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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-07-10, Page 6age 8 Liteknowv Senti el Wednesday, July 4,1996 Lucknow'.& District Joint Recreational Board Summer Programs dor ' �C'� ' �.. ` Ir 1Y 1 A•�R *‘:., Rd FP f ,.... r?'M r?g / / Y. .1 `+!". ✓. ... Y.\..,..'. 0 1St Prize 4. SKYBOX at SKYDOME September 29th fitr, 16 e * TORONTO BLUE JAYS vs B LTON/O E " : JOLES 2nd Prize - 4 Blue Jay- Tickets - opt, 29th 3rd Prize -. 2 Blue Jay. Tickets:‘, Sept. 29th The draw will be made on Sept,• 1 , 1996 Early Bird Draw - Aug. 1st -2 Frei Draw Tickets „..„.,...v,,,...„„,„. ,, ih :lfr, am'>:>.';..• ::fo:<::h::;}<�:{. A .„,:,„,i„:..;::::;.,.„%;:::::::*ik:„,„*. ,,, Available from children participating in programs. 1000 tickets. Lottery tic. #M389893 Pick Your -awn or Fresh -Picked t. 4, hur wy #86E Lucknow 528-2900 Business 0 you enjoy by Pat Livingston If you're recovering: from an injury, surgery or experiencing general aches and pains that are interfering with your enjoyment of life, reflex- ology may be a natural way for you to turn things around. SeanMoore, reA a certi- fied reflexologist, recent- ly opened an extension of his Dickie Creek Therapy Centre in Lucknow, as a conve- nience to his clients. Moore explains that full body reflexology "helps ° :to normalize bodily func- tions through pressure points or reflex but- tons" in your feet and can ift. more Moore said it takesabout three sessionsfor a per - soon to. feel the "true ben - a efit". Moore, who is certi- fied with the Reflexology Association of Canada, trained under Joanne McNally of Clinton. "1 go° Into it primarily for rely 'on theraPY9A9 said . He soon realized said.. Moore, his wife Janet and two childrei , Dan and Jackie, moved to. Kinloss township from London about 18 months ago. "The people are really friendly here," said Moore. "1 wasn't used to having people wave as they drovev by neonth e road.97..• Sean Moore, B.A. Psych. is now offering full body reflexology and circulatory massage, by appointment, from a Lucknow location. hands . . vices to gov- ".b r t ,(Pat t tvingston photo): i oh ,ere.nt. reflexology ` and . circula- the many other benefits agencies. tory massage are relaxing derived by his clients. Moore has located his for the client, the latter is. More and more peoplu in -town reflexology cin - more so. are starting to take a is at 623 Campbell Street The area offers quiet- ness and is a relaxing set- ting for Dickie Creek Therapy Centre, owned and operated by Moore, who is also a child, ado- lescent, fam- ily behav- ioral thera- pist and con- sultant. Moore does private coun- selling and also con- tracts out ser - A full body session holistic approach to look lasts about one hour,.. and' after.their bodies, he ONTARIO DRUG BENEFITS IMPORTANT News for Seniors and People Receiving, Social Assistance Because the federal government ,has reduced transfer. • payments for .Ontario's, health and social services. by $2.1 billion over the next two years, the. Ontario government must act now to preserve' its 'drug .programs. Starting July 15, Ontario Drug. Benefit; recipients will contribute a small amount toward'iheir prescription costs,. Ontario is the :. last province to introduce co -payments. How much you pay depends on your income You will pay up to $2 per prescription if you are: 41' single, 65 or over, with a net income of less than $16,018 per year • a couple, both' over, 65, with a corn' bined { net income of less than $24,175 per year • hivingin a nursing home, home for the aged, or home for special care • receiving welfare or family benefits • receiving home care You're 65 and your income is higher than the above? Then. you pay the ,first $100 of yourdrug costseach year. After that, you'll pay only the ODD dispensing fee of up to $6.11 per prescription. ' - You have extra health insurance from a private company? Call your company. 4 may cover co -payment costs. Call the Ministry of "Health at 1w88840505 if you have more questions.,; Or look for information° sheets atyour pharmacy. Ontario 1 A42 Lucknow Cut & Curl) . Phone 528-2914 or 357- 9949 for an appointment. Kinioss township news 'from page 2 it means more down- loading on the munici- palities r�hire "we'd have to our own assessors and that would cost us more money. The munici- palities a unici-pa:litiesare burdened enough asit is." Regarding the imrr - e pl mentation by the province of its new property tax assess- ment system, Becker said it shouldn't `affect Kinloss residents too. much. A county -wide reassessment was done in 1992 and came into effect for the 1993 tax- ation year. Taxes are based on full market value by property class factored