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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH,10,, 1982, PAGE 3 Durham taxpayers. may have to fund ho-spitals',Edwardlsfears Durham Regional Council may be forced to raise money for bos- pital expansions througb the property- tax. roll according to Whitby's Tom Edwards. 1Edwards made the statement last week following a provincial government announce- ment. that it would not« provide $350,000 for an expansion program at Dr. J.O. Ruddy General Hospital. Currently, regional policy dictates that taxes are not raised for sucb projects. "Tbey may have to, change their minds," Edwards said. It bad been expected that the government would provide the tra- ditional two-t hirds share of the cost which would bave re-opened Ruddy's second floor as a 32-bed chronic care unit. However, the minis- try did say that it would provide tbe operational funds'for the unit adding that capital expansion funds would not be on the D urham Region District Helath Counicil, said that; tbe Ruddy ex- pansion "'would allow Ajax to get by for severa 1 more years without expanding."' The district 'health council bas asked for a meeting witb Ontario Minister of Health Larry Grossman to dis- -Edwards ava'ilable for 'anotber eight'years. The unit would allow for more active treat- ment beds at the Ajax- Pickering General Hospital whicb is exper- iencing severe over- crowding problems. According to Ed- wards, "Tbe problem is really acute in Ajax. " "People are in beds in the corridors." Edwards, who serves cuss the situation. The regional coùncili- or said that he will not make any proposais to bis colleagues until af- ter the meeting. 'II hope tbe meeting, will take place in a very short matter of timéte," *The Ruddy hospital's board has also request- ed sucb a meeting. Flowers & Alpine Meadows Featuring FLORIADE '82 BOOK NOW! 1days - Holland, Bavaria, Austria,ý 15Lichtenstein, Switzerland. Departure May 7,11982 Personallyescorted by JOAN WESLEY.- ~~aley'a 185 BROCK ST. N. crner of Brock &i Mary 668-7955 YongTravel 'n. Stay Yon...Hava Fun.....Travail Town doubles bylaw fines Violating tbe town's by- laws is going to cost' con- siderably more in the future. At its meeting Mon- day night, Whitby Town Council doubled the maximum fine to $2,000. That is the maximum fine permissable under tbe Ontario Municipal Act. The fine maximum was raîsed upon a recommendation from town clerk Don McKay after the Ontario government passed an amendment to the act. In bis report, McKay said tbat in 1981 the town collected $3,505.20 in fines. "It should be noted," be added, that the majority of bylaw in- fractions were resolved to tbe town's -satisfac- tion without the necess- ity of taking legal action to enforce the bylaws. <HOT NEWý SPRING FASHIONS e ~Shop EarlyFor Best Selection (Ask about our Layaway Plan) Beat Inflation Selected group of - Slacks Cords$ Jeans Special Rack of $5.(o Items (Make a purchase with your Baby.Bonus &save 10% on reg. price) Pald s 0126 GOT TAX REFUND PLANS? 85 per cent of your calculated tax -ref und paid - fast., Return compared at no extra cost. BENEFICIAL TAX REFUND BUYING CENTRE 39 Slmncoe Street North, Oshawa 433-4771 Richard Bonderen-ko at the. arts station Richard Bonderenko is seen here standing next to one of bis giant fîve-foot by seven-foot paintings in his "Potato" series which is currently being exhibited at the Whitby Arts Station Gallery. About 30 of Bonerenko's works will be on display this month including many of bis Nova Scotia and Mexico Iandscapes. Also displayed are somhe of bis zinc-based etcbings. Seven of bis large "Potato"' paintings wil be in the exhibit and Bonder- enko says that he would like to do about 200of them. Where did he get bis inspiration'for the series? "I don't know," Bonder- enko replied. "I saw a potato sprout one day and decided to doit." Bonderenko, a native of London, Ontario, studied art at the H.B. Beal Secondary Sehool there between 1965-69. His work bas been exbibited not only inLondon but in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto. This is his first Whitby exhibit. Some of his work was selected for tbe Queen's Silver Jubilee Art Collection and is also part of collections beld by the University of WesternOntario, the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Canada Council Art Bank. Tbe Whitby Arts Station Gallery is located at tbe corner of Victoria and Henry Streets. -Free Press Staff Photo TYPE WR ITE RS ADDING MACHINES a CALCULAYORS SALES a SERVICE e RENTALS, FLO RIDA VACATION Club International will guarantee you and your family, every year for the rest of your life, fun in the Sun at a beautiful reort hotel witb a fully equipped kitch en ln each suite. Ail for a ONE TIME ONLY COST 0F $1,2501 Bank fi nanci ng aval lable. Cail colleot 416-482-6447 ' Club Interna tiocial 10am.9 p.m. da'ily