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2-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, May 23rd, 1379 Orono Weekly Times THE JUGGLING ACT , ' The Federal government and the Ontario government are'embroiled in some form of combat regarding who.is paying health Costs in the Province, In comparing figurés from the Province with those from the federal government it appears to become a matter of juggling figures and some 'slight of hand along the way. The province claims in 1978-79 they committed $2.336 billion from their general revenue for Insured Health services in the Province. Revenue from premiums was stated as $975 million and a sum of $29 million from Federal transfers, at this point the Province claims premiums represent 29 percent of the overall cost for Insured Health Services. The Province also shows that premiums as a percentage of total health costs has dropped from 32 percent in 72-73 to 29 percent in 78-79. The Federal government has cried foul stating that the Province is using federal monies for the services directed through their general revenue accoiint. This money calims the feds comes from personal income tax sharing as well as cash grants. This ceratinly where the juggling» act comes in and it pould well be that the Province is claiming federal money through general revenue. The Federal government claims that premiums in 1978-79 represents 28.2 percent of the total health costs in the province and that this is an increase from 22.2 in 75-76. They also claim that 59.1 percent of the money for health costs originally comes from the federal government through a number of avenues. They claim the Province from general revenue only supplies 12.6 percent of the necessary money. The main thing of course is that health services in this province remain universal for everyone. This should also be the case all across this nation. There must also be some restraint in mounting costs and health service costs have few equals in its increase over the past few years. But having come said this we must be sure that premium costs do not come to the point that lower income individuals are being denied an universal health coverage. Premium costs in Ontario have risen significantly over the past few years and self-employed and non-union workers must find the costs getting out of hand. Let the province and federal government argue who donates the money but lets make sure everyone is covered with universal coverage at a reasonable cost. $232.00 a year per person begins to amount to a heafty burden for amny citizens of this province. H3.ll Board (Continuedfrompagel) functions. He also said the board would have to set rates of rentals.. 3 called on for information ad advice as to the operation l the hall. Mr. Fanning said the board ould have to setup a budget >r the year and hire a aretaker for the hall. The 1 oard is to advertise for a aretaker. The caretaker at the Orono 'ark will look after the rounds until such time as a aretaker is hired. Stirling Mather said oncé he back fees are collected the nard could make some approvements to the hall nd work on getting people lack using the hall foy local Mather also pointed to the need of revamping the washrooms washrooms and suggested that pri ces be obtained for this work. He also mentioned that the clock was not operating and the clock tower needed painting painting badly. Mather will take all bookings bookings in the future and Mrs. Mereweather will act as • secretary-treasurer of the board. The Hall Board is to meet again in the first part of June. ( Continued from page 1 ) Telephone Study Mrs. Currie also said she as pleased in that the resident of Continental Telehone, Telehone, Lester Bedler, was resent at the meeting. In speaking of the extended tiling area Mrs. Currie said iis would increase the telehone telehone rates but at the present me the increase was not nown. This matter is to be irther considered at the roposed June 28th meeting. Mrs. Currie also said the iroblem of billing long dis- ance calls were also discus- ed. She noted there was lumerous errors in these idlings. She pointed out that he Company said an auto- natic system would be in place in 1983. She'said she understood that it would take time. to bring in such a , "system. Mrs..Currie also said there appeared to be some problem with local management as far as some matters are concerned". concerned". She said the president of Continental had expected that phones were available for those hard of hearing, touch- tone dialing would be available available when the need arises, she said. , Currie said the Association had given the Telephone , Company an ultimatum that if improvements were not forthcoming they would refuse refuse to pay for calls to Bowmanville and Oshawa. Letter to Editor riel Rickard, Mayor n of Newcastle, manville, Ontario r Sir, the past two months of reconstruction to King Street East in Bowmanville would be to "record the classic, To chronicle the events of definitive lack of communi cation between a taxpaying, resident homeowner, the Town of Newcastle and the Region of Durham. , Two weeks ago Mr. Fer- gtison, deputy to Mr. J. Dunham of the Public Works Department of the Town of Newcastle, assured me most unsympathetically that I have been the only complainant complainant during all of the reconstruction reconstruction (I have always received a polite response from Mr. Dunham). I will now go on record with some facts: 1. Homeowners within the affected area did not receive personal notification of the proposed commence ment or completion dates of the reconstruction. 2. Neglect on the part of the Town of Newcastle in providing providing a designated storm sewer hook-up. 3. Removal, without permission permission or consultation, of an historic piece of cement inscribed W. GANN from the front walk of private property. property. This house, at the above address, w"a$ built by W. Gann in 1886. Some results: 1. Mr. A. Guiler, of the Town of Newcastle, advised me that notice of reconstruction was placed in the local weekly newspaper, and that it is my responsibility to purhase and read this paper . . . 