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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-09-28, Page 1PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Wednesday, September 28, 1994 55° G S T Included Legion open house featured memorabilia by Pat Livingston Fifty-six Lucknow Public Central ° School students were among mem- bers of the public who viewed a superb display of World War rand 1I memorabilia, during an open house sponsored by the Lucknow Legion. First vice president Ed Pyette said the mammoth display was made possible by generous donations from area veterans and families, as well as other Legions loaning ar- ticles. Mr. Pyette said he was "very impressed" with the calibre of ques- tions asked by the school students as they toured the display last Wed- ncsday. Branch 3091 has' many special events planned for the months leading up to 50th. anniversary of the end of World War II on Nov. 11, 1995. Most recently, in conjunction with Legion Week, the Branch par- ticipated in the Lucknow Fall Fair parade where it was awarded first prize for best patriotic float A pancake breakfast was held that day as well, followed by a golf tour- nament and barbecue on the Sun- day. Early last week, area veterans were honored at a banquet and the. Branch paid tribute to the Legion Ladies Auxiliary for 'their dedication and hard work at another banquet on Friday. On Oct. 15, lovers of big band music can swing to the sounds of Chris Black and his orchestra. This a semi -formal dress event, with tickets open to' the public. The number of tickets ate limited so. contact any Legion member of the canteen right away. Cost is $12.50 per person. In December, the r annual Christmas party for area children is planned. This has become a popular event for children with exciting' entertainment. A 50th anniversary committee is .in place and planning of events is ongoing leading up to Nov. 11, 1995. Watch this paper for more detarils. Palliative care programs get a boost with grant Palliative care programs in Huron, Perth, Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex counties received a boost with the recent announcement of a 5451,0(X) grant. "These initiatives will greatly improve the quality , of care available in the region to people who are dying - in their homes or in a long-term care facility, says ,Paul Klopp, Huron MPP. Of that amount, $278,000 will be used to provide palliative care education to more than 115 com- munity-based service providcts, family physicians, and staff in long- term care facilities. A further $78,000 will be provided to three existing palliative volunteer visiting programs, while $95,650 will be used to develop and co-ordinate a pain and symptom management team for the five counties. Programs receiving funding are Wingham Area Palliative Care, Central Huron Palliative Care - Seaforth Palliative Care and Sup.- port up=port Services., and the Victorian Order of Nurses'Perth/Huron Coun- ty. The Wingham Area 'Palliative Care program received the amount of $1500 awarded',on an annual basis. "We are very pleased that the • See Wingham, page 2 Teachers' strike remains unsettled after talks by Pat Halpin The two sides in the Bruce county secondary , school teachers' dispute are saying little about the progress of talks after an all-night session Sept. 20. It was the second marathon -- length session in just five days for the teachers and board negotiating teams. 'Tuesday's meeting started at 1:30 p.m. and went until mediator Doug Lawless called a recess at 5:30 in the morning. . "We didn't settle," said board negotiating chair David Inglis early Wednesday moming. "Both sides are going to take a few• days and review their positions." Inglis was reluctant to discuss details of negotiations to 'date, saying only that they were "making some , progress." He declined to elaborate because those talks aid planned to con- tinue, though no date has been set. Teachers' president Mark Ciavaglia also refused to Y elaborate on Tuesday's session. He called the negotiations "complicated", and predicted it will be a week or two before the two sides are rested and ready to return to the table. Neither Ciavaglia nor Inglis would comment when asked about the tone of the current talks or the likelihood of • a prompt settlement. The 280 secondary teachers have been without a 'contract since • Sept. 1, 1992. The negotiations held .Sept. '16 and 20 are the first since talks broke down last June. Social contract implications on staffing and ,especially on salaries for young teachers have been the major issues in the dispute. Teachers'started a work -to -rule campaign last May to back up their contract demands. That campaign, which means students get regular classroom instruction but no extra -curricular activities, is still in effect at the county's six high schools. Various World War, II uniforms