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Wednesday, October 4,2006 Orono Weekly Times - 9 Church Directory Time, Johns atony of our local places of Orono United Church Reverend Dorinda Vollmer Orono Church Office 905-983-5502 Minister 905-697-9715 ***** Thanksgiving Sunday Worship October 8th -11 a.m. Guest Speaker Rev. Bessie Lane Sunday School • Nursery Care available ' . Ill mm In Anglican Churches Rev. Canon David R, Saunders, CD St. Saviour's - Orono 27 Mill Street • 905-987-2019 9:30 a.m. - Worship, Sunday School, Youth Group Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer - 2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday Coffee and Fellowship to follow St. George's - Newcastle 250 Mill St. S. • 905-987-2019 8 a.m.-Holy Communion 11:15 a.m. - Worship, Sunday School Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer 2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday Coffee and Fellowship to follow Newcastle United Church 84 Mill St. S„ Newcastle LIB 1H2 905-987-4515 • nuc@durham.net Reu. James Feairs, b.a„ mo. Minister Wednesday, October 4 - 6"30 to 7:30 p.m. Faith Formation - Children's Church, Teens' Vibrant Spirituality, Adult Bible learning. learning. Light refreshments. Bring an instrument. ***** Sunday, October 8 - Thanksgiving Sunday. Children's Church Workshop Rotation - Jonah A-/- V> ' : ■ -.w'- ;,y " ■V: ; - - , , Staying in Touch MPP John O'Toole Government Called to Account on Doctor Shortage The doctor shortage issue is a top priority in my Riding and .indeed all of Durham. With the ' resumption of the Ontario Ontario Legislature last week, Ontario's, shortage of physicians dominated Question Period. There are 1.2 million people in this province without a doctor and people are waiting for hours in emergency rooms to. see a doctor that may or may not be there. No fewer than 19 Ontario communities communities have faced severe doctor shortages in recent months that have Threatened to close emergency rooms. In the Legislature last week, Opposition Leader John Tory called on the McGuinty Liberals to stop making excuses and . start taking responsibili- . ty for the situation in Ontario's emergency rooms. Mr. Tory added that the McGuinty Liberals Liberals are currently not acting on two reports recommending changes to Ontario's emergency rooms. One of the two reports hasn't even been made public yet. Opposition Health Critic Elizabeth Witrner demanded the Minister of Health release the report entitled Improving Improving Access to Emergency Emergency Care: Addressing System Issues so that immediate action can be taken on the report's recommendations. recommendations. These include improving working conditions and expanding bed capacity. Other issues dominating dominating Question Period included the provincial government's failure to keep its promises on IBI therapy for children with autism and a lack of accountability for the cost of the ongoing Caledonia situation. The government has refused to give answers on the cost to the taxpayers taxpayers of the needless redesign of Ontario's . trillium logo. As always, if you have any comments or questions about provincial issues, please do not hesitate to call 905-697-1501 or 1- 800-661-2433 (e-mail: john_otooleco@ontla.ol a.org ) Ontario offering new three-in-one application application for registration of Newborns Federal and provincial provincial governments are working .together to reduce the paperwork new parents face when registering the birth of their babies. The newborn newborn registration service allows new parents to not only register their child's birth, but also to apply for the baby's birth certificate and Social Insurance Number (SIN) da at the same time. The project is an initiative between ServiceCanada and ServiceOntario. The three-in-one application is available to parents who have had a baby in the past 12 months. One small problem is that parents will still have to apply to the municipality municipality for, the birth registra- ' tidin' in order- to' get ithc " process started. You can print out the birth registration registration form online at www.serviceontario.ca All three steps of the registration are expected to be paperless and available entirely online until pilot programs begin next spring. Provincial Transportation Surveys Under Way Transportation Tomorrow will be conducting conducting a key travel survey survey in municipalities throughout Central Ontario Ontario this fall. A random sample of citizens will be telephoned at home by a professional interviewer interviewer and asked to spend about 1Ô minutes answering questions. Those who are selected