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The Citizen, 2011-10-13, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011. WINGHAM & DISTRICT HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS “Excellence in Rural Health Care” Phone: 357-3210 Fax: 357-2931 Website: www.lwha.ca HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT The Hospital is extremely pleased that the Province of Ontario has approved the Phase 1 Redevelopment for the Wingham and District Hospital. Receiving this Provincial approval means our project has funding earmarked within the Building Together Infrastructure Plan for the province with tendering expected in 2014-2015. The project includes a small addition and renovations to several core services including Emergency, Ambulatory Care, Diagnostic Imaging, Surgical and Sterilization services. RECRUITMENT UPDATE Wingham & District Hospital is pleased to welcome a number of medical students this fall to experience electives in rural family medicine. Between September and November, 5 medical students from the Schulich School of Medicine at the University of Western Ontario as well as the University of Ottawa will acquaint themselves with rural medicine. Investing in medical student experiences in our community is an essential component to our long-term recruitment strategy. Dr. Shaun Marshall and Dr. Mark Moores are preceptors associated with Schulich at Western and facilitate the learning experience. All of our physicians and healthcare professionals in Wingham are wonderful teachers for these young aspiring medical students. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE With the support of the Southwest Local Health Integration Network, the Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance in col- laboration with the North Huron and North Perth Family Health Teams will be examining the local patient journey through the health care system to identify where we could improve the sharing of information and patient hand-offs between organizations. The goal of the project is to improve the patient experience in our local healthcare community. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION The Broader Public Sector Accountability Act contains amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) that brings hospitals under the Freedom of Information regime beginning January 1, 2012. The public will have a right to request hospital records. Ontario Hospitals are preparing for the impact of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. An inventory of all documents and information in the Hospital must be pre- pared for submission to the Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. FIPPA will apply to records that have been in the cus- tody or control of a hospital since January 1, 2007, unless the record is subject to an express exclusion under the Act. HEALTH EDUCATION The North Huron Family Health Team presents 2 health education programs: - Prediabetes Class on October 25th from 7-9 p.m. in the hospital Terrace Room. - Physical Activity Basics on October 27th from 4-5 p.m. in the hospital Terrace Room Please call 519-357-3930 for more information or to register. Public performance Cassidy Shannon, right, helped David Archibald, left, present the work that he and five classes at Blyth Public School put together over the course of last week during a concert at the school. Archibald, who wrote and performed the music in the Blyth Festival’s 2011 season opener Hometown, visited six schools last year, and will visit six schools this year, to teach them about the basic elements of music and help several classes in each school find their musical voice. (Denny Scott photo) Ironmen drop below .500 with weekend losses Sports The Wingham Ironmen were on the road for a pair of games this past weekend in the Western Junior C Hockey League. The result was the same in both games, but one was a lot closer than the other. After falling to the Hanover Barons 4-3 in a shootout on Friday evening, the Ironmen were beaten 6-1 by the Kincardine Bulldogs on Saturday evening. Brett Brophy and Aaron Armstrong scored first period power play goals on Friday to give the Ironmen a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes. Armstrong scored a second period goal as the Ironmen took a 3-2 advantage into the third period. Matt Drake netted the equalizer for the Barons at 14:13 of period three. Wade Stephenson and Tyler Kellum each had two assists for Wingham. Overtime decided nothing. The shootout went 11 rounds before Jacob Brown scored for Hanover and Darren Kerr failed to score for the Ironmen, to give the Barons the 4-3 victory. The Ironmen were 2-5 on the power play. Wingham outshot Hanover 43-29. In Kincardine on Saturday, the Bulldogs took a 3-0 lead in the first period and they outscored the Ironmen 3-1 in the third period to reach the final score. Justin Jacklin was the long goal- getter for the Ironmen, with assists going to Blair Goss and Graham Ashcroft. Wingham was 0-11 on the power play. The Ironmen outshot the Bulldogs 40-34. The Ironmen returned home on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. contest against the