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Repor in erly '3 onhospitals futuredieto By MIke Kowalski Proposais *.for- 1the future-.cf Whitby ,Geçneral -Hoisita ll1 llkey hounveiled *early ,ih . the, ,new year,.ý Hoptal adininitrater ýEliza- beth -Brtn says officiais are hoping that recommendatio6ns for INSIDE See Page8 23tO28 Lolers______ Entertainment 8 Climestoppers 1 Broolin i What's 0n..2 Bazaars -2 Sports - 30-3 School news - 36,3 Rocces Report 14 the hospital'. future role will ho reàdy .for .public scrutiny in January., The propoais will ho based on, infor.mation« gathered from a- variety of sources and could formi the. basis of progranis and ser-' vices 'offered .a t the Gordon- By Mike Kowall At least two Town councillors are worried about 'monster houses?'creeping into Whitby neigbuods Asa resuit, WVhitby planning, Staff wil be reviewing te Town bylaw reçuIating. the height of buildings m residential areas., Town council Monday supeor- ted a. motion from councîllor John Doistra that staff prepare a report on *the bylaw. The bylaw currently limits buildingsin low density' residen- tiail areaui t Eta maxiTnum lheight of threeé stéreysý. Ilowever, .both, Dolstra, and. councillor Jroe Drumm feel ýthe bylaw neëea ,revising tocombat theproblem of large sfutue SEE PAGE 34 .... ....... À Scarbo- rough-based patCs manu- «turing firmi is m<o ving to Whit»j in the new year. N e m a t o Composites mc. lihas,.purchased the former Smiith .And Nephew factory on the. southwest- copre of McEwen Pr. and- Wentworth St. 'Ie building ha.z been vacant since Smith and Nephew closed the factor", which produced pharmaiceuical -rubber glovres, two years ago.. Nemato, which manufactures remnforedindustrial-purpose, i ïiv-ear-old company. SpoksmanBob ates said the firmi. relocating te Whitby due to lack of spaoe for expansion at its Scarborough plant. Nemato. currenàtly employa-B about 40 people- but Yates did not know if more will ho hîred following the move. 1 1Yates said company oôfficiaIs arehopnigfo a anùryopening> Tecnicl.and legal matters plan of the building and roperty must ho settle d with'the mumci- pality prior te the opening, -Yatea The hospitaYs hoýard of direc-' tors has hfired the health consult- ing f 'im fAgnew Peckham te asit ,ti devýeloping'a long- range strategie plan. ~thouýtwýopulic meetingsa held last monthwere,> PooY, attended, Barton, said the consul-. tanite h ave nonetheless received considerable imput froin the commnunity. Adveértis3ements9 placed in local newsp apers, generate'd "a àlot of written -commentasN while many residents telephoned the hospital Vol. 22, No. 48 We(liies(l,,,iy, November 25, 1992 '14 pages te offer their opinions, said Bar- The consultants also . sought out- the advice of external age n- cies ini the Whitby area and surveyed hospital staff as well, SEE PAGE 34 I BROOKLIN WRITER Paul Duggain reads to son Gareci. from his new book, 'Murphy, the Rat- Tales of Tough City.' The book, expected to be a best seller, is aalbeat C.W. Hay bookstore in Oshawa ý-- Duggan, wilI be signing copies there" Saturday Dec. le9froml11 a.m. to 3p.m. Photo by Mark ROOSar, Whitby Free Pre>s. Bookýin ,writer onthe 'hot<list',» By Mark Ieesor Brooklin writer Paul Duggan m üust b. living ¶rt he applied te t hie poema ln il ranthologies, and was piced up ini eight - ut about un-heard of for a.poet who's neyer had any cf bis work published.-. Thenheosent several poems te a publisher, Red Deer College Press, "and a few months later they ;phoned and said 'we're going-te publish it...' «Theyý liked the stuff so inuch they're taking about doing, more books.. and they've asked me te consider myseif part of (their) stable cf writers » That book 'Murphy the Rat - Tales of Tough City' a colection cof humourous childrens' poèe with marvellous pictures by award- winning illustrator Daniel- Sylvestre, has, been out about six weeks.' S Dugga n says the -publisher 'and quite a few othérs are predicting it wlll te a big national, as welI as international, succesa. «Murp.hy ' will ho gain g te the Bologna Book, Festival, the 1la at children's book festival »in the world, in. 1993 it~ asoben put on the 'hot lis' of the National -Bock Servie. " Duggan says that means they think it will ho'Mabot and heavy seller, at least for the next year or so.' Not bad for a firet crack at getting that ffrst, book published. Dugancheerfu l yamt. he's, hoon lucky. Poeeil'hm a shappened is ncthiig, short* of mîraculous, especaàlly when you)re talking about Èoetzy. «You talk toalal -sorts of writers.,who Say they've sped their lifetime (tryingte et puWshe), nd hey could* Per itlhe main dining room with rejection slips. He's been told hi. sense of humour is the kiey.,' te his success. "(They say) true humour ja extremely rare to, get. Ifit daesn't just work bang on,.it"'no good. - les~ not like anear miss and it's prettygood' -it* either, works or it -doesn't; aparnty at. about the. most difflicult thing te Wnite." Bowl otreownerýs appe ar t. agre. Dufgan saya he's had a, lotcf, cals for book » "]i ot.booking anything now before Christ-, ýmasu - and la already accepting commiüutments SU PAG7E 34 business ne.ws '~1 Lt xl s 4 * i I i tl Concerns over monster' homes gS 11-14 ç 1