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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-07-29, Page 21News The Huron Expositor • July 29; 2009 Page 2 Sod -turning marks start of CT construction process Dave Sykes MEMENDO With the fii'st shovel �f dirt cleanly out of the way, the CT Scanner for Huron County project is officially under construction. A number of•local hospital employ- ees, board members and politicians were on hand Tuesday, July 14 for the official sod -turning ceremony at Alexandra Marine and General Hos- pital (AMGH) as the $1.7 construc- tion and renovation project begins on the diagnostic imaging centre that will house the CT scanner. Over the past 30 months, members of the AMGH Hospital Foundation Board and an army of , volunteers across the county raised over $5 mil- lion to finance the pur- chase of the scanner and required renova- tions to the hospital's imaging department. The AMGH Board of Directors recently an- nounced that Melloul- Blamey Construction Inc. was awarded the contract to build an ad- dition and undertake the required renova- tions to the hospital's Diagnostic Imaging Department to house the CT Scanner and new Fluoroscopy and general X-ray . MIKE BOVEN CARPENTRY NEW CONSTRUCTION - RENOVATIONS AGRICULTURAL - RESIDENTIAL 519.527.1538 FAX 527-2270 R.R.#1 Blyth Tarion Home Warranty Builders . 11 11 11 11 1{ 11 ar..c tgg 'This is a great day and this equipment will benefit all of Huron and beyond,/— ANIGit board chair e aFont ment. As AMGH Board chair Bonnie LaFon= taine turned over the sod on the county project she called it "an exciting day" for healthcare in the county. "After great delibera- tion and excitement, we did it," she said. "This is a great day and this equipment will benefit .all of Huron and be- yond." The town of Goderich kick. started the cam- paign with a $1 million commitment over sev- eral years and Mayor Deb Shewfelt acknowledged that it was a pleasure to provide the service to residents across the county. "We worked together and we worked as partners for the good of the. broader area," he said. "I am greatly impressed." While there was considerable de- bate at the county level over Huron's financial commitment to the scanner, Warden Ken Oke said he was proud that county government played an integral role in the project adding that the acquisition of a scanner positions Huron well to provide ad- equate healthcare and attract physi- cians. See HURON, Page 24 11 11 11 I1 fi I1 11 tt 11 t1 Box Furniture & Floor Coverings • Hunter Douglas Blinds • Floor Coverings • Fine Furniture • Simmons Mattresses 20 Main St. Seaforth (519) 527-0680 www.boxfurniture.ca Licensed Plumber & Licensed Gas Fitter �,� •vim snTlins;; M PLUMBING & f TING INC. SEAFORTH (519)522-0493 Larry McGrath CALL TODAY! • • INSTALLATION • SERVICE • REPAIRS .... `.:• This Spot Available Call the Huron Expositor 527-0240 MAJOR APPLIANCES APPLIANCES PHELANS PLACE _ :. 237 Huron 2MM 237 Huron ' ' 519-393-61811-800- .can DISPLAY ADVERTISING FRIDAY AT 4 PM CLASSIFIED WORD ADS FRIDAYS AT 4 PM JANSEN MASONRY Pete • 519-527-0897 Harry 519-527-2117 Brick * Block * Si - Restoration , Restoration W- rk Serving Tho Arose For Ovr 35 V..r• Saaforth, Ontario MARION'S PAINTING Free Estimates •Interior/Exterior Painting *Drywall Repair Cali Mike Marion 519-522-0707 (Evenings) s*OMPY's TREE SERVICE s REMOVAL • Trimming, removal & clean-up • Bucket truck service • Mum!? grinding • Lawn rolling • Free estimates -414k DAVE BERNARD 51.1)-4$273976 BOX & SMITH FUNERAL CHAPEL INC. "Our Family Serving Your Family" at 47 High St. Seaforth 519 -527 -1142 -Office www.boxsmithfuneralchapel.com CHRISTOPHER M. SMITH Funeral Director 519-347-244Z •Aerial buckets, 50-75 ft. •Tree & stump removal •Brush chipping •Complete clean-up •Lot & Line clearing •Trenching Service *Fully insured •Free estimates 519-347-2442' Cell: 519-301-2442 24 hr. Emergency Service Elligsen ELECTRIC LIMITED FARM • HOME • COMMERCIAL POLE LINES • STANDBY SYSTEMS (519)345-2447 . R.R#4'WALTON, ONT. W.D. HOPPER SOPISWATERWELL DRILLING • FARMS • RESIDENTIAL • INDUSTRIAL • COTTAGES • 5 MODERN ROTARY RIGS •LICENCED BY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT. FREE ESTIMATES CALL COLLECT 519-522-1737 519-271-7860 "Where hopper goes the water flows" SCHOONDERWOERD BROS. CONCRETE LTD. Mitchell, Ontario All Kinds of Concrete Work + Circular Manure Tanks + Complete Foundations + Dry Manure Storage + House Foundations + Bunker Silos + Floors, Floating Slabs + Driveways, Patios + Completer Excavation and Gravel Supply Phone: (519) 348-0530 Fax: (519) 348-4819 Cell: (519) 949-1177