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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-04-09, Page 2• • • • rage - Lucknow Sentinel,Wednesday, April 9,1997 THE RIP-ROARING COMEDY SHOW THAT WILL NNW YOU OUT OF YOUR SEAT! MAD COWS AND ENGLISHMEN A New "out or Soon, Cify WO the National Miring Company . ' • e . HURON COUNTY COMMUNIrr CHILVABUSE CO-ORDINATING •COMMITTEE Annual eddy Bear Dream_Auction Saturday, ApriI 19, 1997 at .the Blyth Festival Theatre. Wine & Cheese & Silent Auction Viewing starting at 6:30 p,m.• . Door Prizes, Entertaininent & SecOrid City Comedy Show , . throughout ihe evening, .. $5 per person . _ • •..SponsOred by: CitINart, Sift() Canada Inc., Champion Road MachinetY & Wescast Industries For ticket info calI 524-2852 (9 arn-,5 prn) •or 1-800-4634388 • eritergeney w111 be from page 1 The physician was, assured that outside scan- ners cannot pick up calls. to the hospital and thereby be privy to confidential conversations. However, Gear said, • there will 'be times when the night supervisor will •be too busy to answer the •phone, let alone direct calls and summon staff in the"case ‹tf an etnergency. "That's the biggest' worry I have abut the scherne...99 per cent of the time this will :work," but predicted , that something "will hit the fan" in a true • ernergency. Koch .admitted there are a number of unknown fac- 'tors saying; "You really • don't know until you go along." During the trial • period, switchboard staff wilt be on standby, he added. As well, the hospital einergenc.y department will not be staffed after ‘10 a.m. Hanlon asked who JRTHfRN • . • • • . • Northern:CrOsg Pipelines Limited, Wo'uld like to thank the, residents of East and West Wawanosh Townships1r your .patience and cooperation.during the natural gas _pipeline construction along the 10th .c.ncession. Northern Cross has cotnpleted the mam construction phase. of the pipeline, 4nd*Will be completing the cleanup portion of the project, as soon as weather.permits. Northern Cross would like to thank the many area residents who providec! goods and services'to- this project and our ongoing operations.:: • Northern Cross Pipeline Limited will be continuing with its program of exploration and ,development of natural. gas resources in the community and we look forward to worl(ing with. the rpsidents, toward the .„ continued economic grow th.of the area. If you have any questions or comments please contact myself at (403).237-0055 or •Terry Worsell at (519) 524-7952. Thank You DezVi Dave, Thornpson • President tt, will let people into emer- gency at night. He was told the night supervisor, accompanied by another employee, will be there to admit people to the emer- gency room. In response to a ques- tion from Gear, Woodley replied there will be a maximum of six nurses, • plus a supervisor, on staff at night at the hospital and a minimum, of four nurses plus a supervisor. • VVe're cutting to the • barest of bones here and: hoping nothing happens," observed Steffler. "But you only need one inci-. dent and man, have you got a problem." She wryly noted that she always felt the hospi- tal had a "guardian angel" standing overhead during all the years she worked there. "I hope we have a. whole slew orthem now." -Other board members also had questions about the changes. Murray Hunter asked if it was conimon practice in other hospitals to haye,chronic and acute care patients grouped closely together, Koch replied that. it is common. Helen Rintoul asked if similar cost-cutting • moves, such, as the ones being taken in Wingham, • are normal practice in hos- the test pitais today.. Koch said other hospitals have taken similar measures. • However, Hanlon was unmoved by arguments about what other hospitals are or are not doing, • "There's no excuse if you're going to compro- mise patient care. I do not • want to be the physician on call if an accident • comes in and this.hospitar is not adequately staffed," he continued. At his sug- gestion, if was agreed that the medical advisory and .joint conference commit: - tees should meet to take a close look at the potential impact of the proposed changes. Fire fighters of the Lucknow and District Fire Department honored the staff of Pinecrest Manor with a plaque for 18 years of volunteer work. • Pinecrest Manor's duties as dispatch station for the department ended recently. From left, Paul Finlay, captain, Chief Peter Steer, and staff of Pinecrest, Shirley Walden and Trudy Farad. I , Long term health prornotion plan released by Grey -Bruce DHC ". The Grey -Bruce District Health • Councii has, released a long and short • term healthpromotion plan for the two counties. -• The plan,released two weeksago, outlines where the health council will • focus its promotion efforts for the next five-year peri- od. , Five focus areas were identified and include diet , and nutrition, substance • abuse and injury preven- tion.; physical activity and, • recreation, teen smoking and self-esteem. , • These were identified • after over a year of coth- triunity consultation in • areas "that 'Would help the healthy..Coirtmtinities advi- sorycornmjttee to. work'. • toward its goals and objec- tives, • • The '.Coinmittee was ,made up of health care • providers and:consumers • in-bOth countieS. • Many of the,cOmmittees • strategies ate hase&on . educatiOn,in schools and the ccirtimunity: Within the next three months, the • committee hopes to estab7:.: Itsh a health promotion • implementation committee • to, start putting the plan into aCtion, • , • Along with the health promotion 'plan, the dis- • trict health council devel- Oped a .coinniunity health •repOrt. This' report is part Of the .health promotion • plan but because it is the first comprehensive; . plan: • in the twin comities, it was completed separately and will be used 'as a resource • ,• • - • The health report pro- vides an assessment �f the health of the community. It also aids in understand- ing what affects health and is a basis for planning and • priority setting for health promotion, disease pre. • vention and health mainte- nance. • Lucknow area man charged • A Lucknow. area .man faces' numerous charges after he was involved in a police . pursuit . ifl Lucknow. Kincardine. OPP siSot-' ted a vehicle, whivb failed to,stop for a stop sign at Campbell Street at 3:15 a.m. on April 5. The driver failed to stop for police, who had lights and sirens activatr • ed. When he eventually " charged with various stopped, he attempted to offenses after ,they were elude police onloot. He found in a vacant -house was caught and charged in Kincardine. with impaired driving, Police found the failing to stop for police, youths in the .home at -plus numerous other 3:35 a.m.., March 14 criminal and highway •drinking and Smoking traffic offenses .. while candles burned. , • Teens charged •They were charged • three Kincardine teens with trespassing "and con-. and an ,18 -year-old suming alcohol under .the Ripley teen have been legal age. " : . •