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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-06-23, Page 1Sharon Medd, Associate Broker M.V.A. Appraiser VWI: mis.ca for information of listings In Huron/Perth �n \Iain Si.. S. 1, utiu th I'1 1 527-0560 Disco wa hiontrage'' Canada inc. Joy Finlayson & Sharon Medd Mortgage Consultants "Finally, a company that struts with a discount" Wednesday, June 23, 2004 $1.25 includes GST Doug Elliott, CFP, B.Math Financial Plum GiC rain ies of > u. But All taco IR Ulla ail subjed thaw without aux d m>. bine. Best ELM. Rates 2.16 3 Year 4.00" 5 Year 4.70% IIII1DuNcar 'poi wai IWVIUViiii IIN.t 26 Main St., Seaforth 527-2222 In brief Come Home to the Country festival plans move forward By Jason Middleton Expositor Staff Plans for the Come Home to the Country festival are coming along nicely according to its organizer. Maureen Agar says that she has seven interested groups that are willing to take part in the two-day festival which will take place during the long weekend in August 2005. "It's going to be similar to homecoming. We're going to try and have events all around town for people to come to Friday night and Saturday," says Agar. Plans in the works for the festival include a golf tournament, flea market, ball tournament, anarena dance and chicken barbecue. Also, the Business Improvement Area is thinking of moving the date of next year's Moonlight Madness so that it can be a part of the festival. More events are expected to be scheduled in the fall, but for now they are concentrating on halls that have to be rented. "Once September comes we can work on the barbeques and that sort of thing," says Agar. On June 29 at 7 p.m., an organizational meeting will be held at the Optimist Hall to discuss ideas for the festival. Agar will be making a presentation to Huron East municipal council on July 13. Huron East man charged with while disqualified .A 34 -year-old Huron East man was charged with driving while disqualified after he was stopped by police in Seaforth on Junc 17 at 4:45 p.m. A 1991 Chev pick-up was spotted on North Line in Huron East and stopped after spotted by an officer who knew the driver to be unlicenced because of previous criminal driving convictions. The vehicle was impounded to London for 45 days and the driver is scheduled to attend court in Goderich on Aug. 16. Check out your federal election choices... po9. 6 Seaforth earns four gold, three silver at Senior Games MN 19 t All -candidates' debate causes clash between federal hopefuls By Matt Shurrie Signal -Star Editor The gloves are off. During the third in a series of all candidates' debates last Friday — a made -for - television event simulcast on Bluewater TV and ETM Television — Huron -Bruce federal hopefuls clashed over everything from agriculture to the environment and health care. Barb Fisher (Conservative), Dave Joslin (Christian Heritage), Grant Robertson (New Democratic), Glen Smith (Marijuana). incumbent Paul Steckle (Liberal) and Dave Vasey (Green) were all on hand for the debate. Goderich residents and their plight to find family physicians was front and centre during the question of health care and what the federal government could do to help solve the current doctor shortage problem. Steckle said one solution would he to make it mandatory for Canadian - trained physicians to remain in this country for at least five years after they are trained. He also suggested the government spend $4 million immediately to help foreign -trained doctors currently driving taxis become integrated in the Canadian system. "The big question that needs to he asked is how do we attract doctors to this part of the province," Steckle said. "Certainly building medical centres is one way and we've seen that in a number of our communities." Fisher blamed the current doctor shortage on $25 billion in health care cuts made by the Liberals from 1990-20(X). "It's true they Dave increased a little bit over the last couple of years but they will never catch up to that loss." Fisher said. Fisher said the Conservatives would invest $36.5 pillion and an additional $13 billion in new dollars to train more doctors and nurses. Robertson said the New Democratic Party, the forefathers of public health care, would slam the door on privatization — unlike the Conservatives and Liberals — and find practical solutions to solve the current doctor shortage. See SPARKS, Page S Susan Hundertmark photo Give it a toss Ryan Cook, Grade 1, tosses a frisbee at the Seaforth Public School Play Day lost Friday. Egmondville cancer survivor hits stride raising $6,300 on weekend's Relay for Life By Jason Middleton Expositor Staff It was definitely a walk to remember for a local cancer survivor and her team, the Go -Getters, at the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life. For the second year in a row, Egmondville's Tracey Lee and her team raised the most money at thc relay which ran over the weekend from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. "I wanted to raise as much money as I could and I did. I was very proud of thc whole thing," said Lee. This year, Lee along with her team raised $6,300 breaking their record last year of $4,000. The 27 -year-old Lee is the mother of a three-year-old boy named Caden and wife of Brett Lcc. "Everyone was just unbelievable, getting as much pledges as they could and my team was amazing," said Lee. One day, while Lee was cuttingher front lawn, an old friend stopped by and handed Lee a $20 donation. "When 1 went to get all my pledges people were just handing them out. It wasn't like it was a chore for these people," said Lee. In December of 2002, Lee was diagnosed with a rare type of brain cancer. Just months before being diagnosed Lee was fighting horrible headaches, which Submitted photo Cancer survivors, Chris Lee and his daughter-in-law Tracey lee, pose at the Relay for life which took place on the weekend. Tracey and her team, the Go -Getters, raised more than S6,300 for the Canadian Cancer Society. had been simply shrugged off by her doctor. During this time, Lee moved and her new doctor got her in fora CAT Scan which showed something of concern. When Lee was admitted into Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, they did a biopsy which found a tumour that surrounded the cerebral spinal fluids. "It's was like a film that surrounded my brain. Thcy had to start working on it right away," said Lee. She immediately began radiation therapy to kill the cancer. By February of 2003, after a short -but dangerous battle with cancer, Lee was found cancer -free. The Relay for Life took place at the Goderich District Collegiate high 'school. SN It KAY' Page Local restaurant owner against province's plan for customers' BYOB By Jason Middleton Expositor Staff If the Liberal government in Ontario have their way, consumers could be allowed to bring their own wine into participating licensed restaurants. This plan has a lot of restaurateurs worried including Donna Ellis, co- owner of the Lager House, who said the proposed plan would be had for business. "There's a lot of money lost through that (plan). If they bring their own wine, we lose money on us selling wine," said Ellis. On June 10, the Ontario Liberals took the first steps toward allowing Ontarians to bring a bottle of wine to a licensed restaurant by introducing changes to the Liquor License Act. Bring Your Own Wine programs are available in Quebec, Alberta :slid New Brunswick. Several U.S. states offer the program, including New York. "By giving consumers and restaurateurs more choice and by enacting measures to increase public safety, we are building a strong, safe and prosperous Ontario with a quality of life that is second to none," said Consumer and Business Services Minister Jim Watson in ar press release. But Ellis does not agree. She said allowing a bring - your -own -wine program into Sae PROPOSED, Page 2 Alliance discusses consolidating services By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor Seaforth Community Hospital will be revisiting the idea of creating a centre of excellence for continuing care (or seniors) during discussions this summer, says site leader Mary Cardinal. Cardinal says the idea of "siting programs" at each of the four hospitals in the Huron -Perth Healthcare Alliance is in response to Ministry of Health requirements that hospitals find ways to become more efficient. "Thc ministry has been clear that hospitals have to operate at higher levels of efficiency and that increased funding will be tied to performance," she says. During this summer's discussions, Cardinal says the alliance will be looking at consolidating continuing cart in Seaforth, turning St. Marys Memorial Hospital into a rehabilitation centre, focussing Clinton Public Hospital on acute care and reinforcing Stratford General Hospital as a referral site. Soo SEAFORTH, Page t