WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. JUNE, 25. 1980, PAGE 7 Ruddy needed to provide 9 primary medical care The Social Planning Coun- cil of Oshawa-Whitby has become one of an ever- growing group opposing the proposai that would see the J.O. Ruddy General Hospital used for the base of the redevelopment' of the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital That proposai was in- cluded in a report prepared by the consultanting firm 0of Peat, Marwick and Partners on the roles of the region's seven hospitals for the Durham Region District Health Council. Since the proposai was made public some two mon- ths ago, nearly every com- munity organization and civic authority has corne out in attacking the motion. The major opponents of the con- sultant's recommendation excluding the board of governors of Ruddy Hospital have been Whitby Town Council, the Oshawa and District Labor Council, MPP George Ashe and Minister of Health Dennis Timbreli. The motion that was adop- ted by the board of the social planning council called for "the continued use of the J.O. Ruddy Hospital as a primary care facility with the presently empty second floor of the hospital being used primarily as a chronie care rehabilitation facility for residents of tbe Town of Whitby." In justifying their position, the council said in a written statement than "an active hospital is needed in the Whitby area for community use as a primary care facility. " The board also said that there were sufficient family doctors and medical specialists to staff the hospital. They were also strongly supportive of the hospital receiving a chronic care role in the region. "The recommendation of the Durahm Region District Health Council, following the report of the Long Term Care Committee, is that, in addition to the immediate establishment of 42 chronie care beds in the Oshawa General Hospital, provision shouid be made for an ad- ditional 6o chronic care beds within the region over the five years," the council's written statement said im- Mie 1 sLF r it r plying that these beds should he established in Ruddy. The reason given for chosing Ruddy for the ad- ditional beds is that "the proportion of elderly per- sons resident in the municipality of Whitby is higher than the average for Durham Region. " "It is recognized concept that elderly patients and those requiring chronic care should be maintained in their own community," they added. The council accepted the motion unanimously and cirected that their views be made known to the district health council, Ashe, the Ruddy board of governors and the Whitby Town Coun- cil. CLOCA rnay berimnng mthe red, Campbell says Bill Campb>ell, general manager of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, said last week that unexpected maintenan- ce costs arising from the spring floods will put the aut hority into a deficit position this year. To offset the costs from the heavy flooding in March and April, CLOCA will not hire a complement of 10 summer staff for main- tenance work. Supervisory staff have been told not to make buik material purchases to main- tain inventory levels but to order them on an "as required" basis. CLOCA will hire about 47 sumnmer workers under federal and provincial government programs, however, they wili not be able to purchase equipment for them, Campbell said. "There is a possibility that we' re going over budget," Campbell said, adding, " but there are things that need immediate attention." "Even if we're down to our last shovel," he said that CLOCA Wiil closely scrutiniza ail purchases in order to keep the deficit as 10w as possible. During the floods that struck most of Southern On- tario, CLOCA found that it * did not have the budget for rnany of the services needed to make repairs such as heavy equipment rentals. Campbell said that a lot of the repair work bas yet to be started because CLOCA was waiting to hire its summer staff. Dam replacement work at Whitby's Heber Down Con- servation Area, valued at $10,000 has yet to be started. BROO (.--D0K LIN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION VILLAGE SHOPPING Flour MiII AntiqueslGlfts ServicesiFood FloristiVarOtY Credit Union BanklPharmfaCY Hardware/Garage Pizzeria courtesy of BROOKLIN CYCLE CLINIC Ltd. 655-3002 preast concrete steps rÀ Put an end to yearly painting, instaîl weather resistant sid- ing. Easy ta appîy, white finish. Br(»k1 ilen ~ Byines CALL US FOR FREE ESTIMATE WE INSTALL VENTED SOFFIT MITCHELL 8ROnuRs Building Supplie. Ltd. Brooklin 655-4991 125TH ANNIVERSARY 1855-1980 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN 0F WH ITBY 125th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONCERT and HERITAGE SHOWCASE JUNE 26th, 1980 TIME: 7:30 P.M. -8:30 P.M. PLACE: FRONT LAWN MUNICIPAL BUILDING Rossland Road East ENTERTAI NIM ENT: WHITBY BRASS BAND COUNTY TOWN SINGERS SENIOR CITIZENS CHOIR Heritage Showcase inside lobby of Municipal Building 7:30 p. m. - 9:30 p. m. ln case of rain, entertainment wiII move inside. #AU will return nexi week Susan Slth 655-3932 Brown's Foodmaster (before Saturday noon) ALUMWINUM SIDING,