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Orono Weekly Times, 6 Nov 1974, p. 10

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1-ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, NOVEMBER 6th. 1474 Fog blamed 'for series of accidents DRY WALL TrAPING SPRAYED CEILINGS APPLY i NG DRYWALL PLASTER ]REPAIRS Wally Lucyk ORONO moinments and Family 'Memorials Our -quïality and service leaves nothing to' be desfred AsIc the person who bought from us, a neigh- bour, friend or relative. The ]Rutter Granite Company 73 Ontario Street PORT HOPE Phone collect V. W. BUTTER Office -885-5216 Home 885-5222 :Hamiltons :Insurance :Service *Your Friendly AgencyE * YOURE * Personal *andE *CommercialE * Insurance E *Sadie HamiltonE Jim Rare E e For dependable servicei *993-5115 E Heavy fog in the area of Kirby on Thursday, morning of last week has been blamed for a series of accidents which involved a school bus and e number of cars north oi 'Kirby, and an, overturned truck 'south of Kirby. The accident caused injury te, four school children and twe wo- m en driving individual cars. Injuries were not termed serieus. The accident happen- ed about 8:30 a.m. A Newcastle OPP spokes- man. said a school bus coming froùi the Kirby kindergarten was atternpting to run from an unnamed side rond onto the highway when it was hit on its' side by a car. The bus had just left the Kirby kndergarten. Driver of the car, Rita Charlebois, 47 of 58 Landf air Cres, Scarborough is in Bow- maniville Memorial Hospital in satisfactory condition af ter receiving stitches for facial lacerations. Four of the children, Terry Webster, Monica Skinner, Debbie Langstaff and Gail Youngman are being x-rayed for possible injuries at Mem- orial Hospital, spokesmen said. The other 22 children and driver Ewart Robinson 59 of R.R.1, Newtonville are being treated for headaches and tension resulting fromn the accident, he added. H1e said 23 of the students are from Clarke High School, and the others from Kirby Central School. The OP spokesman said a second car collided with the Charlebois car almost im- mediately after the first accident, but apparently Ir- yene Wilkinson, 58 of 445 Elmn Rd. Toronto the driver of the car, was not injured. Further up the highway a south bound car driver by Marian Tennant, 46 of R.R.1, Orono stopped by the accident and' was involved with a pick-up truck driver by Fred- rick Winn, 71 of Kendal. Mrs. Tennant was taken ta Bowmanville Memorial Hos- pital with head lacerations, treated and released. The hospital spokesman said a passenger in one of the cars, Neisha Neil, was also Itreated for back injuries and Sreleased. The police spokesman went Son to say that traffic on the a highway going nortb and 9 south was slowed to a crawl as a result of the accident and Sthe fog. At about the same tme another accident South of e Kîrby happened when a truck 9 rolled over injurying the driver James Taylor, 31 of Toronto. Further to the actual accid- ents many drivers had taken *their cars to the ditch to avoid pcollision with stopped vehicles Iin the dense f og. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I PUMPING OUJT SEPTIC TANKS Bert Tonipkîns Phone 786-2558 COMMUNITY HALLS STIMULATE DEBATE (Continued fromn page 1) He said it would be the saiwe arrangement as with BrowrP5. H1e said it may be a sum ofh $40,00 or $50,000 that TyroneE will have to pay but this will not be known uüntil tenders are called.P Finally council approvedF the calling of tenders for the f new Tyrone Hall when propera plans are. received from the t Tyrone group.r Having dispensed with thec ryrone Hall. debate was theni stimulated by. Coun. Lyl again over a proposed agree- ment being presented to council for the Browns Com- mnunity Hall. The agreement was calling for repayment oft $11,0O which the Town isr paying for the school buildingé on a monthly basis. Mayor Riekard said he had hadt many meetings with thei Browns group and they wereÉ agreeab1e to the proposed agreement but had not as yet seen the final draft of the agreement. Coun. Lynîl asked that 'the reference to repay- ment be taken out of the TOWN ASKS INGUIR Y FROM ONTARIO HYDRO (Continued from page 1) rnis comTnirTTy apout tre proposai to establish a nuc- lear generating station near Bowmanville. It also stated that council could not lend support to the