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16 -- PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE -- Tuesday, November 21, 1989 Annual Ducks Unlimited dinner raises $50,000 for wetlands The Port Perry District Chapter of Ducks Unlimited Canada held its Fifth Annual Fun- draising Dinner on November 16 at the Immaculate Conception Church Hall in Port Perry. This dinner, which was a total sell-out with over 200 persons in atten- dance, was by all reports another complete success, Net funds rais- ed were in excess of $50,000.00 for the wetland conservation projects carried out by Ducks Unlimited. During the evening, many fine Ron Lace, the talented carver who donated a beautiful prizes, including art items, decoys, shotguns and other prizes were either sold through the din- ner's two auctions or raffled off. Highlights of the evening includ- ed Chuck Willes' purchase of Ron Lace's exquisite carving of a flicker for $2,500.00. Allan Ber- trand, also of Port Perry, was the winner by raffle of the Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl of North America Art Book. This art book, appraised at over $10,000.00, in- cluded 44 different limited-edition decorative "Flicker" to the Ducks Unlimited dinner is seen here with Chuck Willis following his successful bid. prints of North American water- fowl by renowned Canadian wildlife artists. Ducks Unlimited is the largest non-governmental wetland con- servation organization in the world and has spent over three hundred and eighty-million dollars in conservation work since its beginnings in 1937. Since 1978, DU has completed 26 projects within 50 kilometers of Port Perry, at an expenditure of near- ly $1,000,000.00. Of these, 12 pro- jects, involving over 2,000 acres of wetlands, have been within Scugog Township. Port Perry Committee Chair- man Ken Doyle was extremely pleased with the success of this committee's dinner. When asked for his comments he said, "DU is nothing without the many donors and sponsors who regularly sup- port our dinners. In its first 5 years our committee has raised nearly $250,000.00, but it is only because of the tremendous sup- port we receive from local people that we are able to attain such a high level of success. All of this work, to preserve the 'kidneys of the world" is critical to our ecological' balance. It is with great pride that those of us on the Port Perry DU Committee report on the generosity of those in the Port Perry area." The committee is already star- ting to make plans for next year's dinner, which is expected to be another truly fine evening of entertainment and hoped to be another big success for the ducks. Region phone system is $400,000 ~ Durham Region will spend $400,000 on a new phone sys- tem. According to a regional fi- nance and administration com- mittee report, the present 10- year-old system at the regional Deadauaiters) Durham Tower | and the works and planning de- - partment administrative offic- esisoutdated. "While the systems have served the region well, this equipment is no longer manu- factured and parts are becom- ing scarce," the report states. In one instance, the region had to wait over a year for one part to "become available," the report states. ile council passed the rec- ommendation, Whitby council- lor Joe Drumm spoke in opposi- tion to the new telephone system. He said the region could com- plete the project better and cheaper if it did not deal with Bell Canada. But the region's chief admin- istrative officer disagreed with Mr. Drumm's comments. "The safer way is to deal with Bell Canada than with another service company," said Don Evans. The region waived its tender- ing bylaw which requires "the calling of sealed tenders for ds and services worth over $20,000." According to the report, the $400,000 SL-1ST system will be purchased with funds from the equipment replacement reserve with "no impact on the general taxlevy for 1990." ELAN A beautiful decorative carving by Ron Lace of Oshawa 'received the highest bid at the annual Ducks Unlimited din- 0 rs \ #3 ner held last Thursday evening in Port Perry. Chuck Willis is seen holding the hand carved and painted "Flicker" which he purchased his high bid of $2,500. See story for more de- tails. Oshawa dialysis unit receives $2.5 million A new six-station kidney dialysis service will be establish- ed at Oshawa General Hospital with $2.5 million in funding from the Ministry of Health. The service will consist of a five-station hemodialysis unit and one station for intermittent peritoneal dialysis. It is designed to serve patients from the districts of Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha and Pine Ridge. Dialysis cleanses impurities from the blood of patients with kidney failure. The $2,514,000 in funding con- sists of $1,537,200 for annual operating costs and $977,200 for equipment. The division of nephrology at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto will assist staff at Oshawa General Hospital to put the new service in- to operation in about nine months. The six stations for Oshawa are part of the $23-million, 75-station program to expand treatment facilities for kidney diseases an- nounced by the minister in June. Treatment of kidney disease is one of several specialty care areas identified by the ministry, on which it is concentrating its resources. Under the expansion program, the ministry recognized the priority of need for dialysis ser- vice east of Metro Toronto. Locating the new service at Oshawa General Hospital was supported by the two district health councils in the area -- Durham Region DHC and the Haliburton, Kawartha and Pine Ridge DHC -- and by the Kidney JFoundation. The new service at Oshawa will reduce the need for dialysis pa- tients to travel to downtown Toronto. "It will provide treatment closer to home, which is a fun- damental principle of the new directions in health care service in Ontario," Mrs. Caplan said. Oshawa General, a referral hospital for Durham Region, pro- vides acute and long-term care services. It has well-established regional clinical services in genetics, laboratory medicine and diagnostic imaging. Keep yourself informed...... \ Read the Star weekly! Effective issue of October 31st, 1989 NEW ADVERTISING DEADLINES for the PORT PERRY STAR Real Estates - THURSDAYS 5:00 PM All Classified Ads - MONDAYS 11:00 AM All Display Ads - MONDAYS 11:00 AM a eT Re a DRTC Ss a Se: RE til a