HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-02-28, Page 1by'at`Livingston
Mention the Canadian
„Special Olympics to Sam:
Mayer and the 16 -year-
old's eyes sparkle and a
huge -smile lights up her
face. Sam's still' riding . high
on her two wins at, the
national level - a gold in the
Canasta .Dance and a
bronze in her dicky Mouse
March Free Skate; 4.
Sam Was part of a 764
contingent of athletes and
coaches who travelled to
Calgary in mid-February
for the Special Olympics
Marlene Webb of Cargill
coaches Sam, two to three
tunes a week: "She's a con-
scientious skater; very ,dedi-
cated and great to work,
with," said Webb., .
"Saint skated superbly,.
she was wonderful'; to
watch. We, had some issues
with. the 'judging, ;but that's
not unusual.
It's taken a lot of hard
work by the Lucknowteen
who started skating' when
she was about five, years'.
old..
To get to the national
level,. Sam had to qualify at
,the regional and provincial
levels first. Next' on, the
agenda is a competition
,where 'hopefuls . will seek
one of eight 'spots ..ori the
Canadian team that will
'compete in ' the World
Special ' Olympics in
February ->°1'997.
Parental pride is evident
as
-Sam's mom, Joanne,
says,. "We're pretty
pleased,'
Although her immediate-
family wasn't present, in
Calgary, Sam's Grandpa
and Grandma Mayer and an
uncle from Vancouver flew
to Calgary to bepresent`for
the' Special Olympics and
give moral support.
Joanne- shares 'a com-
ment from Grandma Mayer
who said the opening cere-
monies was the most emo-
tional
tune of her life. Lots
of tears of joy and pride*
accompanied, the ceremo
For Sam itt' wag an expe-
rience of . a lifetime, - .quali=
fying, flying to Calgary,
being part of theopening
ceremonies, winning ;.
Medal's and making lots of
new friends.
As the interview comes
to an end,. Sam dons her
heavy sweater and prepares
to hit the ice with °other:.
members _ Of ` the Lucknow
SkatingClub. They're busy
preparing for the upcoming
carnival and. as Sam knows,
it takes a lot of practice to
perfect your routine.
son xn charge
inst physician
by Cameron J. Wood;
A local physician" will have to'wait -until the' end Of "
March for a decision on charges against him of failing to.
report child abuse: `
Justice of the Peace H. Gale reserved her decision on the
• case until March 29..Gale -will also, deal with charges
against two local nurses'at the sametime
The'whele case against Dr;,J.M. Shubat hinges on Gale's ...
interpretation of the wording of the charge. The charge
states that the doctor foiled: -to report forthwith his suspi-
cions of child abuse in,the treatment of an eight-rmonth-old
Howick township boy in June 1995. The argument from
both sides is what exactly does "forthwith" mean.
In his defense of Dr. Shubat, attorney David Little cited
several examples of previous case law where the- term
forthwith -has . been accepted -in interpretation as thenext
day.,The doctor had his " staff notify. the Huron County
Children's' Aid -Society;. On June 21, less than 12 hours after
he had initially treated the child. Little said in his summa-
tion that, forthwith, according to the 'Onter o. Court of
Appeal means "as `soon .,as" possible" 'a He said -`if forthwith
meant immediately, then the receptionist at the hospital
should be the one .whoshould report incidents to the CAS.
"Forthwith, I'' suggest, means the act must be done in
reasonable;time...to the°,circumstances of the 'case," Little
Sam Ma er of LucknOW came . home.With gold
and bronze medals from the Canadian, Special
Olympics in Calgary. this month. (Pat Livingston
photo)
On top of that, Little also cited : the Child and,. Family.
Services Act, statingthat the section under with Dr.'Shubat
has been charged is the wrong section.
He said that the physician did not have reason to "sus-
pect" abuse, but in fact, believed abuse had taken place.
Under Section 72.2, which covers this partiCular case, the
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�rticulturalist
mut
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council
Gina : Murr'a'y's fetal ekpresslon is rather like the
cat that ate the'cariarry as she IS captured drr"inkir't
soup from .'.a bowl' - "the Chinese way.
Puddleducker'a celebrated the Chines New. Year
With various ectiv►ities last Week, inciudin a full
Cn►itti+ar o dinner, :With dottatlons from Kw rni
Resta� L-itOt.iyu°:Gr. �.�yf A.u4A U,N Nt�Nra�
nt (Pat `Lirtlfr9stohl ob
by Pat Ialpin
Bnice county's executive
committee is trying -0i sort
out what to do about munie-
iparl restructuring.
The "province is prot ot-
ing restructuring as away to.
cope with grant cuts, but the
executive~ committee says
restructuring "continues to
be a controversial l ,and chal-
lenging issue in Bruce."
As an example, the com-
mittee pointedr to resold
-
tions from Walkerton and
Kincardine asking for a
forum to start, discussions
Otl rest mctorina and nat.
ainationsincluding a
review of recommendations
in the very controversial
county restructuring study
of four years ago.
At-the!same4time, tu.
township is opposed to
forced restructuring and
wants the .natter 'left, in the
hands of :the town and
township councils. Eastnor
township provides:- yet'
another option • with its
request that Bruce: ,county
negotiate with Grey county
and,, Owen, . Sound for
restructuring.
'The executive committee
wants to see provincial;
rules and guidelines before
recommending what role
the county should- play . in
restructuring issues. ln, the
meantime, the committee
encourages anytrncipald
ties that want to Discuss
shared services or h
a ►at a
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mation with their neighbors
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by Pat Livingston "
'Bridge over the Creek Dickie is the song the Lucknow
and District Horticultural Society is singing these days
The project is two -fold: a celebration of the 90th anniver-
sary of the Ontario Horticultural Association, andanother
stepping stone towards completion of the community
Greenway Project
The wheelchair accessible, steel/wood combination
bridge will span Dickies Creek at Waterworks Park and
be an . added attraction for those enloyingg, nature at its.
nest.
The' local *Horticultural Society hopes to have the
bridge completed by May the tentative date for a grand
opening of the Greenway Project.
Residents in the area are being giv'en.the opportunity tri`
singthe song as well. .F rnd-raising°for the $6,500 project
willbe via sponsorship of :a board in the bridge. A min:..
hilum 10 donation per person, or 25 per family, will get
your name on a plaquerecognizing the efforts of every-
one who helps build the bridge. The plaque will be erect-
ed on a"pest near the bridge. Over the corning, years,. the
plaque eu Will serve as ' a reminder to all that it was a conn.
triunity effort that built the bridge.
"Mose interested in sin. in . the song are asked to call
the local Horticultural Society's treasurer„ Shirley fioit at
528-36,19. Smaller donations may be made at the
Lucknow Cut andCurl,:.; .
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