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morning. the severity of the storm. Electrical storm blacks out area The first severe electrical storm of the summer knocked out power over a large area last Wednesday Residents and places of business in Port Perry, Blackstock, Scugog Island and Brooklin were without hydro for between two and three hours. Hydro sub-stations were knocked out when light- ning hit a pole in a rural area west of Columbus, al- though the sub-stations themselves were not damaged, said Scugog Hydro Manager Larry Mabley. And there was no damage to the lines in Port Per- ry, which Mr. Mabley said was fortunate, considering Ontario Hydro crews had to use an all-terrain vehi- cle to reach the downed hydro pole and lines that were hit by lightning near Columbus, and it took them until about 6:00 in the evening to repair the damage. Hydro was restored in Port Perry by mid-mornin g from power lines that originate in Oshawa. Township write off Bowling Club taxes The Port Perry Lawn Bowling - Club will not have to pay more than $2700 in taxes on the proper- ty and club house oh Simcoe Street North. Township council agreed Monday afternoon to write off the $2700 because the Club should never have received a tax bill in the first place, since both the property and club house are owned by the Township. Members of the Lawn Bowl- ing executive were dismayed earli- er this spring when they received a tax bill stating some $2700 is owing in current and back taxes. When the executive met with the council Monday afternoon, president Stan Rickard said if the 112 SCUGOG ST. (Hwy. 7A just East of Water Street) Club is forced to pay this amount, it might force the Club out of ex- istence. Just how the Club came to be assessed and receive a fax notice was not spelled out M.. :day, bu apprently it was all a mis- understanding, as it was the intent since the club moved to the new location that the Municipality would own the land and the build- ing. The Club received assurance from the provincial assessment de- partment that no further tax notic- es would be sent out, but the Township council has the authori- ty to write off a tax bill once it has been issued. HOLWEY KITCHEN DESIGNS .....dNA CUSTOM cabinets PORT PERRY 985-8722 7 KOHLER Authorized Dealers for RAMCA Ceramic Tile CANDIDE VINYL Reg. 25.95 sq.yd. -- NOW ONLY 1 B59 OFF Artescraf ON ARMSTRONG CANDIDE VINYL NO-WAX FLOORING Now, for a limited time, you can take advantage of our special sale prices on Candide Vinyl No-Wax Flooring from Armstrong. Candide provides all the features for the value-conscious. 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HY Hospital annual meeting (From page 1) the Hospital is currently in the process of planning a significant expansion for 30 long t&m or chronic care beds. Final approval will have to come from the Health Ministry. Administrator David Brown told the annual meeting that some people in the community may be wondering how the hospital can be planning a major and costly ex- pansion for a chornic care wing while there are deficit problems. He explained that the two are completely separate from each other. "Operating deficits are nothing new for hospitals. And just be- cause we (have a deficit this year) we con't stop planning for the fu- - ture, or the community will be short-changed," he stated. In 1987-88, the hospital had total revenue of $4.2 million, and total expenses of $4.4 million In commenting on the deficit, both Board chairman Rodd Foster and medical Chief of Staff Dr. Tom Millar expressed strong con- fidence in the administration of the hospital. SO Nice Some "Our per capita spending on health care ($1600 annually) is now exceeded only by the United States. Among countries with universal health systems, we are at the top (in per capita spending) she told the meeting. In different terms, she said Canada is now spending 8.6 per cent of the GNP on health care services, slightly more than what the Canadian Medical Association recommended in the early part of this decade. In Ontario, where the Health budget is a staggering $12.7 bil- lion annually, the bill has more than doubled in the past eight years. Health Care now in Ontario eats up 33 per cent of the total provincial budget, said Mrs. Ca- plan. In her 10-page, 25 minute speech, the Health Minister hard] mentioned hospitals, although several hospitals in Durham Re- gion, including Community Me- morial are currently having trou- ble balancing the books. In fact, Community Memorial in Port Perry ran up a $200,000 deficit in the last fiscal year, and a delegation from the hospital will meet with Ministry of Health offi- cials on July 7 to plead their case for more operating funds. Speaking to reporters after her address last Friday afternoon, Mrs. Caplan did not flatly rule out more funds for hospital operating budgets, but she did state she feels there is "enough money in the (health care) system now....it management, planning should be managed more effective- ly." Current studies are underway in Ontario to examine the use of prescription drugs, which is among the highest per capita use in the world. And the government is also looking at the dramatic rise (50 per cent in the last three years) of OHIP expenses. "One of our main objectives is to create a network of health care and health support services that will meet our future needs; a network that we can realistically finance and sustain. To begin creating this network we have positioned community health cen- tres and health service organiza- tions for a major expansion both in the number and range of servic- es they are to perform," she stated. When Mrs. Caplan did get around to mentioning hospitals towards the end of her speech, she said "we want to allow and en- courage them to do what they do best, provide primary, secondary and tertiary care services that re- quire a hospital setting." There are currently about 90 hospitals in Ontario operating with budget deficits, and the gov- ernment has stated on numerous occasions that there will be no ad- ditional funds to cover these defi- cits. Following her address to the Health council annual meeting, Mrs. Caplan met privately with health officials and chairmen from some of the hospital boards in the Region. SCUGOG SHORES MUSEUM SOCIAL U.C.W. 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