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The Huron Expositor, 1996-10-09, Page 3C News and Views Another new doctor at clinic BY DAVID score Expositor Editor - Dr.- Susan Norton starts today (Wednesday) as Seaforth Medical Clinic's eighth doctor and third female physician. Norton was recently prac- tising in the northern Ontario community of Englehart, two hours north of North Bay near Kirkland Lake. Englehart is a community of 1,60( and has a clinic and hospital facilities similar to Seaforth. "I was looking for a small, rural family practice," says Dr. Norton. She previously worked with Dr. I)an Rooyak ke rs.- at Englehart and heard from him about the positive atmos- phere at Seaforth clinic. Dr. Norton also found out about Seaforth Community Hospital at the recruitment tour held in Kingston. It was there she met I)r. Mark Woldnik, Gwen Devereaux, business manager and Bill Thibert, CEO. AND ONE MORE MAKES EIGHT - Seaforth Medical Clinic's eighth doctor starts today, Dr. Susan Norton. Dr.' Norton studied medi- cine at UWO in London and completed her post graduate work in Ottawa. She is now living in Kitchener with her husband Alan, who works at Pearson International Airport in Bee's store wins LACAC heritage award At its regular meeting Sept. 17, Seaforth's Local Architectural Conservation Committee decided that this year's commercial, property improvement award is to he presented to Bee and Doug Foreman of face's Ladies and Men's Fashions at 30 Main Street South "for the dramat• - ic facelift including paintipg the trim on the entire store- front and second storey facade in historic colours and replacing the sign with a new, period -style sing that comple- ments the building and store- frontr The award is to be prgsent- cd at the iBusincss Improvement Association's Christmas party next month. Scaforth Deputy -clerk and LACAC secretary Cathy Garrick noted in the minutes that no award is recommend - Jed for residential improve- ments "as the work carried out was of a maintenance nature only." She reported that Coun. Michael Hak provided a sta- tus report on the Mairl §treet building destroyed by fire this summer and still barri- caded., He noted "that before , a demolition permit will be' issued by the town, a site plan yvill have to be submit- ted to, and approved by; 'council." t Mississauga. Dr. Norton is happy to he opening her practice in Seaforth and welcomes new patients. To make an appoint- ment, call the clinic at 527:- 1770. 27-1770. No advantage to amalgamation At its Oct. 1 meeting, Hullett Council carried a motion seeking support for it's final analysis (and that of other area council's) on restructuring, that "there would be no advantage to the ratepayers for the municipali- ties to amalgamate." Tile drain loan applications were approved, as follows: Conc. 6 Lot 30 - $20,000; Conc. 10 Lot 20 - $5,600; Conc. 11 Lot 20, $18,000; and Conc. 13 Lot 41, $9,700. A $25 permit fee for a tem- porary mobile home was waived, due' to a fire Pt. Lot 12, Conc. 14. Accounts of $441,878.38 for September were approved, passed and paid. ANN Pump kicked in later CONTINUED from page 1 When the pump kicked in awhile later it had to contend with the buildup. so didn't catch up trti the flooding lor about an hour and.a half. The works superintendent said this was the first time the electronics on the pump had failed like this arid. he was contacting ()('WA.. Council directed Clerk Jim Crocker to correspond with the clean water agency for a report on why ground water might he in sewage. October 2 Expositor Exposed! The Ex -Files: Spotted Mistakes: 1) Page I - "For more intor- mation 1.0 participating..." - should he "on participating" - Arthur Horst 2) Page I - "exlicmption" should be "exemption" - Jean Reward 3) Page 4 - "1945" in head- line should he "1946" - Barhara Scott PLAYGROUND DONATIONS - Barb Durrell, chair of the Walton Public School advisory council, accepted three cheques recently totalling $3,000 which represents two- thirds of the cost for new playground equipment at WPS. Presenting the cheques are, from left: Allan Teeft of the Brussels Lions Club ($2,500); Ross Mitchell, Brussels Optimists ($300) and Matt Lee, TransCan Motocross Championship held on the Lee Farm ($200). Yoii are ff invited to attend Health Awareness Day Tuesday, October 22 2:00 to 4:00 PM at SEAFORTH MANOR 527-0030 Featuring... • BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC • FOOT CARE CLINIC •NUTRITION/FITNESS PROGRAM • HEALTHY HEART PROGRAM Please feel free to take advantage of these complimentary Services for Community Seniors New clinics at hospital The Seaforth Community Hospital has established a Paediatrics Clinic and Obstetrics/Gynecology Clinic beginning this month, according to a recent press release. Dr. Shamim Tejar, a paedia- trician from Stratford, will he conducting the paediatrics clinic and Dr. Cheryl Hillyer, an obstetrician from Stratford, will be conducting the other clinic. "The hospital is very pleased to welcome these two physicians to our medical staff," stated the press release. Bill Thibert, CEO, com- mented that "one of the pri- mary advantages in establish- ing these outpatient speciality clinics at the hospital is the convenience they create for our residents in not having to travel from our community to receive these services." Other outpatient clinics presently being provided at the hospital include Internal Medicine (Drs. V. Quinlan, C. Tamblyn, and A. vanWalraven), Orthopaedics (Dr. C. Zrciszewski), Surgery (Dr. K. Rodney) and Paedictric Ears, Nose and Throat (Dr. E. Scott). The two new clinics will be held on a monthly basis at the hospital. A medical referral from a family physician is required to access these spe- cialty clinics. New medical program A new rural medical train- ing program was announced by the Ontario government Friday, by Huron MPP Helen Johns, parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health. The program will be based in rural southwestern Ontario, operating, out of the University of,Western Ontario at London, and will be led by Dr. James Rourke. According to a ministry press relearse, the program will receive $150.000 from the government and will allow "medical residents to db their core training in emergency medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, psychiatry and anaesthesia in Goderich and other rural sites in southwestern Ontario for up to six months a year." TM! 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