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È'!It1 Cutbacks could affect aIl services at hospitalC owlk Any!andi services at Whitby Generai Hospital could be Cut unless a solution is soon found for its financial probleins. Director of development Marc Keaiey confirmed Monday that hospitai officiais are considering ID E împ lementingmeasures aimed at coping with a budget deficit maeworse by te Ontario government's social contract. Stressing that "no firmn deci- siens have been taken yet," Kea- Iey said the hospitai could be faced with: *red ucing the hours of its em entéydépartment * torary ciosing of its operaiting room; trnporariiy ciosing other ser- vices. The cost-cutting measures wil ho needed unless the province agees to heip Whitby General eu fits current financiai diffi- cuities, Keaiey said. Hospital chair Ed Buffett and executive director Elizabeth Bar- ton met with heaith ministry officiais recentiy to outline what steps wili be taken if funding is net forthcoming, he said. "Altogether we have to corne 'I up with $500,000 to see us over te hump," said Kealey adding 59000 the money is needed "AàAP" (as festivalson as possible). at fsia The figure is a combination of Page 22 the projected deficit from the hospital 's budget and the $446 500 it must fEnd as a resuit of Whitby Generai's share of the ciawback contained in the social contract legisiation, Keaiey expiained. Aithough he does not know how succesoful Whitby wiil be in SEE PAGE 4 Grand affaîr A TABLEAU of historic costumes from the Alan and Mary Suddon Collection decorated the grand staircase at Trafalgar Castie during the second annual antique show. About 1,800 people turned out for the four-day event. Photo by Mark Reesor, WhItby Free Pres Local man sues Reform leader By Mike Kowalski A former Whitby member of the Reform Party of Canada is suing the party and its leader Presten Manning for $100,000. Louis Alore, who was expeiled from the party earlior this yoar, accuses Manning and other Reforin officials of "dlibies ate violatig the principies, picsanconstitution of the part>'. Allore, a lawyer and one-tirne director of the party's constituency association in Ontario riding, is seeking compensation for the time (and nione>') he devoted te Çat business frein September 1991 te May2l1, 1993. Te 900 hours of volunteer service Allore dlaimis te have performed during thie period would not have beon undertaken had he known Manning and others woud act in the manner in which hie lawsuit alleges. The suit, fiied in Ontario Court (general division) in Toronto last week naines both Manning and Reform Funci Canada, the fundraising arm of the party, as defendants. Allore is seekcing $50,000 in damages against Manning for "frauduient nusreprosontation" p lus an additional $50,000 in exemplary and punitive damnages. He is aise demanding an accounting by Reform Fund Canada of money ho donated as a resuit of Manning's 'miisrepresentations". Aý copy of Allore's 16-page etatement of dlaim was served on Manning at the party's national headquartors in Cagary Reorm Party executive director Gordon Shaw dismiseod the iawsuit as, being "without mierit' and teid The Free prees the party wili defend it. According te Allore, the iawsuit was prom p ted. by the party's failure te sati sfactoriiy address issues raisod by hi in a June 3 letter te Robert Mwr, Roform's genoral counsel. Aliore's letter was in response te a May 28 letter from Muir which outiined a proosd arbitration agreement dealing wth Aiiore's explusion from the party. Aliore was one of four people who had their memberehipe revoked by the party's executive ceuncil in May. Te four inciuded John Gaxnbie, a former Progressive Censervative MP, who was stripped of hie nomination as a Reform candidate in Don Valley West (Toronto) due te hie association with extreme right wing groupe. SEE PAGE 4 j