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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-06-07, Page 1Briefly J SCHOOLS Student athletes win awards, say goodbye to teachers. see pages 7, 8. Investment 34 and Tax Planning "Seaforth RRSP Specialists" 110.1r2vesimentGenire HAL CLAUS ... Seaforth Police Chief Police Chief undergoes surgery Scaforth Police Chief Hal Claus is in a London hospital with heart problems. He was scheduled for triple - bypass surgery at University Hospital yesterday (Tuesday). He stayed in St. Joseph's Hospital after testas last Wed- nesday and was transferred between the two London hospitals Monday. Claus, 55, in his 14th year and final year as Scaforth Chief because the town is switching to provincial policing later this year. Born in Hol- land, he has been a Canadian policeman for 32 years. His wife says he had a heart attack live years ago. LIn Stefticr, Chair of thc Seaforth Police Services Board, says it met with acting -chief Const. Charlie Akcy Friday. She said the Board has a regularly scheduled meeting with the Ontario Provincial Police tonight whcn it will explore its various options. The local force is now short- staffed and die Chief's illness will throw such things as holiday schedules out of whack. An option that could be explored is the OPP coming tb town earlier than the October 1 target elate. McKillop native off to Croatia A McKillop Township native left last week for six-month tour of duty with the United Nations peacekeeping force in Croatia. Cpl. John Ryan, son of Ron and Mary Ryan the former owners of thc restaurant in St. Columban, is a member of the air force's Canadian Armed Forces' 742 Communications Squadron who was stationed in Edmonton before returning home for visits with relatives a couple of weeks ago. His wife Shelley gave birth to a daughter, Kaitlyn, during the !cave and is now staying with relatives in Winchelsea, near Exeter. Cpl. Ryan, 27, has been in the Canadian military for nine years and is now a com- munications technician. He volunteered for United Nations peacekeeping duties last August. His immediate des- tination is.Zagreb He joined the Canadian Armed Forces after graduating from Grade 12 at Scaforth District High School. So did one of his four brothers, Joe. Cpl. Ryan also has three sisters. p GREGOR CAMPBELL PHOTO KING AND QUEEN OF FORMAL - Students at Seaforth District High School held their annual formal at the Seaforth and District Community Centres Saturday night. Lisa Wynja was selected Queen of the formal, and Luke McMillan was chosen King. Well-known speaker to visit A minister who has been a popular guest speaker before in Scaforth will read the sermon and one scripture at the ecumenical service at the arena of the Sunday morning of Homecoming '95 weekend. Rev. Roger McCombe, df Ingersoll, among other things a former Anglican priest who also holds well -attended workshops on humour in the workplace, will speak at the religious service involving many town and arca churches Truck stolen in Hullett Twp. An unlocked 4x4 pick-up truck with the keys in the ignition was stolen on Conces- sion 7 of Hullett Township Friday. Ontario Provincial Police at Codcrich say it was valued at $16,500 and recovered the next day on a sidcroad in Colborne Town- ship. Gothic!) OPP also report that sometime prior to May 20 a 1992 Case International Farin tractor valued at $50,9(X) was stolen from Vincent's Farm Equipment in McKillop Town- ship. it was red with a black stripe and had 1620 hours on the tachMnetcr. Other occurrences reported by the local detachment of the provincial police between May 29 and June 4 include: In Oo derich Township, Con- cession 10 on May 29, 1995 a 1988 Lincoln Towncar, unlocked and with keys in the ignition, was stolen. at 10:30 a.m. on August 6. He has previously been the featured speaker in talks at Northside United Church and the annual Brotherhood Night in Scaforth. Bruce Whitmore, a co-or- ganizer of the all - congregations' service says all seven local churches will take part: Northside, First Pres- byterian, St. Thomas Anglican, St. James Roman Catholic, Egmondville United and Bethel Bible. Other arca chucks involved are Duff's United at Walton, Cavan United at Winthrop, Brodhagen Lutheran, St. Columban Roman Catholic, Brucefiekl United and Kippdn United. The seven Scaforth churches and Cavan arc also all contributing to the Ecumenical Mass Church Choir that will sing at the service, mixed with members of the Scaforth Har- mony Kings and Hi -1 'ins and singers from Scaforth uistrict High School. INDEX Years agone...page 4 Sports...pages 10, 16. • Rec Preview... page 17. ' "Your community newspaper since 1860...scrr'ing Scaforth, Dublin, Heusall, Walton, Brussels and surrounding communities." Egmondville natives Lori and Lisa Strong, now living in London, will also sing a duet. Whitmore says all area chur- ches have been sent invitations to participate but any other individuals are welcome to join the ecumenical choir and in- vited to its next practice tomor- row night (Thursday) at 8 p.m. at Northside. If everybody comes who has said they will participate, he is hoping for a total of about 90 choir members. Whitmore says the service will be on the ice surface but the local arena will be decorated to look more like a church for the August event, complete with choir loft and pulpits. A Royal Canadian Legion colour party will begin the service. Young people from the area churches will play a central role in the worship service. The offering is being donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Project in the Seaforth area. ARctirrE A history sleuth tells how to find , out about � I‘old buildings. see page three .i Hospital approves plan for capital spending BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Editor Seaforth Community Hospital will spend an estimated $222,000 to upgrade its capital equipment in the 1995-'96 fiscal year. The hospital's Board of Directors approved the capital' plan at last Tuesday's meeting. Chief Financial Officer John Piron said about 89 per cent of the spending is for direct patient care equipment and about 11 per cent is for build- ing and physical plant projects. A major portion of the spend- ing, he said, is the upgrading of the nursing unit which could cost between $80,000 and $100,000. This upgrading includes: •Revamping of the nursing station to provide more space and efficiency. •Electrical upgrade in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room to provide more power for the increased demands of more modern equipment. This is an estimated $15,000. 'Replacement of the nurse 'call system which allows patients to ring the nurses. The system costs an estimated $50,000. Another major portion of the spending is patient support equipment. This includes: •New diagnostic equipment. •A portable electrocardiograph (ECG) machine for cardiac monitoring at a cost of about $10,000. •An oxygen tent for paediatrics at a cost of about $9,100. •Upgrading of the multi-pur- pose room which also serves as a second birthing room. Other capital expenses include work to the hospital building and a program of upgrading the lighting to be more efficient. The capital plan is incorpor- ated as part of the hospital's operating plan. It will be part of the hospital's 1995-96 budget which must be sub- mitted to the Ministry of Health by July 31. The hospital has postponed the purchase of a replacement ECG central monitoring system for the ICU until next year. The estimated cost would . be about $85,000. Does health council have power or just influence? Does the Huron -Perth District Health Council (DHC) have power or does it only have influence? Board member Paul Spittal asked if the DHC would have the power to tell Seaforth Community Hospital, for instance, not .to emphasize obstetrics. • In responding to the question DHC chairperson Jeff Wilbee chose to .talk about 'influence' and not 'power.' "One of the main functions of a DHC is we advise the Minister," he said, noting that the District Health Council has direct contact with the Minis- ter. Although the DHC does not have 'absolute power', Wilbee said he would expect an explanation from the Minis- ter if its recommendations were not accepted. The DHC chairperson and Fraser Bell, Executive Director, were attending the meeting of the Seaforth Community Hos- pital Board of Directors. Bell said real power in health issues lies with those with the money, and it is the Ministry of Health which distributes funds. Seaforth Board chairperson Marlen Vincent asked if they saw a time when the District Health Councils would have their own envelope of money to distribute. Wilbee said there might be in the future but, if so, the struc- ture of the DHC would have to be changed. Seaforth Community Hospital Chief Executive Officer Bill Thibert said the suggestion has been made that DHC's might distribute funding for long-term care. * * * Dr. Mark Woldnik, who became new Chief of Staff last fall, says Seaforth Community Hospital can be proud it has been able to attract new doc- tors. The hospital is looking at introducing a new doctor who would be the sixth new doctor in six years. Bayfield Fire Department is scheduled to be the latest department to join the fire dispatch centre operated out of Seaforth Community Hospital. "1 think it's exciting we've got these fire departments," said Marlen Vincent, Chairperson of the Seaforth Community Hospital. "We want to keep this switchboard open 24 hours a day." Bayfield would be the fifth fire department, including Seaforth, to use the dispatch service. * * * A consultant will determine the projected cost of putting ventilation into the lone smok- ing room at Seaforth Commun- ity Hospital. The cost of the consultant will be $700. As of Jan. 1, 1996 it will be a requirement under the Tobacco Control Act to meet stricter health standards for smoking rooms. Chief Executive Officer Bill Thibert said there must be a certain rate of circulation (30 litres per second for each per- son occupying the room) with ventilation to the outside. An initial estimate for work on the room is between $6,000 and $13,000. The hospital's smoking policy is currently being reviewed. BIA elects new chairperson Seaforth's Business Improvement Association has appointed Dave Deighton as its new Chair. Deighton, 36, lives in Har- purhey and is the owner of Stedman's department store on Seaforth's Main Street. He has been a member of the Scaforth BiA for the past five years. He says the local DIA has some extra promotions planned for Homecoming '95 later this summer, and is selling 530,000 special BIA bucks at a 10 per cent discount starting in November as a Christmas promotion. Wal -Mart's coming to Huron County doesn't worry the new BIA Chair. He says local retailers have survived that kind of chain competition before with stores such as Zellers and K -Mart. What worries Deighton more is the number of vacant stores on Seaforth's Main Street. He says many businesses work out of homes in town, and the BiA would like to assist these people to explore main street alternatives, such as combining part-time businesses in the same premises. In the same vein, the Scaforth BIA plans to hold a business fair to, among other things, help streamline the start-up process for this type of local cottage industry.