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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-11-12, Page 22Page 2A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1986 Bell telephone books have new look CLINTON — Larger type and a return to four columns per page of listing are the ma- jor changes in the 1986 telephone directory for London -St. Thomas and surrounding area. This will be the new format for most Bell directories in Ontario as they are issued over the next 12 months, the company said. Some 257,000 copies of the new telephone book will be delivered from November 11 to November 26. A color photograph of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Hamilton is on the cover of the directory. This vivid scene of the famous on the cover of all Bell directories being published this year in Ontario. The Terms of Service, which set out the basic rights and obligations of Bell Canada and its customers, were approved by the Canadian Radio -television and Telecom- munications Commission, Bell's federal regulatory body, and went into effect September 25 this year. The Terms of Ser- vice are listed, in.the introductory pages. The Blue Pages government listings sec- tion has a new look. Bell worked closely with federal, provincial and municipal govern - Gardens visted by 750,000 persons a year, is . ments in redesigning the Blue Pages for easier customer access to various govern- ment agencies and services. Highlights of the new format include: a new bilingual design of the title page, with an index; a change in order of government listings; an end to the interlisting of federal and provincial services; a "Frequently Called Number" block at the beginning of both the federal and provincial listings; municipal government listings in alphabetical order, by community. Anyone who does not receive a copy of the new directory should call the Bell business office after the delivery period. Hospital allocations increased for 1986-87 Provincial spending for operating costs of Ontario hospitals will increase overall by 7.4 per cent while funding for the 43 , public health.units across the province will rise by 6.8 per cent for 1987-88, Health Minister Murray Elston announced. All Ontario hospitals will receive a four per cent increase, promised in 1986. In ad- dition, the budget increase allotted to the ministry will give a further 3.4 per cent for growth in hospital programs. These increases, amounting to $345 million, will bring total ministry spending on hospitals to approximately $5 billion. "This announcement demonstrates the commitment of the government not only to maintain the basic elements of our health care system," Mr. Elston said, "but also to reflect the priorities for growth and enhancements in the system, recognize in- creased workload pressures in hospitals and acknowledge the population increase in some areas of Ontario." The additional 3.4 per cent will provide for: new programs to be started in the next fiscal year; ministry -approved programs 1236 87; growth in started or exparruou in ��.+� • , growth .. --. life-support programs in designated teaching hospitals and other major hospitals; workload increases due to hospitals treating more patients; an addi- tional one per cent for hospitals with fewer than 50 beds; and assistance with the in- troduction of non-ionic contrast media. Non-ionic contrast media are new dyes used in x-rays for diagnostic purposes. They considerably lower the level of side effects and discomfort that can occur with the traditional ionic media but are also more expensive than traditional media. The ministry has requested a meeting with the nntqrin Hnspital ,Acccnni-,f;n..(ln- tario Council of Administrators of Teaching Hospitals to develop a method to allocate funds to help hospitals deal with additional costs. "The ministry has been authorized to ap- prove fending for new programs to be started in the next fiscal year. When fully operational, the cost of these programsis projected to total some $100 million," Mr. Elston said. Public Health Units The -1430.5 million in funding to the health units also includes a four per cent basic allocation increase as well as addi- tional funds to continue implementation of core programs - programs which have been made mandatory to all health units across the province under the Health Pro- tection and Promotion Act and which are being phased in over a five-year period. THE ORDER C)F QN-EARIQ Those who excel to the highest degree, deserve the highest recognition Ontario can give. T►u• COrdcr r>f (Ontario is the highest honour awarded by the Government of Ontario. It has been created to pay tribute to some very special people whose actions have suhst:uitially enhanced the well-being of Ontario. - Nonrinations for the Order of Ontario will be considered lw an Advisory Coun. i1. The Honorary Chairman 01 this Council is The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, 1.ieuteriant Governor of Ontario. The members of the Council are: Chairman The F1onourahie Willi;uu (i.( Howland, Chief Justis e of Ontario Honourable Hugh Edighofl(r, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Robert Carman, Scc rct;iry of the Cabinet and Clerk of rhe Exec 11 v (ouneil If you would like to nominate someone whom you feel exemplifies sue h ac hrcvenu'11N ;end cxecllenec, and whose ontrihunons have helped benefit six eery in Ontario and elsewhere, you may obtain nomination forms by writing or tclephonnig: The Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat Ministry o1 Intergovernmental Affairs, 7th Floor, Mowat Bloc k, 1)1)O f3;ry street, Ioronto M7AI(I (411,) c)h i -t)55() Nominations must he rcc rival 11\ -Dec ember 3lst, 1986. Ontario 4-11 The Kippfield 4-H Calf Club won the Cook's Division Of Gerbro Corporation award for the . champion 4-11 white bean exhibit held at the Seaforth Fall Fair. Accepting the award on behalf of the Kippfield Club was Steve Johnson. Presenting the award at the 4-H Awards night held at Central Hura Sceyudary School on November 8 was Lawrence Bean. . (Anne Narejko photo) The Kippfield 4-11 Calf Club was awarded the W. G. Thompson and Sons Limited trophy, donated by W.G. Thompson of Hensall, for their champion 4-H grain exhibit at the Seaforth Fall Fair. Accepting the trophy for the Club was Ben Rathwell at the Huron County 4-H Awards Night held at Central Huron Secondary School on November 8. Dave Consitt presented the trophy. (Anne Narejko photo) Environment Ontario offers $2.5 -million to study pollution The Ministry of the Environment will pay half the cost of municipal studies to improve local water quality and halt deterioration of watermains and sewers, Environment Minister Jim Bradley announced recently. A $2.5 -million study fund has been set aside in 1986-87 to help municipalities plan rehabilitation programs in co-operation with the Ministry, in these key areas: To identify local water pollution problems caused by municipal and industrial discharges and surface runoff in order to plan cost-effective remedies; To appraise municipal needs in rehabilitating decaying water and sewers. "In Ontario, it would cost at least $32 -billion to replace our watermains and sewers if they are allowed to continue to deteriorate. If we start now, however, the repair bill will only be a fraction of i'hat cost. These are lifelines essential to public health and well-being in our communities," Mr. Bradley said. The ministry is trying to negotiate a fun- ding agreement with the federal govern- ment to match provincial contributions for water and sewer rehabilitation. "In recent years, inadequate attention has been paid to repair and renewal of these systems. Watermain breaks and sewer in- filtration problems are occurring. Combin- ed sanitary and storm sewer systems are overloading sewage treatment facilities, and these, in turn, are putting poorly treated effluent into our waterways. Beach closings are one unfortunate results," Mr. Bradley said. Mr. Badley predicted much higher in- frastructure replacement costs, as well as unnecessary damage to the environment, if this rehabiliation work does not start soon. Information and assistance on the new funding is available from all regional offices of the Environment Ministry. The Winner! rl ntlY'f '_•. i Pictured above left: John Anderson (Manager), Pearl Samplonius and Chris Tideswell 'e,4sirLeirede uOsa to Pearl Samplonius being presented with two Wardair Tickets to the destination of her choice by John and Chris from Ellison Travel. Draw was made by Brad Sadler of the Exeter Police Force. 7 Ontario St., CLINTON NAM Mitt 4 82-5711 Winter Hours (Storting Sept 20) Mon.•Fri, 0.30 om•5 30 pm Sat. 9.30.4 30