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RVH faces $377000 deficiency By RICHARD THOMAS The Examiner The Royal Victoria Hospital is facing budget deficit this year of about $377000 and in tends to petition the provincial ministry of health to cover it This is the first time we have ever been faced with this and it requires application to the ministry John Cockburn chairman of the board of trustees said luesday We just dont see any room to cut costs further Cockburn said the only other alternative would be to reduce services which we are not prepared to do at this point He said there was no single factor responsible for the deficit and attributed it to the overall costs of existing in to days society Cockburn said the hospital is bound by labor contracts that are negotiated provincewide and has to live with the set tlements Program gives farmers grants Details of the Ontario Farm Prtxluctivity Incentive Pro gram which will provide grants to qualifying farmers for soil management projects and production facilities were released this week by Bill Newman minister of agrir culture and food Inder soil management eli gible projects include erosion control devices such as grassed waterways and terraces stor age systems for liquid and dry manure and alternate livestock watering facilities that will pro tect the quality of nearby watercourses irants for erosion control and alternative watering will cover to per cent of their costs to maximum of $1300 For manure systems the grant is 40 per cent up to $3000 To be eligible for the pro gram which was announced in February farmers intist have their principle residences in Ontario and must own or lease the land planned for improve ment The farms gross agricultural income must be at least $8000 for the 12 months preceeding the application for the grant Under production facilities part of the program all beginn ing farmers are eligible and also those who did not use the full $3000 available under the old capital grants program may qualify for the unused por tion Structures covered under this part of the program include buildings used to house fur bearing animals dairy hog beef sheep and poultry barns fruit vegetables grain and feed storage facilities green houses silos milk houses and tobaccokilns Grants under the production facilities section of the pro gram will cover 40 per cent of costs to maximum of $3000 The program which began in April will run until March 31 1984 Townships wai qietly Other contractual com mitments for professional ser vices by pathologists radi ologists and other medical fees and salaries have also increas ed as have the cost of drugs supplies and surgical equip ment Cockburn said Provincial guidelines estab lished earlier this year allowed for an increase of 45 per cent in 1979 but the hospitals budget is up 65 per cent over last year But in terms of the rate of in flation it is actually down Cockburn said He said the RVH is not being funded by the province to the same degree as two other hos pitals which the ministry con siders to be comparable in operation If we were to get the same allowance per case as the ministry is paying them we would get $25 million more than we are being allowed now Cockburn said the problem is operating too efficiently which has resulted in less pro vincial funding We come from history of being financed by community funds and we have expanded slowly he said Cockburn said the hospital would be going to the ministry in very strong position and with no hesitation In comparison to our peer hospitals we are operating so efficiently dont see how the ministry can refuse us he said Jody slides down down Library cutting books not staff The finance committee of the Barrie Public Library Board has decided materials not peo ple will be cut back to cope with this years budget Irene Perri chairman of the board said the finance commit tee will recommend to the board that books audio visual materials records and other materials be cut back wherever necessary at special meeting Thursday at430pm The budget is $372240 $10760 less than the board re quests Mrs Perri said this will for airport decision Politicians in Vespra and Oro Townships are quietly awaiting Peter Hsus the Barries probable selection of stte Within their boundaries examiner girl Joan 20 delectable lassie of Irish ancestry would singe the eyeballs of any veteran birdwatcher in Barrie Unfortunately she resides in Toronto where she studies commercial art and works as visit Barrie one day Examiner Photo attress She promises to for proposed new airport City councils airport advisory committee is con sidering two sites in each of the townships and has commission ed study to be finished this fall to determine which is the best We have not heard anything about it and we dont even know what sites they are consider ing said George Buie Vespra Township Reeve Reeve Buie said new air port would be good thing for the area as Barrie is lacking adequate facilities The citys current airport is located in Vespra but is too small to handle the number of aircraft now said Barrie Mayor Ross Archer Reeve Buie said whether the township would become finanr cially involved with Barrie in the cost of the proposed airport is decision for Vespra council to make But We have never been ap proached on that part of it he added Reeve said the townships received no comr plaints so far from Vespra residents against the airport We have had no