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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-11-25, Page 1;.R,°�a;erasru�—,��caEu�a.ra. n-.�a ,r^:w ESTABLISHED IN 1873 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON -BRUCE BOUNDARY PUBLISHED. IN LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGES `40' PER COPY Wingham hospital open -after recent flu scare The Wingham and District Hospital has once again opened its doors following the recent "flu scare" which saw the facilty closed to visitors for one week. The flu bug which made the rounds last week, while not of a dangerous nature, was rampant enough to force administrators to close the hospital. Tha facilty opened again for business as usual at noon on Saturday. According the Bill Woodley, Director of Nursing at the hospital, the closure was a preventitive measure only. "We noticed a great many cases of the flu in the community and while it was not a necessarily dangerous flu, the hospital was closed for one week as a preventitive measure," said Mr. Woodley in an inter- view with the Sentinel. Mr. Woodley says the hospital ex- (perienced a •similiar closure a couple of years ago and that it is not an uncommon practice to restrict' visitors when such an epidemic arises. "We had as many as 12 to 14 cases of the flu in the hospital at any one time," said Woodley. "The closure helped keep the bug away from patients, nurses and visitors." The Huron County Health Unit notes that the flu did not become widespread and that older people and infants were most at risk. "It was not a serious flu," said a spokesman for the Health Unit. "Most peo- ple who got it would be laid -up for a day or two at most. If the symptoms last any longer than 48 hours, we recommend they see a doctor." As with most types of flu, the Health Unit suggests rest and plenty of fluids as the best treatment. The Wingham and District Hospital has had no new cases of the flu reported since last Thursday and don't expect a repeat of last week's . closure until a time when- another hen-another strain of winter flu makes an ap- pearance in the area. Free. Trade and farmers The following is the second in a series of articles on how the proposed Free Trade Agreement could affect the Canadian agriculture and food industries. The answers to the questions aksed have been provided by Agriculture Canada's Free Trade Policy Division. This week, Free Trade and the Farmer will deal with the dairy and livestock industries. Q. Is it true that American legislation allows determination of whether or not a subsidy is injurious and, if that is the case, will Canada's dairy subsidy payments pre- vent us from exporting dairy products to the U.S.? A. Since our export of dairy products to the U.S. are limited (because our supply. management program is geared to serving the domestic market), the definition of subsidy in U.S. legislation would not have a great impact on the industry. The Agree- ment leaves intact our right to decide in Canada what policies we wish to have. There will be no changes to our 5 -year dairy policy, nor to the Canadian Dairy Commission, nor to the federal -provincial supply management agreement for in- dustrial milk and cream, as a result of the Free Trade negotiations. Q: Will there be any changes to current provincial restrictions on the sale of imita- tion dairy products or to Ontario or Quebec margarine colouring requirements? A. No such changes will arise as a result of the agreement. The sale, distribution and regulation of these products within pro- vinces is under provincial jurisdiction and the agreement imposes no new discipline on such regulations as long as they are not disguised barriers to trade, i.e., they are permissible if the same rules apply to im- ported and domestic products, Q. Is there any change to the import pro- hibition on margarine? A. No, this was unaffected by the Free Trade Agreement. Q. When would yogurt and ice cream be added to the import control list? A. These productsoyould be added if im- ports increase to the extent that they would undermine our supply -management program for d .• r I . ucts. ° v stock Q. What will h . ' n to the 4.4 cents per pound countervailing duty the Americans levy on Canadian pork imports? Moreover, in regard to conflicts of this nature, it would appear that it will take five years to establish new rules regarding, trade disputes between both countries. A. Although it is correct that the counter- vailing duty for live hogs will probably re- main in the near future, Canada also re- tains the right to continue countervailing duties we have against U.S. products. New rules to govern subsidies and cotfiintervailing duties,. will "be drawn up over the next five years. In the meantime, the binding dispute settlement mechanism will impose some discipline on new U.S. trade remedy actions. Q. Technical barriers will be reduced to a minimum under a Free Trade Agreement. Is this to the advantage of our traditionaly export oriented sectors like red meats and potatoes? A. Yes, sectors such as beef, pork and potatoes are very familiar with the misuse of technical regulations to restrict trade. These sectors will benefit from the new rules which govern the misuse of technical regulations as disguised harries to trade. Next week in the Sentinel, we'll attempt to answer questions as they apply to Free Trade and the poultry and food processing industries. : —=SAwww, nuts. Winter's Mere." The squirrels were keeping to higher ground over the weekend as 01' Man Winter made his first real appearance of the season. According the the Farmer's Almanac, the coming winter, will be long and cold with lots of the white stuff before the squirrels can go looking for the nuts they buried in the fall. (Rob Bundy photo) N Fire Dept. loses three The Luc ow Fire Department saw the retirement of three' -of its members last week and while the men will certainly be ihissed, the department has not been left short-handed. Fire fighters Roy Emberlin, Ken Johnston and William . Searle were honoured in their retirement at a special dinner held Friday night at the Mayfair Restaurant. The three men have each served the Lucknow Fire Department well for several years aid each received a handsome plaque in recognition of their service to the community. While Fire Chief Bud Hamilton is sorry to see the men go, he says their decision to step down will not leave the department short-handed. "Over the years, we've found that 20 men is about the right number," said Mr. Hamilton. "We've had as many as 24 volunteers at one time and now we have 19 so that's about right." Bud adds that having too many men on the force is almost as bad as not having enough because "with too many men, no one knows what he's supposed to do." The Lucknow and District Fire Depart- ment is happy to report a relatively quiet fall season thus far and is by no means desperate for new volunteers. To Roy, Ken and William, a tip of the of . . fire hat for their volunteer time and effort with the local department. Beef ration seminar With feed costs being the highest cost of putting a pound of gain on a beef animal, a properly balanced and cost effective ra- tion is very important. In order to provide an insight into beef rations and to assist beef producers in developing a ration, a beef ration workshop will be held at the Belgrave W.I. Hall. This workshop will commence at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, November 30th. The afternoon program will consist of discus- sions on the basics of nutrition, concluding with building sample rations. Topics of discussion will include protein, energy, mineral, vitamins, and implants as they pertain to beef rations. A second day will be held on Monday, December 14th where producers will be able to work with OMAF staff to develop a iieef ration on the com- puter for their operation. Appointments for the second day will be set Up on the 30th. Pre -registration is required by Friday, November 27th by calling the Clinton 0.M.A.F. office at 482-3428 or 14800.265-5170. Producers are encouraged to bring their feed samples on the 30th that require an analysis.