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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, December 30, 1981, 5 Oshawa General seeks Diagnosis equipment Oshawa General Hospital fiad made application to the Ministry of Health for approval approval to purchase a CAT scanner, a devise that allows faster diagnosis of patient's illnesses. The Hospital has made application for special funding for such equipment made available to hospitals deemed eligible. It has been pointed out that hospitals in areas serving 300,000 people have been qualifying and Oshawa General Hospital comes close to meeting this criteria. The Ontario Ministry has been increasing the number of scanners in the provinces where criteria is met. At the present time there are 18 scanners in operation in Ontario Ontario and this is expected to increase to 28 in the near future. The overall Cost of the equipment and building renovations is expected to be in the neighbourhood of $1, "> million. It is understood that the province would provide $150,000 a year for the operation operation of the equipment (with the hospital board picking up •the rest of the total cost of operation of $50,000. The scanner saves time in making diagnoses since it allows a look at a cross- section of a patient's organs. It is also beneficial for head scans for patient's with strokes or cerebral problems. The Durham Region District Health Council will consider its recommendation to the province early in the New Year. ■ Canada Postes ■ t Post Canada JOB PRINTING ORONO WEEKLY TIMES From Sam at Queen 's Park With the close of the first session of Ontario's 32nd Parliament, our Province's policy-makers are busy making making plans, for the new year - a year that economic ànalysists say will be dominated by slow growth in the marketplace. With* economic" issues looming large in 1982, Ontario Ontario Treasurer Frank Miller is taking a close look at government involvement in the economy. The Treasurer thinks Ottawa should do more to encourage investment investment and support small business, by reducing interest rates and providing incentives. incentives. In addition, Ottawa's budget-slashing can threaten the quality of important services, services, such as healthcare, social services and education. No one disagrees with Ottawa's Ottawa's goal of getting its spending under control, but budget, cuts should not threaten the security and welfare of the people. For its part, the Ontario Government is continuing to take a fresh look at the management of Provincial business. Our aim at Queen's Park is to ensure that government government is both lean and effective. effective. One of the long-term goals of the Province is the redaction redaction of our dependence on imported and expensive energy supplies. Conservation Conservation is one of the keys to achieving this goal, along with the creation of alternative alternative energy supplies. For example, the Ontario Government is going ahead with plans for a centre to encourage encourage research and development of hydrogen as a practical energy source. In addition,, we are working working with municipalities to encourage encourage more rational transit planning, including the creation creation of mass transit corridors to help increase use of buses and traihs by commuters. The Province will also look at the challenge of keeping home heating costs in line. New programs introduced this year will subsidize Hydro rates for rural customers and provide information for the homeowner on how to stretch their heating dollar. Expansion of GO services are already under study or under way. In the new year we will see the results of studies into thé extension of GO train services to Oshawa. I am also keeping in contact contact with the Minister of Transportation and Communications Communications on further ex- , pansion of GO train services to take over passenger rail roytes abandoned by VIA Rail. It is my concern that commuters who use the Havelock, Peterborough, Toroqto train service nof be deserted. In this connection, might I thank Karen Timberlake of Tyrone for her interest in taking taking an active role in bringing to everyone's attention the importance of the passenger rail line. ' i NOTICE Please note, the Newcastle Hydro-Electric Commission, do hereby intend to enact a bylaw bylaw respecting the policies and procedures in the supply of electrical power to the customers under their jurisdiction within the Town of Newcastle, at their general meeting to be held in court room No. 2 of the Police and Fire Building, Church Street, Bowmanville at 2:00 P.M. February 11, 1982. Anyone interested in the contents of this document document may view same at the Hydro Office, 19 King Street West, Bowmanville, Ontario on or before the date set forth above. Dated at Bowmanville this 18th day of December 1981. Harvey Partner Chairman * M.J. Watson Manager. New Postal Rates start Jan. 1st,1982. Here are some of the new postal rates that will apply, as of January 1st, 1982, for delivery of Canadian and International mail. Complete details on the new rates, including rates applicable to business mailers, are available at Post Offices. Mail for delivery within Canada * First Class Letters . '0-30 g .300 30-50 g .450 Special Delivery 1st Class Postage Plus $1.00 Certified Mail 1st, 3rd or 4th Class Postage Plus $1.00 Registered Mail' 1st Class Postage Plus $1.85 Greeting Cards 0-50 g .300 Third Class Items 0-50 g .300 Parcels: e.g. 2 kg (4.4 lbs) Toronto to Winnipeg 1st Class $4.00 * 4th Class $1.75 Montreal to Quebec City 1st Class $2,45 " 4th Class $1.30 Telepost: 50 words ■ -S $3.45 Mail for delivery to the U.S.A. \ Air Mail Letters and ' Post Cards 0-30 g .350 30-50 g ' .500 Greeting Cards 0-50 g .300 Mail for delivery overseas Y ... Air Mail Letters and Post Cards 0-20 g .600 20-50 g .930 Aerogrammes ) .600 Greeting Cards 0-20 g ' .300 The 'A 1 Stamp Until new 30$ stampp beçome available; Canada Post is issuing a special stamp called the "A" stamp. ' ' The "A" stamp shows no denomination, but it has a value of 30$. It milst only be used on mail 'posted and defivered within Canada. It must not be used on mail leaving Canada. Correct postage can, of course, be made up by using combinations of existing stamps,- Canada t * «,