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The Ontario Association of Optometrists says it will suspend all OHIP-covered eye exams and services as of Sept. 1 unless the provincial government commits to amending its funding model. Optometrists argue they have not seen a substantial increase in funding in more than 30 years, increasing an average of only 17 cents per year since then. This has left the optometrists themselves to absorb about half the cost of each service. “Optometrists face the same cost pressures as other small businesses, such as hydro, rent, and property taxes,” local optometrist Dr. Krista Bruni told Sault This Week. “Unlike most other businesses, however, optometrists have no way of adjusting their fees to offset escalating costs because those fees are set by OHIP.”
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Yuletide: FRSC urges motorists to obey traffic rules
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to obey traffic regulations in order to avert road crashes during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
The FRSC Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Mrs Stella Uchegbu, gave the advice on Saturday during the corps sustained ‘Ember’ months safety campaign at the Ochoudo motor park, Abakaliki.
Uchegbu said that the ‘Ember’ months have become synonymous with unwholesome practices by drivers resulting in untold and preventable fatalities on the roads.
“Dangerous overtaking, overloading, use of mobile phones while driving, lane indiscipline, excessive speeding and use of extra lights have become the hallmark of drivers, especially during the festive period.