proposai until Hydro and the Provincial government had fully presented the proposai, and its complete implications, to the public, and until a referendum of the Town's citizens demonstrates the public's acceptance of the proposal. agreement but cuuncil did net go along with the suggestion. Coun. Entwisle and Lyll then asked that the agree- ment be table which was also defeated by counicil. Coun. Allun stated that ahl things would corne out in the agreement and it had to be drawn up at somne tume or, other. Council then gave their approval to the agreement to be drafted forBrowns with a repayment plan for the $11,000 on a reRular monthly basis. Your Ontaria Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) s designed taotielp you anywhere in the waorld. n case of rnjury or sudden illness outside Ontario, OHIP will pay the cast of standard haspital accommodation. For nan-emergency services, it will pay up ta 75%o of th.e cast for the type of hospital service narmally cavered under yaur Ontario Plan. Medical fees wiIl be reimbursed ta you at 90%o o f appraved services as set out in the Ontario Medical Association Schedule af Fees. But bear in mind that medical casts in same cauntries are often higher than in Ontaria. Sa avoid being faced with a bill cansiderably higher than the amount OHIP can repay you, by daing four things: Council did ,discuss tne expropriation of some lands in the area by hydro to which Mayor Riekard stated it involved very little land as Hydro already had some 1200 acres under their ownership. Mr. A. Strike informed coun- cil that if they objected to the expropriation that tbey could ask for the inquiry which followed in the form of a resolution. TFOLLOW UP NEIGHBOURHOOD IMIPROVEMENT PROGRA The Town of Newcastle set forth a committee to study the possibility of usinig funds provided under a new pro- gram,' "Neighbourhood Im- provenient. Mr. Derek Little of Munici- pal Planning Consultants, outlined the prograni to council on Monday evening which he said was a program to assist in upgradeing ser- vices in older residential areas of a municipality. 1The NIP scheme provides funds for im proving munici- bal services-and facilities of 1. Know what benefits OHIP provides before you leave home. 2. If you consider that your OHIP coverage may be insufficient, you can obtain supplementary caverage f rom private insu rers for out of prov- ince charges. 3. Always carry your OHIP card with -you. 4. In a financial emergency, ask the hospital to phone or write OHIP to confirm your coverage. Remember, you wilI usuail -y have to make pay- ment on the spot for treatment outside Ontario. But OHIP will reimburse you for insured services if you submit itemized receipts within 6 months of the date of service. Describe, why you were outside of Ontarioa- vacation, business, etc.-and provide complete personal information plus details of the medical or hospital service performed. Include name and address of physician, hospital, fee for _each service and dates. And always state your OHIP number. A free bookiet called "The Travellers Guide ta the Ontario Health Insurance Plan" explains everything you need ta know. Copies are available at government offices and travel agencies. Or write ta: OHIP Travellers Guide Health Resource Centre Communications Branch Ontario Ministry of Health Hepburn Bloc k, Queen's Park Toronto, Ontario, M7A 152. Ministry of Health Frank Miller, Minister Government of Ontario. William Davis, Premier M MI What happens if yougets"ick or have an accident whilie you 're travelling?[ ~This is what Ontario, is dloing to protect you away f rom home. the neighbourhood, This is then followed by Riesidential Rehabilitation 'Assistance ] Programf RRAP,which pro- vides funds for the rehabilita tion of housing stock: NIP, RRAP, I say NUTS, stated Coun. Lvall. Wk1 create yet another study saiù ,Lyall. Mayor Rickard urged coun- cil to support the schemne with .the resuit- that a committee was setup to work with Mr. Little to go over the commun- ity Ënd make suggestions to the finane committee. Coun. Entwisle said it could apply to Newtonville with Mayor Rick- ard mentioning Tyrone and Coun. Wearn Burketon. Dave's Plumbing Heating Electr.ical Industrial - Commercial Residential Free'Estirnates 786 -2471 R. R. 1, Orono

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