Huron Expositor, 2002-10-16, Page 9News
Harold Graham will be missed
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first law enforcement officer in Canada
to get a murder conviction without a
body. The case of Arthur Kendall had
a slight but interesting connection to
the town in that he was a patient of Dr.
McMaster at the Seaforth Clinic. He
apparently knew the doctor when he
practiced in Ethel before moving to
Seaforth.
Arthur J(endall's wife simply
disappeared. Her body was never
found. Harold Graham would not give
up on the case and years later the
children told the court they heard their
mother cry out from the bedroom,
"Arthur, don't". He was convicted of
murder and sentenced to Kingston
Penitentiary.
The Seaforth Clinic staff were
surprised to see his picture in the paper.
Arthur Kendall the murderer, was the
nice man they chatted with many times
while he waited to see Dr. McMaster.
As a homicide detective he was
unlike the gung-ho cops seen on TV.
He was respected for his tenacity and
thoroughness in his investigations of
over 100 murders. His record and his
integrity as an officer led to his rise
through the force and his appointment
as Chief Commissioner in 1971.
Reporting on his death a Toronto
newspaper heading read, "Top detective
had major impact as head of force." I
can attest to that impact, for his
influence on my thinking was carried to
Metro Police when I became
Commissioner in 1985.
In 1974 he was the first in Canada to
assign women as armed street officers.
In 1986 our Metro Toronto police
Mounted Unit was 100 years old and a
woman was never allowed on a horse.
That was all changed — and they rode
the Harleys as well.
In the mid 70s he established a
special unit of native Canadian Indians
and I was asked to speak at the
graduation of the first recruits. It stuck
with me and in 1986
I got approval from the Metro Police
Commission to send a native police
officer from Metro to Indian
reservations in an effort to recruit
natives for the Toronto Force. This
resulted in an Aboriginal Unit being
formed as part of Metro police.
Harold was one of the first to see the
need for a helicopter in police work. It
was my privilege to call Harold and tell
him that Management Board of Cabinet
had approved the purchase of a Bell Jet
Ranger for the O.P.P. Within days after
it arrived it was dispatched to Northern
Ontario where it saved the lives of a
number of people by snatching them
out of a badly flooded area. And shortly
after that it touched down in Seaforth
for the 1975 centennial celebrations —
and took the Mayor up to view his town
from the air.
Harold was a great story teller. I
recall an O.P.P. Officers black tie
dinner where Harold spoke. Everybody
in law enforcement and government
was there — even a few judges. The
Attorney General, The Solicitor
General and of course the Lieutenant
Governor Pauline McGibbon. It was a
star-studded night. Commissioner
Graham began to tell of his experiences
and reminisced about his time with the
OPP is Sarnia.
At some length Harold went on to
tell that In 1936 Canada's most
notorious criminal "Red" Ryan was
robbing banks and businesses around
Western Ontario. He continued, saying
that on May the twenty third, the
Saturday before the Victoria day
holiday, because the banks were closed
Red and his gang decided to rob the
Sarnia liquor store. As they entered the
store with their guns drawn an
employee pushed the alarm button
alerting the police.
When an officer arrived there was a
gun fight and he was shot dead. O.P.P.
reinforcements arrived and killed Red
Ryan and one of his gang. The identity
of the robbers was not immediately
known for Ryan had died his hair
black.
Harold was not a great orator and
seemed to be droning on, explaining
the scene and telling about the
shooting and the smoke and the noise
to an audience who was beginning to
lose interest. After all, it happened
more than 40 years ago.
But he continued.
"There was a tall man at the counter
who had just purchased and paid for a
40 ounce bottle of Scotch. As the
shooting started," Harold went on. "He
dived to the floor covering the scotch
with his body."
"When it was all over he got up and
dusted himself off and went outside to
talk to the officers" By now most of
his listeners were at the yawning stage,
hoping he would end it and sit down.
He smiled and looked at Pauline
McGibbon, the Lieutenant Governor,
who was seated next to him at the head
table, and said. "Your Honor, The
reason I told about the robbery at the
liquor store was because the tall
gentleman who dived to the floor to
save his life — and his scotch, was your
father.
Indeed. Harold Graham will be
missed.
County supports underserviced designation
By Sarah Caldwell
Goderich Signal -Star Staff
County council, after
receiving a request from
Seaforth to determine them to
be medically underserviced,
decided instead to generate a
generic letter that supports any
community in Huron County
on receiving medically
underserviced designation.
Seaforth Community
Hospital is preparing a package
for submission to the Grey
Bruce Huron Perth District
Health Council asking that the
health council support an
application the Ministry of
Health to designate Huron East
as underserviced for
General/Family Practitioners.
