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ttiuj l y t FCP wants more cancer treatment centres By Adrian Ratelle FAMILY COALITION PARTY CANDIDATE The Family Coalition Party will: -- eliminate any ceiling on doctors' fees; -- introduce HTV screening prior to marriage, upon admission to any Ontario hospital, and upon incarceration in any Ontario correctional facility; -- provide every person receiving OHIP benefits with an itemized account of the cost of such benefits; -- recognize the right of health care workers to refuse to participate in any procedure which is contrary to their moral conviction or religion; -- strengthen the Under-serviced Areas Training Program (UATP) provid­ ing tuition, books, and living expenses for each year of medical school in exchange for an equal number of years in under-serviced areas; -- ensure that par­ ents are informed of any medical proce­ dure involving their children; -- eliminate government funding for abortion, euthanasia, and sex-change operations; -- require that the members of hospi­ tal boards and two thirds of the members of district councils be elected in conjunc­ tion with municipal elections; -- increase the number of cancer cen­ tres in Ontario and ensure that there are enough specialists and technologists to deal with the growing need for cancer treatment; -- give preferential support to natural treatments vs. chemical drugs whenever similar or better results can be obtained; -- set standards across Ontario for the accounting of hospital costs, of examina­ tions made by each hospital, and of bud­ getary procedures, to reduce accounting fraud and deliver better quality care; -- ensure that consumers have a choice between non-profit and private homecare agencies, under strict govern­ ment standards; -- support the expansion of pro­ grams for midwives (in teams with doc­ tors), nurse-practitioners and physician- assistants, for salaried service, in rural areas and in those communities where the local hospital board deems it neces- saiy. N D P w ould stop p rivatization o f hea lth system (Continued from page 3) lack of care, four-hour waiting lines in emergency rooms, a shortage of nurs­ es, seniors who cannot afford certain drugs, while at the same time our health services are being privatized to large corporations who are reaping the profits. Although Gary Carr may like to say that his government is spending more on health, he is not taking into effect the constantly increasing prices of health services (inflation) nor the growing Ontario population. He also does not like to admit the fact that the Tories simply moved certain programs that were under other government departments into the health care port­ folio to make it appear larger. No one in Ontario is falling for these cheap tricks. Take a good look at our present system. Do you think the government is spending enough on health care? Only the NDP is going to make health a top priority. First, we are going to immediately stop the privatization and Americanization of our system. Funding should go into patient care, not corporate profits. Second, we are going to spend $250-million over what the Tories are spending on front-line care, including more nurses, home care and personal support services, and an additional $131-million for hospital renovations (promised by Harris but never delivered) and beds to reduce waiting times and ensure proper care. Third, we are going to invest $375-mil- lion more on 9,000 extra nurses and other staff, as well as intensive and emergency care. Although the Liberals enjoy saying essentially the same thing, only the NDP knows how it is going to pay for it... The Harris tax cut in going to be cancelled for the richest 6% of income earners (who receive an incredible 25% of the tax cut) and this extra $ 1.5- billion will be re-invested into social programs (specifically $625-million on health care above what the Tories say they will spend). Also, only the NDP will take on the big tobacco companies and make them pay for the suffering they cause. This extra tax on tobacco profits will bring in hundreds of mil­ lions of extra dollars to re-invest back into front-line delivery of programs. On June 3rd, remember one thing - save health care, cut the Tories. English Riding School BERTIN STABLES 3445 Dundos W. (Hwy. #5) Oakville (1-1/2 Miles West of Hwy. #25) 827*4678 If you see news happening, call the O akville Beaver at 845-3824 website www.bertinstables.com e-mail: bertin@webtv.net Now Under New Management... W a lte r W e d d e p o h l Service Team Leader D o m e n i c A lm o n t e Service Team Leader ...But with Familar Faces! Walter & Domenic would like to welcome all their customers, past and preserit, to come and visit them at Towne Chevrolet. Come experience the new changes we have to offer. 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As part of the week, the Town's S p e c i a l C o m m i t t e e Against Impaired D r i v i n g (SCAID), togeth­ er with groups like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Halton, Oakville Injury Prevention Network (OIPN), and Ontario C o m m u n i t y Council on Impaired Driving (OCCID), will be conducting and participating in a number of special events through­ out Oakville. H ig h l ig h t s include: a week- long MADD Halton display at Town Hall including "Fatal Vision Goggles"; a poster cam­ paign distributed by SCAID to local bars and restaurants bear­ ing the phrase "Drinking and Driving - It's Been Done Death". To For more i n f o r m a t i o n about any of these events and other events hap- pening in Oakville for Drinking and D r i v i n g Awareness Week, c o n t a c t K i m b e r l e y K itte r in g h am , S C A I D C o m m i t t e e Coordinator at 845-6601. 