PAGE 2, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9,1986, WHITBY FREE PRESS Psych patients seek aliowance'hike At an ail-patients meeting organized by the patient government of the Witby Psychiatric Hospital iast week, patients urged members of the hospital administration to Increase the Incentive allowance paid to patients wbo work ln in- dustrial tberapy and other hospital work programs. At least 50 patients showed up for the meeting to express their concerns and to hear some answers from hospital administrators, Oshawa ¶Pp Mie. Breaugh' and' Caria McKague, a lawyer with Advocacy Resource (;entre for the Han- dlcapped. Early last montb, the patient government took the initiative to send off letters to hospital and gover- nment officiais, in- cluding the Minister of Health, protesting the iack of effective action since the, patients first raised their concerns iast summer. At that tinte, a petition calling for an increase in the in- centive allowance was presented to the ad- ministration and letters were sent to the Ministerof Health. Since the first round of protests last swnmer, the patients - many of whom worlc for as littie as 75 cents an hour - have received a five cent Increase. However, in a letter to the Health Minister dated March 6 of this year, the patient government notes that the increase "'was many months ago" and they have yet to receive word about wbether another' increase is fortbcoming. The letter concludes: "We are frustrated and impatient with the iack of response to our concerns. We request a repiy as soon as possible." Dr. Kay Harrison, the hospital's director of rehabilitation, told the patients at last week's meeting that the ad- ministration was awaiting the resuits of a study due this spring which wiil set out guidelines on incentive alwances in gover- rnent institutions. The bospital's assistant ad- ministrator, Bill Hogie, added that it was dif- ficuit for the hospitai to make any move on the issue untl the resuits of tbat study are known. "'Tradtionaliy those programs were looked upon as tberapy and the incentive aliowance as a reward. However tbat appro«ch bas corne into question. The problem Is we're not sure wbere tberapy ends and work begins ... We're looking to the study for answers to that question," Mr. Hogle told the audience. Ms. McKague and Mr. Breaughbobth suggested to the patients that it was high time they received the minimum wage for their efforts and congratuiated the patients for speaking out. "The report that's due this spring is very nice but has anyone asked Durham Regional Police have charged a man witb impaired driving after he lost con- trol of bis car on St. John St. W., bit a hydro pole and crasbed into a parked car. Police observed a vehicle being driven DON'T FORGET i-RIED CHICKEN 1017 DUNDAS ST. E.,WHITBY (Besîde Windmili Donuts and Oairy Oseen> *you wbat you need? This is sometbing that con- cerns you diréctly and you sbould have been consulted,"l said Ms. McKague. Until the ad- ministration has bad an opportunity to see the results of the gover- nment study, the only promise Mr. Hogle was witb no headlligbts near Brock St. and Dundas St. at 1 a.m. Tbursday mornlng. The driver refused to stop for police, eventually losing control of his vehicle'on St. John St. W.'The car broke tbe hydro pois in two and struck a 1980 Chevette which was prepared to make was for an addltional pay in- crease of five cents latetr1 this summer. The patient gover- nment plans to send a report and recommen- dations from Frlday's meeting to the Minister of Health. parked on the side of the road, eventually coming to a stop near another hydro pole. Cbarged witb im- paired driving, faiing to stop for police and dangerous driving is Ronald Bircham, 22, of no fixed address. Permit tally high <110 Ash Street Whitby, Ontario FRIDAY APRILli, 1986 Whitby's First Whlile*'bu*Wait folding sorting 'bookiets duplexing price list *brochures manuals tlyers bulletins programmes newsletters colour copies Impafred charge laid A montb-snd report from the Town of Whit- by's work department indicates that tis year's development figures continue to out- strip iast year's record breaking totals. As of Marcb 31, the town had issued a total of $24,572,399 worth of building permits tis year, far exceeding the $10,618,445 worth of permits issued during the saine period iast year. *Durlng Marcb of this year alone, the town lssued $8,879,095 wortlIf of residential, commer-' cial and industriai per- mits, more than 90 per- cent of wicb were for residential construc- tion. Two percent of tbe value of permits issued were for commercial deveiopment and the remainder, ap-, proxlmately 5 percent, was for tndustrial development. Last year the town issued a record breaking $68.1 million in building permits and Mayor Bob Attersley described imsslf as being- "pleasantiy sur- prised" tbat tins year's figures are continulng that trend. And he binted that there are stiil more projects la the works, projects wich he said should be confirmed in the near future. In the residential sec- tor during Marcb, al permits lssued were for single family and link bousing and no permits were issued for semi's, apartment units or townhouses. Over $1.8 million wor- th of commercial per- mits have been issued tins year compared witb $279,800 by the end of March, 1985. The oniy sector to reflect com- parable growtb during the same period in 1986 and 1985 was industrial development. This year tbe town bas issued $2.5 million wortb of in- dustrial permits and last year's total was $2.3 million. The town bas collec- ted $146,844 in building permit fees so far this year. 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