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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-10-23, Page 1* TN* CENTENAIRES $ AP PRI •1 ON HO.f iWO Sports The Cents on a weekend scoring spree. See page 8 Health Drugs no longer free for seniors. New plan from government. See page 3 Opinion Letter on insanity of minor hockey. See page 4 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 . Seaforth, Ontario Briefly Child Find may fold Child Find. Huron County is in danger -of folding if volun- teers can't be found. Organizers say lack of peo- ple to help -out at events'is a major concern. - Child Find regularly holds "Kid Checks" in Huron for parents to fingerprint and LD their children. In case they ever go missing, the informa- tion can help police in relo- cating them. "1t would be a real disap- pointment for Huron County to lose such a worthwhile ser- vice." said local Child Find chair Chris Bruxcr. A meeting to hopefully attract more volunteers will be held at the Child Find office - at 100 Main St., Seaforth (beside The Huron Expositor) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October '.29. Anyone interested is wel- come to attend.• Cut cable affects phone service Long distance customers of Bell Canada in Seaforth had problems from about 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. last Thursday evening because a cable was severed between Lucan and London. Curling Club parking to change The Seaforth Curling Club has •agreed to erect parallel parking signs for the curling club arca of Duke Street, and to encourage its members to parallel park to improve traf- fic flow in this arca in thc winter.• Engine stolen Ontario Provincial Police report (hat a 454 horsepower car engine, weighing 550 lbs and •valued at $1,800, was stolen from a warehouse at Vanastra sometime between Sept. 21 and 26. Clocks back Sunday Don't forget to turn your clocks hack one hour before you go to bed Saturday night as Daylight Saving Time ends. October 23, 1996 — $1.00 includes GST PHOTO BY CARLY PRICE STORY HOUR - Seaforth Librarian Trudy Broome reads a story about apples tochildren at the Seaforth Library Story Hour held on Friday. In keeping with the "Fall" theme, the children also did apple crafts and ate apple snacks. Story Hour is held every Friday at the library from 10:30-11:30 am, with next week's theme 'being Halloween. This week is also con- sidered "Ontario Library Week", focusing on "the power and beauty of the word." Survey in the works Shouldexpand? "It came together quicker asked: "If the province con- providing service to Scaforth. than we thought possible," tinues to cut our funds we Thc questionnaire is to be Scaforth Administrator Jim will have to consider giving refined for consideration by Crocker told council. "It's some services a higher priori- council next month. Should Seaforth amalga- not scientific but the informa- ty. If you were on Council An introduction by Seaforth mate with surrounding town- tion gathered could possibly what five services would you Mayor Irwin Johnston was ships? Or enlarge to includebe used to prepare for a pub- think arc the most impor- included in the Oct. 8 draft include Egmondville and lic meeting." cant?" survey. It reads: Harpurhey? Or stay the The effort in participatory Deputy -clerk Cathy Garrick "Thc future holds change same? democracy is divided into suggested council might pre- for Seaforth and the sur - These three questions onsuch categories as: Services; fer asking for three "top" pri- rounding community. How the town's future wereHow are we doing; and, orities and three "low." much change? That is hard to included in a draft residents'. Seaforth's future, in the A GOOD JOB? tell but changes coming from questionnaire councillors are Residents arc asked in the province's desire to cut its survey mulled over by Seaforth Council at its most pondering for Scaforth and another section to rate, on a deficit will affect Seaforth. recent meeting.arca residents. point scale of one to five, if Council is trying to prepare Such a strategic planning Eighteen services, from fire they think council is doing a for these changes. Toprepare survey was proposed by protection to heritage prcscr- good job governing Scaforth, for change we need your Huron County planner Garyvation, were listed in one sec- and, on thc same sliding help: Your answers to the fol - Davidson at a previous meet- tion of the draft. scale, whether they think lowing survey