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The Clarington/Courtice Independent, Bowmanville, Saturday, February 1,1997 Page 3 *76e 0Canùtyto*t ^Jttdefreadettt *7&e (Zaccittce / 7adefee*idettt Produced weekly by James Publishing Company Limited P.O. Box 190,62 King St. W., Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3K9 P.O. Box 2000,1712 Baseline West, Courtice, Ontario L1C 2S8 905-623-3303 Fax: 905-623-6161 Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Internet - statesman@ocna.org For 142 Years, Our First Concern Has Been Our Community Publisher - John M. James Assoc. Publisher - Richard A. James Plant Manager - Rick Patterson Ad. Manager - Brian G. Purdy Editor - Peter Parrott Production Supervisor - Ralph Rozema, Suzanne Bennett, Sharon Cole, Laurens Kaldeway, Doug Lugtenburg, Barb Patterson, Jim Snoek, Vance Sutherland, Jim Tuuramo Advertising Editorial Laveme Morrison Brad Kelly, Lorraine Manfredo, Laura J. Richards Office Supervisor - Angela Luscher, Junia Hodge, Grace McGregor, Nancy Pleasance-Sturman, Marilyn Rutherford, Sharilyn Carnegie Patients "Shortchanged" By Ministry of Health People in Durham are waiting longer for health services than Toronto residents, residents, a survey shows. The study conducted by the Vancouver-based Fraser Institute reveals that those living outside the city are waiting 20 percent longer to receive elective surgery, and up to 150 percent longer for access to diagnostic technology. technology. Although the populations in Durham, Halton, Peel and York Regions are growing at a faster rate than Toronto, they still receive a lesser portion of hospital funding. Health economist Cynthia Ramsey says these communities are being "shortchanged." Part of the problem, she says, is that hospital funding, funding, as allocated by the Ministry of Health, is not sensitive to changing population population demographics and patient needs. "The entire process of how hospitals and other health care services are funded must be re-evaluated," re-evaluated," she writes in the January issue of the Fraser Forum. "Each region should be given a demographically determined budget which it spends on hospitals, medical technologies and other health care services to meet the needs of its residents." Ramsey suggests the regions should have the option "to develop contracts with public or private sector providers and to monitor the services being delivered." The lack of any private sector alternatives contributes contributes to unequal access, she says. "Since the Canada Health Act prohibits a private clinic clinic from offering any medically medically necessary service "closer to home", people living in the GTA... have no choice but to queue for the services being publicly provided provided in the city," says Ramsey. The 96/97 acute care hospital hospital funding for Bowmanville was $16,140,800 (or 0.7%) of the total combined Toronto and GTA. The total Metro Toronto allocation was $1.7 billion (or 72.3%) Based on present growth patterns, the outlying regions will have almost 60% of the population of the Greater Toronto Region in the next 20 years. The study concludes that the waiting lists will get longer if the problems are not addressed. "A monopolistic and city-centric approach to health care funding and provision provision is becoming less acceptable as the inequities in access to timely health care grow," says Ramsey. Teen Accountability Group A group for teens whose choices are harming themselves or others. Eight 90-minute sessions addressing conflict and responsibility with family school and the law. Greg Milne, b.sc. Telephone (905) 697-0619 n IE 2. PICK A FABRIC 3. ORDER AND SAVE ON OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES! (sg9$150. <$5p$100. fySy$50. Sofa Loveseat Chair TOP QUALITY BRAND NAMES: LA-Z-BOY, CONCORD IAN, HURRY IN. LIMITED TIME OFFER! FUTURE, SIMMONS ANTIQUE BABY BUGGY - The McLaughlin family's carriage-works produced more than cutters and buggies. It also produced baby carriages such as the one in this picture. The Bowmanville Museum will be featuring a display on General Motors of Canada this year, from the end of March to May 31, concluding with a car show. Museum Curator Charles Taws is holding a bill of sale for a cherry red McLaughlin Buick sold to W.J. Bay craft of Brooklin on Feb. 22, 1911, for $1,300. He is also holding the first repair bill for the vehicle dated May 31,1912. Taws wants to focus the display on the McLaughlin's family businesses in the Tyrone and Enniskillen areas of Clarington, and would like to include many more items in the display. He is seeking additional artifacts which may be available only from private private owners. These objects would be loaned to the museum for the duration of the display. If you have something which may be suitable for the upcoming exhibit, please contact Taws at 623-2734 during regular business hours. Red Nose Day At M&M Meats It's time to clown around Canada! In the midst of the snow, wind, cold and rain, M&M Meat Shops is out to make you smile with Red Nose Day. On Monday, February 3, 1997 all the employees at M&M Meat Shops across Canada will sport red clown noses solely to make people laugh. So .put away that grinch frown and crack a smile instead. "Why do we do it?", commented Mac Voisin, president and founder of the specialty frozen food chain, "Because people get grouchy in February and tired of the winter cold. Everyone needs a good laugh at this time of year. You can't help but crack a smile at the silly people behind our counters. counters. And that's what it's for: good fun and good cheer." This is the sixth year that M&M Meat Shops has held Red Nose Day. The concept was originally developed by a UK charitable organization, Comic Relief. They decided to "make giving fun" and adopted a humorous approach to raising and spending their money by having having people don Red Noses one day each year. It is one day when people are encouraged encouraged to have fun, to laugh at themselves and participate in one of many fund-raising events they plan. "We loved their style and adopted Red Nose Day to bring a smile to our customers during the coldest part of the Canadian winter," adds Voisin. M&M Meat Shops ORCHARD PARK FURNITURE 28 KING ST. W. BOWMANVILLE 623-1131 is Canada's largest retail chain of specialty frozen food. There arc currently 195 franchises franchises from Prince Edward Island to Alberta. Lotto 649 Winner Hits Jackpot with $87,181 Prize A 37-year-old Oshawa man picked up a cheque for $87,181.80 on Thursday, after discovering that he won second second prize in Wednesday's Lotto 649 draw. The winner is Errol Minto, a screen maker for Holland and Crosby Ltd. Errol Minto, who is married and has four children, plans to use the windfall to pay bills, share with family and take a trip to Jamaica. He came to Canada from Jamaica in 1987 and has been playing Lotto 649 since that time. He always selects his numbers using the quick pick option. The winner said the ticket was on his mind when he woke up Thursday morning. Later, he checked his ticket at work and discovered that he won second prize. The ticket was purchased in Woodbridge. Trinity United Church Church and Division Streets Bowmanville, Ontario Church Phone Office Phone 623-3912 623-3138 Rev. Frank Lockhart M.A., M.Div., M. Th. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 1997 10:30 a.m. The Parables #5: "The Wise and Foolish Builders" Wednesday, January 29th-7:30 p.m. Annual Congregational Meeting ©j.p. A Warm Welcome To All Nursery Care and Sunday School 15%*' regular priced Diamond Jewellery Diamonds are forever. 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