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Editorial
Seaforth must
continue lobbying
to support
rural hospitals
The first choice of Seaforth doctors and
many community members at last week's
public forum discussing the budget
challenges facing the Huron Perth
Healthcare Alliance was not granted by the
Alliance board at its October meeting last
Thursday.
But, while Seaforth will not be receiving
two extra beds (raising its current number of
34 to 36) and accommodating the
continuing care beds for the four -hospital
Alliance, it will be keeping the same
number of beds (15) as Clinton Public
Hospital and St. Marys Memorial Hospital.
And, of course, the board's decision is still
subject to approval by the Ministry of
Health.
It could have been a lot worse. The worst
of four scenarios considered by the Alliance
left Seaforth with only six of its current 34
beds and many community members
wondered if that possibility would be the
beginning of the end for the hospital in
Seaforth.
Even though it means a loss of 19 local
beds, the Alliance's decision will reflect the
current use of hospital beds in Seaforth.
And, while close to 400 voiced their
support for as vibrant a hospital as possible
in Seaforth at last week's public forum, a
petition of 4,500 Stratford people urged the
board to stop the city's continuing care beds
from heading up Highway 8 to Seaforth.
The bed redistribution decision will create
savings of $2.05 million for the Alliance,
which must now look to other aspects of the
budget to find the needed $7 million in
savings to balance its budget.
Because it's not yet clear how many other.
ways local patients could be affected by the
needed cuts to the budget, community
members who organized last week to draw
such a good crowd in Seaforth may find
their job is far frgm over.
The Alliance's senior management,has
warned both that cuts will affect local
medical services and patients and that the
current provincial funding formula for
hospitals is weighted heavily in favour of
urban hospitals.
Whatever pressure local residents can
continue to apply to their local MPP and the
current provincial government will be vital to
keeping rural hospitals operating and to
keeping the Toronto-based government
aware of the health needs of rural Ontario.
Susan Hundertmark
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Mitchell pleased with volunteer
contribution from rural Ontario
To the Editor:
On Oct. 4, I had the honour of hosting the Ontario
Volunteer Service Awards ceremony in Owen Sound.
It is always a pleasure to be among people who have
contributed so much to their community.
The number of people who were recognized was
impressive. Two -hundred and seventy-six people from our
region were recognized for their work.
More impressive to me is the contribution made by
volunteers from rural Ontario.
Huron and Bruce were first populated with people who
had to work together for the common good.
They frequently banded together to accomplish tasks,
which were too daunting for individuals.
Volunteers build communities.
As your member of.the Ontario Legislature 1 frequently
attend events, which are organized and run by volunteers.
I see how they work and what they accomplish. The
purpose of the volunteer awards ceremony was to bring as
many together and to focus on them.
An interesting statistic is that one person in four over
the age of fifteen is a volunteer. From my experience the
figure is higher in rural Ontario.
The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration sponsors
the awards ceremony and long serving volunteers are
recognized.
Throughout Huron and Bruce there are many volunteers
who contribute their time and energy to their
organizations and community.
I wish to express my thanks to them as well as
congratulate all those who make our communities a better
place by
volunteering.
Carol Mitchell, MPP
Huron Bruce
Northside plans time capsule
to celebrate iq.oth anniversary
To the Editor:
It has been said for one to be remembered , you can write
a book, plant a tree or parent a child.
As Liz Scott pointed out in her column on Sept. 22 there is
now another way to be remembered by future generation.
At Northside United Church our way is a time capsule to
be dedicated at our 140th anniversary weekend.
As Liz points out selecting family pictures, stories and
collectables to reflect your family lifestyle, beliefs and
values is not easy.
All of our church families, our church groups, our sister
churches and the Town of Seaforth were given a zip lock bag
in which to collect memorabilia to be stored away inside
Northside in a fire proof safe for 60 years.
In Time Capsule terms this is a short time, but 60 years
will bring us to the 200th anniversary of this church and
some of our younger members will still be alive to relive the
date Oct. 17, 2004 when we took time to gather a condensed
snapshot of our church community, our place in the wider
spiritual community and our town.
Needless to say the Expositor is a ready source of
collectable items.
Liz's column, headlines about the future of our hospital
and de -amalgamation, announcements of awards, births,
deaths and anniversaries are all valuable glimpses into our
lives which will be of interest to future generations who are
interested in their genealogy and their roots. If our folks
include family trees and a letter to future offspring, along
with family pictures, favouite songs, poems or recipes then a
picture of our church family will emerge although many of
us are long gone.
Who knows, in the years following 2064 someone might
be writing a research paper on the rise and fall of religion,
education and health in small town Seaforth!
I can't help wondering what spin those future generations
will put on our preoccupation with reality TV and high
speed- internet, our concern with church attendance and the
threats from all sides on our wonderful rural lifestyle.
