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Proposed LHINs could
restrict local health
care services
To the Editor,
As a health care worker in Clinton I
have very profound concerns about the
potential chaos in my workplace caused
by the Ontario Liberals -planned Local
Health Integration Networks (or
LHINs).
The LHINs have the potential to
severely restrict local access to services,
forcing patients in our area to travel as
far as Sudbury for certain services.
They will open the door to what is
called "managed competition" or the
intrusion of private businesses that can
compete for contracts in all areas of
health care such as laboratory, dietary,
housekeeping and medical transcription
services.
This legislation will mean greater pri-
vatization of our health care and set the
stage for two-tier medicare.
Further, the LHINs are not local.
Control of health care in our region will
be in the hands of an unelected board
appointed by Dalton McGuinty and
answerable to no one but the Minister of
Health.
Our local MPP will not longer have
the power to get answers on local issues
in Question Period. It will all be in the
hands of the LHINs.
So when the . LHINS move services
from Clinton, Goderich or Seaforth to
another city many kilometres down the
highway, what recourse will patients
have? None unless we act now.
With this Bill scheduled for commit-
tee hearings this winter, I ask your read-
ers to please consider carefully the
changes coming with these LHINs.
Please call or e-mail your MPP today -
and be ready to attend an information
meeting.
It's our health care that's at stake.
Let's act now.
Glenda Chaput
Egmondville , On.
The Huron Expositor • Janurary 11, 2006 Page 5
Seaforth's main intersection looking west on Goderich Street circa 1900.
The same scene today.
Seaforth hotel keepers's deputation asks
for reduction of hotel licences in 1881
JANUARY 7, 1881
David McNaught of Seaforth has
sold his residence and blacksmith
shop to John Moore, of Varna. Mr.
Moore has already taken posses-
sion of the blacksmithing business.
Mr. McNaught will still remain
home for the present and will con-
tinue his veterinary practice and
horse buying._
Messrs. Forsythe and Kyle of the
Egmondville Flouring Mill intend
erecting a saw mill in connection
with their other mill. The timbers
are already on the groundand they
are now getting in large quantities
of saw logs. The game power can be
utilized to run the two mills.
A deputation from the hotel keep-
ers of Seaforth were on the war-
path on Monday morning inter-
viewing municipal candidates with
the view of securing a pledge from
them to support a reduction of the
hotel licences.
JANUARY 5, 1906
John Robb has sold his farm on
the 2nd concession H.R.S.
Tuckersmith to Mr. Armstrong of
Stanley, for the sum of $7,000. This.
farm contains 100 acres and is one
of the best farms in the township
and is in first class shape.
J.F. Daly of Seaforth recently sold
a pair of White Wyandotte chicks to
a gentlemen in Forest, for the
handsome sum of $25.
The illustrated part of last
Saturday's Toronto Globe had an
excellent picture of Seaforth's new
skating and curling rink when it
was a little more than half com-
pleted. The photo was taken by
that veteran artist A. Calder.
JANUARY 9, 1931
On Friday evening last, members
and ex -members of the Seaforth
Council, Public Utility commission
and members of the Scott
Memorial Hospital Board met in
the Council Chamber to show
honor to ex -Mayor Parke, before
his departure for Toronto, and in
appreciation of his public services
to present him with an address and
handsom club bag.
The first dance of the season and
one which promises to be one of the
best ever held in Hensall, will be
held in Hensall Town Hall on
Wednesday evening.
A chicken supper is being given
on Tuesday, January 13th to the
owner of flocks which have been
banded by the Government
Inspector,• in connection with J.E.
McKinley's hatchery.
_JANUARY 6, .1956
Seaforth firemen were called our
early New Year's Eve when the
reflection from blazing trash in a
lot east of Boshart's factory result-
ed in an alarm being turned on.
The bonfire was under control and
assistance from the brigade was
not required.
Murray Dalton, McKillop, was
shot through the foot and ankle
Monday evening when the gun he
was carrying went off as he started
up a flight of steps to his home. He
had been hunting during the after-
noon.' He was having supper when
it was recalled that the gun which
had been left in the car was loaded.
Mr. Dalton ran out to get it and
apparently slipped as he was going
up the steps.
JANUARY 8,1981
An 18 -year-old Hensall man,
David Vanstone of 162 Richmond
Street South, died early Saturday
morning in a snowtnobile accident
along Hwy. 4,' three miles north of
Exeter. The Hensall. resident died
as a result of head injuries received
when the vehicle he was driving
slammed into the rear of another
snowmobile.
Tuckersmith Township council
Tuesday night approved increases
in salaries for township employees
for 1981.