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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-07-23, Page 1.... " • • . **W1*******§****************** EDMONTON AB 0 TON 9Z0 **i*****************;.******* 47, # A ESTA BUSH ED EJ N 187 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HUROWBRUCE BOUNDARY PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY* JULY 23 1986 16 PAGES 400 pER copy • Dr. P.A..ITonyl:11iaShilt is the. Most recent Member of the Lucknow Medical Centre staff. • FolinertY• of Poland, Dr. 'Bekaslak,34, has. been in Canada . for the last fooryears And, for 'the past week, hasbeen,llyingin Whighitmalong- with hilt-Svife"-Grazynaand -their three chi1dren. He is looking lorward to a long itisocisitloit with the people of Lucknow and area.' ;[Alan Rivett photo] I ....... • - • • • . .......... , r. P.A. Bekasiak joins staff at Lucknow Medical Centre By Alan Rivett • One trip to the Wingham area a year ago ‘• was all the newest doctor at the Lucknow Medical Centre needed to decide to ply his medical skills in the Lucknow area, ' "I.was here a year ago looking for a nice • place to work. I talked to Norman Hayes (the administrator at the Wingham and District Hospital) and Dr. Corrin and they ' said there was a need for a. GP - •anaesthetist at the Wingham hospital," said Dr. P.A. (Tony) Bekasiak. "Lucknow seems like a very nice own. It has a European, feel, like a small town in Europe, Western Ontario is a beautiful area with Goderich, Lake Huron and here. • Altogether, it's quite nice with the farming community - not much pollution." Dr. •Bekasiak, 34, has been at the medical ceiitre for the past week as a permanent addition to the medical staff at the centre. Dr. Jim Shalom has discon- tinued his work at the centre. 'Na�tPoEaid ' Formerly of Poland, Dr. Bekasiak left, that country four years ago to practise medicine in Edmonton. However; he re- • ceived no credit for his medical training in Poland and was forced back into study, Two vehicle • accident near Luck/low A two vehicle accident on Huron County Road 1 near Lucknow sent two people to hospitalMonday 'afternoon, according to the Goderich detachment of the OPP. Michelle Dorscht of RR 2 Lucknow was taken to Wingham and District_ Hospital with major injuries. She's currently listed in satisfactory condi- tion. A passenger in the second vehicle, David }Wiley of Winthrop, was treated and released from Wingham and District Hospital. Police said the Dorscht vehicle was southbound following the vehicle driven by Gordon Cronin of RR 2 Dublin. The Cronin vehicle was turning into ‘..tt private driveway .when the mishap oc- curred • Damage to the Cronin vehicle, a 1982 GMC pickup; and the Dorscht vehicle, a 1984 Mercury, was estimated at $6,000 each.• Public sees museum plans By Alan RlYett The plans for the expansion and renova- tion of the Huron County Pioneer Museum were layed out for all to see during a public meeting on the museum project at the Goderich Township Hall in Hohnesville on July 9; Approximately 60 members of the public came to have a first-hand •look at •the preliminary drawings and a "massing" model for the $3.5 million renovation project expected to be completed by 1990. Those in attendance were the first members of the public to see the proposed designs as Huron County Council, at their meeting on July 2, passed the preliminary plans for the museum. Ask questions During the evening, the audience was invited to ask questions concerning the project which were fielded by architect Christopher Borgal; Museum Committee Chairman Bayfield Reeve Dave 3ohnston, project co.ordiriator Claus Breede and several other members of the museum committee and county council. To open the meeting, Project co-ordin. ator Claus Breede says the floor plan drawings for the 38,000 square . foot museum were fifth or sixth generation with himself and Mr. Borgai "going over and re -going over" the drawings to come up with the current preliminary plans. Most of all, he said the project is "on budget". Mr, Breede says the costs for the project will be split between the county, provincial. and the federal governments with each paying approximately one-third of the $3.51 million price tag. Currently the museum has a • firm commitment from Huron County with 1.1.5 million being set aside for the project with $250,000 conunitted in 1985 with another $300,000 earmarked for 1986 to 1988 inclusiVe. • In•band revenue Other in.hand revenue includes a $115,000 grant from the National Museums of Canada's Museum Assistance Program which will offset architectural and profes. siOnal fees. Another grant for $123,000 was received from the Federal Department of Manpower and Immigration's Job neve'. „opment Program which has allowed the museum to hire six people for a year to organize and pack up the collection for *Turn to page 3 -so+, completing post graduate work and an internship at the University of Alberta, and Edmonton General Hospital, respectively. He had originally graduated from medical school in Poland in 1976 and had practised for five years in Poland before immigrating to Canada. During this time, he finished a fellowship for internal medicine at a cardiological institute in •Poland. ' Over the past week, Dr,. Bekasiak says he has been very busy, especially with meeting many new people in this area. Ile credits Dr. Mel Corrin with making his 'transition into the Lucknow office a smooth Help from Dr. Corrin "I have lots of appreciation for Dr. Corrin who has helped me with everything. He's a very nice man, helping me to get started. And; his medical knowledge is, of course„ enormous. I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot from him over the years," said " Dr. Bekasiak, adding that -he hopes to have a long stay in Lucknow. Dr. Bekasiak and his wife Graz3rna are currently living on Patrick Street in Wing. ham. They have three children, Kamila, 51/2; John Paul, 4%; and Ann Mary, 3%. Markdale "happy" with system, Byan Rive •basins where the treated sewage would be a• allowed to percolate into the porous soil. below. • ' Since the sewage works is located below the village of Markdale, the effluent is *Turn to. page 6 • The rapid infiltration system of waste disposal, the method proposed for Luck - now, is meeting with great success in Markdale where the system has been in use since the spring of this year, says one of the town's officials. • "We're pretty happy with it," said Markdale Clerk G.A. Barlow, in an interview last week. "We're getting every- thing finalized right now. The Ministry (of the Environment) is still doing some testing. Since it's the first rapid infiltration system this side of the southern' states, they're still seeing how it works." " Delegation A delegation made upkof uteinbers of Lucknow, Kinloss and .Ashfield councils Paid a vist to the sewage •works in Markdale on July 9 to see, first hand, how the system Worked. • Accordinglo Steve Burns of B.M. Ross and Associates engineering firm of Goder. ich who also accompanied the councillors on the trip, the Markdale system is almost • "directly comparable" to the proposed • Lucknow system, only the Markdale system is geared to handling much more waste than the Lucknow systent. He said the Markdale system currently handles 300 gallons of treated sewage per minute, a rate which is 21/4 times What the Lucknow system would carry eyen if the whole village was included in the system. The Markdale system also includes two aerated lagoons for winter storage, each being three and six acres, respectively. Mr. Burns said the sole Lucknow storage lagoon would be approximately three acres. Eight infiltrating basins are also part of the Markdale system, while Lucknow would be equipped with "seven or eight" • 'Alen A letter to the editor attempts to dispel the Many myths about midwifery in the province. SEE PAGE 5. • • ' Play retifto The Blyth Festival's latest offering, Gone to Glory, Is irt blend of hilarious comedy and sadness about the plight of the elderly. For * review.... SEE PAGE 7 • Arena lottery' Gityour tickets quick!' "You could be a winner In this week's arena lottery. SEEPAGE 16. ' •