HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2009-12-16, Page 5Seaforth needs its emergency room back open again
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To the Editor,
According to (Seaforth Communi-
ty Hospital site administrator) Ms.
Cardinal, she says she has not seen
too much volume difference at Sea -
forth hospital since the emergency
room cut back its hours from 24 to
12 almost a year ago.
But, has Ms. Cardinal heard of
how many people who have stayed
at home and prayed silently, hoped
and waited for the emergency room
to open at 8 a.m. to be able to go to
their Seaforth hospital.
I did. On Nov. 2 at 10 p.m. I tore
some tendons on my left knee - I
thought it was broken - and it was
very, very painful. I laid at home till
the ambulance came on Nov 3 at 9
a.m. and took me to Seaforth hospi-
tal where they put a sports cast on.
Now, I am doing very well, special
thanks to the doctor and nurses who
looked after me and did a perfect
job.
In September, a woman with se-
vere chest pains made a slow drive
to Clinton hospital at 5 a.m., had
a brief examination and was sent
back to Seaforth. She was sure it
was a heart attack but since it was
Saturday, she couldn't get to her
own doctor.
If the emergency room had been
open, she could have been seen
right away at Seaforth hospital. The
scary part was this woman is never
sick.
We do need our emergency room
back open again - all of the time',
not when someone thinks it should
be open. Let's hope it opens really
soon. We need it.
Thanks,
Clara and Bill Brown
Egmondville, Ont.
Energy legislation would protect consumers from unfair hidden costs
To the Editor,
For a number of years the con-
stituents of Huron -Bruce have been
contacting me, frustrated and con-
fused, after unknowingly entering
a contract with an energy retailer.
Some we could help, others we could
not.
Unfortunately this problem is not
unique to my riding. In the past
three years, energy retailers have
cracked the top 10 list of consumer
complaints received by the Ministry
of Consumer Services.
The Ontario Energy Board is cur-
rently logging between 100 and 150
consumer complaints a week about
the practices of these companies.
As the MPP for Huron -Bruce, I am
pleased to be a part of a government
that is proposing new rules to pro-
vide additional protection for ener-
gy consumers and allow for greater
energy conservation.
On Dec. 8, Gerry Phillips, Min-
ister of Energy and Infrastructure
and Ted McMeekin, Minister of
Consumer Services announced the
proposed new Energy Consumer
Protection Act, which would give
Ontario families comfort in know-
ing they can rely on fair business
practices.
If passed, this legislation would
protect consumers from hidden con-
tract costs, excessive cancellation
fees, "negative -option" contractre-
newals, and other unfair industry
practices.
There would be greater fairness
and transparency for consumers
through rate comparisons, plain
language contract disclosure, en-
hanced rights to cancel contracts
and a new licensing and training
regime, including mandatory oral
disclosure and ID badges.
Tenants would have the oppor-
tunity to control their own energy
costs through individual suite me-
tering in apartment buildings.
A suite meter allows a tenant to
pay for their electricity based on
their actual consumption. This
means consumers could lower their
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forphone
dog's
hind a and a
disgrace'in 1884.
but are still occurring says the Sea -
forth police chief.
Chief Hal Claus says extra secu-
rity measures taken by local police
are helping control the break-ins
but have not eliminated them com-
pletely.
Santa Claus was a busy fellow on
Saturday when he participated in
the Brussels and Seaforth Santa
Claus parades.
Hundreds of kids lined the streets
of both towns to catch a glimpse of
their favorite character, Santa. And
he didn't disappoint them.
Voter turnout wasn't high, but 75
residents of the Town of Seaforth
and McKillop and Tuckersmith
Townships cast their vote in a straw
poll conducted by the Expositor last
week. The majority said they don't
want a landfill site at the Seaforth
lagoon property. The survey, which
dealt with the landfill "site search
and incineration, showed that 70
said they are concerned about the
landfill site/incineration issue.
December 12, 1884
The Bell Telephone Company is
putting in posts from Stratford to
Goderich and expects to have direct
connection with Toronto and London
by the first of next June. You should
see some of the posts they have put
up. They are as crooked as a dog's
hind leg and a disgrace to the com-
pany as well as to the people of the
area.
At the last meeting of the Public
School Board in Clinton, Miss Dix-
on was engaged as teacher for the
third division at $275 per year and
Miss Simpson for the first division
at $275 per year.
December 10, 1909
Dr. Jennie Smillie, formerly of
Hensall, who graduated from To-
ronto University this year is in
Philedelphia taking post graduate
work in the Woman's Hospital in
that city.
Alex Ross of McKillop has sold
his farm to Mr. Wm. Barron. This
is a splendid property and has on it
good buildings. The price paid was ing required.
5,750. Mr. Barron gets possession December 11, 1959
on March 1 and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Announcement was made this
will retire to one of the neighboring week in Otawa of the appointment
towns, probably Seaforth. of James R. Scott as organizer and
December 14, 1934 secretary for the National Liberal
While working at the town sta- Federation.
bles on Wednesday, Thomas Sto- The way has been cleared for the
rey, slipped at the same time as the establishment of LCBO retail out -
horse and sleigh moved forward lets in Seaforth.
with the result that the runner ran Members of 4-H clubs in the Sea-
over his leg, badly bruising it. forth area were top winners at the
Members of Seaforth Golf and Huron 4-H achievement night in
Country Club were hosts to a large Wingham. They are Donald McK-
party in Cardno's Hall on Friday ercher, Schmid trophy for outstand-
evening, the occassion being the an- ing achievement in grain clubs;
nual dance of the club. Gloria Boyd, Canadian Imperial
The Seaforth Lions Club celebrat- Bank of Commerce watch for high -
ed their 10th anniversary on Mon- est score in dairy calf club, and Bill
day evening by entertaining the Strong, Senator Golding trophy for
ladies at an enjoyable dinner and beef showmanship; Malcolm Stew -
theatre party. art champion junior swine judge at
The town council at its last meet- C.N.E. and the Howe trophy to Jack
ing authorized repairs to the town Broadfoot for the highest score.
seal. It came out in the discussion December 12, 1984
that the seal had been doing duty Break-ins have declined some -
since 1874 without any repairs be- what in Seaforth in the past week
a