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Huron Expositor, 2005-10-05, Page 16+nan ayis+vifclM.!-A41SM.x iK:K4..ozze4 , .:1. . R 16 - October 5, 2005 • The Huron Expositor _...r-..vrfY4vb News Lucy Peacock looking forward to radiothon Star of Stratford Festival's Hello Dolly is honorary chair for Seaforth hospital fundraiser Susan H u n d e r t m a r k As the resident of a Staffa-area farm, Stratford Festival actor Lucy Peacock says she's thrilled to act as the honorary chair of the CKNX Health Care Heroes Million Dollar Radiothon when it's held in Seaforth for the first time Oct. 22. And, if someone is willing to play the piano, she says she'll be happy to belt out some of the old standards. "Bring along a songbook and I'll sing your song for you," says the star of the Festival's musical this year, Hello Dolly. Acting at the Stratford Festival since 1984, Peacock moved to Staffa two years later where her husband Christopher "We have the habit of going to Stratford but I'm really impressed - with Seaforth's hospital. I'll cer- tainly keep it in mind now since it is a .few minutes closer," she says. As honorary chairperson, Peacock has been given the grand tour of Seaforth's hospital and medical clinic and was impressed by both, especially by their prox- imity to each other. "I was impressed by the vision, the thought Qu oted `Bring along a songbook and I'll sing your song for you,' -- Stratford Festival actor Lucy Peacock Thomas raises racehors= es and runs a 100 -acre farm. She has two sons, Harry and Ben, who have visited Seaforth Community Hospital's emergency department a few times for minor accidents. "I took my son, who's now 10, when he was three after he fell down the stone steps at the house and ripped his chin open. He need- ed a few stitches," she says. Because of her close ties to Stratford, her family doctor is there and her boys were born at Stratford General Hospital. and care that went into it. There seems to be just a little bit more love there to really accommodate people," she says. As an actor, Peacock receives a number of requests each year to help with charities and she says she's / pleased, when her schedule allows, to help out. "I'm very glad to be able to something locally, this close to home," she says. During the morning of the radio- thon at the Seaforth Legion, Peacock will be on hand to accept donations for the hospital and pose with anyone who wants their picture taken with her. "I'd like to chat and get to know people. It will be more fun if it's kept informal. And, if someone can play the piano, that would be great," she says. Lucy Peacock Catholic board's offices to be made accessible to wheelchairs with $125,000 renovations Stew Slater The upper storey of the Huron -Perth Catholic District School Board's administrative offices in Dublin will be made acces- sible to wheelchairs, follow- ing a decision by trustees to move forward with the least costly of two proposals drawn up by the board's architectural firm. At a regular meeting Monday, Sept. 26, trustees gave the go-ahead to pro- . ceed with a proposal to build a sloped walkway from street level to the building, provide a power door operator for the existing entrance, and r install a stair lift up to the second storey. M a r k l e v i t z Architects estimate the project will cost between $100,000 and $125,000. Trustees were also presented with a more expensive "Proposal Two," at an estimated cost of $215,000 to $250,000. It involved building a 220 square foot addition to the building to house a vertical ment. Board staff recommended the less costly option. `I think we're pretty good now with the plan to have two floors fully accessible,' -- Education director Larry Langan elevator that would also provide access to the base - \ According to educa- tion director Larry Langan, completion of the project will bring Huron -Perth Catholic in compliance with the Ontarians With Disabilities Act. Asked if the board will be in danger of facing the prospect of more costly renova- tions to the basement if that act eventually becomes more strict, Langan expressed confidence that would not happen. "I think we're pretty good now with the plan to have two floors fully accessible," he said. "We've already done work on the wash- rooms to make them acces- sible, and we'll certainly be moving a lot of our meet- ings onto the Board Room (second) floor once the work is done." With the go-ahead now in place to take the project to tenders, work could begin as early as the spring of 2006.