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PAGE 8 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 Upgrades requested UPGRADES from page I Durham's position. "It's the Province that's responsible for public safely," he notes. "The (provincial) Emergency Plans Act requires requires that we must have a plan for a nuclear nuclear emergency and the Province assigns assigns that responsibility to the Region." But "it's the Province that is in charge of the overall decisions," he says. "It's a cost versus risk issue," lie suggests, suggests, noting the meeting will hopefully end with a consensus among municipal representatives on the type of system to be used. Once a consensus is reached, the Province will have the information it requires to make an infonned decision on extending the alerting system, lie says. Ted Gruetzner, a spokesman for Ontario Ontario Power Generation, says the company company will foot the bill for whatever measures measures the Province determines is required. required. "It's not our decision to make," he says. However, he adds, from OPG's perspective the key is to ensure "this remains remains a theoretical discussion," by maximizing maximizing plant safety. The company has containment systems systems at both nuclear plants in the event there was a radioactive release, says Mr. Ciuciura, who agrees with the OPG spokesman that it is highly unlikely the alerting system will ever be required. Mr. Ciuciura stresses, even if a nuclear accident were to occur, the back-up systems systems in place at the plants could afford DEMO up to two weeks to evacuate residents in the affected area. At that point OPG could conduct a controlled release. It would only be in a worst-case scenario, when all back-up systems failed, that immediate evacuation would have to occur, he says. "If there was a more catastrophic failure, a failure of the containment systems, systems, then we would open the reception centres," outside the 10-kilometre zone for resident evacuation and decontamination decontamination if necessary, he says. Potassium iodide pills would be distributed distributed to children at schools and day cares in the affected area to block absorption absorption of radioactivity into the thyroid gland. The biggest threat of exposure damage is to children, he explains. The rest of the population would receive the pills, if necessary, at the reception centres. centres. Mr. Ciuciura stresses although the Region is pushing for a new alerting system, even today if a nuclear emergency emergency were to occur, there are measures in place to alert the public. Television and radio media outlets would be contacted contacted to relay information and fire and police services would patrol affected neighbourhoods with sirens and speakers, speakers, he says. Funding woes FUNDING from page I scribes as a "fundamental dilemma" - the pressure of taxpayers who want more health care and those who want less taxes. "It's a very difficult position for politicians," he says, adding "the Province has picked up a huge part of the increase in health care costs." Since the debate over increased funding funding has now moved to the federal arena, the only option open to hospitals looking looking for more funding is to join lobbying efforts by the Province and the Ontario Hospital Association. Mr. Lemon says while Lakeridge does keep local MPs abreast of the hospitals hospitals business, "we have no direct pipeline to the federal government." Debate over who should pay for higher health-care costs have escalated at a bad time for Lakeridge. Last month the corporation announced layoffs and service cuts to help reduce 2001 - 2002 budget deficits. When this and additional additional funding weren't enough to balance the budget, it drew on its cash reserves of $7 million, leaving no cash resources to draw on in the 2002 -2003 budget. Lakeridge is also set to undergo a review review by the Ministry of Health to determine determine if the redevelopment at the Os- hawa site has affected the facility's ability ability to deliver services effectively. Ecker out of race ECKER from page I Eves and called him a "friend", adding speculation that much of Bay Street's financial financial backing for the leadership bid will now go to Mr. Eves doesn't "concern" "concern" him, since he has plenty of financial financial support across the province. While Ms. Ecker said she received a lot of support from constituents while considering a run, another reason she chose not to throw her hat in the ring was the financial burden of running a campaign. The conservative leadership convention convention is set for Toronto on March 23. 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