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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-07-29, Page 1• FV RJRN[IURB • Rook CoveiiNos • Miasmas Box Furniture & Floor Coverings 20 Wei Sr. Samoan (519) 5274680 Doug EE1oM, CFR B.Math t� arrr Top GIC Rates 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 2.00% 3.00% 3.50% GIC rates as of July 27, 2009 All rates are annual and subject to change without notice at any time. 4 DUNDEE WEALTH MANAGEMENT Oredss nlka.Isommes 28 Main St.. Seaforth 519-527-2222 Week 31-Vol.005 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.co $1.25 gst included ' CHIP urging drivers to slow down this long weekend As you're heading out on the roads this long weekend, the Coalition for Huron Injury Prevention (CHIP) is urging you to slow down and drive safe. "Speeding in Huron Coun- ty is the cause of too many deaths and injuries," says CHIP member, Constable Jo- anna Van Mierlo from the Hu- ron OPP. Last year in Huron County, there were 11 fatal crashes resulting in 13 deaths. There were another 178 colli- sions that sent 271 people to the hospital. Van Mierlo says speedwas a factor in most of these col- lisions. "The reason is simple -- -it's just physics. The faster you go, the longer it takes for you to stop and the harder you will hit. So slow down and enjoy your long weekend." Over the summer, CHIP is setting up a speed sign in var- ious speeding hotspots around the County showing motor- ists how fast they are driving. Within a week in that area, police will be enforcing the posted speed limit with zero tolerance. 1111111111110 Advancing to the finale...The St. Columban WOSL team is playing for the Thind Fast Cup after a win against Norfolk last week..pg. Dan Schwab photo Julie Girard, team lead for planning and Integration at LHIN, addresses a group attend- ing a public meeting on healthcare last week, which focused on the future of health- care in rural communities. • Future of healthcare discussed Dan Schwab 41111111111111111111. Keeping the emergency room open at -the Seaforth Community Hospital was the major concern among the approxi- mately 100 members of the public at- tending an open meeting hosted by the South West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) on July 22. While it's the LHIN's job to plan, co- ordinate and fund local health care services, CEO Mike Barrett assured those attending the meeting that the organization has no plans to close the ER or cut its hours further. "You may hear that the LHIN is here to close your ERs," Barrett said at the opening of the meeting. "We are not here to do that." See REPORT, Page 2 Fundraisin committee toy be formed for hockey arena expansion Dan Schwab 41111111111111111. Two committees are set to be formed to fundraise for an expansion to the Seaforth arena and to bring together ideas about which features should be included in the design. Both committees are still looking for new members and will be holding their first meeting tonight (July 29) at 8 p.m. at the Seafoith and District Community Centres. The idea to form the committees came out of a meeting hosted by the Seaforth and District Community Centres Board on July 22. Board chair and McKillopCoun. Andrew Flowers said the $696,778 grant - $348,389 from both the pro- vincial and federal governments — couldn't have been more timely. - He said an inspection of the arena's roof was conducted on March 24, which found that 30 per cent of the surface is rusting. He says it's expected to cost $95,000 to repaint the roof and tenders are already out to interested companies to do the work. The board decided that other work needed to repair and expand the are- na include an enlargement of lobby windows and replacement of rink boards, new compressors, , ice resur- facer, new dressing rooms, fully ac- cessible washrooms and more, which will total $1,026,287. With the grant coming from the Recreational Infrastructure Cana- da Program, there is a contribution agreement that has the municipal- ity also putting $348,389 toward the project. Flowers cited precedent that with most public recreational facilities the municipality has contributed a grant to, including the Brussels Li- brary and the St. Columban Soccer fields, it was necessary for the public to fundraise 50 per cent of the cost. See ARENA, Page 2 at