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Kinloss residents are
"disappointed" by study
By James Friel
Parents and municipal representatives
have expressed their "disappointment"
that a preliminary study on the, effects of
closing Kinloss Central Public School is
being followed .up by the Bruce County
Board �f Education.
"You're losing a part of the community
when you lose a school," said Kinloss •
Township reeve Barry Johnston. He said
he wasdisappointed that the study had
been conducted and noted that, "In the
last seven years, a new school (Lucknow
and District Christian School). has been
built east of Lucknow, Somewhere along
the line there has to be some communica-
tion between the two boards."
Johnston feels that, after building a new
school 20 years ago for Kinloss Township
which ultimately replaced 10 schools, ,new
building should be investigated. " He
pointed out that as well as the construction•
of the Lucknow and District Christian
School, a school in Kincardine is getting an
addition. He wondered if there is a long
term plan for school construction.
"Somebody built a school 20 years ago
and now we don't need it I'd like to see a
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Most Huron County OMA me
Huron Countyphysicians will be asked
to sign statements indicating their willing-
ness to opt out_ of the Ontario Health
Insurance Plan, (OHIP) should the Ontario
government's proposal to ban extra -billing
be passed in the legislature.
The decision to canvass the county's 48
doctors individually was made at a Jan. 23
meeting of the Huron County chapter of
the Ontario Medical Association (OMA)
according to Dr. Ken Rodney, of Seaforth,
spokesman for the local association. Dr.
Rodney said he expects most of the local
OMA members to go along with the plan.
"We had close to 50 per cent of our
membership at the last meeting and most
of them seemed to be in favor of this kind
of sanction," said Dr. Rodney.
The county association is following the
lead of the .provincial OMA, which is
asking all its member physicians to opt out
of OHIP in protest of the extra -billing ban.
The province -wide opting out would only
be put into effect if the legislation. passes
without alterations to make it more accept-
able to the medical. community, said Dr.
Rodney.
The resignations will be held by the
OMA mead office and not acted upon
unless the legislation goes into effect un -
school, "without a doubt the best built in
the township", won't be sold.
"An architect builds a school as a school.
It's .too big for anything we have in the
township," he said. Speaking on his own
behalf, he couldn't see the municipality
taking the building over for the township's
headquarters:
Best education
"I certainly don't want it to close," said
Donna Moffat, a parent who has two
children, at the school and a third in
Kindergarten at Lucknow Central Public
School.
"I feel they're getting the best education
they can where they are. You can't get rid
of the best," she said.
Moffat wrote a letter to the board
expressing her concern and received a
telephone call from Don Carroll, Superin-
tendent of Education with the Bruce board.
The board is requesting views of citizens,.
which, in their written form, will be accept-
ed until .Feb. 10.
like the. atmosphere. There's a super
parent -teacher relationship and the teach-
ers have talked' to a lot of parents," said
Moffat,
"They never worry about costs any other.
time' l< th ttkithe Gkids hal►# oto ccome..;f rstr .
"What's 'money. , when it conies to the
kids'ha..,p " P. mess atd eiucation?<they
start out''vVith a good relationship 'With the
educational system, They get off on the
right foot," she concluded.
ers expected to opt out
changed, Dr. 'Rodney said.
Meanwhile, "We will try to arrange a
meeting with the Minister and the OMA in
an attempt to see if, we can get negotiations
going to hold up the legislation,". Dr.
Rodney said.
If the situation does reach the stage,
where the doctors opt out of OHIP, Dr.
Rodney does not expectthe protest action
to last` very' long. ..
- `The government . wouldn't let it be
lengthy," he said.
Dr. Rodney predicts the government will
take one :of two avenues open to them in
response to the protest.
"They can leave it that way (with the
doctors opted out) and see if doctors can
stand the confusion, he said, adding opt-
ed -out doctors will face changes in account-
ing procedures and patient flow, along with
other inconveniences. -
"Or they can legislate them all back in
(to OHIP), if they take the hard line," said
Dr. Rodney. If doctors are legislated back
into the program, there is little they could
do about it:
"This is the problem; with taking away
opting out as a valid method of protest.
Then the only measure to be taken is to
strike," said Dr. Rodney.
More meals added, to Lucknow Mead on. Wheels program
By James Friel
The success of the youthful Meals on
Wheels program in Lucknow has prom-
pted organizers to add ,another meal
during the week bringing the number of
days meals are available to three.
Mary Boyle and Ruth Thompson of
the organization said that at the request
of clients, meals will now be. available
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
"Clients wished to have more. meals,
so we took aoli," Said Boyle.
P
Meals on Wheels is to "help• seniors
who are more or less homebound and
unableto
prepare proper Meals for
themselyes. If you don't eat properly,
,
yourgoes," noted Thompson,
The goal is to keep people in .their own
homes longer.:
"You don't have to be a senior. If a
person out of hospital and living alone
needs meals for "a week, that's fine,"
said Thompson.
The Lucknow chapter of the organiza-
tion delivered its first meals consisting
of meat, vegetables and dessert on. May
14 of last year, starting with "three;
clients, "So the nursing home could get
accustomed -co the new program. It.
crept up until we had ten clients, the
most we had," said Boyle.
The meals 'are 'made at Pinecrest
Manor by a`Studont hired.. by Meals Oh''
Wheels.„ The cost of theto t dent L.th+
s
food and the disposable • cutlery and'
plates ispartially borne by:the ; x$2,50'
. ..,, ;.
charge Per meal, but the • organization
pays .'for many of the costs through
donations from the community,
"All organizations, the "WI, Lions,
Lioness, " Kinsmen, the agricultural
societyand church groups, all have ,
donated to'help.-get us going," said..,
Thompson.
"Nobody' makes.. anything on it."
OfThe$2.50 charged for the meals,
the'nursing hometakes the lion's share
of $2 and the 'rest ,goes, to purchasing
other needs. There "isn't'any subsidy for
clients unable . to ,pay,,,, "we really
haven't had any,"
The organization hopes that the grant
.
p _ 0
from a,.,' -New Ootzoti.s application.�
currently. being considered w'will help
defray costs involved in acquiring more
permanent assets. If the application was
sttcecssful, funds wouldn'tbe received
by'Meals°on Wheels unfit May or June,
according to Thompson.'
Volunteers are as important rto
success df the prograni ast:donatons attd
mare people *filly to distribute the;
meals are welcome: The two estimated
the. •job ! takes about half an hour,
starting at 5 p.M.
Meals on .Wheels, will accept more
clients. We could perhaps do up to 12
meals," said Boyle, one of -the contacts.
• at . 52$-2945. The other: contact is
Bernice •Johnstone at 528.37lg. .
When- ordering, the two advised
calling no later than the night before
meals 'are prepared ,.and wheti cancel-
ling, they said notice first thing in the
,morning of a, ;areal: day should be
sufficient.
f
"A fear
have been referred tous by
doctors or the:.. public Wealth : nurse.
That's the best lbet" said Thomson.
Special .diets.. cad be accommodated,
again just as long as enough notice;' is ,
given,