Goderich Sailors at the North Huron Wescast Community Complex. The Ironmen travel to Mitchell on Saturday for a 7:15 p.m. game against the Hawks. By Jim Brown The Citizen Blyth Public students ‘had a blast’ with Festival’s Archibald Continued from page 2 learning activities this week. After an exciting trip to a local apple orchard they larned about procedural writing and how to follow a procedure to make homemade applesauce. In reading, they practised reading for information and reading to make connections using a non-fictional text about apples. In math, apple shapes were used to demonstrate their understanding of patterning concepts and how to combine two or more “attributes” to create a pattern. After tasting a variety of products made of apples, they learned about graphing to discover which apple treat was liked the best. Apple chunks was first, followed closely by sweet apple cider and their homemade applesauce. They are having an amazing time enjoying autumn and what fun it brings. For all Grade 7 and 8 students of Blyth, Mrs. Armstrong wants to remind you to get started on the music project. The due date is coming up fast. Students started a music project where they had to find all the background information on one specific music composer. The Grade 7/8 students are working on BEDMAS and adding in square roots for math this week. In language, they are learning to write opinion pieces. The current question is” “Should farmers be forced to sell their wheat through the Canadian Wheel Board?” Grade 7/8 parents are assigned homework this weekend when Mrs. Armstrong asked them to think about the issue and answer it from their perspective. Students had a blast working with David Archibald and writing their own songs. Each class had a chance to perform their song in front of the whole school on Oct. 7. Students are to put on their brightest smiles for picture day. Professional photography company Edge Imaging will come in to take students photos on Friday, Oct. 14. Another heads up: the Transition Committee is looking for your input on a logo and colours for the new school. To submit your ideas go to the website: http://blog. amdsb.ca/transitions/blyth-hullett Art Clark, a Wingham resident and former engineer for the Town of Wingham, believes that the Wingham trailer park should stay municipally-owned, but his reasoning differs from other parties who have spoken up. Clark, who was a part owner in Maitland Engineering, which was bought by B.M. Ross and Associates, one of several engineering firms used by local municipalities, said that, in his experience, the Wingham trailer park was a “non-starter”. While the park may have developable lands in it, Clark stated that, in his experience, he would say it isn’t a worthwhile venture for North Huron to declare it surplus and entertain thoughts of selling it. “Upgrading the land to residential will take time and money,” he said, comparing it to a previous project the former Town of Wingham tackled that dealt with similar lands that had been used as a railroad. “You would need to find any contamination in the soil and water,” he said. “It will require test-pits and wells.” Clark said that the project could also run into other problems with servicing the land. If the township does decide to go ahead and sell it, Clark said to be aware that there isn’t much to sell. He stated that the grounds are not actually a trailer park, but a campgrounds, and that, even then, they aren’t zoned for that. “The land itself is zoned open space, it’s not even zoned campground,” he said. “If a lawyer is recommending someone purchase it, that zoning is going to drive the price and demand down.” He also said that the environmental aspect of the land will take a significant portion from any profit that is to be had. “Any good lawyer will say that they want the municipality to prove that the property is an environmentally sound investment,” he said. Clark also stated that there could be more money made from the grounds, stating that both their current pricing models and internet presence were outdated. “I spend more time in my camper than I do in Wingham,” he said. “When I look for a site, I search on the internet and when I looked at North Huron, there’s very little.” Clark pointed out that the only mention of it has no photographs and no pricing information on the North Huron website. “It would be very easy to add value to the campground,” he said. “Simply expand the website presence and make it more attractive so people want to come.” He also stated that other trailer parks in the area are charging as much as nearly twice what Wingham does for the same service, which includes water, sewage and electricity. “You should delay what you’re planning,” he said. Clark noted that, if they ran the site with better advertising and competitive rates, they would have a more appealing park if they did decide to sell, since they would be able to quote a higher bottom line. However, he left council with a definite message as to whether they should part with the park. “My recommendation, had I been paid to comment on it, would be to forget it,” he said. Expert says forget selling campground