3093. ext. A MESSAGE FROM REGIONAL CHAIRMAN JOYCE SAVOLINE I am pleased to present the results of the Region of Halton's 1998 operations. Despite the many challenges faced by the Region in 1998, Halton achieved an overall operational surplus of $7.3 million and the Region's balance sheet improved significantly. Our strong financial position and prudent fiscal management is recognized by both Canadian and American bond rating agencies, which continue to rate Halton as "AAA", the highest financial rating available. This means that Halton can borrow at the lowest rates possible in the market. This past year was marked by significant changes made by the Government of Ontario to the municipal/provincial funding relation­ ship for a number of services. The Province assumed 45% of the cost of local education in Halton in exchange for the Region being responsible for the full cost of public health, Highways 25 and 5, land ambulance, property assessment, social housing and additional costs for social assistance, children's services and GO Transit. On top of the added responsibility of completely funding services for Halton residents, social assistance and social housing costs for the Greater Toronto Area (which includes the Region of Halton, York, Peel, Durham and the City of Toronto) are being shared. These "pooled" charges added in excess of $41 million dollars to the Region's costs in 1998. In total, all of these changes added approximately $127 million of the Region's total spending. However, more change in 1999 included the Province introducing 50% grant funding for public health and ambulance. In addition, the Province provided Halton with one-time grant assistance to help with the transition ($15 million in 1998, and $2.5 million in 1999). Although the changes occupied much of Council's time during 1998, the Region was able to accomplish a number of initiatives such as, continuation of the cast iron water meter replacement pro­ gram; securing a private sector operator to build and operate a 400- 450 slip marina in Bronte Harbour, shifting certain regional plan­ ning responsibilities to the area municipalities that will enable "one stop shopping" for land use changes and opening a small business enterprise centre to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit in Halton. Overall, we faced a lot of challenges in 1998 -- we had to do more with less. Council and staff worked hard and were able to continue to provide Halton residents with top quality service and programs. I look forward to working with the Halton community to ensure that together we meet the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. If you have any questions, please contact me at (905) 825-6115 or at any of the numbers noted below. STATEMENT O F CURRENT OPERATIONS EXPENDITURE FUNDED BY PROPERTY TAXES General government Social services Social housing Protection to persons and property Health services Roadways & GO Transit Planning and development Recreation and cultural services Waste management FUNDED BY USER RATES Water/wastewater Total expenditure I REVENUE Property taxes - General Purpose Property taxes - Solid waste Water/wastewater billings Solid waste disposal/diversion fees Ontario grants Other revenue Total revenue Excess revenue over expenditure Net transfers to reserves and capital ($000's) 1998 BUDGET 16,027 118,174 36,242 45,227 14,523 13,705 1,854 1,108 17,349 38,729 302,938 171,597 14,574 56,297 2,101 70,935 17,216 332,720 29.782 29.782 1998 ACTUAL 20455 111438 35,403 43,762 13,836 13444 1,933 14)55 17,027 39,833 297586 173544 14353 60365 2,438 68,997 22481 33I77T 45492 37399 1997 COST FOR AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ($000's): 1998 1997 ACTUAL 1998 1997 Cash and short term investments Net long term debt Capital fund $ 289.720 49419 79316 $ 227,325 61,634 57,576 $ 11,239 $ 6539 $ 32.61 Reserves 99,434 82.295 43,962 270.85 49.17 Reserve funds 72347 67,196 657 210.05 0.00 Debt per household 398.78 508.95 41,622 26932 189.91 Current expenditure/household 2,70733 1,618.84 7,850 2,963 1,847 1,110 16,157 38,073 71.12 119.14 8.13 654 102.09 402.75 165.480 $152558 68,810 14,409 57,426 2,150 40,765 19,147 202.707 37,227 30,414 10.98 29.83 6.07 5.05 86.38 402.75 $ 812.75 Surplus for the year $ 7,293 $ 6,813 Copies of the 1998 Consolidated Financial Statements audited by KPMG from which these highlights were extracted are available from the Corporate Services Department upon request by calling extension 7042 at one of the numbers listed below: From Burlington (905) 639-4540 From Halton Hills (905) 878-8113 From Acton (519)853-0501 From Oakville (905) 825-6000 CAM WELDON, CA Director of Financial & Purchasing Services and Regional Treasurer 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, ON L6M 3L1 www.region.halton.on.ca I t s s a f e t y s y s t e m s m a k e a n y t h i n g e l s e s e e m l i k e a 3 1/ 2 x 4 . ► M -C LA S S FROM $47,550: Across seven decades of safety testing, Mercedes Benz has pioneered many milestones: the crumple zone, the airbag, ABS, and now, the M-Class. 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