'it is too expensive to inform each homeowner by hand delivery of mail'. Weeks after the reconstruction reconstruction began, and after numerous telephone calls, I did receive a letter from Mr. Dunham stating a date by which time the construction in the block between George and Ontario Streets should be completed. 2. A storm sewer hook-up was dug May 16 - two months after reconstruction began. It was at a meeting with the Planning Board on May 15 that an oversight of the designated hook-up was noted by Mr. Edward Samuel. 3. Mr. Glen Rosseau, construction construction co-ordinator for the Town of Newcastle, denied any knowledge of, or responsibility responsibility for, the removal of the jpiece of cement inscribed W. GANN from my front walk. Some comments: 1. While communicating with individual homeowners is considered to be too great an expense and inconvenience, inconvenience, it is apparently not too greàt an expense or inconvenience to have to re-dig the road to install a designated Storm sewer hook-up which the Town of Newcastle Public Works Department Department overlooked. 2. The arrogance evident in the defacing of ,my private property is a disgrace. No one questioned whether I minded having the inscribed concrete removed, no one told me it was earmarked for removal and even if I purchased and read the local weekly newspaper, newspaper, there was no announcement announcement that this was to occur. The removal of the historic piece of concrete happened just four days before the Town of Newcastle designated, designated, "Bowmanville Mus- eum.Day, May 18, 1979". With such hypocrisy do our leaders eulogize and destroy! Sincerely, • Margot Samuel. SAM AT QUEEN'S PARK Report from Queen's Park' Sam Cureatz, M.P.P., Durham East Nuclear Safety The controversy over nuclear nuclear safety certainly has been heightened since the incident at Three Mile Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and the release of a motion picture depicting a similar situation. Like all my constituents, I too share their concern over' nuclear safety. : However, similar to issues like the seal hunt or capital punishment, judgements made on nuclear power are often done by reflex action or "gut feelings" feelings" rather than careful consideration of the whole subject. . Presently, electricity provides provides 15 percent of Ontario's energy needs. Two years ago, 38 percent of this amount was generated by hydraulics (water), 32 percent by fossil fuel (oil and gas) and 30 percent from nuclear reactors; reactors; and the "demand for electricity is ever increasing. Our future options' are limited, however. Ontario's hydraulic " capabilities -have now been exhausted. Fossil fuel plants utilizing oil are becoming'uneconomical; attributable attributable to the quadrupling of the price of crude oil by the Middle-East oil'cartel 1 since 1973. Coal-fired generating stations emit large quantities of sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen which may significantly significantly alter world climate by adding carbon dioxide'to the atmosphere. Further, with respect to oil and coal, there is the ever present hazard of oil tankers exploding as was the case recently in Ireland where fifty men died. ' It is estimated that present coal supplies would only last another 70 years if we used nothing else as an energy source. And ,no one can adequately safeguard against coal mining accident such as the one in Eastern Canada a few months ago where nine men died. Although nuclear generating generating stations are expensive to build, they are relatively inexpensive to operate. Unlike Unlike coal and oil, which must be imported from outside the province or outside Canada, nuclear generating stations .are. fuelled by uranium which is mined iti Ontario. These factors and the fact that techniques to harness the sun and other renewable energy sources have yet to be perfected, the government of Ontario is left with few choices for meeting the increased increased energy demands of Ontario taxpayers. . It is therefore the responsibility responsibility of the Ontario government government to provide a balanced perspective on the nuclear power issue. In this respect, an all-party Select Committee on Hydro Affairs, of which I am a member, has examined many aspects of electrical generation and distribution and will be analyzing the safety considerations of Ontario's Ontario's nuclear generating program program over the summer months. ft is evident that the nuclear debate is just beginning. beginning. It is difficult, however, not to agree with the conclusion conclusion of the World Council of Churches Study Group when they stated: "Pandora's box cannot be closed. We cannot live as though nuclear power had not been discovered." I hope everyone enjoyed, this past long weekend and that during these lazy, hazy days of summer you will take extra care in driving. Recent reports from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Communications have shown that most accidents are caused by driver's inattention. No one needs a tragedy in their family.. St. Saviours ANGLICAN CHURCH Orono, Ontario Regular Sunday Worship Service -I0:b0 9. m. Rev. Allan Haldenby B.A. L.Th. TELEPHONE 623-6555 JOHN MANUEL, CG.A. • INCOME TAX AND. * RELATED ACCOUNTING SERVICES 118. KING STREET EAST. SUITE 2 BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 1N3 Childrens 12 months to 6X shorts and short sleeve T-shirts in different styles and colours are on display. Men's straw, type hats to shade off the summer sun are only $2.25. Golfing caps sell at $2.25 and visor style are in plain colours at $2.25. Ladies dress sandals in silver, beige colour are very smart at $14.00 a pàir. For the ,6-14 age group we, have T-shirts with different designs, price $6.50; fehoiHs at*$4.25 in a style that ïs popular arid bathing 1 suits.in both plain and figured material are priced, very reason- ablv. Armstrong's.