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Oakville Beaver Staff A group of Oakville doctors are asking their patients to petxtlon the government for greater cooperation in estabhshâ€" ing a longâ€"range health care system. By BARB JOY OTMH doctors want patients to speak up to protect health care system Today‘s A Metroland Community Newspaper Vol. 31 No. 118 Community service Canadian Publications Mail Product Agreement #435â€"201 100% Government Guaranteed Strip Coupons Maturing in 2003 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS Loblaws, Canadian Tire, Kmart, Food City, AP, Biway, The Bay 8.73% * Rates subject to change Canada s Best mm/? /Vw.s;agaer CCNA Befter Newspapers Competition 1993 Mark Slipp (416) 359â€"4633 people person Patients of some 100 family physicians associated with Oakvilleâ€"Trafalgar Memorial Hospital are being asked to fax or write to the provincial government to request that doctors and the pubâ€" lic have more say in defining future health policies, said Dr. Glenn Surbey, one of the physiâ€" cians involved. Physicians fear even more govâ€" ernmental cuts are coming, he added. And these changes may take effect without input from physicians and patients, as has usuâ€" ally happened in the past. He said physicians have long wanted a voice in setting health care policy extending into the next decade but were denied it. Instead, policies changed with each successive govâ€" ernment with its own ideas on how the health care system should work. "Two years ago we signed a fiveâ€"year contract which the social contract made null and void," said Surbey. "How long will this one last? Maybe until a new governâ€" ment comes in, I guess." Having a consistent futuristic policy everyone can work with is the priority issue with the physiâ€" cians, noted Surbey. A secondary one is a perceived mandatory reduction of physicians‘ working hours. "I think what the government has in mind is to restrict patients‘ access to their doctors," said Surbey. "Patients won‘t go to their doctors because the doctor won‘t be there." He said this could happen if (See ‘Doctors‘ page 14) Sheila Biggers of the Dowontown Oakville BIA was one of several delegations to speak at Thursday night‘s MVA meeting at the Halton Regional headquarters on Bronte Road. (Photo by Riziero Vertolli) The committee also recommended tax equalizaâ€" tion factors be used in the interim to ensure each of the municipalities would pay its fair share of regionâ€" al and education taxes until regionâ€"wide MVA is _ Recommendations contained in a report from Halton‘s citizens‘ committee on tax reform asked council to abandon its plans to implement regionâ€" wide MVA based on 1988 property values in favor of a 1992â€"based property tax system which would come into effect in 1996 or 1997. By SAL BOMMARITO Special to the Beaver bid to delay implementation of regionâ€"wide , Market Value Assessment until 1996 backâ€" fired when a surprise motion to have the matter deferred was presented to regional council at a special meeting Thursday night. Region delays MVA reforms SUNDAY OCTOBER 3, 1993 The motion also states that if those guarantees aren‘t received by Nov. 15th, council will once again vote on whether to reconsider its support of 1988â€" based regionâ€"wide MVA. Council appeared poised to endorse the commitâ€" tee‘s recommendations, which received strong supâ€" port from numerous delegations who addressed council. However, in a surprise move, Burlington Mayor ‘Walter Mulkewich brought forward a motion asking regional council to defer the item until Ontario Finance Minister Floyd Laughren could provide a written "guarantee" that regionâ€"wide MVA would indeed be implemented in three years‘ time. . Faced with the option of implementing regionâ€" wide MVA in 1994 based on 1988 market values, or . (See ‘Old‘ page 19) implemented. No limit. Expires Oct. _ > Some exceptions apply 200 North Service Rd. (416) 338â€"8313 2290 Lakeshore Rd. W. te 827â€"7866 ; 32 Pages 75 Cents (GST included) BURLINGTON DRY CLEANERS 2 ~EST195