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nursing
funding
welcome,
says
Cardinal
A recent provincial
announcement giving an
additional $60,000 each for
nursing staff to the hospitals
in Seaforth, Clinton and St.
Marys is "very welcome,"
said Seaforth Community
Hospital site leader Mary
Cardinal.
"Any additional money is
always welcome and very
appreciated," she said.
The announcement was
made in a press release by
Huron -Bruce MPP Carol
Mitchell who said the
additional funding for
nurses is the first step in the
Ontario government's Plan
for Change budget to create
400 new, full-time nursing.
positions.
In the press release,
Mitchell said the $60,000
will fund one full-time
nurse.
Along with the Huron -
Perth Alliance hospitals -
which also includes a
$300,000 grant for nursing
at Stratford General
Hospital - the
announcement gives
$60,000 for the hospitals in
Exeter and Wingham,
$120,000 to the hospital in
Goderich and $180,000 to
the hospital in Kincardine.
While Cardinal said local
hospitals are still waiting for
specific information about
whether the funding applies
to registered nurses or
registered practical nurses or
both, she said it's unlikely
the $60,000 will cover one
senior nurse's salary.
"In a unionized
environment, new hires are
not offered full-time
positions. It's usually senior
nurses who are offered the
full-time jobs. But, that
doesn't mean we wouldn't
top it up with existing
funding," she said.
Cardinal added that the
additional funding for
nurses will also help rural
hospitals with the issues of
recruitment and retention,
which are a "constant
challenge."
Mitchell's press release
said the funding is aimed to
"getting more full-time
nurses working in
hospitals."
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Jason Middleton photo
From Teff, Melissa Snyder, Katie Teall and Margaret Whitmore singtheir hedrts out during a 20th
birthday celebration at Northside, United Church last Tuesday.
Harmony Hi -Cites
celebrate Zoth birthda
By Jason Middleton
Expositor Staff
When Seaforth's Harmony Hi-Lites
celebrated their 20th Birthday last Tuesday it
was a mix of fun, laughter, fellowship and old
memories.
A crowd of more than 100 people joined
the birthday party at Northside United Church
which celebrated the anniversary of the all
women's barbershop group.
Twenty years ago, the group formed after a
few wives of the Seaforth Harmony Kings
attended a competition in St. Thomas. The
women talked to
some wives of a competing team who asked
if Seaforth had a women's barbershop group.
They decided to try and form a group in
Seaforth and on the first night the group held
practice they were overwhelmed.
"The public school room was filled with
people and when we first started we had 44
members," said long-time conductor
Margaret Whitmore.
In their first year, the group came I2th out
of 21 teams competing for the international
championship.
Since then the group has won various
awards including in 1990, top chorus in the
arca.
"Over the yCars we have held shows and
dances and have sung in most of the churches
and nursing homes in the arca," said
DelVecchio.
Right now, the group is made of 26 women
aged 14 to "1 Netter not say" as president of
the Hi-Litcs, Shirley Snell said.
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Local voters
split on choice
for June 28
By Jason Middleton
Expositor.Stoff
With less than two weeks until the federal election, the
opinion of local voters is split on who they would cast their
vote for if the election were held today.
On Main Street in Seaforth people expressed their opinion
on which party they will be voting for on June 28, but one
thing was certain. It's a tough choice.
"I'd be awful careful I didn't vote for somebody that would
make it worse," said John Turnbull of Seaforth who is leaning
towards a vote for the Liberals.
Courtney, Fisher, of Egmondville, is choosing who she's
going to vote for based on an election promise that would
benefit her.
"I think I'd probably vote NDP because this little
commercial said he (Jack Layton) would cut, tuition by 10 per
cent. I'm pretty much a broke student so that would be kind
of handy," said Fisher a student of Brock University in
St.Catharines. '
Co-owner of the Lager House, Donna,Ellis, of Oshawa,
said that she will vote for whomever supports health care.
"1'm just hoping for someone that will work with the health
care program. Whoever's going to be working with that,
that's the person I'm going to be voting for," said Ellis.
Bob Warner, of Seaforth, said he's not sure who he is going
to support this election..
"I'm still not decided completely but Paul Steckle is the
Us VOTERS, Page 2
Huron -Bruce
returning office
prepares for election
BySusan Hundertmark
Expositor Editor
With seven people on the
phones at all times, the
Huron -Bruce returning office
is trying to make voting in
the June 28 election as
smooth a process as possible,
says returning officer
Graeme Craig.
"The phones are constantly
ringing and it's busy. It's
very difficult to keep an
accurate national voter's list
but we've got a good staff
here," he says.
Craig' says Huron -Bruce
voters have been casting
their ballots at the returning
office since May 25, two
days after the election was
called and can continue to
vote there until next Tuesday.
June 22.
The address for the
returning office is 44264
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St. James principal retiring, for now, after
33 years
Fran Craig, of Egmondville, says she's 'changing lanes on the highway of life'
By Susan Hun de_ rtma rk
Expositor Editor
While St. James principal
Fran Craig is retiring after 33
years of teaching, don't
count on her to sit still for
long.
Although she's moving to
a winterized cottage at
Sauble Beach this July, she's
already received two job
offers from principals at the
Bruce -Grey Catholic school
board.
"Somebody recently told
me I'd be back in a school in
six months but I'm going to
try to say no. I still have lots
of energy but I need time to
reflect," she says.
"I'm still going down the
highway of life. I'm just
changing lanes. And, at
breakneck speeds as usual, as
(my husband) Terry would
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Craig says it really hasn't
hit her yet that she's retiring
and leaving St. James
School, where she taught
from 1987 to 1991 and
returned as principal in
several years ago.
"There are so many things
yet to finish. I don't think it's
going to hit me until I find
myself on the golf course on
the first day of school in the
fall," she says.
Before she finishes up the
school year this June, Craig
wants to see a few of her
projects completed, such as
the renovation to the school
library, and the completion of
the new soccer fields on St.
• James property along
Highway 8.
"l'vc got a major,push on
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