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8 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 19,1993 2 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Apple Day support appreciated To the Editor: I would like to say a big thank you to all residents in Port Perry that gave so generously to us on Apple Day. Especialiy tc those that dug into their pocket three and four times as not to disappoint any boy. Thank you to the local busi- nesses that allowed us to stand 'in front of their places, and to the employees that invited our boys in out of the wet, and for giving them hot chocolate and slushy drinks, also to the wom- an that bought hot chocolate for FULLY INSURED + WET BASEMENT? + Repairs to Block & Concrete Walls é « Repairs to Weeping Tiles é | 'McGuinness COATINGS Since 1956 CALL 985-2814 @® Big Brothers and Big Sisters of North Durham ® OKTOBERFEST FUNDRAISER "Dieter Heller & The Celebrity 3" Saturday, October 23rd, 1993 featuring 8:00 pm -- 1:00 am at Goreski Summer Resort 225 Platten Blvd. {Scugog Island) Port Perry, Ontario Tickets: $10.00 person Tickets available at: Bi Brothers/Big Sisters Office; Rent & Save; Goreski Summer Resort, Get Away Travel-Uxbridge, Ballinger's Better Buy- Uxbridge, Zehr's- **ELIMINATION DRAW will be held the SelpaleRei=lallalo Ma Id X= Ne [d=R-2 [0 1s Nolo Nello Slg=ReZellle]sll=Nel N=Tal Ne ale IST0[7=N old S10! Brothers/Big Sisters office, 985-3733 01a] VA [oo {Te C1 EN Ie T1160] 1 =X Big Brothers/Big Sister Agencies fundraise in their own areas. Each Agency is responsible for 4 their own funding, please ive generously on behalt of the children we serve in Scugog, Brock and Uxbridge. my cold Beaver. Thank you to Nature's Boun- ty Orchard and Wiliowtree Farm for the generous donation of great tasting apples. Thank you to the Port Perry Star and Scugog Citizen for the front page coverage prior to Ap- ple Day. Most of all thank you %o all Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, leaders and parents that braved the cold and wet with a smile! Thank you to our sponsor, Church of the Ascension for the use of the hall. Also Genevieve Coxon and Kathleen Farquhar- son for helping. We are so lucky to live in a community that gives so much! Apple Day is our time to say thank you with an apple. We can't say thank you enough. Money donated on Apple Day will go towards Scouting pro- grams and camping equipment. Thanks for making my job easy and enjoyable. Ellen Greenough, 1st Port Perry Chairperson Promises are taxes To the Editor: Today's promises are tomor- row's taxes! Dean Kelly, President, Association of Dedicated Canadians (Est. 1967) N Introducing a Brand New Concept to the Durham Region MEDIchair is NOW OPEN! Freedom, Independence and Mobility = Wellness at ML:Dlchair . . . Canada's Wellness Store. Mecting the independence and mobility needs of the elderly and physically challenged is the concept behind the brand new MEDIchair Home Health Care Store located in Whitby. MEDiIchair is Canada's #1 supplier of Adult Scooters, Wheelchairs, Bathtub Lifts, Lit-Chairs, Walkers & Rollators, Support Poles & Rails, Adjustable Beds, Bathroom Safety Products, and many, many more Assistive Devices for Daily Living. And we utilize an 'old fashioned' idea of scrvice to you, that we at MEDIchair have made the cornerstone of our business . . . We make house calls. 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They would have us believe that we have equal access to equal ser- vice anywhere in Canada. Recent letters to the editor in the Toronto Star would indicate that the politicians are not tell- ing it like it really is. Some of the points mentioned by Ste- phen J. Stern, an M.D. from Ajax include the following: "Medicare in Canada is a four tier system." Tier one, the aver- age Canadian. Tier two, those who know somebody in the sys- tem who help them jump the que in seeing a specialist. Tier three, those who can afford to travel to the US and skip the lines altogether, and tier four is the politicians themselves who have access to the armed forces hospital in Ottawa. Dr. Stern also writes that On- tario already has "user fees of a sort for 'non-essential' medical examinations" and "OHIP will reimburse physicians treating patients from all provinces ex- cept Quebec." I am sure we all know some- one with a story to tell, such as Todd Kasenberg from Sudbury in a letter to the Toronto Star Editor. Mr. Kassenberg on the existing "multi-levelled" sys- tem writes "Northern Ontari- ans have to travel to Toronto for MRI scans. In Sudbury, a se- vere shortage of orthopedic sur- Letters to the editor Time for truth about Medicare geons has resulted in people, suffering the extreme pain of fractures, being flown by heli- copter to Timmins or, Toronto for treatment." Universality indeed! Equal access indeed! Who's kidding who? Barrie Clulow, . Uxbridge RED 3 i # <i J an =A 2 ae UE i Fenelon Falls LEATHER FASHIONS A huge selection of quality, classic leather apparel in a rainbow of colours for LADIES & MEN VISIT FENELON "It's Worth It" Open year round \ including Sundays NI OUR NEW FALL LINE HAS ARRIVED! 12 Francis St. W, Fenejon Falls (705) 887-1700. ER ere A LRH S MM Join the Fresh Start Team To Build An Innovative Economy Nine years of Tory rule have meant record job losses and reduced opportunities. Canada needs an active, dynamic government that will: Pp Make small and medium sized businesses the engine of job creation and innovation, concentrating on areas where we excel. p> Give young people the skills they need for the jobs of tomorrow, through programs like a volunteer Canadian Youth Corps and a National Apprenticeship program, which will be established in partnership with the provinces and the private sector. Focus on Canada's greatest resource -- its people -- through retraining programs for Canadians to gain practical skills for meaningful, lasting jobs. © Alex discussing youth questions with students at Durham College. Left to right: Kathy Winter, Kevin Butler, * Tim Struik, Tim Tonks, Joe Demaine, Alex. See you at the Bowmanville Recreation Complex, corner Hwy, #2 and Reg. Rd. 57, Bowmanville from 8:00 p.m., Monday, Octobér 25th. ON OCTOBER 25, VOTE Alex Shepherd Dirham Wl iberal Authorized by Ted Rytwinski, Official Age t tor Alex Shepherd.