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Orono Weely Times, Wednesday, March 13,1991-15 One day faster at Port Hope hospital Statistics outlined at Port Hope Hospital has the hospital discbarging patients one day earlier than other peer bospitals in the area including Bowmanville, Cobourg, port Perry, Oshawa and Peterborough. The nursing staff and doctors have been congratulated for their efficiency in the operation. Fuil-time nurses'have now agreed to give up one day a month on their employment in order that it will assist in avoiding layoffs among the part-time nursing staff. Organizing against Canada Post A group jn Baltimore are grouping together in an effort to save their Post Office which is to be closed in accordance with plans of Canada Post. A familiar happening these days. Baltimore students moving to Cobourg Public Scbool students attending the Baltimore school will be taking classes in Cobourg wlile an addition is constructed in Baltimore by the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of education. Cobourg sets 1991 miii rate Taxpayers in Cobourg will witness a 2.7 percent increase in municipal taxes this year witb the average home owner paying $ ,000 in municipal taxes. Environmentai services have been budgeted at $3.4 million whicb includes garbage collection and disposaI. The Town bas elimninated, a spr ing clean-up which would have cost $1 10,000. Grant available for arena floor The province is providing Harmilton Township withi a grant of $132,000 for a new arena floor at the Bewdley arena. 'Me grant pays for laf the cost of the new floor. Canada's problemn, an economic one The only way to keep Quebec in Canada witbout a war is to reduce tue size of the Federal govemrment and let the provinces be more independent, says author, William Gairdner. Gairdner, who recently wrote, "The Trouble Witb Canada", sp,-oke at Trinity College posing several questions yet to bc answvered about Quebec's separation and just who wiil give permission for separation. Gairdner outlined b is views on taxation, poitfical correctness and freedomi. He said political correctness is iinked to social engineers who try to control atiýtudes. The constitutional problems tuai this country faces are Cie re-sult of Canada's economric structure, lie said. Semnester system for Port Hope It is likely tu.at a semiester systemn wiil bc introduced to tue Port Hope Higb School following a lengtby review and compilmng of comments from students and parents. 0f 81 parents responding to a recent survey, 53 supported semestering. Seventy-four percent of students also favoured the new systemn for the school. CHEX newscast for Durham CHEX expects to provide Durham Region with its own newscast providing approval is obtained from the CRTC. Such a move could corne as soon as this fali. The signal would be a repeater for programs broadcast on channel 12 which is also currently carried on cable. Bill Fairservice dead at 65 One of Durham Regions respected and influential labour leaders, Bill Fairservice, lias died at the age of 65. Fairservice was former president of the Oshawa and District Labour Council and was business manager of Laborers International Union Local 597 for 18 years. Downtown fire in Brighton Two downtown businesses and rive apartments were destroyed by fire in Brighton last week. The fire left 16 people homeless. There were no major injuries as a result of the fire. Jobs couid be harder to find According to an employment survey jobs in Durham could be harder to fmnd this spring., Sixty-six percent of employers surveyed stated they expected no change in the number they employ for the next three months. Twenty- four percent expect to chop staff while 10 percent expect to increase employment. It is the worst scenario in the past 14 years. Two Oshawa students honoured Kim Dunn and Eric Korson have been honoured being the recipient of the 1991 gold Duke of Edinborou ghs award. The award is given to enihance personal achievement in young people contaning four categories that youths mnust set a goal in and excel at. Both students did just that. Durham nWeifare Continue upwards The num.-ber of people on welfare in Durhami showed another upward climib in February over that of January by 4,5 percent EC points. The climb is slowing down as January was uip 13.8 percent over that of last Decemiber. Closes out street parkiîng The Town of Newcastle recently closed out parking on the south ide of Prince S !'eetsouth of the Memorial HosPital in Bownianville. Council overruled .a recommendation fromn staff that no change be made. It was pointedou that those parking on the south ide while attending at the bospital could use the under-used hospital parking lot. Another temnporary Iay off GM has announced another temporary lay-off which takes effect this week for 6,900 employees at tie Oshawa plant. There are 64,000 on such a layoff throughout the U.S. and Canada ail due to a sluggisb car market. Operation director moves on Art Leitch, director of operations for Durhamn Region, lias accepted a position as works commissionter for Halton Region. Leitcb, 44, bas been withi Durhanm since its inception i 1974. Durham environmnental course available Durhamn College is offering an environmental technology prograns this fail. It is a three year diploma progrm offering teclinological background to work in areas of environmental concerns. Further details by calling Cheryl Bird at 576-0210, ext. 549. Basic bridge made easy "Bridge isimore than just acard caine. It's a cerebral sport. 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