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Whltby Free Press, Wednosday, Januavy 19,1994, Page Mental health aenkicy sworkers go on strikeJ Thirty-two employees of the WhÎtby-AII Saints mental health agency went on sitrike Tuesday morming, and are calling on the Hospital emergency hours FROM PAGE i Aýjax-Pickering or Oshawa hospitals. Amnbulance services will be nmade aware cf the new heurs and the hospitals wilI be staffed te handie the anticipated volume, Barton said. If semeone dees come te, Whitby General needing treat- ment after heurs, there will be a communications system installed outside the building te enable the person te, contact a security guard inside. But the likelihood cf someone arriving after heurs is «vyery slim » Barton insisted, since ambulanoes will ne lenger go te, the hospital and the conimunity will be made aware of the change. Hosptal signs on nearby roads will be remeved or altered te reflect the new heurs and an information programi initiated, she said. The hospital will continue te treat about 18,000 people per year in the emergency depart- ment, Barten said. "This is net a reduction in service, only in heurs," she said. Based on current figures, about 105 cases or «two a week" Whitby Free Press 11. What was the fate cf Whitby's Merryweather fire engine,used by the Town's t ire department t rom 1872 te 1926? 2. Who laid the cornerstone for Ail Saints' Anglican church on June 29, 1865?, 3.When were markèrs t irst used te locate the graves of Se rsons who died at Fairview odge and were buried by the County of Ontario in Groveside Cemeter? 4. Who off cially opened Whitby General Hospital on May 14, 1970? Answers on Page 13 This fuature provided by Lad Arcit.ctua w .n.emnàmAdviarS Ca.&t. are actual after heurs' emergen- cies and which would net receive treatment after March 31, Bar- ton conceded. «But that's supposingd they show up at the door,» said Bui» fett. «We don't think that will be the case,» he said. Buffett said the decision was "regrettable" one, but aise a "rea- listic» one. Ail hespitals have had te "reth- ink the way medical services are delivered," said Buffett, peinting eut that hospitals in other Ontario cemmunities taken simi- lar measures. Hospital officiaIs had to choose between eliminating a service that was cesting money and treating few patients or some- thing that would affect more people, Buffett said. Minîstry of Health to investigate a series7of "înrpite. Brigid Heise, union spekesper- sons, says il bargaining meet- ing , three attempts at concilia- tieii and a mediatien session --nepotiations with Ail Saints Residence Corporation -- have been held over the past year as workers seek a first contract, but talkS «went nowhere. "..tsclear that thisepoe refuses to even acknowiedge that there's union now." Heise says attem pts to nego- tiate a firat' contract at Whitby- Ail Saints, founded in 1987 to serve the needs of aduits with a history of mental illness, "have been impossible because the agency will not recegnize such basic concerns as workplace health and safety, incidents of sexual harassnient and workers being left out of everyday plan- ningz of client progranis." Th e union charges there have been cases of clients being impro- p erly discharged, documents tampered with and provincial health and safety laws ign ored. The agency is funded through Yiour annual contribution to an RRSP should be more tizan an eleventh-liour rush to reduce this year's tax bite. And it deserves more experienced thinking than you 'il get from the average bank teller. With the help of an expert, you can start ioda y to put a real 'plan' behind your Retirement -Savings Plan. The ful-service financial advisers wlio represent the inutual funds o/ Unied Financial are specialisis in RRSP planning and investiment strategies. We d like to send you our informative brochure, "Could your future use'a litile more thought? " describing what you can expeci from your Juil-service financial adviser. Caîl 1-800-263-1867. Phone ioda y. We're very serious. Ifrs your futuire..tl to a specialist. UMmD FiNwciAL AdCanada 's Full-ServioeFinancial Advisers BUILDING, INVESTOR VALUE ToCETHER three provincial ministries. Lasit week CUPE urged the com- muni't mental health branch cf the Mnisrycf Health te look into several documented in- cidents where ministr policies and procedures are being viola- ted. Workers set up icket Unes in front of Whitby-l Saints head- quarters at 412 Dundas St. E. and in front cf two agfency hornes at 206 Byron St. . and 501 Dundas St. E. 191 DNDS T.E.WHTB e43-008