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Spring may be capped if Region pushes on (From page 1) warns that the Region may have legal liability if the sprin water becomes contamina = people fall ill from drinking it. "The only water quality monitoring conducted now is a sample taken weekly by our Public Health Inspector for bac- teria and a chemical sample on four basic chemicals every three months. This does not compare with the extensive testing of municipal water at treatment plants in the Region," states the letter from the Health Unit. The, Health Unit recom- "mends that a sign be posted at the spring informing the public the water is un-protected and un-treated, and they use the water at their own risk. At last week's meeting, - Newcastle councillor Diane Hamre (chairman of health and social services) noted that un- protected water sources are subject to contamination, as was the case at a spring in Ty- rone that was widely used by - the public. It had to be capped by the Region. If Durham pushes ahead with its plan to construct a parking lot and extend the pipe at a cost of $140,000 and sud- denly the water becomes con- taminated, it would be a waste of money, suggested councillor Hamre. : At the root of the problem for Regional and local councils is the fact the'spring is so popu- lar as a source of drinking water that a major traffic hazard is created with people stopping their cars on both sides of the busy Regional Road, which is heavily used by gravel trucks. There have been several ac- cidents in the immediate vicini- ty of the spring and numerous "near misses." But the traffic hazards don't seem to deter a lot of peo- ple from stopping night and day to fill their containers with wa- ter. They arrive there from all over Durham, Metro and more distant points. In February, when a Star reporter talked to several peo- ple at the spring, they all said they would like to see a proper parking area constructed, but they would be adamently op- posed to any move to put a cap on the source and cut off their supply of water. ..BROOKLIN & DISTRICT PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION Pot Luck Supper -- 6:16 PM Annual Meeting -- .{' BROOKLIN UNITED CHURCH FRI., APRIL 21 Please bring some food for the buffet table. Everyone Welcome. For more information phone: 655-3446; 655-3860; 655-4647; 668-3418 PENTLAND JEWELLERS 174 QUEEN STREET, PORT PERRY 985-7641 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM -- Monday to Thursday & Saturday 9:30 AM to 9:00 PM -- Friday Ml . - e Diamond Anniversary Ring New hospital wing named | to honour Stephen Roman The planned 7.1 million addition to Community Memorial Hospital will be named in honour of the late Stephen B. Roman, a Slovak im- migrant who first settled in Canada as a farmer on Scugog Island and eventually became one of Canada's most successful entrepreneurs. "The Stephen B. Roman Wing is being dedicated to the memory of a remarkable man,. whose abundant ability and drive created leading natural resource and farming enterprises and whose generosity ensured that other Canadians would share in his good fortune," Rodd Foster, Chairman of the hospital's Board of Governors, said recently. . Mr. Roman, who died in March 1988, built Denison Mines Limited into one of the world's largest uranium producers and a signifi- cant producer of potash, coal, oil and natural gas. He founded Roman Corporation, a diversified management company, and he made . Romandale Farms in Unionville into one of the world's premier breeders of Holstein cattle. PORT PERRY. STAR ~ Tuesday, April 11, 1989 + 5 The Stephen B. Roman Founda- tion, which Mr. Roman set up to provide financial support for a wide variety of worthy causes, donated $500,000 to help finance the hospital's expansion program. Mr. Roman was 16 years old when he and his brother George arrived in Canada in 1937. The two brothers spent their first years in their adopted country farming on Scugog Island. "This community always re- mained 'close to Mr. Roman's heart, and over the years he sup- ported numerous local programs. It is only fitting that the new hospital wing be named in honour of this great benefactor," Mr. Foster said. The new wing will contain a 30-bed chronic care unit as well as an emergency/ambulatory care centre, the physiotherapy/rehabilitation, radiology and obstetrical depart- ments, a pharmacy, laboratory and surgical suite facilities. An additional $900,000 will be spent on other renovations and improvements, bringing the total cost of the hospital expansion pro- -- ALL -- BURLINGTON CARPETS 'Reduced by the Burlington EXAMPLES: Grand Splendor WAS $28.95 sq.yd. -- NOW wi 22.95 Millcroft WAS $27.95 sq.yd. -- NOW" wi SRDS gram to $8 million. "The gift from the Stephen B. Roman Foundation has brought us within a few dollars of our goal of raising $2 million from private donors. So far, nearly 700 in- . dividuals have made donations ranging from $2 to $50,000," Mr. Foster said. "The Ministry of Health has already agreed to a grant and the hospital is endeavouring to secure additional ministry funding for the remainder of the project." Community Memorial Hospital operates today as a 46-bed primary care facility that serves more than 16,500 permanent residents of Scugog Township and another several thousand tran- sient and seasonal residents who vacation on Lake Scugog and the Trent Waterway System. "The expansion program will ensure that the hospital has a suf- ficient number of beds, continues to use the latest technology and equipment and maintains a knowledgeable and caring staff to provide the highest possible level of care for our growing communi- ty," Mr. Foster said. Mill! | pA - | } A an...