down. As an example, if the market value of a property is $108,000 that is fac- tored down by 31.4 per cent to determine the assessed value. Once the bylaw has been prepared and signed, Don Jackson of Walkerton will be. the new building inspector - for ,,the,,, municipality. Jackson currently holds that position in Chesley, Teeswater, Culross and Greenock. Debateruns over two hours 'from page 3 The debate, which ranged over a two-hour period, covered every- thing from ' some people questioning the' need for a new municipal .build- ing when former clerks did the township's busi- ness out of their homes, workingat kitchen tables. Others felt the exist- ing office was adequate, though township staff disagreed, pointing to cramped 'working,condi-, tions' and ' lack of privacy for.,people.corning in regarding divorces, bur- ial plots, pleas to riot sell property due,. to tax default and other private business., Fry said 'there were "a lot of things" in the , feat sibility .study that didn't add up: She pointed to a 10 per cent contingency in the renovation propos- al, but no contingency in the new building propos- al. She also wondered if.. the Toronto architect was •' bringing Toronto ,pris to Huron Township.. Thompson disagreed; saying the architect had done work in Kincardine and Walkerton. Haight added that the contingency covers unforeseen itemsin restorations. She said there ' are less concerns with new buildings, thus no contingency. Later, Thompson said it's rto secret that munici- pal Jbtiildings; cost about $ l00 a square foot to construct. Huron Township is looking to build a 3,600 square foot.. structure --$360,000. The township has $200,000 in a reserve fund and has included $160,000 in the 1996 budget for . a new office building. Thompson assured ratepayers their taxes would not increase to pay for the building because it's allowed for in this year's budget. If anything, only a new building's operating expenses would impact' future budgets. ' The future of doctors lit Ripley and the med- ical building also came up, with some ' people wondering why .the township doesn't add onto the rear of the cen- tre, Thompson repeated what he said at previous public meetings that the centre isn't structurally sound to take an addition and that it wasn't designed as a medical building. Though the doctors only work in the centre 12 hours a week, Thompson said, "The doctors are not leaving. We have tried hard to keep the doctors- in Ripley and we don't foresee .,them moving out." Fry also questioned the township's annual maintenance costs. She asked for a breakdown, plus receipts. Thompson said coun- cil's concern is wherre.the money will conte from to' fix the hall. He said council would accept the petitions and public input during' deliberations. wy #86E Lucknow 528-2900 Business 0 you enjoy by Pat Livingston If you're recovering: from an injury, surgery or experiencing general aches and pains that are interfering with your enjoyment of life, reflex- ology may be a natural way for you to turn things around. SeanMoore, reA a certi- fied reflexologist, recent- ly opened an extension of his Dickie Creek Therapy Centre in Lucknow, as a conve- nience to his clients. Moore explains that full body reflexology "helps ° :to normalize bodily func- tions through pressure points or reflex but- tons" in your feet and can ift. more Moore said it takesabout three sessionsfor a per - soon to. feel the "true ben - a efit". Moore, who is certi- fied with the Reflexology Association of Canada, trained under Joanne McNally of Clinton. "1 go° Into it primarily for rely 'on theraPY9A9 said . He soon realized said.. Moore, his wife Janet and two childrei , Dan and Jackie, moved to. Kinloss township from London about 18 months ago. "The people are really friendly here," said Moore. "1 wasn't used to having people wave as they drovev by neonth e road.97..• Sean Moore, B.A. Psych. is now offering full body reflexology and circulatory massage, by appointment, from a Lucknow location. hands . . vices to gov- ".b r t ,(Pat t tvingston photo): i oh ,ere.nt. reflexology ` and . circula- the many other benefits agencies. tory massage are relaxing derived by his clients. Moore has located his for the client, the latter is. More and more peoplu in -town reflexology cin - more so. are starting to take a is at 623 Campbell Street The area offers quiet- ness and is a relaxing set- ting for Dickie Creek Therapy Centre, owned and operated by Moore, who is also a child, ado- lescent, fam- ily behav- ioral thera- pist and con- sultant. Moore does private coun- selling and also con- tracts out ser - A full body session holistic approach to look lasts about one hour,.. and' after.their