Surely it does not take a catastrophe like a hurricane, a
fire or a volcano to make us sit down and really assess what
is important and what makes us tick!
Surely our Northside Time Capsule will reflect the real
us, right now, at this moment in time.
Sincerely,
Bruce Whitmore
Wolverton Flour Mill improvements
completed in 1929 increase production
OCTOBER 10, 1879
Frank Killty of Hullett met
with a painful accident on
the High School ground of
Clinton.
The new curling rink is
now in course of erection
and when completed it will
be the best establishment of
its kind in this part of
Canada.
Messrs. A.Y. McDougal
and D.D. Wilson are doing a
large business in buying and
shipping apples.
Mrs. D.D. Rose was
crossing the railway track
when the wheel of the
vehicle got caught in the
track, brining it to a sudden
stop. Mrs. Rose's arm was
broken when she was thrown
out of the vehicle and Miss
Rose a passenger also had
her arm broken.
OCTOBER 14,1904
The excitement of another
election is now on at Walton
though the battle will be
short. It is expected that Dr.
McDonald will address the
election in the workmen's
hall in Walton.
A very distressing and
painful accident happened to
Nelson, son of Robert Reid.
He was going to school and
while playing along side of a
wagon, laden with cedar post
he fell under the wagon. The
wheel passed over his leg,
breaking both bones and
making a cut about six
inches long.
Marry Meardle Jr. of
Beechwood has secured a
good position in Detroit.
W. McDonald of Kippen
has sold his heavy team of
horses to a buyer from Ailsa
Craig.
Those with sugar beets at
Years Agone..
Kippen are now having them
harvested.
Beattie Bros. of Brucefield
arrived home from from
Edinburg Scotland and has
engaged with James
McDermid for the winter.
The frame work of new
Methodist Church parsonage
is being rapidly pushed
forward.
Geo. McMann of town has
left to complete his course in
Dentistry at the Chicago
College.
OCTOBER 11, 1929
A very pleasant evening
was spent at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John McLean, of
Tuckersmith, when a large
number of the parents and
pupils of S.S. 6 Hibbert, met
in honour of Miss Grace
McLean, a bride -elect. An
address was read by Wm.
Kay and little marian and
Agnes Scott presented their
ex -teacher with a silver
sandwich tray, silver cream
and sugar set and cut glass
bowl.
Mrs. N.L. Carter of
Constance was a most
successful exhibitor at the
fall fairs this season.
Mrs. Robert Kirby of
Walton, who has been
suffering with a sore thumb
for sometime from the
effects of blood poisoning
underwent an operation and
had the thumb amputated at
the first joint.
Mr. and Mrs. John
Marshall are settled in their
new home just south of
Walton.
Farmers, and gardeners as
well, are taking advantage of
the present fine weather to
finish up the outside work
and to get in good shape for
winter.
The Wolverton Flour Mill
here which has been
undergoing extensive
improvements is now in
operation and on Tuesday
turned out 200 barrels of
flour in 10 hours.
J.M. Eckert of McKillop
has been confined to his
home with an attack of
pleurisy but expects soon to
be out with his threshing
outfit again.
Miss Margaret Cleary
R.N. left for Rochester to
resume her duties in one of
the hospitals in that city.
Mrs. J.W. Free of town
won the silver cup at
Brussels Fair for the best
loaf of homemade bread.
This is the second year in
succession that Mrs. Free
has won the prize at
Brussels.
OCTOBER 15, 1954
Like his father before him,
John McGavin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon McGavin
McKillop has a way with a
plow. Twenty-five years ago,
McGavin Senior was
Canadian champion, and at
the north Huron match in
Goderich Township, son
John entered the senior class
and took first place in the
class. Although he is young
enough to have competed in
the Junior class, he was able
to earn a place on the two
main teams representing
huron at the International
match at Breslaw.
A champion many times,
James Hogg McKillop
farmer, didn't compete in the
north Huron plowing match.
Instead he helped coach
some of the younger
competitors and showed
some fine points to John
Alexander, RR 4 Walton,
who placed second in the
green class.
Paying a surprise visit,
some forty relatives of mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Richardson
of the millroad helped mark
their 25th wedding
anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin
Trewartha of McKillop
entertained 40 of their
friends, the occasion being
their 25th anniversary.
OCTOBER 11, 1979
Seaforthcouncil decided
Tuesday night it is in no rush
to sell one of the last
remaining plots of land in
the town's industrial park
and passed a verbal offer on
it to its industrial
development committee.
Employees and local
committee members in
Hensall will be treated to a
Christmas party again this
year, but it took a tie -
breaking vote by Reeve
Harold Knight to approve
that order of business at
Thursday's session of
council.
Solutions to a potential
flood hazard from Silver
Creek will be coming,
Seaforth council hopes, now
that it's approved an
engineering study with the
Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority and
the Ministry of Natural
Resources.
Ron & Dave
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