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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2002-05-01, Page 6WINGHAM & DISTRICT HOSPITAL HIGHLIGHTS LIVING WITH STROKE: The Heart & Stroke Foundation Patient Recovery Program will be offered at the Wingham & District Hospital commencing May 9th, on Thursdays from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. This 6-9 week program is aimed at stroke survivors and their caregivers. Contact Jody McDonald Adams at 357-3210, ext. 269 for further details. WINGHAM & AREA PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES ANNUAL MEETING: The Wingham & Atea Palliative Care Services Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2002 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Josephine St. Wingham. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., Guest Speaker. Rev. Doctor Ted Green at 7:30 p.m. Annual Meeting at 8:30 p.m. Cost $12.00 per person. Membership fee: $5.00. Please reserve your tickets by calling 357-2720. FIBROMYALGIA EDUCATION WORKSHOPS: This four cession series will be held at Wingham & District Hospital from May 21st - June 11th, Tuesday aftemoons from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. This workshop is to help individuals with fibromyalgia learn skills for coping and living with Fibromyalgia. A physician's referral is required. Contact Jody McDonald Adams at 357-3210, ext. 269. CHOLESTEROL EDUCATION DAY: This program will be offered on May 28th from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the hospital gymnasium. A doctor's referral is required. For more information or to register call Cherie at 357-3210, ext. 275. BACK EDUCATION: A one day back education program will be held on May 29th from 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. in the Terrace Room. A doctor's referral will be required. For more information call 357-3210, ext. 293 or 273. DIA-BBit6Elialdallaillifibh111W8Oth from 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the hospital gymnasium. A doctor's referral is required. For more information or to register call Cherie at 357-3210, ext 275 or Linda at ext. 362. GRAgediltrittiliVARE Wept st from 9:30. 10:30 a.m. Contact Cherie at 357-3210, ext 275 to sign up. ACalfildirldigib4-Teferte:REQUIREDIr co-op students (4-8 weeks), as well as longer term of 4 months. It anyone interested in the community, please call the Physio Dept 357-3210, ext. 273. Phone: 357-3210 Fax: 357-2931 E-Mail: winghosp@wcl.on.ca • : I,8sd11. at*: 4 • es rlyf .• siM 7T•141 FROM TO I. For the Brussels Ward in the Municipality of Huron East I. James Street II. John Street III. a) Mill Street (from Turnberry to West limit of Hamlet) b) Mill Street ( from Turnberry to James) IV. William Street 2. For the Tuckersmith Ward in the Municipality of Huron East I. Mill Street (Hamlet of Egmondville) II. Queen Street (Hamlet of Egmondville) Sports Drive Ainley Striet Orchard Lane Sports Drive Dunedin Drive Kruse Drive Stapleton Avenue PUBLIC NOTICE Public Road Name Changes Section 210 (111) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990 Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron East intends to pass a by-law to rename public roads which were previously named and due to 9-1-1 regulations the Council has deemed it necessary to change the names of certain streets/roads in their respective municipalities. The public road naming changes will facilitate the County-wide Municipal Addressing System which is required for the 9-1-1 Emergency Response System. The following are the roads/streets affected by the change: Additional information relating to the proposed renaming of public roads is available for inspection at the Municipal Office, 72 Main Street South, Seaforth. Any person may appear before Council at a public meeting on Tuesday May 21st, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. at which time the proposed public road naming changes will be discussed. J.R.McLachlan Clerk-Administrator Municipality of Huron East 519-527-0160 1-888-868-7513 PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2002. Nurse shares concerns over country's health care THE EDITOR, As a front line nurse and patient advocate, I am writing to you with a matter of utmost importance: the state of this country's health care system. While I am deeply concerned about the care my patients receive because of federal and provincial government funding cuts, we cannot turn to privatization as a solution. I see the benefits of a publicly funded and administered health care system every day and I stand firmly behind it. Canadians who need health care are not denied, regardless of their financial status. But there are those who don't agree and stand to profit by taking over our health care system. With the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care holding public hearings across-the country to hear the wants and needs of Canadians, we have a unique opportunity to make a difference. Nurses are certainly letting the Commission know our solutions for the future viability of Medicare, which includes improving and expanding the system. We believe the federal and provincial governments must examine appropriate funding levels for health care, ensure provinces adhere to the principles of the Canadian Health Act (and penalize those who don't), focus on health promotion and illness prevention, and provide nurses with a bigger role in the strategic planning and delivery of care. We could prove an invaluable source if given the opportunity. Nurses don't just care for patients, we care about patients. And because of that, you can be sure that we will do everything we can to protect our Medicare system from further erosion. We urge the public to join us in our crusade by lobbying the Romanow Commission and local politicians. I have little doubt that saving Medicare will be the toughest fight of our lives, but also the most important. The alternative, quite frankly, is unthinkable. Sincerely, Dianne Miller, Registered Nurse Co-ordinator Local 021 Ontario Nurses' Association. A swell gal Morag Watt, secretary at Blyth Public School was feted last week for Secretary's Day. A surprised Watt accepts flowers from Jeff Elliott while Josh Albrechtas displays the cake made in her honour. Stacey McLellan holds the poster that says it all. (Bonnie Gropp photo) Trustee seeks support for report By Stew Slater Special to The Citizen Using sometimes colourful language, the Avon Maitland District School Board's representative on the Ontario Public School Boards Association (OPSBA) brought a motion to the board endorsing an OPSBA report which essentially calls for an end to public funding for Catholic school boards. Don Brillinger recommended "that the Avon Maitland District School Board support the concept of one public funded school board system," after informing fellow trustees that the OPSBA is seeking feedback about a discussion paper entitled "Exploring Future Directions in Publicly Funded Education." The motion passed unanimously without any discussion. Brillinger then introduced a follow-up motion, also in response to the OPSBA discussion paper. He asked the board to support one of four options for the inclusion of religious education in the hypothetical single-system public funding model. Options were: eliminating all religious education; offering courses without focusing on a particular faith (such as the World Religion course currently available at some public high schools); allowing representatives of certain faiths to teach children outside regular school hours; and allowing for courses in certain faiths within regular school hours. These final two options inspired creative descriptions from Brillinger. "If the Church of Great Timbers and Flowing Waters wants to come in and speak to your students, then they can come in and do a course on it," the North Perth trustee offered. For the most part, the notion of Ontario's funding for Catholic education was not part of the discussion. At one point, however, Stratford trustee Rod Brown admitted the realization of public funding for a single system could hypothetically mean one single Catholic system for the province. And Brillinger betrayed his disapproval of Catholic funding by referring to a 1999 United Nations decision which stated the Ontario government discriminates against all other religions by not providing them with the same level of public funding as that provided to Catholics. Brillinger eventually withdrew his four-option follow-up motion after trustees decided to send the OPSBA its initial motion and wait for requests for further input. Children and Violence • The average teenager will have seen 18,000 murders on TV by the time he or she finishes high school. • The greater the levels of exposure to TV violence, the more children are willing to use violence as a solution to conflict and to perceive it as effective.