controversy whatsoever over it he said In the Iownship Barrie owns about 242 acres of proposed site on the 4th concession just north of Shanty Ray and south Ruie of Highway it said Reeve Iloward ampbell The other site which the township prefers is located on the 7th concession about two miles north of ro Station Reeve Campbell said this site was picked out few years ago when rillia planned to build an airport but has since been sold to farmers who mov ed in from outside the township He said there has been some objection by township residents about the proposed airport mainly about the noise dont know it the majority in tiro want to see it but if we have the best location then we accept it Reeve Camp bell said part from providing roads to the site the township would not become financially involv ed in the proposal he said There is no advantage for us to put any money into it the rccve said Review tonight tommtxlore Hotsen piller Base commander at tanmltan Forces Rase Borden will review the Barrie sea cadets tonight at pm Navy league cadets will likewise be inspected by Lt Col Liberte base ad ministration officer at CFB Borden in the ceremony at the Barrie Armoury Annual awards will be pre sented to both corps later mean fewer popular fiction books and not as many current paperbacks when the next book order is made She noted the good books will remain in print for more than one year and the library will get them eventual ly People look at the library as house full of books and wont understand why the cutbacks are in materials Mrs Perri said But were trying to develop it as resource centre The books are of no use if theres nobody there to help you usethem She said study of library usage was made in April and results indicated 50 per cent of library users do not take out books but still leave the buildinghappy Staff cuts would turn the library into self service department store Mrs Perri says The finance committees re commendations were made under the guidance of Sarah Malley chief librarian Mrs Perri said She said librarians training helps them make deci sions under these circum stances As far as service at the Childrens Annex of the library is concerned Mrs Perri says programs will be cut to some extent but she hopes the cuts will be minimal Mrs Perri says the Barrie Public Library offers the best service in the area and is highly regarded in the pro vince She says the library has the municipalitys cooperation to thank for this We dont want lavish amounts of money Mrs Perri says but if the municipality wont support us our service willdiminish Correction An Examiner story Tuesday incorrectly stated Ed Jennings developer for Kempenfelt Place wants easements on watermain regulations being imposed by the city Jennings wants to hook up his watermain to service Kempeir felt Place Jennings say now that he is being asked to hook up watermain in excess of thedevelopment Physically disabled say Transit service needed By LORI COHEN Of The Examiner Physically disabled citizens can have improved access to housing government buildings shopping and recreational areas but without tramporta tion system these facilities are practically useless Bob Kerr says Th past chairman of the Barrie and District Association for the Physically Disabled spoke to group of 25 including handicapped persons senior citizens and members of chari ty organizations about the need for transportation system for the physically disabled in Bar rie Tuesday night at Sunnidale Community Centre The only service club representation came from the Barrie Soroptomists Kerr said the time to devise such transportation system is now since the provincial ministry of transportation and communications will pay 50 per cent of the combined capital and operating costs if municipality pays the rest Donations from service clubs may be included in the municipalitys share We are always screaming at our provincial leaders Kerr said Now theyve presented us with an opportunity and its up to us to make it reality With Kerr at the meeting were March of Dimes represen tatives Jim Strachan provin cial liaison consultant Bob Peebles regional director for Barrie and Simcoe County and Dean Mellway regional direc tor for the Kitchener area The March of Dimes has been active in developing transpor tation for the handicapped across the province and has of fig down at Mac Morrison Park Decision deferred by planning board on Bayfield plan By DENNIS IANTIIIER Of The Examiner The decision on develop ment that could benefit the area yet challenge the citys efforts to revitalize downtown was deferred Jack Stollar wants to put Swiss Chalet and Foodex Inc pizza restaurant at strip of land located near Bayfield Street The territory about 15 acres is east of Bayfield Street and south of the city limits Members of planning board said the development would be threat to the wellbeing of downtown while others said it would not hurt the core The development is no challenge to the downtown said Dave Rlenkarn planning board member Ile said it would not generate much more traffic Ald Fred Ituemper disa greed saying the development would worscn the traffic pro blem on Bayfield know Ill go up there for lunch said the Barrie alderman wonder Hansel and Gretel Sarah Spencer left and Sean Nazerali right both say their evening prayers as Hansel and Gretel during Hillcrest Public Schools open house Tues day night The classic play was performed by the how