In order to qualify, a physician
to patient ratio of greater than
1:1380 must exist. Seaforth
Community Hospital indicated
that the physician to patient
ratio in Huron East is 1:2000.
Underserviced designation
by the Ministry means an area
is entitled to provincial
incentive to attract doctors.
Earlier in the year, the Grey
Bruce Huron Perth District
Health Council, tried to seek
approval to have the entire
four -county region designated
as underserviced.
Warden Norm Fairies,
(Howick 'I\vp.) who sits on the
County council
DHC board, said that under the
Ministry guidelines this
approach did not work, and
each medically underserviced
municipality must apply for the
designation individually.
It. was suggested by county
clerk -administrator Lynn
Murray that council support
any community in Huron
County that seeks medically
underseryiced designation.
County reaches agreement
with SEIU
Huron County Council and
the Service Employee
International Union (SEIU)
Local 210 came to an
agreement on Oct. 25, on an
unfair labour practice claim.
County clerk -administrator
Lynn Murray read the minutes
of the settlement to county
councillors at their meeting
Thursday, Nov. 1.
SEIU won the settlement
which will see former
Goderich paramedic Gary
Renaud reinstated to his former
position with the Goderich
ambulance base.
Renaud, a paramedic for
over 20 years, was not hired by
the county when it assumed
management of the ambulance
service on January 1, 2001.
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You are invited to
atoned these area dhu c
St. Thomas
Anglican Church
Jarvis St. Seaforth
Rev. Michael Atkins
Sunday Service
at 9:30 am.
Parish Office 482-7881
Bethel Bible Church
An Associated Gospel Church
126 Main St. Seabrth
Sunday Worship Hour 11 am
Youth Groups
Tuesdays 7:15 pm
Adventure Club for Kids
Wednesdays 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian
Church
Goderlch St.Seabrth
Rev. Nidc Vandermey
Worship Sunday
11;15 am
Anniversary
November 18, 11 am
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atholic Church
Saturday - 5:15 pm
St. James Parish, Seabrth
Saturday - 7:15 pm
St. Joseph's Parish, Clinton
Sunday - 9:00 am
St. Michael's Parish, Blyth
, Sunday - 11:00 am
St. James Parish, Seabrth
Father Lance Ma , • ziak
Egmondville
United Church
Remembrance Day Service
9:30 am
(foNowed by service at the
Cenotaph in Seabrth for those
who are able).
Guest: Nancy Patterson
No Sunday School, this Sunday
NORTHSIDE - CAVAN
UNITED CHURCHES
Rev. Sheila Macgregor - Minister
527-2635 or 527-1449 54 Goderictt St. W.
Cavan and Northslde United Churches Joint
Remembrance Day Service at 9:30 A.M. at CAVAN
(Winthrop)
(No service at Northside today only)
Northside Christmas House Tour Com. Mtg. 7 p.m.;
Outreach Com. Mgt. 8 p.m. tonight, Wednesday,
November 7th.
Since January 1, Renaud has
been employed at Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital
in the housekeeping
department. The housekeeping
and maintenance departments
at AMGH are in the same
union as ambulance attendants.
The union contended that all
paramedics were guaranteed a
position under county
management. This is an issue
with which the county did not
agree and said paramedics
were not guaranteed to be
hired by the county.
Under the settlement
reached by SEIU and the
county, Renaud will be
reinstated immediately as a
paramedic employed by the
County of Huron, and will
cavy over his seniority. He will
also be brought up to par for all
lost wages and benefits,
including but not limited to
pension, vacation or other
benefits. This value will be
computed from January 1, until
his reinstatement and will
include lost overtime.
Renaud agreed to upgrade
his level of education and
training to the EMCA,
advanced paramedic training.
The full cost of the program
will be paid by the county and
he is required to use his best
efforts to complete it within
five years.
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At its meeting of October 30, 2001, The Board of Trustees
resolved that a number of schools in the district be placed
under review for possible substantial change. Below is a list of
the identified schools in your region and the possible changes
that will be explored:
Exeter Public School for border adjustments, program changes and
additional pupil places; Hensall Public School for program changes;
Seaforth Public School for program change; Seaforth District High
School for closure; Centra Huron Secondary School for border
adjustments; Stephen Punic School for program change; Zurich
Public School for program changes; Usborne Public School for
border adjustments, additional pupil places and program changes;
Special Board Meetings
Special Board Meetings ,to facilitate the presentation of reports from affected
school councils have been scheduled for Monday, November 26 and Wednesday,
November 28, 2001. The locations of these meetings will soon be announced.
The Board will also hold regular meetings on Tuesday, November 13 and Tuesday,
November 27 at Seaforth District High School.
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