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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2005-05-18, Page 22 - THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 18 2005 JULY 29-31. 2005 www.townofseaforth.ca i LAWN QUESTIONS? Organic Programs 40 Available ACCUE DI I ED WedIvVan®, 524-2424 -Trust the Professionals - tWELGEICIY SEAFORTH 527-0120 EXETER 235-2121 www.teamvincent.com C121 /et T.S14,1 Ccw'r Grand ntng Saturday, May 21st Sunday, May 22nd / 0 am to 6 pm Both Days! 'i' Wall Coverings `i Pittsburgh Paints and Paint Supplies Draperies and Blinds * Furnishings * Lamps * Area Rugs t Prints and Artwork r Quilts and Bedroom Accessories Bathroom Fixtures and Accessories ' Candles r Gift Cards Interior Decorator Debby Somerville ECADENCE L% BJ P W Located in the "little olde church" in Varna 11, 75779 Parr Line, Varna 233-3232 News Registered practical nurses can train locally if 25 students found Froin Page 1 Grade 11 or 12 biology, chemistry or physics and Schalk says some students have been working with the Adult Learning Centre to acquire their prerequisites. "There's still time to get those prerequisites if people are interested," she says. Barb Carriere, of'Georgian College, says no formal acceptances have been made to the course yet and is expected to start sending those out in July. "The door is still wide open for this course. There are lots of ways we can help get prerequisites completed before September," she says. The Huron RPN course is a first for Georgian College and Carriere says she was approached by the local organizers because of the high need for nurses in the area. "It's neat that the impetus has come from the community itself. Because you're rural, to have training so close to home is an absolutely wonderful opportunity. For most students, it should be no more than a half-hour drive," she says. Schalk says the task team has applied to the province for OSTAR funding to offset tuition costs for nursing students and should hear soon if the application is accepted. She is aiming at 25 students to begin the program in September. "I have a real personal quest for this to happen. I can just feel it, if I can only fill it. If we don't take care of nurses in this area, we're not going to have enough. And, we have an aging population we need to take care of," says Schalk. St. Anne's students invited to view 'reality check' OSAID crash scene From Page 1 weekend approaches. Two months in the making, the awareness event was a collaboration of the school's OSAID committee, drama department, Central Huron Fire Department volunteers and Huron County's emergency medical services. With the help of teacher Crystal Brennan and paramedic Tony Southwell, drama students donned makeup and settled into the damaged car. Excused from their morning class, students were brought out to the grisly scene and told a 911 call had just been made reporting a single -vehicle crash with people trapped inside. Central Huron Fire Department volunteers and paramedics Don Dolmage and Cassie Renner responded to the scene and, began treating driver Ron Young and backseat passenger Laura Elligsen. irr Let's Spend The htjogether CREGISTER NOW AT www.cancer.ca Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life TEAM CAPTAINS' RALLY AND INFORMATION NIGHT - EVERYONE WELCOME! Wednesday, May 25, 2005 138 the Square, Goderich 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Register your team, meet other Team Captains, and get details on what's planned for Relay For Life on June 17 and 18. To register your team, visit www.cancer.ca or contact: the Huron -Perth Unit at 1 800 294-0086. Judy Watt 524-5222, upstairs@hurontel.on.ca Joanne Chambers 524-2098, jchambers@hurontel.on.ca niuron• or MEDIA SPONSOR Canadian Societe Cancer canadienne Society du cancer 5 Scotiobonk Group LUMINARY SPONSOR MEDIA SPONSOR Ei= Paramedics strap Ron Young to a crash at St. Anne's Monday. Screaming both in pain and frustration, Young couldn't contain his emotions as he realized his friend Eric Finlayson, the front seat passenger, was no longer moving. "I could hear the glass crackling and falling all over me," Finlayson recalled. "The first snap of the metal when they began to cut through it was so loud it made my whole body jump. "It was so real." As a St. Anne's custodian, Renner said he is often called upon to identify whether or not the young people involved in a scene are from stretcher during a mock his school. "This is when reality hits too close to home," he commented. The crowd was silent as students watched emergency workers rescue their peers from the wreckage using the Jaws of Life. "What you have just seen is close to being a real life situation. The work here is done, but unfortunately it is never over," Renner concluded. "Families have to be notified, injuries must heal, arrangements must be made and suffering goes on forever. Many people's lives will never be the same. Please to do not drink and drive." Taken away in an ambulance, both Young and Elligsen were touched by the experience. "When you're in there you try to put yourself in that position and the reality of the situation comes to life," Young said. "I felt the cold. I felt the pain and I can't even imagine what the real thing would be like." "It was so cold and I couldn't stop shaking. It was hard to stay calm and I was actually sad when Eric wasn't responding," Elligsen added. OSAID executive member and Grade 11 student Katie Abbott was really impressed with the event and hoped it would serve as a "reality check." "This is just the beginning. We've got a whole list of events going on this week," she explained. "Something like this really hits home. I hope they got the message." Other OSAID week activities include a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada multimedia presentation, a BYOB banana split sundae fund-raiser and an obstacle course featuring 'fatal vision goggles.' "It's great to see not only our students, but many community members get involved in promoting the message that impaired driving kills,"OSAID staff advisor Mike Romijn commented. HBDC receives federal grant Local entrepreneurs received a financial boost from the federal government last week. Through Industry Canada and Community Futures, the Huron Business Development Corporation (HBDC) recently received $500,000 for its small business investment fund. An application was submitted last summer for the funding because the HBDC was facing the possibility of not being able to continue as a last -resort, high-risk lender, HBDC business and loans manager Jim Niesen said. From 1994 to 2001. HBDC received a capital pool of just over $1.8 million for loans. Until the May 4 announcement it had received no additional funding. "Last year alone we approved over SI million in loans 15 businesses and things were getting pretty tight. We lent out pretty much everything we had." Niesen explained. "We asked it to be increased by $500,000, so now we have a $2.3 million pool." And while the HBDC had yet to cut back its program. the new funding is necessary for the program to continue as it exists now. Currently in its 12th year of operation. HBDC is a non-profit Community Futures development corporation - partnered with Industry Canada - that provides small business loans, management advice and helps Stimulate prosperity in Huron County through a variety of economic development initiatives. "We lend to businesses that don't have the collateral to get financing from the bank, but have a great business idea," he said. "Most of the businesses we see are micro businesses with five or less employees, but there are larger ones as well. It runs the full gamut, including start up and restructuring expenses." A partnership is often created between HBDC and a bank, with the HBDC covering what the bank will not fund. HBDC can loan up to $125,000 to one business. "We're often the final piece of the puzzle. They've got the business idea and some money from the bank, but we provide the little bit of extra working capital to get things started," Niesen said, adding the program's success can be seen in its 70 per cent success rate. "If you compare that to new business success in general, only about 20 per cent of them are successful and 80 per cent fail. Comparing apples to apples our program is very effective." Entrepreneurs interested in participating in the HBDC loan program must live in Huron County and have"a sound business idea, including a business plan. Loan applicants must also have already exhausted conventional sources of capital funding. "We're not here to compete with banks, but complement them," Niesen said. Anyone interested in the HBDC small business loan program can contact Niesen directly at 527-0305. By Jennifer Hubbard 2U05 Uicario Budget For detailed information about the new Budget please call 1-800-337-7222 or visit www.ontariobudget.fin.gov.on.ca I'.rnl t„r h' rhe t,,,,,rnfI,nr uI (1nr.v". Ontario