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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-04-07, Page 22 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 7, 2004 SEAFORTH INSURANCE BROKER LTD. 527-1610 • Home • Commercial • *Auto P Farm Travel Insurance 41 Mob St. S. Safor& Ken Cards; Joanne Williamson, Christa O'Neil and Barb Wait News Huron East's recent underserviced designation will help recruitment From Pogo 1 The loss of Dr. Tong, along with financial constraints at the clinic have also led to restructuring at the clinic and the lay-off of two of the clinic's secretarial staff members. "It was regrettable but it was a hard decision we had to make to stay within our financial means," said Fisher. Devereaux said she's been communicating with two doctors over the past few months who have shown some interest in moving into the Huron -Perth area but added it's too early to say if either one will move to Seaforth or the area. A recent announcement that Huron East has been designated as underserviced will help with the recruitment of more doctors, said Devereaux. She said the Ministry of Health will provide $40,000 for any doctor that commits to a four-year stay and will pick up travel costs of doctors visiting to the area to consider relocating. Being declared underserviced will put Duron East on "a level playing field' with other municipalities in the area," said Huron -Perth Healthcare Alliance administrator Andrew Williams on Monday. "We've been trying to secure the underserviced status for a number of years now - it's been a problem for us - and it will help a lot," he said. Williams said that while the Seaforth hospital foundation has been providing the $40,000 tuition assistance for new doctors in the past, that money can now be "refocussed." While the rate of doctors moving into the area has decreased recently, Devereaux said doctors on locum are still working in Seaforth. "People like the new, young doctors on locum and the locum gives them a chance to see Seaforth and let them decide if they'd like to locate here permanently," she said. "We have a lot of things in place to help us," she said. Devereaux said Seaforth could accommodate two more doctors, increasing the total to eight. "Even with six doctors, we're lucky here. There are a lot of communities that are a lot worse off," she said. Local salaries over $ioo,000 released From Pogo 1 resources, made $147,785, Janice Cosgrove, VP, of administration, made $162,389, interim CEO John Sutherland made $154,923 and Ken Haworth, VP/CFO made $107,881.98. In Huron County, Dr. Beth Henning, medical officer of health, made $100,719.26. Huron -Perth Children's Aid Society executive director Tom Knight made $102,729.22. Organizations with no salaries over $100,000 to disclose included Huron East, Huron County, the Seaforth Community Hospital, the Canadian Mental Health Association, Huron -Perth branch, Community Care Access Centre Huron, Family Services Perth - Huron, Huron County Community Child Abuse Coordinating Committee, Huron -Perth Centres for Children and Youth and Women Today of Huron. CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY SOCIETE CANADIENNE DU CANCER YO .CARS MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Every April the Candia takes place across ds o, volunteers hit the streets durin ` „ • to collect funds to support the work of the Society. Please wetestmor s frai when they knock at your this April! ONTARIO CANCER STATISTICS Based on current incidence rates, 38% of women and & 41% of meq will develope cancer during their lifetimes. Cancer is the leading cause of premature death in Canada. Cancer is primarily a disease of older Canadians. For the year 2003, an estimated 44% of new cases and 59% of deaths will occur in people 70 years & older. An additional 24% of new cases and 21% of all deaths from cancer will occur in people 60-69 years old. In Ontario, in 2003 an estimated 52,700 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed and 24,600 cancer deaths are expected this year. In Ontario, an estimated 7,200 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003. An estimated 1,600 men will die of the disease. SEAFORTH VETERINARY CLINIC 527-1760 Main St. N. Seaforth In Ontario, an estimated 8,000 women will be diagnosed with breast . cancer. An estimated 2,000 women will die of the disease. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Ontario for both men and women. In Ontario, an estimated 7,500 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003 and an estimated 6,300 people in Ontario are expected to die of lung cancer. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer for both men and women. In Ontario, an estimated 3,600 men and 3,200 women will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2003. The above findings are drawn from the 2003 Canadian Cancer Statistics. These statistics are compiled through a collaboration of information provided by the Canadian Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute of Canada, Statistics Canada, Health Canada, provincial/territorial cancer registries and university -based researchers. Let's Make Cancer History Cancer Information Service visit www.cancer.ca McLaughlin Chev-Olds Ltd. 13 Main St., Seaforth - 527-1140 Kelly Auto Sales & Service 14 Birch St., Seaforth 527-1122 Box Furniture 20 PAW lit., S aforth 527-0680 Seaforth Agricultural Society 527-1321 Seaforth Medical Clinic 527-1770 5 Main St., S. Seaforth 527-2220 Licensed by LLB() The Municipality of HURON EAST 527-0160 RIEHL'` ADVERTISING LTD. HWY. 8 WEST SEAFORTH Nifty 23 Main gt. Seaforth Korners 527-168° L. 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