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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, July 13,1994 Clubs and Eastern Star Makes Donation to Community Care Memorial Hospital Hosts Strawberry Social Durham East 4H Beef Club Holds Second Meeting The second meeting of the Durham Durham East 4-H Beef Club was held on June 28 at the farm of Bryan Holmes. Guest speaker was Glen Wood of Bowmanvillc. He showed us how to trim the feet of cattle and keep them ' healthy. Durham West Beef club also attended our meeting to watch Mr. Wood. We then judged a group of yearling yearling heifers with some members giving giving reasons. Our roll call was "Name one symptom or action that might indicate indicate that your animal was ill." In order to raise money for club jackets, we have joined together with Durham West and will be having a car wash on July 16th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cartwright High School, Blackstock. We are also selling Empire Empire cheese. Anyone wishing to order cheese please call Penny at 263-8237 or Janet at 263-4025. Our next meeting will be on July 12th at 6:45 p.m. at the home of Lisa and Scott Nesbitt, Ncstlcton. Press Reporter, Bryan Holmes. The Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star bestowed a $500 donation to Clarington Community Care recently. recently. Joining Kay Pring is her husband Wilson Pring who is the Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star. They handed over the cheque to Community Care officials Janet Rice and Roxy Bames. Marjorie Nind, Grace Coombes and June Hunter helped serve up strawberry shortcake, tea, coffee and wine to appreciative patrons gathered for Memorial Hospital's Strawberry Social hosted by the hospital auxiliary and held July 6th at the Lions Centre. About 150 people attended. Drama Club Supports Trip to Guyana Pat Marjerrison (right), president of the Bowmanvillc Drama Workshop, presents Carey Majid with a $240 cheque as contribution towards her Youth Challenge International expedition to Guyana. Ms Majid plans to spend four months working at health clinics and on environmental projects as part of an international development program. program. She is still seeking sponsors. If you can help call: 623-5247. Interior and Exterior Wood » Finishing Products Abernethy's Paint and Wallpaper 55 King St. W., Bowmanville Telephone 623-5431 A COMEDY ABOUT LOVE IN THE 90s. WINONA ETHAN BEN RYDER HAWKE STILLER REALITY BITES Cornés r '>hds j|p tbTTVc*>V< r< * NOW OPEN at our New Location in the Bowmanville Mall Stop by and see us today! 243 King Stroot E. 623-9677 Bowmanvlllo Mall Snowbirds Take Gov't to Court Over Health Plan In a surprise move, the Canadian Snowbird Association announced that it will be taking the Ontario Government Government to court to challenge the province's ability to levy personal income income tax without providing the health care services those taxes arc supposed to pay for. The CSA's actions were prompted by Health Minister Ruth Grier's recent recent "illegal" reduction to out-of- Canada hospital payments. According to Don Slinger, CSA First Vice-President, the cut back is in direct contravention of the Portability Portability Section of the Canada Health Act (Section 11(b) (ii)) and is, therefore therefore illegal. "It's a tax equity issue and the legal legal merits of our case are quite complex," complex," said Mr. Slinger. "So I'll give you an analogy: If you hired someone someone to redo your kitchen cupboards and they don't put any doors on as per the contract, you don't pay until you've received all that you've ordered. ordered. "Our case is based on the fact that Ontario citizens are taxed or charged for services rendered by the government," government," he said. The government is refusing to pital charges outside of Canada as it does in the province. By not obeying the law (which is essentially a contract contract between Canada and the province, province, with Ontario residents being the beneficiaries) and reducing out- of-Canada payments, the province of Ontario is not living up to its contract, contract, even though it continues to charge (tax) for the services called for in the contract at the full price. "In other words, the province is refusing to put all the doors on the taxpayers' kitchen cabinets but still feels entitled to full payment," said Mr, Slinger. "Our argument, one that's been vetted by legal counsel, is that Ontario Ontario isn't entitled to tax revenue until it lives up to the full terms of its contract." contract." Asked when the CSA would launch its legal challenge, Mr. Slinger Slinger said, 'Unless we can get a delay, the rules change June 30, 1994. Although Although we have evidence right now that even the $400 level is illegal, our advice has been to wait until the province implements. Then the issue is crystal clear." Mr. Slinger explained that by us- jng the Ministry's own 1992/1993 once you sift the wheat from the chaff," he said. "Ontario contributed nearly $7.4 billion to Ontario hospitals hospitals in 1992/93 which represented 82 percent of the hospitals' budgets. Total Total number of patients days for the period was just over 13.75 million, including in-patient acute care and newborn. Divide the latter into the former and you've got $535 any way you scratch it!" "If we're successful in our suit, and we're given to understand that tax equity issue might pique the interest interest of the Supreme Court, we will then launch a class action suit against Ontario for the total accmed underpayments underpayments naming our 85,000 current Ontario CSA members and any others others who want to pay the $5.00 mem- • bership as beneficiaries. We'll have to leave other offending provinces alone for now because they don't 'have class action legislation, but it's coming." "In the meantime, we plan to keep hammering away at the government to obey the law and to take a longer look at the issue. People really don't head south until the new year, so what's the harm in seeking further input input and checking the facts?" Evergreen Now Carries Bobcat Equipment Evergreen Farm & Garden Ltd. of Orono has been named a dealership for the Bobcat loader, according to Doug Frcitag, North American sales manager for the Melroe Company, Fargo, N.D. Located at 3242 Taunton Road East, the new dealership is authorised authorised to provide sales and service for Mclroe's line of skid-steer loaders in the Orono trade area. Tom Moraw- ctz is President of the firm. Melroe Company introduced the original Bobcat, with its unique skid-steer drive system, to the front- end loader industry more than three decades ago. Today, Melroe is recognized recognized worldwide as the leading producer of small loaders, both articulating articulating and skid-steer, as well as excavators. provide those services in accordance Lldata, the CSA has determined that the with the law. The Canada Health Acl v Teal average per diem rale paid to On- is the governing legislation and re- 1 tarip hospitals is $535.60. quired that Ontario pay the same hos- , "The calculation is really simple Bowmanville Toastmasters Prove They are Hot Stuff During Final Meeting Literally...the last meeting was held on a hot and sultry Tuesday evening. evening. Toastmasters (TM) Fred Archibald Archibald chaired a lively meeting, which was initially sparked by TM George Glasbcrgcn, who tabled a controversial controversial motion during the business meeting. meeting. He felt that speakers on the evening's evening's speaking program "should abstain from voting for the Best Speaker Award." A healed discussion ensued - but lime ran out and the motion motion died on the floor. George was rewarded rewarded for his efforts, however, when he won the Spark Plug Award, for being the person who best "sparked" the business meeting. But government creates problems too. TM Connie Nelson introduced a variation to the Table Topics session where we literally had to think on our feet. TM Slier Lccloozc was voted voted as being the most "colourful" participant participant and won the Table Topics Award. TM Joe Christ! introduced the two speakers for the evening. TM George Glasbergen gave us an informative informative history lesson entitled "The Glasbergen Gcncology", whereby he traced his family's roots back to 1642 in Holland. TM Connie Nelson gave us her view of "The Great Car Chase" with reference to the arrest of OJ Simpson, and how the media has influenced society society and its opinions. TM Nelson copped the Best Speaker Award fot her presentation. TM Nancy Barnes acted as General General Evaluator; she evaluated the overall overall meeting and presented the Best Evaluator trophy to TM Stephanie Isert-Kohek for her evaluation of TM Glasbcrgen's speech. Do you want to increase your self confidence? How about improve your presentation and verbal communication communication skills? It'll give you that extra extra edge you need in the workplace. 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