bodies, he ONTARIO DRUG BENEFITS IMPORTANT News for Seniors and People Receiving, Social Assistance Because the federal government ,has reduced transfer. • payments for .Ontario's, health and social services. by $2.1 billion over the next two years, the. Ontario government must act now to preserve' its 'drug .programs. Starting July 15, Ontario Drug. Benefit; recipients will contribute a small amount toward'iheir prescription costs,. Ontario is the :. last province to introduce co -payments. How much you pay depends on your income You will pay up to $2 per prescription if you are: 41' single, 65 or over, with a net income of less than $16,018 per year • a couple, both' over, 65, with a corn' bined { net income of less than $24,175 per year • hivingin a nursing home, home for the aged, or home for special care • receiving welfare or family benefits • receiving home care You're 65 and your income is higher than the above? Then. you pay the ,first $100 of yourdrug costseach year. After that, you'll pay only the ODD dispensing fee of up to $6.11 per prescription. ' - You have extra health insurance from a private company? Call your company. 4 may cover co -payment costs. Call the Ministry of "Health at 1w88840505 if you have more questions.,; Or look for information° sheets atyour pharmacy. Ontario 1 A42 Lucknow Cut & Curl) . Phone 528-2914 or 357- 9949 for an appointment. Kinioss township news 'from page 2 it means more down- loading on the munici- palities r�hire "we'd have to our own assessors and that would cost us more money. The munici- palities a unici-pa:litiesare burdened enough asit is." Regarding the imrr - e pl mentation by the province of its new property tax assess- ment system, Becker said it shouldn't `affect Kinloss residents too. much. A county -wide reassessment was done in 1992 and came into effect for the 1993 tax- ation year. Taxes are based on full market value by property class factored down. As an example, if the market value of a property is $108,000 that is fac- tored down by 31.4 per cent to determine the assessed value. Once the bylaw has been prepared and signed, Don Jackson of Walkerton will be. the new building inspector - for ,,the,,, municipality. Jackson currently holds that position in Chesley, Teeswater, Culross and Greenock. Debateruns over two hours 'from page 3 The debate, which ranged over a two-hour period, covered every- thing from ' some people questioning the' need for a new municipal .build- ing when former clerks did the township's busi- ness out of their homes, workingat kitchen tables. Others felt the exist- ing office was adequate, though township staff disagreed, pointing to cramped 'working,condi-, tions' and ' lack of privacy for.,people.corning in regarding divorces, bur- ial plots, pleas to riot sell property due,. to tax default and other private business., Fry said 'there were "a lot of things" in the , feat sibility .study that didn't add up: She pointed to a 10 per cent contingency in the renovation propos- al, but no contingency in the new building propos- al. She also wondered if.. the Toronto architect was •' bringing Toronto ,pris to Huron Township.. Thompson disagreed; saying the architect had done work in Kincardine and Walkerton. Haight added that the contingency covers unforeseen itemsin restorations. She said there ' are less concerns with new buildings, thus no contingency. Later, Thompson said it's rto secret that munici- pal Jbtiildings; cost about $ l00 a square foot to construct. Huron Township is looking to build a 3,600 square foot.. structure --$360,000. The township has $200,000 in a reserve fund and has included $160,000 in the 1996 budget for . a new office building. Thompson assured ratepayers their taxes would not increase to pay for the building because it's allowed for in this year's budget. If anything, only a new building's operating expenses would impact' future budgets. ' The future of doctors lit Ripley and the med- ical building also came up, with some ' people wondering why .the township doesn't add onto the rear of the cen- tre, Thompson repeated what he said at previous public meetings that the centre isn't structurally sound to take an addition and that it wasn't designed as a medical building. Though the doctors only work in the centre 12 hours a week, Thompson said, "The doctors are not leaving. We have tried hard to keep the doctors- in Ripley and we don't foresee .,them moving out." Fry also questioned the township's annual maintenance costs. She asked for a breakdown, plus receipts. Thompson said coun- cil's concern is wherre.the money will conte from to' fix the hall. He said council would accept the petitions and public input during' deliberations.