were on display during Branch 309's open house last week that featured memorabilia from WW I and II. Some .area veterans who contributed to the mammoth display were, from the lett, George Whitby,Art Ernewein, Jim Hunter and Irvine Eedy. The Legion members are flanked by uniforms from army, navy and air force. (Pat Livingston photo) Pizza Delight closed; no notice to by Pat Livingston The lives of five employees of Pizza Delight, in Lucknow, were put on hold dark Sept. 19 when their place of employment was closed without notice. Barb Johnston, manager of the Lucknow location, says employees have no idea what is going on. Johnston said that employee Lisa MacDonald'closed the business around 11 p.m. on Sept.. 18. Sometime between then and morning a sign was posted On the door advising that the business was closed until further notice and warning not to • try to enter the business as the alarm system "is armed and codes have been changed." MacDonald became aware of the situation while she was in a local grocer store and she was questioned about the closing. "Lisa flagged me down on the street and informed me that the store wasn't open", said Johnston. "We've been trying ever since to get some answers." Four full time employees and one part time student were employed at the Pizza Delight, owned by Ron and Sarah Cleveland. The business was opened on Apr. 22, 1992, and at that time was one of three owned by the Clevelands. The other two were in employees. Kincardine and Listowel. Since. then, the Kincardine location was '7old: Johnston said the Listowel location was closed the sante night as Lucknow and affects around 15 employees there. "It was done without warning; no notice to employees," said Johnston. "We don't know what's going on here; we're all stuck here, wanting.our jobs. We have bills to pay." Johnston said the last pay cheques were reccivcd on Sept. 16 for the pay period ending Sept. 11. The next pay would be due Sept. 30. The building where Pizza Delight is located is owned by. Doreen and Glen Young. Mrs. Young said they have a ,10 year lease with the Clevelands. They too were given no notice about the, business closing. Last Friday, Barb Fisher, manager of the South Bruce Lakeshore Business Development Centre, informed the Sentinel, during a telephone interview, that she .would be meeting with Pizza Delight representatives on Monday evening (Sept. 26). 1 expect it (Pizza Delight) will reopen under new ownership," said Fisher. Doctors don't want to come to Wingham by Jim Brown Doctors have been interviewed by members of the Wingham District Hospital medical staff, but they have indicated that they do not want to come to Wingham. Hospital chief executive. officer Lloyd Koch noted in his report to the 'board that the physician recruitment committee held two meetings during the summer, but that 758 letters had been sent out to doctors. Wingham Mayor tan Moreland said the Wingham hospital is facing a major problem and that writing letters is not much good. He added that having two meetings over four months is not enough. "1 don't think writing letters and sitting back and waiting for answers is enough," said the mayor. "We have a major problem here, and I don't think we are taking major action to solve it." Medical chief of staff -Dr. Brian Hanlon •responded that as well as attending' the two mecungs; he personally interviewed' four doctors, but all four indicated they did not want to conic to Wingham, "They don't want to come here for two reasons," said Dr. Hanlon. "One is emergency room coverage and the second is obstetrics.", He noted that many doctors want to set up a practice in a 'large urban centre, work nine to five, and not work weekends. Dr. Hanlon added they don't want to work in emergency rooms or deliver babies. Dr. Hanlon said big changes are currently taking place at medical schools and teaching hospitals in Ontario. Hc noted that anyone who graduates this year from a medical school will' not be given a licence for two years. This has come about because the college has changed the way it will be licensing doctors in the future, Dr. Hanlon said people attending medical schools will have to decide what specialty they are going into before they graduate. And, they will not be licensed until•they spend' two years as a resident. .He noted • that this year's graduating class won't be able ,to come 'on -stream' until 1996. Dr. Hanlon said this will decrease the number of general practitioners as well as lower the number of specialists who are able to understand the overall 'concept' of the patient. 1 -le. noted a reason why many doctors don't want to work • in emergency rooms or deliver babies is because of the higher than normal cost of maIonic tiee insurance. "Eighty per cent of litigation against doctors today in the province are in the emergency room and obstetrics," said Dr. Hanlon.