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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2004-09-02, Page 2A NOTE FROM BETTY By Betty Graber Watson Call 887-6236 887-9231 Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance Welcomes New Board Officers And Board Members HURON PERTH HEALTHCARE ALLI ANCE Ron Bolton Tim Cronsberry Leslie Showers Bruce Schoenhals The Board of Directors of the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Williams, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ron Bolton as Chair of the Board, and Mr. Tim Cronsberry, as Vice Chair of the Board. Mr. Bolton has been a Hospital Trustee for 10 years and is a Senior Manager, Agriculture Accounts, for CIBC. Mr. Cronsberry has been a Hospital Trustee fer two years and is the Public Health Manager, Communicable Disease, of the Perth District Health Unit. The Alliance also welcomes two new Board Members, Leslie Showers and Bruce Schoenhals. Ms. Showers, appointed as a representative of the St. Marys Memorial Hospital (SMMH) catchment area. chaired the SMMH Local Advisory Committee prior.to her appointment. She is a Financial Consultant with Investors Group. Mr. Schoenhals joins the Board as a representative of the area Stratford General Hospital serves as the Regional Referral Centre. Prior to this appointment, he chaired the Clinton Public Hospital Local Advisory Committee. Mr. Schoenhals is retired from the Clinton Public Utilities Commission and is currently working part-time at Fleming Feed Mill. The Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance (HPHA), comprised of Clinton Public Hospital, St. Marys Memorial Hospital, Seaforth Community Hospital, and Stratford General Hospital, was created to maintain and improve the quality of local healthcare services in the communities it serves. Further, as outlined in its recently adopted "Vision", the Alliance strives to "be the Province of Ontario's acknowledged leader in the delivery, coordination and integration of innovative and sustainable system-focused rural healthcare." PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2004. The See You In September, song is now here. A new month to do and see and review the old' stuff. For many, September is like the start of another year and with that goes the making of plans and the dreaming of dreams. New things to do, new people to meet and many, many new things to learn. So, here's to a good September. Part of Brussels' past hit the dust last week. The Palace was torn down. In its glory days it was a fine building and very functional in its role. For years it was the central spot of the Brussels Fair. The Fall Fair dance was a big deal and always held in the Palace. Many memories abound about the creaking floor, and . occasional cobweb as the feet flew with abandon. Licensed liquor had not come to the village so the outside staircase was well used as the dances progressed. On fair day both upstairs and down were used for exhibits, and the stairs inside and out were busy spots. The track was in use for races of the human and horse kind. Everyone will rethink• stories of the Palace and with those will come names not thought of in a while. If you're like me each story brings a smile. Now the Palace is just a memory. Jim and Leona Armstrong had a terrific party on Saturday. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in fine style. By gathering the important things and people in their lives, they, with the help of the •kids, had a party that only Jim and Leona could plan so well. And in Armstrong style it was very well presented, just a little low key and of course lots of fun. food, friends and music. Thanks for making Brussels your home and for reminding us what it takes to live in community. Many of our local groups have benefitted from the efforts of Jim and Leona. Thank you and congratulations. Bon Voyage to the next generation hitting high school, college and university sites in the next few days. As the anxiety of this new step in your life starts to settle, enjoy the new challenges that you now face. You'll do great. Joan and Howard Bernard had heard that Newfoundland was a nice place to see and now know it to be true. Upon landing in St. John's they were taken to their motel on the St. John's Harbour. The view was incredible with a lighthouse and view out onto the Atlantic Ocean. There was lots of activity, ships coming and going every time you looked out. A tour next morning of the city showed them Inany beautiful old buildings and quaint houses. The city is very hilly as Newfoundland is mostly rock with very little soil. What soil there is, is made good use of in gardens and flowerbeds. Iris grow wild as do lupins, every colour. There are a few maple trees and they have a bug in them. Pine, spruce and tamarack are the main growth. They visited the Johnston Geological Centre that afternoOn. There was a Titanic display, plus all the geological info about Newfoundland. There were also outerspace displays. The next day they went on a boat cruise to The Bird Island Sanctuary and saw millions of birds including puffins, then went on to a bay where they saw several humpback whales. In the afternoon they went to Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America. It was on to Terra Nova National Park, Conception Bay and the quaint village of Trinity. They stopped near Gander, at -the site of the American Forces crash in 1985, where 284 American airmen died. A statue of an airman with two children and their names are all there on a plaque. It was quite emotional. The next day was Twillingate. They saw icebergs on the way. They visited Prime Berth and learned all about the fishing industry of yesterday and today. Howard and Joan were shown a 'cod stage' from catching to salt cod, including how cod liver oil was obtained, ugh! This area is considered the "Road to the Isles". Next it was up the Kettiwake Coast. They stopped at Fortune Harbour and took a boat out to learn about mussel farming. Everyone was served a plateful of freshly steamed mussels. It was on to Corner Brook, the second largest city in Newfoundland, site of the world's largest sawmill and one of the world's largest pulp and paper mills. The next day they travelled the Viking Trail, stopping at such historic places as Port Au Choix. It was then on to St. Anthony, almost as far north as you can go in Newfoundland. Here they visited Sir Wilfred Grenfell's former home and the hospital named after him. He came from England in early 1900 to start a practice in an area where 30,000 people had no doctor. He was a very interesting person, doctor and wrote several books on his experiences. The first European settlement in North America is near here, L'anse aux Meadows, a Viking village where Leif the Lucky is believed to have settled in the year 1000 AD. The Bernards caught the ferry the next morning, crossing the Straits of Belle Isle to Labrador. They stayed at L'Anse Au Clair. The scenery again was awesome. They crossed one of the best salmon rivers in the world on their way to Red Bay, an hour and a half north in Labrador, as far as the paved roads go: Here they visited a Basque Whaling Station, which is 440 years old and was discovered by archeologists and named a heritage site for Canada. They heard how the Spanish, French and Portuguese came there for the whale oil and took it back to Europe. Their last night was in Rocky Harbour, back in Newfoundland. The coast of Gros Morne National Park has- spectacular scenery. They took a boat tour from Norris Point, saw more whales, bald eagles, fjords, vertical cliffs and heard how warships hid there during WWII. German submarines couldn't access this area because of the silt shelves left by glaciers at the entrance to a vast and deep harbour. They toured Corner Brook the last day and flew back from Deer Lake to Ontario. Joan said they heard lots of folklore, stories, music and their accommodations were A1. Their guide liked to joke how Canada joined Newfoundland in 1949 and that the time before 1949 was known as BC, Before Confederation. After lunch one day the Bemards were entertained by a local theatre group in the small community of Crow Head. The same people had prepared and served the lunch on two of the boat tours they went on. Just before they returned they had entertainment. Joan says Newfoundland is certainly a worthwhile place to visit if you like history, scenery and hospitality. Bye now, Betty G.W. FROM BRUSSELS 74eta4Zlau/ A sincere thank you to The Citizen for a very unexpected Citizen of the Year Award. Thanks also to our nominators for considering us. It is very humbling to be in the company of so many great volunteers and past recipients. We are very privileged to live in such a great community. Jeff & Cathy Cardiff Performing at home Local band Perish ended last Saturday's concert showcase with a bang at the Brussels Legion. The event also featured the talented musicians of Distort, Eye In Me and Dramaturg and was organized by StickPin Records of Kitchener. From left; Joshua Gropp, Shaun Henry, Rob McKercher and Thomas Ireland, had the crowd wild during their last song. Perish's next performance is Sunday night at Joe Friday's in Gotierich. (Elyse DeBruyn photo)