The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-10-30, Page 5Barns burn to ground
The Lucknow and District Fire Depart-
ment had a luisy week with three fire calls.
• The first call came on the evening of Oct.
23 at approximately 945. A barn belonging
• to Sam Din of Grimsby burnt to the ground
while firefighters contained the fire to that
building alone. Terry Jamieson is presently
renting .the house on the lot.
Fire Chief Bud Hamilton said the barn was
being readied tO hold 7,500 laying hens
before the blaze caused damage estimated to
be $45,000.
Cause 11 the fire is unknown.
Dungannon blaze
The fire department was called out twice
to the farm of Laverne. Martin of RR 1
Dungannon when a large barn • on the
property burnt, down on Oct. 26.
The first call was received after, according
to Hamilton, what is believed to be the gas
line on a small Bobcat tractor being used to
clean out stables broke, spraying liquid
which immediately caught fire.
The •barn and contents, which, included
hay, grains and 20 calves and one cow that
clid not escape, ,were valued at $110,000.
After the firefighters left there were some
concerns that the building wasn't properly
extinguished and the crew was called back
again. Hamilton said there was little to be
done for the second call.
•
•Committee's makeup discuss'ed
• ofrom page 1
conference committee.
This was supported by Dr, Brian Hanlon,
hospital chief of staff, who said the board's
function is to make policy and ensure it is
carried out properly. It should not be
interested in the day-to-day management
or operation of the hospital.
However several board members dis-
agreed. Patricia Bailey argued that the
more knowledgeable trustees become
about the operations of the /hospital the
better able they will be to carry the
message to the public, while Nancy Mac-
• . Donald-Exel suggested that a board
member could provide valuable input on
quality assurance from an outsider's point
of view. '
• "I can't see it would hurt to have a board
member on it, at least for the first year,"
she said, observing it will be "A very
expensive committee" with so many
department heads on it.
"Your point • is well taken," Dr.
McGregor agreed, suggesting that the
• time spent on quality appraisal work away
from regular duties would probably have to
be made up 'by hiring additional staff.
"The administrator should have some
• figures on the cost. 1 would think thous-
ands." he added. However the board never
did hear what the new program is expected
to cost. • s
In a spirited attack on the proposal,
• McGregor said this sort of thing "tends to
fie up and hamper the operation of an
institutions by voluminous paperwork."
When hospital accreditation first came
/into existence it was probably needed, he
•said, but now it has become a self-serving
entity, "some kind of sacred cow", and it
• is questionable whether it actually improv-
• es patient care.
The same thing is happening in the
medical profession through peer review, he
added. It was a wonderful idea at the start
• but has degenerated into paperwork.
"That which is not documented is
presumed not to be done."
• "I would be deathly afraid of this until, I
• knew exactly what was to be done," he
con
Dr.
•
Dr. Hanlon also pointed out that, while it
is being demanded by the body responsible'
for hospital accreditation, quality appraisal
is not directive from the Health Ministry
and has nothing to do. with the Health Act,
which governs hospitals.
In an attempt towrapup the discussion,
which by this time had gone on for nearly
an hour, Vice -Chairman Mary Lou Thomp-
son asked if there, would be any problem
having a board member sit in on meetings
of the committee during its first year.
Cummings said she had no objections,
but Hanlon objected that such a move
• would set a dangerous precedent. Having a
board member go below the level of
the executive director suggests a lack of
confidence in the director, he said, and
Hayes agreed.
"If yeti want to manage the hospital go
ahead and manage it," the executive
director declared. "You don't need me."
member Ross Davies also spoke
•
against the proposal, saying he saw no
• need for a board member to be part of a
hospital function,• -
"I don't understand why the executive
director can't do this (quality appraisal),"
McGregor remarked. "He's the' obvious
person to report on the functioning of the
institution, with the chief of staff."
Hayes responded that there is no way
the executive director can know everything
• which goes on in an institution. ,
"It's easier •to get cooperation from
people on the •ground level to correct a
problem than me sitting in my office and
sending down bolts of lightning on their
• heads, '' he added.
possible alternatives, Hanlon, suggested it
was a foregone conclusion that the quality
appraisal committee • would come into
• being. The board should decide on the
structure and then move on, to the next
order 'of, business.'
• This led to a motion by MacDonald-Exel
that the committee be set up as proposed,
with the requirement that it report to the
• joint conference committee on a regular
basis. The motion carried, with only Dr.
*Gregor voting against it.
Roaring 20's weekend in Blyth
Where 'were you in '22? Back then the
newly. constructed Blyth Memorial Hall
hummed with activities • ranging from
council business to talent showcases.
On Nov. 8 and 9, the Roaring 20's
•Weekend, time turns back for the hall as
the Blyth Festival presents a fund-raising
extravaganza. Board members and Friends
of Blyth will host a variety of events to raise
capital specifically for building projects.
Those plain wooden seats from the early
• years need some repairs. The "new"
garage needed a new roof. So the. Festival
will raise the roof to raise the funds.
Friday, Nov. 8 is family movie night• •
featuring period and vintage films. At 7:30
bring the kids ($6/family) or come alone
($3), watch the moving pictures, have a
. glass of cider, popcorn and donuts, and
enjoy the show.
' Saturday, Nov. 9 is a rip-roaring 20's
evening beginning at 6 p.m. with dinner at
the Blyth Inn (available only with the
weekend package). At 8 enter through the
gallery into "What's -the -Password Speak-
easy Casino!', better • known as Blyth
Memorial Hall. If you dare, get your
picture taken in your costume or One
provided. (The Keystone Cops just might
use it as evidence.) In the basement, enter-
tainment will be provided by the No -Notes
Jug Band and the Ian Wilbee Orchestra.
Charleston lessons will be offered so that
everyone has a good chance of winning the
dance contest prize. Refreshments will be
available,, so leave your jug at home.
• What's that in the green room under/a
smoky haze? Have you heard the story?
Those aren't actors on the stage. Find out
yourself what's going on behind dosed
doors. •
, Put on your best 20's duds (you might
win a prize) and boogie for the building
fund. The entire weekend package' is only
$45/couple (films, dinner, dance). Satur-
day night's dance and entertainment is
$20/couple. Tickets are available at the
Festival box office (523-9300).
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday., October 30, 1985—Pnge 5
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NOTICE OF
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COUNTY OF BRUCE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
DEALING WITH PLANNING MATTERS
Invites property owners and interested parties to attend a PUBLIC MEETING to.
discuss a prOposed Official Plan Amendment under Section 17 and 21 of the Planning
Act: • •
With the advent of the New Planning Act in 1983 a number of new Policy requirements
and planning techniques have been made available. The purpose of the proposed
amendment is. to amend the Bruce Peninsula and the Bruce County South Official Plan
• in order to Incorporate HOLDING PROVISIONS cash-in,lleu of parldng provisions site
plan control provisions,' bonus by-law and temporary use' by-law provisions within the
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