter has been in hospital in Port Hope for some time with an injured leg but was released long enough to attend. It was the first really stormy night of this season but all were able to go to the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ross Cornelius, Port Hope, following the dinner. There they enjoyed an evening of card playing and were joined by other guests. Thursday night's storm was a real foretaste of winter, especially driving for those of us whose cars sit outside to be well coated with ice. But Friday Friday morning's sun shone on a glittering world of beauty where every shrub and tree was decorated, birds flocked to feeders mostly neglected before. ments sent to Planning Director Director Terry Edwards last week. / The submission of the reports reports follows a recommendation recommendation made by Mr. Edwards Edwards to town council last month to delay a decision on the building. Mr. Edwards said no judgment judgment could be reached on the seven storey building until those documents from the regional officials were in. John Rice, who has proposed proposed the condominium project, project, says council should be ready to settle the issue. One report was from C. S. Lee, the Sewer and Water Design Engineer for the Regional Regional Works department. He says water systems to the site are adequate, and his staff "are confident that the proposed 77 units of apartment development can be accommodated with- outcausingadverse affect." The other report on sound attenuation was prepared by Mr. Bruynson and offers equally positive results. He concludes that the site is suitable but "precautions should be taken to ensure that a general attenuation of at least 33 decibels is incorporated incorporated in the walls." With both reports having gone to staff, there are no outstanding studies on the site and town council should soon be in a position to reach a decision. Mr. Rice said he didn't know when the rezoning application application for the condominium condominium would be addressed addressed by the town. Delegations both in favor and in opposition to the building spoke previously at the public hearing held in October. Critics opposing the site challenged the height and design of the building while Mr. Bruynson and lawyer Irwin Hamilton maintained the condominium would be a welcome addition to the neighborhood. Mr. Rice says he hopes the final decision coming from council will take into consideration consideration the benefits the building offers to the town. "It's good for the town. It's good for the people," he said. "The only thing holding holding it up is the government." At the Bowmanville Lions Club meeting on Monday, November 24, District Governor Bill DeYoung (centre), spoke to the group of Lions on this year's international president's theme, "Bring quality to life." Mr. DeYoung said his own interpretation of this idea is, "To extend a helping hand." Lions Club President Wally Heinbuch (right) and First Vice-President Iain Maciver (left) welcomed Frankford resident, Bill DeYoung to the meeting. Aerobic Studio For Women \ijive a aift of fitness that lasts a mar. . Henry Buildall recently ran two contests at their four local stores. Kelly Nesbitt was the lucky winner of a gas B.B.Q. and Lund Pettison won a Grand Prize of one half side of beef! Winners were presented with their prizes by Terry Henry, Sales Manager, recently at the Oshawa Henry Buildall store. Toastmasters Plan Evaluation Session Last week, the Bowmanville Toast-masters meeting was chaired by Joe ChristI CTM. His theme for the evening was the desire and need for growth for the individual as well as for the Toastmasters club as a Whole. He pointed to the election election of the first executive as a notable step in the growth of the Bowmanville club. Sharing Sharing the duties at the headtable were Joan Winter CTM, Table Topics Master, Jerry Brown, Toastmaster for the evening and Marg Kropf, General Evaluator. Vocabulary enrichment enrichment was the goal for Table Topics as TM Winter provided sniglets, new words such as "aqua-dexterous", "glucket" and "musquirt" to be used in the one-minute speeches. TM Kropf won the trophy for best Table Topics Speaker. TM Brown introduced the two speakers. Irene Konzel- man CTM spoke about being a parent and TM Laing entertained entertained the audience with a talk about UPC -itis and its tang ible rewards. Best Speaker trophy was awarded to TM Konzelmann. Evaluators of the speeches were Carson Elliott Elliott and Joan Winter. Best Evaluator was TM Winter. She also won the Spark Plug for enlivening the business meeting. TM Elliott was given the Most Improved Table Topics Speaker Award. A workshop about evaluations evaluations is on the agenda for December 16th. Bowmanville Toastmasters meet every Tuesday at the Lions Centre at 7 p.m. For more information about Toastmasters call Irene Konzelmann at 623-4381 or Joan Winter at 576-3344. Call 623-5577 for Flowers Homeowners insurance discounts from State Farm. For qualified homeowners, we offer discounts which can make our already low premium even lower. 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