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Huron
OPP
report
several
vehicle
accidents
over
weekend
HuronCounty OPP
investigated 10 motor
vehicle collisions this
past weekend. The
incidents were either
vehicles in the ditch or
minor motor vehicle
collisions.
Four of these
collisions involved
deer.' There were no
major injuries as a
result of the collisions.
Police remind
motorists to reduce
their driving speeds on
foggy days.
Epilepsy Awareness
month affects Seaforth
family
Sandra and Brian Meladys'
son diagnosed with disorder
last fall. pg. 21
Wednesday,
March 15, 2006
26 Main St.,
Seaforth
527-2222
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Seaforth firemen Scott Jervis, Doug Fry and James Wilbee work on squirting a beachball across the pool during the Corporate
Challenge held at the Vanastra Recreation Centre March 9. five teams competed in a series of competitions to raise money for a
non-profit organization of their choice. The total money raised was $1,460. The top team, the Clinton firemen earned $730 while the
Seaforth firemen finished second, earning $438. .
Council told Family Health Team
in Huron East could be in jeopardy
Susan Hundertmark
immimp
If a family health team
(FHT) is to remain in Huron
East, municipal councillors
need to "get to the table to
fight" for it, Huron East
council heard at its meeting
last Tuesday.
Physician recruiter Gwen
Devereaux and Dr. Dan
Rooyakkers, site chief for
Seaforth Community
Hospital, attended council to
ask for help with the FHT
announced for Seaforth a
year ago by the province.
"The main reason we wrote
the proposal was to stabilize
healthcare in Huron East.
WI have to keep on the
stiaight and narrow or we're
going to lose it (the FHT),"
said Devereaux.
"The family health team
'has got to have some support
to drive it through. If the
team remains in Seaforth,
this is only the beginning of
the fight - you need to be
there trying to make this
happen," said Rooyakkers.
Seaforth was one of 52
sites across Ontario to
receive provincial approval
for a FHT proposal last
April.
Seaforth's proposal
planned to serve orphan
patients throughout Huron
County, beginning in
Seaforth and eventually
expanding into satellite
offices throughout Huron.
A consultant was hired in
December to write a business
proposal for the FHT, which
was expected at the time to
be completed by April.
When asked after the
meeting to specify the threat
to the FHT and its remaining
in Huron East, neither
Rooyakkers nor Devereaux
would respond directly.
"Communities are all.
getting frustrated by the
delays and difficulties in the
process," said Devereaux.
"It's a moving target," said
Rooyakkers. "We've received
some direction from the
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