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Page THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday Mays 1991 Hospital to maintain service level ByBENDUMMETT The Herald Despite insufficient provincial funding Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital will be able to maintain the existing level of health care service to the com munity during the hospital 199192 fiscal year Hospital Executive Director John Oliver said Wednesday the lack of provincial funding forces the hospital to use last years budgetary surplus totalling ap proximately to bring in a balanced budget The Hospital Board of Direc tors approved the million budget of which per cent Is funded by the province at a board meeting last Thursday The meeting was closed to the public The budget doesn t become final until the provinces Ministry of Health reviews it said Mr Oliver Since the hospital must use the surplus local residents shouldn expect the hospital to introduce any new programs during the coming year This prediction would only change said Mr Oliver if the province is for Incoming with more funding than was outlined in the recently an nounced provincial budget The hospital expenditures are per cent higher over last year while provincial funding only in creased by six per cent said Mr Oliver He attributed the hospital s ex increase to large wage settlements and increases to employee benefits Mr Oliver said the Ministry of Health will soon start to review the impact of the recent wage in creases to nurses in Ontario The province has also indicated it may consider the possibility of providing hospitals greater fun ding for their respective pay equity programs he said Mr Oliver stated in the past when the ministry has surveyed hospital costs often it has moved to provide extra funding A more positive side of the budget is the inclusion of money permitting the hospital to con to upgrade the building Projects include a hospital painting project to some nursing stations the emergency department and admitting area the installation of a new nurses call bell system new windows improvements to the heating and ventilation system and the purchase of new capital equipment The hospital has also budgeted to carry out a long term strategic plan as well as studies on health care services for Hills seniors and the future possibilities of hospital com information systems said Mr Oliver Tedup vows to fight inaction Vocal and constant lobbying at the local and provincial levels of government is the only way to ef feet change says Rita Landry a founding member of the new Hills based ratepayers Book sate success Jane McDowell right Is being presented wilh her I earner Award by Sue Grant of the University Women Club of Georgetown Jane received her award by demonstrating motivation and success in her advanced computer course at Georgetown High School this semester She presently has a coop placement at Varion in Georgetown The University Women Club Book Sale was held on Sat April 20 and the proceeds from this sale go to these Scholarships and Awards for our Halton Hills students yfhoto submitted group Fed Up The groups name means ex what it says explained Ms Landry The 60member group is fed up with what they believe is a cons influx of new projects for the Town that are not beneficial If it s not a cement block plant it s the issue of hydro fly ash dump ing or increased quarrying ac tivity or bringing waste into the community every time I turn around it s a new issue said Ms Landry The group feels the whole community is under she added The only way to stop these types of projects is to apply political pressure and do it with loud voices she said Thats the way you catch media attention and in turn draw politicians to the issue explained Ms Landry The group s primary focus is to stop the Acton dump proposal from becoming a reality The groups strategy is simple direct all attention on lobbyinmg the province Minister of the En vironment Ruth Gner that the proposal is dumb and should be stopped now Long established local en vironmental group Protect Our Water Environmental Resources POWER has been fighting the dump proposal since its incep tion While the POWER group is con its efforts on fundrais activities and gaining further public support Fed Up is focus on the political end said Ms Landry The group t in com petition with POWER but we feel not enough is being done at the political end People in Fed Up have tried the race way and the reasonable way and it t been working she said POWER President Barbara comment on the group explaining that she has on y heard about the group in pass and has yet to meet with any of the members SiltzaUkstikurJ OneStep Mulching Mowers Make clippings disappear rake or bag again or 5HP self propelled models electric start available Chipper Shredders Rid your property of ugly brush piles models to choose up to Salens OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT OPPOSITE GEORGETOWN DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL 8770314 igigff Super Lubb COMPLETE FAST MINUTE OIL CHANGE AND COMPLETE CAR CLEANING 8779394 ARMSTRONG AVE