Page 8, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday. Novemiber 22, 1995 MIPP ebcouraged y-ospital discussions *By Mike Kowalukft Progresa is being made towards the. shaning of services between Whitby and Oshawa general liospitals. A commttee composed of medical, administrative, poitical and citizen representatives from Rkeduced speeds near sehools Wbitby will spend $21,600 ta, install 30 sets of 40-kilomnetres- per-hour speed limit signs in front of Whitby'îs 24 elementary scliools if coundil approves an operation.s comnrittee recommendation. .Council reversed itself last week, approving a motion to establish the reduced speed zones. In 1993 they agreed with staff that the reduced speeds would b. ineffective. At that time staff reasoned that, due to cost and lack of police enforcement, cutting the speed in front of schools would not improve student safety.' Staff estimates the signa will cost $720 per set. Works director Wayne Hancock notes in a report that each school will have ta b. scheduled separately witbin Wbitby'sg traffi bylaw, and the bylaw wiil have ta be approved by Durham Region before the zones can b. instituted. Gary Herrem PROM PAGE 1 "Iwould be grateful if their need for a periodl of complets privacy following the service is respected," according ta a statement. la lieu of flowers, contributions may b. made ta the Canadian Cancer Society or Uxbridge Cottage Hospital. bath communities bas been exploring this issue during the past two months. Formed by Durham Centre MPP Jim Flaherty, the committe. lias been meeting on a regular basis since a report on hospital restructuring in Durham Region received the backing of Ontario Health Minister Jim Wilson ini September. Included in the Durham Region District Health Coundil study is a controversial proposai ta convert Whitby General Hospital into a regional rehabilitation treatment centre. But as Flaherty notes, the minister did not rule out the. possiblity of some outpatient acute cars and emnergency services being retained at Wbitby. Wilson also requested the healtli council ta, work closely with community groupe, Flaherty adds, hence his decision ta pul together as diverse a group as possible. 71 think what we're looking at is in line with wliat the minister wants," said Flaherty. "We've agreed on a statement of principles and that it's important ta get a consensus (on sbared services)," lie said. So after officials from the various groups represented on the committee report back on liow their colleagues feel, the next step will be making the committee's yiews known ta the health council and the minister, Flaherty said. 'The overail goal we ail agree on is that we have to encourage the district health council ta follow what the midnister said, about the provision of adequate acute cars services for the commulnity," lie sad. Flaherty said discussions about sliaring services have already taken place between officiais of Whitby and Oshawa liospitals and that senior medical staff at the two liospitals have put forward a plan ta amalgamate the clinical progranis of bath institutions. The proposed model, wbicli includes amalgamnating administration and merging Lawyers, Move Uptown *Murray Miski - Insurance Claims *Max Rapport - Family Law - Real Estate Offices are now at: Rossland Garden Plaza Suite 206, 701 Rossland Rd. E. Whitby, LIN 8Y9 Cail: Murray Max)f *430-8880 *668-1712 program.s sucli as surgical and emergency servces, bast been presented ta the boards of bath hospitale. 'b bhan the support of the mayors of bath communities and bath MAPPs3,"said Flaherty. "The eharing of services is probably the most effetive route, but we're not prepared ta teU the district health council what ta, implement. Tbat's not Our expertise." Members of the. "Commnunity Hospital Committee" include Mayor Tom Edwards of Wbitby, bis Oshawa 'counterpart Nancy Diamond, Whitby councillors GerryEmm and Shirley Scott, as wel s Durham East MPP John OToale and Oshawa MPP Jerry Ouellette. Some of the non-politicians on the committes are Whitby General Hospital board chair Jim Souci, local physiains Anthony D'Angelo and Naresh Kumar and Save Our Genera Hospital citizens' committe. members JoAnne Prout, Norm Mealing sud Dirk Langerak, Flaherty admitted that the committe.' initial meeting was "a little rough," given the differences of opinion ropresented. "But we uvived," lie said. "I thinkr it's wonderful people can look at *the big picture and work tagether." 1 1~~ ' ~ t* Wicks at award night. Bon Wicks, journalist and TV hast, will b. guest speaker at the Peter Perry award evening hsted by the Whitby Chaxnber of Commerce on Nov. 28 at Jackson's Touch of Class banquet hall, 104 Consumers Dr., Whitby. The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ickets are $59. Contact the Whitby chamber for mare details at 668-4506. 'Dynamies' workshop After the sucoess of the firet 'Human Dynamica' workshop in September, the Durham Business and Professional Women's Club is again sponsoring the two-day prpgram. The course will run on Nov. 25 snd 26,9 a.m. to, 6 p.m., at Dakota Bobs Restaurant, Pickering Home and Design Centre. Space is limited ta 25 women (who live or work in Durham Region). Contact Rose Cronin at 905-428-7886. 100 ways Community Volunteer Accountants (Durham Region) will hold the second in its series of 1995-96 seminars for not-for-profit groupe and associations on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 7 p.m., at the Whitby municipal- building, committee room #1. 100e Waysr to Raise Resouroea will caver ways to raise resources during a time of decreased goveramen assistance and reduced peruonal donations. Caîl 430-9122 for seminar s!rtxiç-*o infn-mfinn. 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The 50-page document outlines the steps required ta assure Durhamn Region's -economic viabihity for the immediate future as well as into the 2lst century. Conmments must be subrnitted by Nov. 27. Idea Guide author to be at meeting I 7e Idea Guide author David Ceolin wiRi peak about business ideas and how to develop them through to a finished product or service, at the Nov. 22 meeting of the Durham Home Business Association. The meeting gets under way at 8 p.m., at Trillium Trails, 55 Snowridge Ct. (off Simcoe Street North inRaglan). ickets may be purchased in advance by calling Carmen Elrschling at 728-8599. FutUrist at DRMA session John'Kettle, the first consulting futurist in Canada, wiil be gust speaker at a meeting in Oshawa Nov. 23. Kettle, whà began FutwreLetter in 1982, offers trends and forécasta ini the public and private sectors. He will speak at a dinner meeting of the Durham Region Manufacturers Association, at the. Holiday Inn, starting with a l"reception at 5:30 p.m. Cost of the meeting is $40 for members, $45 for non-members. For more information, cal 434-1412. IMROE . U rustee In Bankruptcy JAMES R. YANCH