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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2005-03-09, Page 22 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR. March. 9, 2005 [11' 11 )� JULY 29-31, 2005 www.townofseaforth.ca Usbornc Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company Head Office Exeter, ON NOM ISI 235-0350 • Est. 1876 Residential Farm & Commercial Properties DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Joe Chaffs, R.R. 5 Mitchell Ron Feeney, R.R. 2 Dublin Larry Greiner, R.R. 2 Staffs JKk Hedged, R.R. 1 Kirkton lichee' O'Shea, R.R. 3 Granton Morris Wows, R.R. 2 SI. Pauls AGENTS Enter 3489705 3452360 345-2676 2296152' 2252600 393-6548 Beaid Msore Joseph thus Barb Warden Drb6r bltclrl Staff, 236.1115 345.2612 343-1012 345-2777 News Seili wants municipal rep on Alliance LAC From Page 1 hospital would, or could, close," said Rae. "I'd just like to state in my opinion as an alliance board member it's always been a fundamental task that all the four hospitals would remain open." Rae explained that he has not heard anything from anyone in the alliance to suggest otherwise. Former Huron East Mayor and member of the study group, Lin Steffler said that rumours are fuelling the community's worry about the hospital. "Where the problems seem to be stemming from is that the community is hearing that certain protective care or primary care issues at other hospitals within the alliance (are being cut)," said Steffler. Alliance CEO Andrew Williams explained that the Ontario government has said that the alliance cannot make "any cuts to services or reduce access to service if tWaGELCU FARM EQUIPMENT SEAFORTH 527-0120 EXETER 235-2121 www.teamvincerrt.com CASE III there were no offsets in the community to pick them up." Alliance board member Gerald Smith said that one of the main problems hospitals around the province are facing is a shortage of doctors. "I think the community should be doing everything they can to bring physicians in," said Smith. "The physicians bring with them their expertise and their requirements for the hospital." Williams explained that Seaforth's doctor situation is a little more critical than some other communities looking for doctors. "The recruitment pressures here are more acute than they are in other communities," Williams said. Rodney agreed and said that the Seaforth hospital needs to have a plan in place before they can recruit hospital. doctors with specific skills. "The hospital is just like a factory. It has to decide what its products are.going to be and go out and find the skilled people," said Rodney. Williams said that recruiting doctors is one of their top priorities. "That is probably one of our top three or four issues," Williams said. "We know that without the people we're not going to sustain any services. It's an ongoing issue." Williams said that the alliance is trying to recruit doctors to the area at recruitment fairs across Canada. Joe Steffler, a Seaforth councillor on Huron East council and the chair of the Seaforth Community Development Trust, said he's worried that if Seaforth were to continually lose services it could spell the end for the "1 can see this destroying our hospital from within because every service that is lost is one more reason for a patient to go to another hospital," he said. • He added that Huron East council pledged to contribute $50,000 a year for the next three years and the Seaforth Community Development Trust donated a one-time $100,000 grant towards the Seaforth Medical Centre. "I think we have done our bit as a community and 1 think we're willing to do more," Joe said. The additional funding, Joe Steffler said, will help upgrade the clinic and would help recruit more doctors to the area which would enhance "the viability of the Seaforth Community Hospital." "My concern as a councillor and chairperson of the trust, is if the present governance does not give Seaforth Community Hospital any larger role to play in the alliance, the hospital will eventually close because we no longer offer the services," he said. Williams said the study group's work could help the hospital. "From our experience, the communities that are successful are those that are doing just what this committee has done," Williams said. Alliance chair Tim Cronsberry said that the findings of the study group would be forwarded to the Seaforth Local Advisory Committee. "The board appreciates the work that you have done and we will refer you to the Seaforth LAC and move forward with it and it will help with planning," said Cronsberry. Two charged after Huron OPP seize $483,000 in marijuana at grow operation A husband, 56 and wife, 55, from Huron East were charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, production of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance after close to $483,000 in marijuana was seized from a house on Centennial Road on Friday. The Huron OPP, assisted by the Western Region Drug Enforcement Section executed a drug search warrant at a residence between Brucefield and Seaforth. Officers searched a residence and a driving shed located on the property behind the home at approximately 12:45 p.m. A quantity of processed marijuana was found in the residence along with a small amount of cannabis resin. Over half of the driving shed had been converted to an indoor marijuana grow operation and officers seized 449 mature plants in the shed. In total 449 marijuana plants, two kilos of processed marijuana and a little cannabis resin valued at $483,255 were seized along with $50,000 worth of growing equipment. One of the items used in the grow operation was a large industrial type diesel generator. Two people later that day were taken into custody and held for bail hearing in Goderich Monday. 40000400411 • •• • • •. • • • 3 'J It's tax season... but not at McGee's! WE PAY THE GST* ON THESE SELECTED VEHICLES ••: ••� Something to r1.,� �� about! Finally!o g 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE t -isle Ale • ' •__ Pw. pol, tilt. cruise, air. split folding rear $5 900 ■ 3.1 L V6. 1b98 BUICK LESABRE LIMITED N - ---- — .... Dual pwr. seats, pw, pd.AM/FM cess., 3.8 L V6. one 11 • 500 ■ owner vehicle. 1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE 4.6L V8 Northstar, rosewood with matchi leather int., tulty loaded 1 2 900 ■ sized Cadillac. 1998 FORD WINDSTAR LIMITED Top of the line van. beige leather int. 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