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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1998-10-14, Page 6Just a puddle Bill Tumbull of Brussels stands before what was once his pond. The long, dry summer has left only cracking clay and murky waters. About Your Hospital As part of her practice Susan Wilts, registered midwife, is offering midwifery services at Clinton Public Hospital (CPH). In February of 1998 the board of directors extended associate midwifery privileges to Susan affording her the opportunity to care for her clients in our hospital setting if desired or required. Susan also has privileges at Seaforth Community and Stratford General Hospital. CPH is please to have midwifery as part of the obstetrical service offered. Pictured with Susan are her associates, from the left, Veronica Farquhar, maternal child nurse -specialist; Susan Wilts, registered midwife; Kendra Wilts, second birth attendant with daughter Emily and Melita Cull, midwife. Community based midwives have been practicing in Ontario for more than a decade outside the regulated health care system. Jan. 1, 1994, Midwifery was established as a licensed health professional in Ontario with the proclamation of the Regulated Health Professions Act and the Midwifery Act. To be registered in Ontario a midwife must meet a series of key criteria. Registered midwives in Ontario provide complete and comprehensive care to women through all stages of their healthy pregnancy and a spontaneous, normal birth and continue to care for both mother and baby for six weeks after delivery. Midwifery services are completely funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health. It serves the clients of our community well to be able to add to their obstetrical care the special skills of a midwife and as well it compliments the midwife's practice to have an established working relationship with local medical and hospital staff. For more information about midwifery services and options, contact Veronica Farquhar, Clinton Public Hospital at 482-3447; Susan Wilts, Huron Community Midwifery Services at 523-4295 or 523-4933; or the Association of Ontario Midwives at 416-481- 2811. cph Clinton Public Hospital Foundation presents an EVENING of DANCING November 14, 1998 Stanley Township Hall, Varna Tickets - $15.00 per person - lunch provided Enjoy an evening of dancing to the music of your life supplied by the Lighthouse Swing Band, a 17 piece swing band. Proceeds of this event will be directed to the new anaesthetic machine. Tickets available at: Myth - Elliott Insurance Brokers Ltd. - 523-4481 Bainton Ltd. - 523-9666 ilaufield- John Siertsema - 565-2479 Clinton - Clinton Public Hospital - 482-3440, Ext. 248 or 482-3447 bance....bance....bance! HELPING THE WORLD WRITE NOW • CODE Self-sufficiency through literacy in the developing world For information, call 1-800-661-2633 have lost their leaves early and nursery crops have been affected. "There has been a loss of trees and those which survived have not put on any size." "The worst thing that could hap- pen now is a quick freeze," say Hall. "We need to replenish the ground water. Wet, mild weather is needed." Comparison of 1988 and 1998 Droughts Statistics for May 31 - Aug. 31 Reaion 1988 Heat Units Rainfall 1998 Heat Units Rainfall Stanley Twp. 2587 169 mm 2839 205 mm Tuckersmith Twp. 2585 163 mm 2709 139 mm Hay Twp, 2610 186 mm 2782 247 mm Beigrave area 2386 298 mm 2708 179 mm OMAFRA Numbers PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1998. Many say 1998 summer driest in memory By Janice Becker Citizen staff Including the drought-stricken year of 1988, oldtimers, govern- ment consultants and those who work digging in the ground do not recall a year as dry as this one. Bill Turnbull, who has lived on the southern edge of Brussels for 32 years next to a spring-fed pond says he has never seen it so dry. "The oldtimers say there is a channel which connects the pond to the river. If the river is low, the pond is low." Turnbull has in the past stocked his pond with fish which the heron have taken pleasure in dishing out. However, this year he is glad he didn't stock it. For Ron McCallum of KMM Drainage, the dry year has been both a benefit and a hindrance. The dry ground has made it easi- er to work in the four-foot deep trenches, he says, as there is no water in them, but the ground is so hard it is difficult to push stones out of the way. "The ground is bone dry, powder dry. In 27 years I have not seen it THE EDITOR, In 1836, a young Scot by the name of Robert MacDougall left his native land to cross the sea. His destination was Goderich Twp. in the Huron Tract, where two of his brothers, Peter and John, had settled in 1833. In the three years he spent in the New World, Robert observed conditions and made many notes. When he returned to Scotland he was persuaded to publish his notes and observations in a book in Gaelic, the language understood by Continued from page 4 4.5 people in Canada every 24 hours • In 1993, drunk drivers killed 1,680 people and injured 113,731. • In 1996, more than 1,600 Canadians were killed by drunk drivers. Over the period of 1983 to 1991, drunk drivers killed 17,630 people and injured 1.1 million. Most of these are innocent victims whose families are devastated by these senseless and irresponsible criminal acts. MADD's mission is to stop like this." The Mitchell area had more rain, but the McKillop/Walton area is very dry, as is Morris, East Wawanosh and Grey Twps., he says. Though McCallum says he has been very busy, there are jobs which have been cancelled. With• the poor return on some crops, farmers are not wanting the added expense right now. "Fullarton was blessed," he says, "as some farmers were harvesting 160 bushels per acre of corn. In the Walton area, some were getting only 100 bushels." The drought has also meant a boom for Davidson Well Drilling. his fellow highlanders. This candid and unusual book, full of MacDougall's forceful opinions and lively rhetoric, published in Glasgow in 1841, has now been translated into English, carefully edited, and will soon be offered for sale. The Huron County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is sponsoring a book launch at the Huron County Museum in Goderich on Sunday, Oct. 18, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. We are inviting all people impaired driving and to support victims of this violent crime. We are a national organization with more than two million supporters across Canada. It is driven and directed by volunteers, many of them victims who are frustrated by a justice system that allows criminals to be driving again after only months in jail or perhaps with only a small fine! MADD Huron/Bruce Chapter has asked our local MP, Paul Steckle, for his support as MADD Canada pushes the federal government for a Bill Davidson says there has defi- nitely been an increase in replace- ment wells this year, but that has occurred across the province. With the water table dropping as much as 10 feet, dug and bored wells are no longer able to reach the water. However, Davidson says most of the wells being replaced are'several years old and should have been replaced anyway. "Surface water wells have higher nitrate and bacteria counts. The customers are getting better, clean- er water with the upgrade." Davidson expects the business to remain constant through next sum- mer. "We need rain and a good snow interested in early Canadian history and in Scottish immigration to come and enjoy history with us. MacDougall's book, The Emigrant's Guide to North America, was widely circulated in the highlands of Scotland, and influenced many Scottish highlanders to come to Western Ontario. Phyllis Thompson Member of Huron County Branch Ontario Genealogical Society Clinton, Ontario. number of amendments to the Criminal Code and call for a National Victims' Bill of Rights to be put in place. You can help ensure that our arguments will be heard by contacting Mr. Steckle's office in Goderich at 1-800-465- 1726 or in Ottawa at 1-613-992- 8234 and telling him of your con- cerns about drinking and driving. Please help us put an end to senseless deaths and injuries on our roads due to impaired crashes. Lynne Magee, President MADD Huron/Bruce Chapter. cover to allow the water to infiltrate instead of runoff. The ground is like rock." Davidson says he has seen no problems with deep aquifer or drilled wells. Generally, the drought of 1998 has been more severe than in 1988 though more spotty, says Brian Hall, crop consultant with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs office in Clinton. "The southern part of Goderich Twp. was one of the driest areas in the county. They received half the rainfall of 1988." The Belgrave area and Seaforth to Walton region was also hit hard. Hall says the drought has taken a toll on crops and trees. Maple trees Genealogical Soc. issues invitation MADD seeks MP's support 2I total no uaunilnur:i