can help us ing of council. The question that followed staff is doing a good job in CONTINUED on page 3 Huron has new Mutual Aid co-ordinator BY GREGOR CAMPBELL. Expositor Staff • BY PATRICK RAFTIS SSP News Staff Huron County's new Mutual Aid Co-ordinator and Deputy Co-ordinatorwere introduced at a Huron County Mutual Aid Association meeting, Monday night in Zurich. Wingham Fire Chief Harley Gaunt is the new co-ordina- tor, while Exeter Fire Chief John Morgan is the deputy. Their appointments as acting co-ordinator and deputy take effect immediately. Effective January 1, 1997; the appoint- ments officially take effect for a two-year term. After that time, Morgan will move up to the co-ordinator posi- tion and a new deputy will be hired. The appoints, recommended by thc Huron County Fire Chiefs Association and con- firmed by the Ontario •Fire Marshall's Office, fill a void which has existed since for- mer co-ordinator Clinton Fire Chief Dean Rcid resigned May I. Gaunt said one of the most serious repercussions of not 'having a coordinator has been that thc Mutual Aid Association has not been rep- resented at meetings aimed at setting up a 911 cmcrgcncy service for thc county since last May. Also. there have been no mutual aid reports completed since that time. Paid Position Thc coordinator's primary role is ensuring fire coverage is in place when fire depart- ments arc called out of their own municipalities on Mutual Aid calls. Reid resignation was prompted by an increase in paperwork involved in the formerly unpaid position, to which he no longer felt he could do justice. Huron Cdunty municipali- ties recently ratified a fund- ing formula which would allow them to split the cost of the coordinator's stipend. Perth County 'Act now before hospitals close here' BY MICHELE GREENE SSP News Staff Perth County reeves want to act now before the trend of hospital closures comes here. The Huron -Perth District Health Council is in the midst of conducting a Hospital and Related Health Services Study in the two counties, which will involve public consultation. Other areas which have completed these studies have seen hospitals close, something which coun- ty reeves don't want to see take place here. At last Thursday's Perth County Council meeting, Listowel Reeve Vince Judge—the . Head of Radiology at the Listowel Memorial Hospital—said 'people in Perth should act now before any decisions on Perth County hospitals are made. Council voted to contact Perth MLA Bert Johnson about their concerns. They will also ask the hospital administrations to collect information on their costs and how they are efficient. "We should be saying something now and not when those reports come out," said Reeve Judge. Judge said Grey and Bruce counties have seen their hos- pitals close. "That's thc model other studies are going by," he con- tinued. • Hibbert Reeve Walter McKenzie said public meet- ings in those counties are attracting about 2,000 people each. "There's a lot of concern. It's no wonder people are stirred up," he said. Reeve Judge said the "buck stops at the province." Johnson will need all the backing he can get if he goes to bat with the county's con- cerns, he added. "The main concern is clos- ing of hospitals. With the jail [which was rumored to close in Stratford]. thc presenta- tions we made didn't hurt. We did what we could. It's tougher to do something after it has come down," said Warden John Van Bakel, of Logan Township. "Maybe we can put down some facts and figures and take them to the minister." North Easthope Reeve Bob McTavish said there has been a groundswell of support from people in Kitchener CONTINUED on page 3 The Buck Shops Here! Purchase Seaforth BIA Bucks at a... 10% DISCOUNT PURCHASE: $100. for s90. or 550. for $45. LIMIT s300. Per Family. Redeemable at all Seaforth Business Improvement Area (BIA) Businesses. Buy your Seaforth Bucks at the T.D. & C.I.B.C. Banks (Seaforth Branches only) and spend them like real money at any Seaforth B.I.A. member location. Only $30,000. worth of Seaforth Bucks are being made available. Seaforth Bucks will be available from November 1 until November 8 or until they are sold out, whichever comes first. The following rules apply: 1. One $300. purchase per family; 2. Children under 12 years of age must be accompanied by an adult to purchase Seaforth Bucks (but not spend them!); 3. Seaforth BIA Bucks valid until December 31st, 1996. SHOP SEAFORTH...Where YOUR Money Goes Further!