PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6. 1981, WITiFBY FREE PRESS Ruddy honoring Hospital Week May 4 to 10 is "Hospital Neek" in Whitby. The Doc- tor Joseph O. Ruddy Hospital Auxiliary has plan- m ned a number of activities to mark the week. The special week was kicked off with a Blossom Ball held at Heydenshore Pavilion on Saturday,-May 2. The staff of the hospital are participating with the auxiliary during "Hospital Week" by display and demonstration of various ac- tivities that are part of the daily routine in a hospital such as: 1) Admitting - Some "do's" and "don't's" for anyone who may have to coime to the hospital as a patient. 2) Charting - A display of the "paperwork" involved for each admission such as admission documentation, doctors' orders, nurses' notes, consent forms, diagnostic reports, etc. 3) Emergency Room - Display and information about the appropriate use of the Emergency Department and demonstration of some of the equipment in this Department. 4) Operating Room - Display of some of the in- struments used in surgery. 5) Nursing Office - The preventative aspect of health care. 6) Central Supply - Di5play of some of the su-gical-medical supplies in use in a hospital. 7) Long Term Care Unit - Featuring floor plans and description of the modifications that will be made on second floor if the Hospital's proposal to establish a Long Term Care Unit is accepted. Traditionally, May 12 each year is designated as "Hospital Day". The pur- pose of having this day set aside is to inform the public about hospitals. It is to make people more aware of the hospital's role in the community. Because of the "Hospital Week" celebrations, however, this year "Hospital Day" will be observed during "Hospital Week" in Whitby. The theme of "Hospital Day" in Canada this year is "hospitals contributing to maximum participation of disabled persons in society". As 1981 is the-International Year of the Disabled Per- sons, this gives hospitals the opportunity to review their efforts to assist in providing "full participation and equality" to persons with disabilities. In line with this theme: a) The Handi-Van will be at the Hospital at various times during the week to publicize its services; b) The hospital is designating a parking space for vehicles carrying wheelchair patients who drive their own cars; c) Vehicles (private cars, Handi-Van) have been authorized to use the am- bulance bay if they are carrying disabled persons to the hospital for admission, treatment services or as visitors; d) To make it more ac- cessible to the emergency and out-patient department to permanently or tem- porarily disabled patients (people in wheelchairs, on crutches, with walking cast ·*BRASS DAY••• SATURDAY MAY 9th. 10am to 5pm 10%to30% off on all brass beds,lampstables, vases, candlesticks, accessories, and more NO TAX ON BIDS & 2'0 OF OUR HRSTF OUTALITY MATTRILSSI.S ANI) BOX SPRINGS 1U EAURLH E TA i K ) LSIlimiwd A Tradition of fine furniture since 1929. Open Mon. Wed 10 6 Thurs. & F ri 10 9 216 MARY ST. F. WHITBY, 668-3483 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Saturday Io 6 or splints), the hospital is planning to install automatic doors in this area. Unfor- tunately, cost is a big factor in determining the type of installation that may be possible. There could be an ~j. opportunity here for service clubs or interested citizens to make their contribution in this International Year of the Disabled Persons by raising funds for this project. By THE ION. GEORGE ASHE, MPP (PC- Durharm West) Ontario Minister of Revenue Defending Davis' constitution stand One of the major planks in Premier Bill Davis's stand on the constitution is the establishment of a Canadian common market. At present many provinces have erected barriers to the free flow of goods and labour in Canada. Premier Davis and his Ontario Progressive Conservative Government believe that for Canada to be a truly united country, there should be no restriction placed on where a person may seek employment, or a businessman seil his goods. To broaden support for this position, the Minister of In- dustry and Tourism, Larry Grossman, has distributed a proposai aimed at creating a workable Canadian common market. This proposai is outlined in il recommendations contained in a 53-page study entitled "Interprovincial Economic Co-operation". The minister proposes that senior governments should jointly establish and fund a Canadian Domestic Market Development Agency to encourage interprovincial trade-and economic co-operation. This agency will act to develop our strengths and common goals rather than allowing the con- tinued fragmentation of the Canadian economy into regional pockets. Among the functions of the proposed Canadian Domestic Market Development Agency would be: action to change federal and provincial government purchasing practices which limit the amount of Canadian goods purchased, action to reduce the $50 billion worth of manufactured imports with Canadian products and action to result in more complemen- tary regional and provincial economic development strategies. The proposed agency will also be active in ensuring in- creased Canadian content in major industrial and resource projects. This will ensure that large undertakings will benefit all Canadians. With the creation of a Canadian Domestic Market Development Agency, Canadians will have a mechanism which will enable all Governments to establish complemen- tary development plans which will not penalize one region in order to favour another. By fostering greater interprovincial trade and economic co-operation, the present divisions in the Canadian economy will collapse and a greater sense of national purpose will result. Patterns of co-operation, rather than division, are in order to ensure a strong, prosperous future for Canada. In Europe, the Common Market organization has helped ten separate nations with different cultures, languages, histories and goals act as an economic unit. The creation of a Canadian Domestic Market Development Agency will per- form the same task in Canada where the differences between regions are much smaller than those in Europe. Increased interprovincial trade, co-operative development strategies and an end to barriers to the movement of labour will help achieve the dream of Confederation - of one nation, of differing peopies, regions and goals, working in harmony for the benefit of all. Report from Queen's Park m i