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• Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 28, 1984—Page 6
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BLUE
RIBBON
AWARD
1984
Toward a new beginning
Members of the Wingham and District Hospital Board
are to ce applauded on their landmark decision to permit
members of the public to attend their meetings.
Although? the public will be limited to the role of
observer: •that is a policy common to, public boards and
councils and is all that could reasonably be asked.
It would be premature to hope this action will at one
stroke erase all the frictions which have • developed
between the hospital and the public over the years.
However at the very least it holds out the opportunity for
a new beginning -- one which may at long last begin to
heal the tift.
. Though•there may still be some who prefer to believe
differently, that rift is not a phantom. Neither is it a
creature of the news media, which have from time to
time reflected it. It sprang from a . multitude .of
misunderstandings, disagreements, perceptions and
prejudices on both sides and it is to the great credit • of
people of this area that they, have given and given
generously in spite of their misgivings.
Nor would it be fair to lay all responsibility for the rift
at the feet of hospital boards, either past or present.
Administration, staff and even doctors, as well as the
public itself, all must shoulder a share of the blame.
It is true, however, that a contributing factor has been
the difficultyof bringing home to board members the
heavy responsibility of their position as trustees and
governors of this hospital. to make sure it is run -- and is
seen to be run-- in the best interests of the people whom
it serves. *Though trustees ' have- by and large been
capable people with good intentions, it .has not always
been clear that they were either in the captain's 'seat or
setting the proper course.
The present board has taken several initiatives whichf
could go far toward correcting some otthe problems. Not
least is the recognition that people here have a justifiable
interest in the inner workings of the board and ,should be
permitted to watch it function. ,
• Another is the establishment of a second annual
• meeting as a forum for discussion of questions and
concerns about the hospital. Provided that people avail
themselves of the opportunity, this has the potential to
be even more valuable, in practical terms, than the open
• board meetings themselves.
A third is the move toward a regular program of trus-
tee education and peer review to encourage the board
to function at the highest level possible, as well as the
policy of assessing administrative performance to ensure
the hospital is moving in the right directions and at the
proper speed to meet health care needs in this
community. ' • .
• Taken together,. these .offer a foundation for a new era
Of trust and cooperation between the hospital and the
people whom it exists to serVe. The board has taken a
first step. It is up to all of us, through unflagging'
interest, encouragement and support, to prove the effort
has not been wasted.
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Rynie Baklaar's kindergarten class at Lucknow Christian
School was busy working in play centres Monday afternoon.
Clockwise, from the upper left, are Jan Mulder and Kevin
Piel in the sandbox; Andrea Lawlor doing Out and paste and
Laura Askes in the homemaking centre.
(Photos by Sharon Dietz)
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During the month of May, wheeled
traffic was able to move again on the sixth
line which ran between the Townships of
Caledon and Albion and towards Mono
' Mills. There were vehicles of all &scrip-,
dons. Some carried itrithigrants in search
of work or, if they were nitre fortunate,. to
find their crown giants. Others brought
*eagerly awaited supplies and two heavily
, laden wagons were headed for the
Jamieson General Store. •
Travellers into the new land had plenty
to see along the way. On the cleared and
tilled land, farmers were planting their
crops and in the virgin bush, wild creatures
were tending to their new born yonng. An
occasional arrogant bear ambled across the
road and the human intruders disturbed
the deet browsing on the fresh growth of
grass by • the verges, their leaping forms
and white tails disappearing into the
shelter of the trees. •
Redtrees was: a hive of industry, espec-
ially around the site of the new lumber
mill. The. excavation for the mill pond was
slowly growing wider and deeper as many
hands worked at the shovels, and teams of
horses dragged out the boats heaped with
sandy subsoil. Men were working on the
roof of the mill and ChipPy. Chisholm was
• putting the finishing touches to the large
water wheel. •
Whena wagon from Toronto brought
saws, shafts, •pulley wheels and belts,
Charlie Grant came to check out the equip-
ment* and made rough plans to assemble
the mechanical liarts. • His immediate
consideration was for placing the bearings
which would retain the shaft from the
water wheel to the main pulley.
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Because of the close proximity to the
sixth line, Redtrees had more than its
share of visitors. Some sought overnight
shelter, others were seeking work, and a
few ne'er-do-wells came looking for a
handout. One uniisual character who came
to the mill was an extremely fat Irishman
who looked as though he may have been
responsible for the famine in Ireland. '
"Mi name's Flynn, so it is,' he told
• Chippy Chisholm. "Billy is what mi 'friends
call me, though I-don'1 be after likin' it too
much. It reminds me o' King Billy, an' I
don't want to be thought of as an Orange-
• man. I'm a Cat'lie,"so I am!"
Chippy Chisholm hoped the Irishman
.was not seeking employment. He could' not
imagine this obese creature climbing' up
and down the structure of the mill, or
digging like the rest of the men. In fact, he
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REDTREES •
by Don 'Campbell •
• could not imagine the man doing anything,
which required physical exertion.
"We are no lookin' frae hired hands,'"
Chippy said in a hurry. . •
• "Don't worry miboyo, 'tis not work Vfl
be wantin' 1 heard'tell there was a saw inilL
here and thought I could be after
some dressed lumber."
Chippy was relieved to hear the man was,
not Jooking for work, and was curious tO
know where he came, from.
• "Are ye frae some place close tae,
here?". he asked the fat one.
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