Ontario Community Newspapers

Port Perry Star, 11 Jun 1996, p. 1

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A AT EN ERE A HT EE SVE 0 AAA NOS 70 i AEE ht BI ew Mean: Ei 'Vol. 130 © No. 29 10 VATE HIER CELE with pride By Mary Sanchez Port Perry Star Lindsay Allward never met her great-great grandfather, but a trip to France gave her the opportunity to see his lega- cy. The 15-year-old was among a group of students from Port Perry High School who went to France this spring. While there they toured extensively, and one of their stops included the battlefield at Vimy Ridge. At the site of the World War I battle is a statue, erected in memory of the Canadian sol- diers who died in the pivotal conflict. It was made by Lindsay's great-great grand dad, Walter Allward. In all, 34 teens registered in Turnto Page10 DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS ATTRACTIVE OFFER COPY 65¢ 61¢=4¢ GST) 32 Pages Cutbacks are a threat to service Port doctors may be forced to cut back, says chief By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Cost-cutting measures being undertaken by the provincial government could result in radical changes to the level of service available here, says the chief of medical staff at Community Memorial Hospital. As the government tightens doctors' salary caps and elimi- nates subsidies for malpractice insurance, many doctors here and across the province will have to decide which proce- dures they can provide, said Dr. Mike Gilmour. "And that, he said, could result in rural doctors -- whose practices include procedures ranging from delivering babies RN to working overnight emergen- cy shifts -- withdrawing ser- vices. "It's going to come down to a very hard decision as to what we're going to do," said Dr. Gilmour. "Let's face it: We're not going to work for free." He added that as the cost- cutting continues, it will be more and more difficult to attract new doctors to Scugog. In fact, as of now, "we're having difficulty attracting doctors to Port Perry." The problem is two-fold: Doctors have been informed by the provincial ministry of health to expect substantial reductions in the amounts Turnto Page 13 GM Ce (Lo rrr rr" | If You Thought You Couldn't | Afford A 1996 GMC Sierra wihen think again! ope pie wd IT CIN 77 2 a PONTIAC BUICK LIMITED 10 Vanedward Drive, Port Perry 985-847

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