• SINCE 1854 • AMALGAMATED 1999 WITH CLÀRINGTON THIS WEEK • Pressrun 21,400 32 Pages Wednesday, October 11, Optional 4 week delivery $5/$l newsstand Mercedes-Benz Eagles cook shows its C-class up a win Wheels Pull out Sports, page 14 Hospitals won’t give up on $ 100 million request Quest for regional tax dollars likely to become election issue
Hospital officials across Cronin-Wood, explaining hos rent funding formula, the and to investigate the possibility and the new cancer centre. Durham will continue to lobby pitals are limited regarding the Province would contribute of making a contribution to the “The reality is that $100 mil the Region for funding as the sources they can turn to for $215.6 million towards the plan. hospital expansion projects dur lion is outstanding and a delay race gets under way for the Nov. funding. Local hospital foundations have ing the 2001 budget delibera in getting that funding has a se 13 municipal election. “The two sources of funding made a commitment to raise tions next year. rious impact on our plans,” re Durham council turned down are the provincial government $93.9 million, which leaves The $409.5-million project ported Bruce Cliff, chief oper a joint request for $100 million and the money that’s raised by $100 million outstanding. would see a new hospital in ating officer for the Ajax Pick from the Rouge Valley Health the community,” she said, not “We are at a crossroads,” re Uxbridge, more space for in-pa ering Health Centre. “We had System and the Lakeridge ing the Ajax Pickering Hospital ported Brian Lemon, chief exec tient and out-patient services in planned to be in the ground in Health Corporation last week. Foundation has already kicked utive officer for Lakeridge Port Perry and Bowmanville, a April next year with the emer And, that decision is likely to off its fund-raising campaign. Health in a news release. “The 70-per-cent increase in space at gency department at Ajax and become an election issue this “The hospitals and the founda provincial government is at the the Ajax site for a new emer the cancer centre in Oshawa. fall, officials say. tions are going to work togeth table, the foundations are at the gency department, a larger X- We are still working with the “We are going to continue to er.” table, the Region has decided to ray department, additional med architects, the physicians and lobby Regional councillors, The hospitals have proposed take its time." ical and surgical floors and an nurses to draw up blueprints. both current and potential mem a $409.5-million project to ex Regional councillors did expansion at the Oshawa site to But the shovel won’t go in the bers,” said Ajax and Pickering pand the six health-care facili make a commitment to lobby house regional pediatrics, a ground until the funding is in Health Centre spokesman Katie ties in Durham. Under the cur the Province for more funding larger emergency department place.” Province will hire private firm Wanted: to build, operate facility Tons Private of food consultants to as drive prepare report falls on courthouse
The Province has selected short consultants Pricewaterhouse Coopers to come up with a pro A poor response to the posal that would see a courthouse Thanksgiving food drive has or built, in Durham and operated by ganizers pleading for local resi private owners as part of a larger dents’ help. commercial project. “It was a very poor week The firm will now begin to de end,” reported Maryanne Sliol- velop business strategies tosolic dra, of tire Oshawa Optimist it private and public sector part food drive for Salvation Army ners to finance, constmct and op food banks in Oshawa, Whitby, erate the courthouse. Ajax and Clarington. Durham Region Chairman Roger Anderson said a new con solidated court facility in Durham is desperately needed. “Our court services now are spread around six different loca ATTORNEY-GENERAL tions, creating a lot of costs, de JIM FLAHERTY lays and security problems," he Durham ‘toppriority’for said. courthouse construction Although a location has yet to be selected, Mr. Anderson said facility. It could be part of a larg there’s enough land next to the er multi-use community or com Durham Region mercial project. headquarters/courthouse building “Our government is commit on Rossland Road in Whitby to ted to modernizing court facili MARYANNE SHOLDRA accommodate this project. ties, improving justice services During the 1995 provincial and making our communities WALTER PASSARELLA/ Statesman photo Food collection 'lowest it’s election campaign, former Pre safer,” Attorney-General Jim Fla mier Bob Rae promised the cour herty outlined in a statement. The food drive brought in Primary students from Ontario Street Public School, Bowmanville, bow their heads during thouse would be located in a “I am pleased our government only 15,000 pounds of non-per a memorial ceremony for Marjorie Bates, , who served as a crossing guard at the school for downtown Oshawa location. has recognized Durham'Region ishable food. The weekend nor 19 years. She recently died of cancer. Since that time, Oshawa politi as the top priority for new court mally sees 20,000 to 25,000 cians have pressed the new Toty facilities construction.” pounds of food collected over government for a decision on the Consolidation of the court of Thanksgiving, she said. Bowmanville students remember courthouse. fices would saveDurham taxpay “It’s the lowest it’s been in 10 The new courthouse will con ers between $5 million and $7 years.” solidate courtrooms, prisoner million that the region currently Organizers were hoping to handling and judiciary functions spends in rental fees, Mr. Ander collect at least 30,000 pounds of ‘a very special person’ into one specialized high-security son added. food in this food drive, to help keep food bank shelves stocked BY JACQUIE McINNES ties for the first day of the were sick, she sat with them. this winter. If local residents Staff Writer 2000-2001 school year. She nurtured them on that Inside don’t give generously through BOWMANVILLE - She “She was a very special bench. The kids at the school this week and the weekend, the was a friend and mentor to two person," says Mrs. Warren- were her life.” ©* Stattiman food banks won’t have as much decades of students and edu Grybas, who began working at Sadly, Miss Bates was un food to give out to needy fami cators who remembered a spe the school around the same able to fulfill her wish to see WHERE TO FIND IT lies, Mrs. Sholdra said. cial lady in a yellow slicker at time as Miss Bales. “She was her kids again. “She passed “We’re hoping people will Ontario Street Public School always happy. She’s a bit of a away on the Friday of the Editorial Page ,...... 6 hear this plea and follow last week. Bowmanville icon,” adds the Labour Day weekend. She Classified...... 10 through with food this week Marjorie Bates was much vice-principal. didn’t quite make it. 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