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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-02-28, Page 3Kinloss approves fire budget Kinloss, council approved the 1996 budget for the dis- trict fire department at the " Feb 12 meeting -This year's budget ($48,070) comes in $7,700 less than '95's budget. Actual operating costs for thefire department last year totalled. $46,873. The c+%fit of:operat g the fire 'department is shared between the cooperating municipalities of Ashfield, Kinloss, West Wawaucsh and Lueknow. The budget has already been approved at the joint bo. % level, Wheels: Away Bev Brown. representing Wheels Awaytalked to council about financial sup- port needed for the system: Clerk Mark Becker says the proposal was for $300.25 for 1996, . when in 1995, Kinloss had no riders. . After lengthy ,discussion, council agreed to continue as it has in thepast - paying only the municipality's Aare of the deficit on a use by resident basis. .'i ly . operating..expenses incurred above provincial subsidy,. donations and fares will be paid for. Culvert rains John. Payne has been having problems with water during the sprit.,, runoff. Council agreed to wstall a new culvert at Payne'sdri- veway entrance, and the road superintendent Will check the culvert under the road for blockage:...• Several bylaw were passed to provide for main- tenance and repair on vari- ous drains in the municipal- it y , OMB hearing pality. Duncan Campbell Another bill for $12,756 has, accepted the position. has been. received from Lum,noterra Limited in regard to the Donegan. OMB appeal. Meeker says the total cost to oppose the appeal for the re4oning is $66,000 for legal and .eon- snitant fees. The ratepayers. eommittee ;aid $15,000 towards the costs. Uudget Council was unformed of the estimated deficit for 11995, and the road superiu4 tendent spoke briefly on the roads budget for mainte- nance and capital for ;1996.. Fuer discussion will take . placeat the .nextimeeting. Poundkeeper Glen Haldenby has . resigned as poundkeeper for ;the north endof the nunici- .. , . Actiss .flawed': Little *from page 1 tions were for notifying the CAS. She said act does not specify that the doctor his response was that he wasn't sure what has anything more than a duty to, report his he was going to do. belief, which he had done. There is no "Was that how it was left?" Morris penalty for failing to report. asked. Little pointed out, however; that under "Yes," Ashley replied. Section 72.3, anyone with a suspicion "Is there any policy, or 'procedure for that childabuse has taken place, not a reporting?" he asked. "belief" as Dr. Shubat had, is required to "Yes, there= is a policy. It is usually the . report. The penalty for failingto do so is . a doctor (who reports to CAS)," she replied. P fine. She echoed this same commentunder cross : v ex, amination; Little said an awful lot of people in this. particular case fallunder that latter categoAshley said shereturned to thehos i t l. r,•;. the following morning, to see what hid fhap- "They act is. flawed. This not a case of a pend and if the incident had been reported lawyer finding a trick a mistake in the to the CAS: She was not allowed to cora- - legislation," he said. ment on what she learned: the following day The case also delves into how the CAS " because Little argued to Judge Gale this actually became involved. It has already was hearsay. been reported that the father of the child Morris then called Margaret Hogg, a 25 pled guilty in pear veteran RN at WDH, to.the stand. Ontario �rov`%ncial Court, y General Division to striking the child. He Hogg was the night supervisor during the was sentenced to 45 days in jail by Judge night in question. She told the court Ashley R.G.E. Hunter last October had given her a report on the condition of Crown Attorney Robert Morris called • the infant. Hogg was also asked to make the nine witnesses to give evidence, beginning arrangements for a transfer for the child to with the child's father, Aaron, Martin. CHWO and indicated the nature Of the Martin testified that he and his wife i,ad abuse on the documentation. taken the child to the Emergency Room at "The issue of reporting to the CAS did Wingham and District Hospital on June 20 not arise," she said. "I assumed it was : at approximately 11:25 p.m. he said that he already done." told the nurse on duty he had struck the During cross examination, Hogg said she child . on .the head repeatedly some' 15 to was not present for a phone conversation 20 timesafter he became frustrated with between Drs. Shubat and Jane Gloo r from the child's crying; He also said during the CHWa. � ' . course of the child`s:treatment. that evening The child vias transferred" by ambulance at W:DH, he told, Dr. Shubat the same infor- to London shortly after 1 a.m. Dr. Shubat motion. was, not present when the ambulance atten- Under cross examination. by .,assisting dants were asked if one of the parents' could accompany the child to London. Nor were defense attorney Rusty Mc1.ay,;Mattizi. said p y he couldn't remember exactly what he told the attendants informed prior to leaving, the physician, tort, believed he' had told him WDH with the child that the who father _ .mbulance - was `the the same information �as;be had toad the was in the back of the ambulance . nurse who initially saw thein that evening. - . admitted abuser.. 'Morris called Ashley, a 12 -year En route to London, the nurse who tray Marilyny y died with the ambulance,opened the traps - veteran RN. at WDH to the stand next. Ashley was the first ,medical, professional to fer documents and learned the father was see the child and hear Martin's admission ofabuser. She shored these to the ambu- striking the striking the child She told thecourt shelance attendant. The driver and the, man dant in noticed : the swelling and discoloration : on :the hack then. made the decision to the" child's head. S e took the history.from contact their dispatch 'centre in: London and the: family'and, then reported to, r, Shiurbat.. arrange for the police to. attend: at the hospii'' p h4Ven en winch r eunaware, of physician child, she solid; taha f iia r�rival as they were The. exanrined the. _ and ordered x-rays of the head. Ashley said; - y ,1'p` child was Dr. Shubat expressed further concern .four remove from the father's presence. 'Under questioning . on the. stand, the child' and suggested a transfer to Attendant MarkllomrrMann said had he , Children's Hospital of Western Ontario in known that the father was the abuser prior London. - . to 1eavingWIIH he would not; have allowed Ashley said during the physician s; Martin to travel with them.- exmaination of the child, the night supervi-.ed sor arrived and she then reported to her theoi�rrnann said that where they aw' at CHWO, he overheard the medical, staff „situation with the ehxld. She also tOld M►rris she asked thdectorvhthstethere discussing caning ;C S' He'.heard' nt.sthrte . age d" g. . d C0.. .Ir a Jt Lu know Sentinel, Wednesday, FebruarY 2$p 1990 —Page .3 . IE IL ONT RIO YDRO? JOHN MURPHY, PRESIDENT OF THE THE POWER WORKERS' UNION. THE ISSUE Ontario Hydro has belonged to the people of the province for 90 years. 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