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Hospital asks county for help with ‘All-in’ campaign
The Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital is embarking on a
$3.5 million campaign for a new CT
scanner and to refurbish its mental
health facilities and representatives
are looking for support from Huron
County.
Shannon LaHay, executive
director of the Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital Foundation, and
Bruce Potter, a member of the
campaign team, both spoke to Huron
County Council at its Feb. 20
meeting, outlining the campaign
and where they hope Huron
County fits into the project’s picture.
LaHay and the group told
councillors that the foundation is
hoping that council will consider
contributing $750,000 from the
county to the project. That amount
could be paid over a five- or 10-year
period, representatives told
councillors.
Potter told councillors that while
Huron County was a provincial
leader and ahead of the curve 40
years ago by installing a mental
health facility in its hospital in
Goderich, 40 years is a long time to
go without any significant
improvements to the facilities.
LaHay told councillors that with
the funding, the foundation would
hope to increase its capacity by 40
per cent. Right now, the unit can
only house 20 residents in 10
double-bed rooms. The improve-
ments would seek to increase the
number of individual rooms, which
are very beneficial to those
struggling to improve their mental
health.
LaHay said that $1.5 million of the
goal would be for the replacement of
the CT scanner, while the remaining
$2 million would go towards the
mental health facilities.
She said that while a massive
fundraising effort resulted in the
purchase of a CT scanner in 2006,
all of the equipment that houses the
scanner is still in good shape, it’s
only the scanner that has to be
replaced this year.
In keeping within its procedural
bylaw, council requested a staff
report on the request to be presented
at a future meeting.
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
THE EDITOR,
The federal carbon tax made the
federal government feel good on the
world stage, but I do not believe it
will have the desired result, which is
to fight climate change.
I have the 2018 income tax forms,
which include the Climate Action
Incentive. A single person in rural
Ontario would receive $154, plus 10
per cent because that person resides
outside a metropolitan area (i.e. no
alternative transportation). This
gives a rural single person an
additional $15.40 for a total of
$169.40.
I have been informed the carbon
tax will be 11 cents per litre on
gasoline. From Brussels to Listowel
is 20 miles and I get 20 miles per
gallon on my vehicle. The cost
would increase by $1 a day, or $250
per year, for a working person. This
tax is a burden on working
Canadians.
Yes, I believe in climate change
but not the federal carbon tax. The
federal government should help fund
good fast economical mass transit
projects between the large cities and
faster response to forest fires before
they get out of control. This would
actually decrease the greenhouse
gases.
Barry Currie.
Continued from page 28
municipalities, but at the last minute
two municipalities dropped out of
that arrangement, leaving North
Huron with a fairly large geographic
area with a very small population
(under 5,000), and a very low
assessment and a range of services
suited to a larger population (three
arenas, three cemeteries, many
miles of roads, large rural area).
Communities were pressured to
make rapid decisions and had no
time to look forward. The property
tax levels have been excessive ever
since and there is no way of
changing that significantly.
Back to Education Changes: it
appears that Ford’s only reason for
effecting this change is to save
money. History has demonstrated
that in the field of public
affairs, the most unlikely result that
will follow is higher costs and a
decline in education quality,
and of course, a near
complete loss of accountability to
communities.
H. Brock Vodden
B.A., B.Ed. M.Ed.
Amalgamation was
rushed says Vodden
Carbon tax ineffective: Currie
Letters to the Editor
High wind hazard
Last Sunday, high winds raged across Huron County, felling trees, driving branches through
local houses and turning over a westbound transport truck, shown above, on County Road 25
near mid-day. Firefighters from Brussels and Blyth responded to the scene, as did paramedics
and the Ontario Provincial Police. The road was closed as a result. (Denny Scott photo)
New member
The Blyth Lions Club welcomed fourth-generation member
Greg McDonald to its ranks earlier this month. McDonald,
right, was sponsored by club member Ken ‘Tigger’ Stewart.
(Photo submitted)