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Come Ceeebtate Out 22nd Thursday, Friday, Saturday • May 26, 27 & 28 Receive 22% OFF - all Regular Priced Spring and Summer Merchandise Make a draw with every purchase to receive $20-$200 off a future purchase Please join us Friday between 2 and 5 for refreshments 43 Albert St. CLINTON 482-7872 "The way it is now nobody is going to close the Seaforth hospital. There is surgery going on and we would do more if we could," said Streutker. But, Rodney said the LAC has missed the focus group's point that Seaforth hospital needs a role within the Alliance. "Our community hospital has given up control to the Alliance. The Alliance can decide that everything we do here is not cost effective and in the end we become useless. It's death by 1,000 cuts," he said. But, Streutker stressed the Alliance has never planned to close Seaforth's hospital and instead sees it as "a full partner." "There is no crisis. People are making believe there is a crisis," said Streutker. He said there are parallels between the amalgamation of local municipalities and the amalgamation of the four hospitals within the Alliance. "Seaforth started out protecting its own turf but then saw that they'had to work together. The hospital is two years into this new thing and I think we've accomplished a lot. We've tried to protect our own turf but we have to see the big picture. If the Alliance is doing good then Seaforth is doing good as well," he said. But, Larone and Rodney said the focus group and the community are still waiting for answers to key questions -about Seaforth's position in the Alliance. In a still unanswered letter dated April 30, the focus group asked if Seaforth hospital retains a corporate identity and if so, who are its directors, who owns the hospital and the land it sits on, what are the protocols regarding "in camera" information and what is the process individuals should follow with their concerns. "We still don't know who owns the hospital and we think that's a critical question. We're generally concerned about them (the Alliance) having the final say on cuts to services," said Larone. "Lots of people are interested in what we're doing. We feel the public would like to know the answers to the questions we've asked," he said. "(Our questions) are nothing that needs much deliberation," added Rodney. The focus group is planning a public meeting regarding its conclusions about its study for sometime in June. While the meeting was originally planned for May, the organizers said it has been delayed by the response time from the Alliance and the LAC. Expert says adults rarely witness bullying incidents From Page 1 Bullies can take many forms and can be done by any child to any child regardless of age, Pepler said. Telling a story forwarded to her from a teacher, Pepler said that three Grade 4 boys were afraid to attend school after being confronted by a bully at the school's doors everyday for three weeks. Finally, the boys confided in a teacher that they were being bullied by a Grade 1 girl who constantly told the boys how much she loved them and how she wanted to marry one of them. "You might ask how in heaven's name could she bully those three Grade 4 boys," Pepler said, adding that anything that pushes a child's buttons is considered bullying. Ignoring something as innocent as a young girl with a crush harassing these boys was a mistake many teachers and parents make, Pepler said. "If we respond that way, we completely fail the children because we fail to put us in their shoes and think about what it's like to have somebody push the most sensitive button," she said. "We have to think about what it means to the child not what it means to us," she said. In order to deal with bullying, Pepler suggests that after a child warns anyone about bullying they should make school officials aware of the situation. If • your child talks to you about being bullied, Pepler suggested that you thank them for telling you, ask for details about the incidents and show concern. Pepler also suggested that you talk to your child about what could be done to solve the problem, explain the difference between tattling (to get someone in trouble) and telling (to get someone out of trouble), talk to the child's teacher about bullying and solutions and identify people and ways to keep your child safe. If you find out your child is a bully, Pepler suggested that you talk to your child about what bullying does to other people, avoid labeling them a bully and try and get your child away from negative influences at school. Pepler's workshop was part of a two-day conference called Families First... 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