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Legion donation allows The Terrace Bay Royal Canadian Legion Branch 223 made a donation of purchase of an infusion pump. Above, from left to right, are Lynn Merkley, purchase of infusion $3,650 to the McCausland Hospital allowing the president of the Terrace Bay Legion, Registered Nurse Aldea Churney, Dr. Wilkes, Legion Secretary Lisette Wenzel, and Lab Technician Jean Fisher. By Dave Chmara The Terrace Bay Royal Canadian Legion Branch 223, gave a donation to the McCausland Hospital last week allowing the purchase of an ambulatory infusion pump. The donation, in the amount of $3,650, came as the result of a let- ter from Jean Fisher, a lab techni- cian at the hospital. The letter explained what the pump was for, its benefits, as well as a request for funding towards purchase of the equipment. The Legion held a meeting to discuss the request and agreed that the full cost should be donated. The portable unit, which is the . 399. Pillow back recliner size of a portable cassette player, times the medication a patient receives. It is computer pro- grammed to administer medication at specific times. A small plastic tube runs from the machine into the person. The person carries the pump with them, usually on a belt or with a shoulder strap. This eliminates the need to come in to the hospital or to go to the doctors for medica- tion injections. "It is a very, very good thing to have," said Jean Fisher. The machine is especially useful for medication which relieves pain. "It's very useful for terminally ill cancer patients whose pain is, most times, very excrutiating," said Promotion applies to entire stock of furniture & appliances. (Minimum purchase $400.00 O.A.C.) * NO interest * NO money down * NO payment unti Photo by Dave Chmara Fisher The pump maintains a constant level of medication which helps to avoid the peaks and valleys associ- ated with receiving injections. Fisher explained that with injec- tions, at the time of injection, the pain is already increasing. It then takes a while for the medication to take effect. With the pump, the medication is given more often, in smaller doses which means the medication stays at an almost con- stant level and pain is more effec- tively controlled. With the pump, the side effects of injections are decreased as well. Fisher said the infusion pump has been ordered, but is unsure when it will arrive. Video unit with pull out VCR shelf. 50'°Wx50"'H x28"D. 4888-438-1 3 | April /89- Page 3, News, Wednesday, November 30, 1988 - Last year in Ontario, nearly one quarter of all consumer complaints received by the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations were car related, and most of these concerned car repairs. But a new provincial law which came into effect Oct. 1, 1988 should maké a serious dent in these problems. The new Motor Vehicle Repair Act protects car owners by requir- ing repairers to offer mandatory warranties on new and recondi- tioned parts and associated labour, written estimates on request and full disclosure of repair rates. David Mitchell, director of the ministry's Consumer Services Branch, which administers the new legislation, says the goal is to end unpleasant surprises by clearly spelling out the kind of information consumers can expect from their car repairer. Perhaps the most common com- plaint concerns unexpectedly large repair bills. Consumers report tak- ing their car to a garage or body shop to have a problem investigat- ed. When they return to pick up the _car, however, they are handed a substantial bill for an array of repairs. Yet these consumers com- plain they were not consulted about the potential cost, nor did the repairer hint at the extent of work needed. In contrast, the Motor Vehicle Repair Act specifies the final bill cannot exceed the original written estimate by more than. 10 per cent homeland furniture New car repair laws give benefits to consumer P 899... : Come in & see our great selection. Promotion ends Dec. 5th, 1988 without the customer's authoriza- tion. And to further eliminate sur- prises, the law spell out what should be included in estimates. Mitchell points out that cus- tomers must be advised in advance if there is a fee for the estimate and must be told the amount of the fee. However, he says because much of the work required to prepare the estimate would also be required to carry out the repairs, the repairer cannot charge an estimate fee if the customer authorizes the repairs without unreasonable delay. The estimate must include: the name and address of both the cus- tomer and repairer, the make, model, vehicle identification num- ber and licence number of the vehi- cle, a description of the work or repairs to be made, the parts to be installed and a statement as to whether they will be new, used or reconditioned, and the price of the parts to be installed. In addition, the estimate must include the number of hours to be billed, the hourly rate and the total cost of labor, the total amount to be billed, the date the estimate is given, and the date it ceases to ly. The law has clear requirements for the final written bill as well. Once the work is completed, the customer can expect to receive a detailed invoice covering the same areas as the estimate, in addition to the odometer reading at the time of Continued on page 13 as --. aot SOFA & SWIVEL ROCKER