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different places.”
This has been a problem for nearly
two years now, Seili said. Earlier this
spring hiring had been frozen for
nearly a year, because of space
restrictions.
“We’ve been trying to negotiate
this for at least eight months,” Seili
said in April. “And all the time we’re
supposed to be hiring people, but if
you don’t have a place to house
people, it’s hard to hire them.”
“That’s when we decided ‘enough
is enough’ we’ll carry on and build
the building and look into the
future.”
The new building in Seaforth will
need some tweaking as councillor
Les Falconer pointed out. One of the
main points was that handicapped
access will have to be improved, but
several members of council, along
with Seili will work closely with the
Family Health Team for the duration
of the construction and beyond.
The building will go up as
reported earlier by The Citizen,as an
addition to the CCAC building just
behind the Seaforth Hospital. There
will be room for five permanent
doctors and a locum. There will also
be a large waiting room, a seminar
room that will be able to hold up to
50 people, or be split to hold 25
people per side, a dietican’s office, a
pharmacist and more. There will
also be office space to hold the
accounting department, records and
head officials of the clinic.
Council first announced the site of
the new clinic in the spring, when
they also announced they would be
putting aside $50,000 annually for
the project, including costs to the
clinic, as well as for doctor
recruitment.
Laviolette, however, says that he
hopes the clinic will be self-
sufficient after three years.
Rooyakkers said that the province
is making expansion easy for the
Family Health Team right now
because they are providing funding
for the staff. Laviolette agreed,
saying that one problem they are not
having is with money, and that it
should be like that for a while.
Rooyakkers spoke to council
about their position. He said he
sympathizes with it, because Huron
East has been put in a place where
they are almost forced to compete
with neighbouring municipalities in
areas like doctor recruitment and
healthcare.
Other options were discussed, but
in the end, council felt that it could
save on taxes, authorizing a building
they would own. Councillor David
Blaney also pointed out that “the
major advantage is that there’s no
one to disagree with.”
This is a major plus, as Huron East
has wrestled with several
organizations for the duration of this
initiative, often putting the progress
of the new clinic on hold.
Councillor Joe Steffler, who has
been championing the Family
Health Team for a while, boasted
that the team defeated hospitals in
Toronto and Ottawa at a recent
medical awards ceremony held in
Toronto, which is something the
municipality and the county should
be proud of.
“That just proves that it’s not the
size of the dog in the fight, that it’s
the size of the fight in the dog,
beating hospitals in such big cities,”
Steffler said.
Before the final vote was taken,
clerk-administrator Jack McLachlan
said the debenture will most likely
be fronted by a mutual fire insurance
company. He said the municipality
has had a good track record with
those companies in the past and that
they are always looking to invest.
Steffler called for a recorded vote
in which everyone voted in favour of
the clinic with the exception of
councillor Larry McGrath who said
no and Falconer who abstained.
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Saturday, Sept. 15 was the sixth
annual Brett Cameron Memorial
Tournament at the Wingham golf
course and former friends,
schoolmates and relatives came
from all parts of the province to
remember and participate in a
rather unique nine-hole, four-
season scramble with laughs and
fun galore.
On one hole you putted with
Brett’s favourite pool cue or his
hockey stick and it was interesting
to watch Keith Cameron lying on
his stomach on the green trying to
sink a 20-foot putt with the pool
cue. Think Keith’s son Nick
showed more skill with the pool
cue than dad Keith.
On another hole rather than use
your driver you used a frisbie toss
from the tee which made for some
interesting second shots.
There were closest to the pin
awards for each male and female
on hole number two which was the
hole when Brett made his hole in
one.
There were 40 golfers with an
additional 20 for dinner only. The
clubhouse was decorated in red and
white with that artistic and eye-
appealing touch by mom Mary Lou
and daughter Monique. The meal
was with an Italian flavour –
Brett’s must-have meal before
hockey action.
Among the out-of-town golfer
attendees were Rob Cardiff, Jen
Pyke, Chuck Cameron, Jeff
Walden, Gary and Judith
Armstrong, Terry and Lori Rintoul,
Joe Walker, Kelly Anderson, Kevin
Johnson, Judy Kennedy, Don
McLean, Michelle and Chad
Gibbs, Tracey Kennedy, Brian and
Heather Mills, Dennis Adam and
Michelle Bentley. All received treat
bags sponsored by Courtneys and
MADD Canada. Prizes were
donated by Heather’s - What to
Wear.
***
There were 14 out for
Wednesday seniors golf and
competition was certainly keen. No
less than four, Ed Daer, Glenn
McMichael, Wayne Gordon and
Bill Deans, all were tied for top
spot. Daer had a birdie three on the
fifth hole for the only birdie of the
day.
***
Shorter days and earlier darkness
has cut the number on hand for
Wednesday men’s night. Carl
Powell hit the leader board with a
39 in a game featuring birdies on
holes one and four. Mark
Underwood and Don Rae recorded
birdies on the first hole and John
Dailleboust birdied that difficult
fifth hole. Don Rae and Mark
Underwood tied for low net and
Carl Powell was closest to the pin
on number eight.
***
Buff’s gang turned out some 21
in numbers for Thursday night
golf. Only one unnamed golfer hit
the 60-plus score and Jack
McPherson gave the boys from
Teeswater a lesson in how to play
the Bingo-Bango golf game.
Pete Inglis hit the hidden score
right on and Terry Powell was
closest to the pin on the eighth
hole. Al Godfrey had great putter
control sinking the longest putt on
number five. Terry Powell was
knocked off the leader board as late
arriver lefty Don Edgar posted a
39 to edge Powell by a single
stroke.
This Thursday is the wrap up
with the popular pork chop dinner.
Short Putts – By Bill Johnston
The Friday night euchre at the
Cranbrook Hall was well attended
with nine tables at play. It was hosted
by Eleanor Stephenson, Judy Hahn
and Sharon Freeman.
The share the wealth was won by
Lloyd Smith and Marion Harrison.
Other winners were: travelling
lone hand, Florence Brought; high
lady, Myrna Burnett; low lady,
Dorothy Dilworth and Verna
Crawford; lone hands, Leona
McDonald, Viola Adams; high man,
Allan Martin; low man, Ross
Stephenson; lone hands, Lloyd
Smith.
The following were the lucky tally
winners: Mary Craig, Adrian
Verstoep, Leota Thompson, Bill
Craig, Yvonne Knight, Marion
Harrison, Dorothy Martin, Neil Hatt,
Isabelle Craig, Leslie Knight and
Mary Davidson.
The next euchre at the hall will be
Friday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.
9 tables in
play at
Cranbrook
euchre
Space restrictions put hold on hiring process