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This group may have been small in numbers bat they were Mighty in ambition as they
launched their Space Walk 2000 last Monday afternoon. Space Walk 2000 is a Canada
Fitweek project, aimed at encouraging those 50 plus years of age to exercise heartS,
bodies, minds and soles. Community residents all over Canada were challenged to walk
collectively a distance equal to that of walking through the entire solar system by the
year 2000 to celebrate the dawn of a new century. "Kicking up" their heels" were Harry
and Mary Lavis, Anna Dexter, Edna Young and Joan Robinson, president of the Town
and Country Club. (Pat Uvingston photo) • ' •
Senior Services Study presented to couticil
by Debbie Stull
WALKERTON—Bruce County has a
higher percentage of seniors than the pro-
vincial average, and Bruce County coun-
cil is determining a plan of action that
could cost over $18 million to meet the
needs of seniors.
Ascertaining the current and future
needs of seniors in Bruce County was a
year-long process. On Tuesday, May 22,
council was presented with a final
100 -page document of the Bruce County
Senior Services Study and given an
outline of the study's results.
After six months of fact finding con-
sisting of four area meetings and inter-
viewing 50 people, three representatives
from the firm of Peat Marwick Stevenson
and Kellogg explained how keeping
seniors in their homes was the finxiamen-
tal basis of the report.
The study took a look at township,
town, village and reservation populations
and discovered "there is a higher concen-
tration of elderly living in the Bruce
Peninsula. From talking to people, we got
the sense that this will continue," said
Janet Lederer, consultant.
In 1986, statistics show Bruce County
had a 14 per cent population of elderly
people, 65 and over, slightly higher. than
the 10.9 per cent provincial average. '
Council was told Bruce County's
percentage of elderly people will probably
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compare with the prOvincial average in
10 /ears taking into• account the inniegra-
lion of people into the area is hard to
gauge. •
"Our role, throughout the interviews
and focus groups, was to look at the role •
of county government in looking after
seniors and to come up with our assess-
ment of seniors', needs in.the county."
Some of the recommendations include.
strengthening present senior services, ex-
pand the role of. county homes for the ag-
ed with day programs and outreach care,
'expand annmunity based programs and
services, andunprove transportation
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Recon'unendations : alao include
redeveloping homes for the aged to be
more consistent with provincial policies in
extended care space and design
guidelines. The trend in homes now is to
downsize the number of beds with more
specialized care and to be flexible. in
design,. said Lederer.
The financial.implications of the study
could mean capital costs of $18.9 million
for new buildings at Brucelea Haven,
Walkerton, and Gateway Haven, Marton.
The Ministry of community and Social
Services would contribute half of this
cost.
Council was told it would not save any
money in, the long ran by renovating the
homesrather than building new ones,
said consultant. Robert Bell.
Operating cost estimates, for programs
like extended care, residential care,
senior's day care, and community
residential alternatives, would find the
County paying $565,000, nine per cent of
the total cost Bell explained how senior
services between 1990 and 1995 would in-
crease by 54 per cent
"The message we have for you, is that
caring for seniors is big dollars over a
long thne."
Now that the county is aware of pre-
sent and future needs of seniors, "it's
time to start budgeting and getting a
game plan, because there is a high influx
of seniors in this area," said Paul
Eagleson, reeve of Tara. Eagleson was
chairman of the senior services study
committee.
County' council began the study on its
own initiative because it knew it had to
meet the future needs of seniors, said
Eagleson. '
"I felt the study was very objective
and had lots of ideas to develop on," said
Eagleson
The study has been referred to the
Homes and Social Services committee for
recommendations. At that time council
will plan when to implement the recom-
mendations, he. said. .
Ashfield taxes
increase
Farm and residential ratepiy�ra in
the Township of MOM are iorklng at
a 10.22 percent unease in taxes for this
year. BrIew 15,1*, being a by-law to
ad the mill rates for the 1900 taxation
year, was given three readings and
passed during the May 15 council
'fleeting. Due to the long weekend last
week, the Saltine' was unable to pro-
vide the breakdown in the MeY 23 Woe.
In a toloPhooe. conversation with
• Clerk -Treasurer, Linda Andrew, the
Sentinel learned that the mill rate for
faun and residential public school sup-
• .porters is 17,863; for farm and residen-
tial separate school supporters, the mill
rate is 18.467. The rates are coinPrteed
as follows:
Public School Supporters
General Purpose 3,267
CoentY 3495
Ekmentary 6.336 •
Seeondary 4.965
For a public schoolsupporter, with a
property assessed at $30,000, taxes
would be $803.15, compared to 610 for
1909.
Separate Sehool Supporters
General Pulimse 0, 3.267
County. 3495
Elm:1*May. 6.693
Secondary• '5.212
For a separate school supporter, With
a property- assessed at $50,000, taxes
would be $923.35, compared to $837.50
for 1909. •.`
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Lions bingo
winner
The late.et Winner iri the Lionie Radio
Bhigo:was Pada Welt' of Fordwich,
These. bingos will resume hi the fail.
Hole in one
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Avid golfers are beating the greens to
get, to the tee. offs lately. It has been
said that many golfers never get that
elusive hole -in -one they dream of. Well,
Nic Beyersbergeri managed to get his
on the second hole of the Suinmerset
Goff Course in Tiverton, last weekend,
using a number seven iron.
Congratulations! •
Joan Dierolf, of R.B. 7, Lucknow, was
recently appointed to the Ontario Vacation
Farm Association Board of Directors. The
Dierolfs operate a bed and breakfast on
their pheasant farm on the 10th concession
of Ashfield. (submitted photo)
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