Im going to get back Bil Sakeris said the develop ment was not competing with downtown We want more business from outside the com munity he said The chalet will draw for miles MORE NEGATIVE Rick Jones city planner said the development has more negative aspects than positive ones He said there is now twice as much commercial development along Bayfield as there is in the entire downtown area Jones also said the new com mercial development would cause increased traffic conges tion Roger atley another plann ing board member said that by itself the project is not significant in comparison with all the other commercial development on that street Was the mistake made long ago and is it something well just have to live with he askr ed schools primary choir the examiner Wodnmday May 30 1979 15 fered its expertise in setting up system in Barrie Peebles said the first step is the establishment of steering committee which will form an advisory board He said the board should include potential users of the service social agency representatives March of Dimes workers and someone from the United Handicapped Groups of Ontario meeting to form commit tee will be held June at 730 pm at the Sunnidale Centre Peebles committed himself to creating service in Barrie and said because of the March of Dimes wealth of ex perience in transportation for the disabled and its nonprofit nature it could save taxpayers money by running service here Mellway estimated budget of $50000 $20000 to start the service with one fully equipped vehicle and dispatch system and $30000 for fulltime driver back up driver dispat cher and vehicle maintenance He said the cost could be lowered substantially if vehi cle and dispatch system could be donated or bought at below average price and the dispatch run for free He said the dispatch in Stratford operates out of senior citizen home The service would operate as parallel service to the public transit Mellway said charging about the same fare Priority would be given to trips for work educational and medical reasons When space permits riders may be taken to other areas Those eligible to use the ser vice are any persons incapable of riding on public transit System offers hope of self sufficiency transportation service for the physically disabled would make Dave Jacksons life lot more satisfying Confined to wheelchair Jackson Barrie resident must depend on others to get him out of the house You cant always depend on family and friends he says Jackson says he needs transportation system if he finds job His last job as dispatcher for taxi company was possible because his employer drove him to and from work daily But that didnt last too long As student at Georgian Col lege he depended on helpful cab driver who transported him daily lifting him in and out of the car He says not all cab drivers are as helpful as he was Jackson would appreciate service to get him to the den tist take him shopping or drive him to the barber shop for haircut It would also help im prove his social life could get out for Friday night with the boys he says smiling Joyce Green lives just outside Angus and says shes lucky to have husband to take her wherever she needs to go But she admits that the trips are hard on him She would be grateful for transportation service that caters to the needs of wheel chair patients like herself woman who likes to go shopp ing Mrs Green says she would not be able to shop downtown even with service because of large curbs and steps She would use Barries malls however betore landing with thump CAS workers band By LAlIHA KRALSE The Examiner Social workers with Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society have formed an association for improving communications with the societys board of directors 32 Distf The performance was followed by gymnastic display Examiner Photo Their request was accepted in principle by the board at meeting Tuesday Dr Alex Bolechowsky said in answer to direct questions that the association has the potential to become union but this is not the expressed inten tion of the staff The association has no bar gaining rights and is meant for study and selfhelp although constitution has been drawn up The association will work as liaison between the board and social workers on working con ditions and personnel matters says Dr Bolechowsky the boards personnel committee chairman The society has 26 front line workers serving 1051 clients for an average of about 40 client cases per workei which it con siders critical overloading according to report from Dr Bolechowsky There are five social work supervisors at present but the board has asked that 10 more field workers one supervisor and two secretaries be hired to bring the average caseload per worker to 29 Staff additions and an 85 per cent salary increase for 1979 are included in the societys 1979 budget but Barrie and Simcoe County have asked that the society reduce its budget re quests Tuesdays board meeting however reaffirmed the socie tys initial budget requests The society will expect an answer from Barrie Simcoe County and the province 0rillia city council has agreed with the societys 1979 budget requests which repre sent 24 per cent increase over 1978 costs Breakins Barrie city police report three break and enters between Monday evening to Tuesday morning John Henry Ayers 2A of Maple Ave and Barrie juvenile have been charged with break enter and theft from Addies Confectionery