for the interview will receive a letter in advance. The survey runs from August to December of this year. In addition, the Ministry of Transportation will be conducting an Origin- Destination survey the week of October 2. This survey of carpool lot users will take place along Ontario provincial highways within the Greater Golden Horseshoe Horseshoe Area of Toronto. By co-operating in this research and fact- O'TOOLE see page 10 OUTSTANDING HOLIDAY ESTATE AUCTION Sunday, October 8th • 9 a.m. • Viewing 8 a.m. Antiques, Collectables, Modern Furniture, Riding Mower, Boat, and Royal Doulton MacGregor Auctions located in Orono Take 115 Hwy to Main St., Orono, exit & follow signs to Mill Pond Rd. Auction features articles from a local estate, plus private collection of rare and unique collectables. Partial list includes: dining room sets (cl940s & 80s), bonnet chest, china cabinets (c 1920s), metal ice box, kitchen tables and chairs, blanket and wood boxes Eastlake bed and dressers, washstands, oak rolltop desk and file box, stacking bookcase, pump organ, (new) queen sofa bed, horse cutter, Brunswick slate pool table, tables (kitchen, harvest, parlour, lamp, etc.) chairs and rockers, collectables include old trikes, wagons, scooters, doll carriages, advertising advertising pcs. (boxes, signs, tins, etc.), old luggage, coke cooler, Eaton's collectables, milk bottles, crocks and jugs, oil lamps, bridge lamps and fixtures, G.M. collectables, collectables, old tools, Bdwmanville Book (The Way We Were), old one pc. hockey sticks, skates, pads, etc. Old fishing tackle rods and books, 16 Royal Doulton figurines, quality glass and china, older art, Lt. edition and decorative pictures, 14 ft. boat and trailer, 15.5 hp. Craftsman tractor w/grass catcher, 10 hp. Troy Bilt chipper shredder, 6 hp. Sears snow blower, gun cases, plus many more articles still to be removed from the bam and to be unpacked. See: www.macgregor.theauctionadvertiser.com Terms: Cash, Cheque, Visa, M/C & Interne • 5% Buyers Premium MacGregor Auctions 905-987-2112 • 1-800-363-6799 4ac HOLIDAY ESTATE, NOSTALGIA AUCTION Stapleton Auctions - Newtonville Monday, October 9th • 10 a.m. • Preview after 2 p.m. Selling the contents of a Wilmot Creek Home and collectibles from an old Shell station in die Ottawa . Valley ; 9 pc. Dining Room Suite; 2 pc. Chesterfield suite; Chesterfield; Wicker Chaise lounge; Wicker Chairs; 4 pc. Iron Garden Set; Large School Bell from Oak Hill School; Old Dining Room table; Featherlite Sewing Machine; Treadle Sewing Machine; Lamps; China; Glass; Dominion Pump Organ; Ant. Skate Sharpener; approx. 100 pcs. of garage, Petroliana including 3 farm pumps, pinball machine; Coca Cola Chest Cooler, Canada Dry chest cooler, Coca Cola Picnic Cooler; Shell memorabilia; New Scratch and Dent Fridges/Stoves-Stainless Top Freezer and Bottom Freezer;; Stainless Glass Top Stove; G/E Profile Black Bottom Freezer; G/E White sxs Fridge; Sm. Fridge; etc. Check website for updates. Terms: Cash, Approved Cheque (Drivers License), Visa, M/C, Interne Auctioneers - Frank & Steve Stapleton, Newtonville 905.786.2244, 1.800.263.9886 'Estate Specialists Since 1971' • www.stapletonauctions.com 4ac ANTIQUE AUCTION SALE Thanksgiving Monday, October 9 • 10:30 am Haydon Auction Barn, 2498 Cone. Rd. 8 Haydon, ON From 401 exit 431 at Bowmanville, north 8 miles on Hwy 57 to Cone. Rd. 8, turn east at the Firehall to Haydon A large auction of exceptional antiques and collectibles: settee, oak hall stand with bench, press back chairs/hound carving on the back (Cornwall, ON), quarter cut oak table/5 leaves/6 chairs, oak dining table w/5 legs, secretary desk with glass door bookshelf, oak bed, Morris chair, bonnet chest dressers, washstands, bow front china cabinet, press back rocker, oak dressing screen, cedar chest, parlour table, metal/wicker doll buggy, Royal Albert dishes/4 setting, Pinwheel, Cornflower, Indian Glass, wall and mantel clocks, hump back trunk, old compacts, compacts, set of 24 The Greatest Horses of the World, 10 & 14 kt. jewelry, tanzanite ring, old Canon camera, antique barber chair, Walter Campbell prints, hand- carved wooden lamp and many other unique items. View Galleiy @ www.theauctionfever.com Auctioneer Don Stephenson • 905-263-4402 or 705-277-9829 4ac CONSIGNMENT EQUIPMENT AUCTION Berrybank Farms 3383 Taunton Road, Orono, ON 1-1/2 miles west of Hwy 115 Saturday, October 14th, 2006 • 10 a.m. Selling a full line of farm equipment, tractors, machinery, vehicles, hardware, tools, lumber, sawmill log etc. For info and to consign to this auction contact the auctioneer. JOHN D. BERRY AUCTIONS • 905-983-5787 20, 27, 4ac