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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1982, PAGE 17 Bowmran residents to hire own lawyer to fight developer New downtown business Downtown Whitby has a new commercial enterprise. Last week, Mayor Bob Attersley (centre) was on hand to cut the ribbon to officially open the Two Sisters Boutique at 133½ Brock Street North. Watching on are the boutique's owners Barbara Jobber and Marion Robb. Both ladies are residents of the City of Oshawa but decided-to open their business in Whitby because they liked the town's progressive attitude. "We also wanted to be in the core of the town," Jobber said adding,"Whitby is very progressive." Two Sisters Boutique offers new and nearly new ladies clothing and gifts. - Free Press Staff Photo MD's frustrated Shepley says Whitby area doctors will be meeting tonight to decide what their level of participation will be in a job action proposed by the Ontario Medical Association (O.M.A.). According to the O.M.A.'s local repre- sentative, Dr. Donald Shepley, some of the 30 Whitby-area MD's have already started some kinds of job action. However, the O.M.A. is sèeking a "co- ordinated effort," Shep- ley said Monday. "'Some things have already started," he said, "Some of the people have started already." The doctors are seek- ing a new contract with the provincial govern- ment and the Ontario HealthI Insurance Plan (O.H.I.P.). Ontario Minister of Health, Larry Gross- man, has offered the doctors a salary in- crease of $12,000 a year which he claims will give the doctors an average annual salary of $114,115 at the end of a three-year contract. Shepley described the mood of local doctors as "quite angry" and "frustrated. However, while doc- tors.,will become more reluctant to offer free advice and renew pres- criptions over the tele- phone, they do not want to endanger the well being of their patients. "The biggest thrust is that we don't want to compromise patients," Shepley said. The general practi, tioner said that MD's are not paid by O.H.I.P. for telephone advice although they are allowed to bill patients under the O.M.A. fee schedule. "Physicians in a lot of areas in the province are charging for tele- phone advice," Shepley said, adding that this was not the practice of the Durham Medical Society. Under the fee sche- dule, the patient can be charged $5.50 for tele- phone advice. II think there is a m'ove that this will no longer be gratius (free)," Shepley said. He added that the doc- tors are considering participating in the proposed rotating walk- outs to back their demands. "We are considering phase two - rotating walkouts," Shepley said stressing that patient care will not be com- promised. "Essential services will be maintained, just as if it were a holiday," he added. 7 It is not known when or if the walkouts will take place. Shepley does not see a quick end to the situa- tion. "My bottom linè is I do not believe it will be resolved speedily." Durham West MPP and Ontario Minister of Revenue George Ashe said that the govern- ment's latest offer was more than fair. "I think the govern- ment put forth its final offer which we think was more than equit- able, more than fair," Ashe said in a brief tele- phone interyiew from his Queen's Park office last Friday. He also ·maintains that the offer will mean a 34 per cent salary in- crease for doctors by the end of the third year - of the contract. "If you compound that, it's more generous than $120,000 per an- num," hesaid. Ashe described this as "a reasonable level of income for a highly res- pected profession." The Tory member does not think the pro- posed job action will get much support. "Most doctors are responsible," Ashe said. "The job action will not receive widespread support." Well, Whitby doctors will make their decision tonight. ÉONT'D FROM PG. 1 The residents' said that they, too, fought townhouses from being built on the Canadian Tire land. "Townhouses look great to us now, when looking at the present prospects for our sub- division. "Since it has been deemed stupid to even ask for financial assist- ance in hiring senior legal advice in this end of town, we will wait to see whether any other section of town gets a slice of that $35,000 budget for senior legal costs to fight other issues before the O.M.B.," they added. "Our taxes, too, allow the town to budget this amount." The residents also do not share the mayor's attitude towards the O.M.B. Two weeks ago, Attersley said that the board is an impartial body and would rule on the evidence presented toit. "We are sorry, Mr. Mayor, we do not have the faith you have that an independent body of persons who know noth- ing about the situation, or the area will uphold the Whitby Town Coun- cil's decision, when the developer has senior lawyers, well versed in land development, who have fought countless battles before such hearings." The residents also said that they are trying to raise enough money to hire such a lawyer on their own. "Hopefully, we can scrounge enough money amongst ourselves to hire senior counsel," they said. "The depre- ciation on our homes in this area will be $20-$25,000. This alone nakes the fight worth- while." The O.M.B. hearing will be held on April 19. Between You and Me By RUTII COLES Will return next week * ANNOUNCEMENTS * RECEPTION CARDS *INVIT ATIONS' *)THANK YOU CARDS PRINTING AND OFFICE SUPPLIES- 1218 HARWOOD AVE. S.. 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