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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2011-10-19, Page 12Mayor adds clock repair to the wish Hst Cheryl Heath QM! Agency Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt says now is likely the best time to get the old ticker tocking at the Huron County courthouse. At Huron County's Oct. 12 commit- tee -of -the -whole session in Clinton, Shewfelt says it might be a wise move to get the courthouse's clock fixed now since there are workers and lift trucks already on location. "People would just love to hear the sound of those chimes," says Shewfelt. Coun. Brian Barnim (Central Huron), who sits on the committee that was entrusted to oversee the long- awaited repair of the clock this past summer, says the group received word all of the necessary parts had arrived just days before the twister touched down at The Square on Aug. 21. However, Social Services Adminis- trator Dave Overboe says the project was already discussed and cannot move forward because of issues with fencing and scaffolding. "We would make it happen if possi- ble," adds Overboe. Why Not Share? Coun. John Grace (Goderich) is wondering why a recent presentation In the ea/ -/y dw,5, opetaecv-S were c4)on7en were fele tic) have gore pleaSaI7ri t`e/ephone voices and Soon rep/aced ahem. The Dashwood switchboard, March 1915. "Bobby" Willert, left and Irvine Mclsaac. Located in Tieman's Furniture Store. Harry Hess at the Zurkh Switchboard 11.1ti (otnintinN .it1 n 100 Ye,irCelchLite With Us by former Ontario Lieutenant Governor James Bartleman was not also shared with area schools. In noting he attended Bartleman's pres- entation at the Bayfield Town Hall during the First Nations' celebration in early Octo- ber, Grace says it is a shame Bartleman's presentation, which is on the legacy left on First Nations' peoples care of the govern- ment -enforced residential school system, was not also presented to school children. Meighan Wark, director of cultural serv- ices, says the problem is the department was not aware of how much funds it had to work with until shortly before the festivities were held. "When you don't have sustainable fund- ing for the program, it's a challenge to put it out to the schools," she says. Still Waiting Coun. Dave Riach (North Huron) wants to know whether the Maple Tree housing development will put a sizeable dent in the Town of Goderich's waiting list for seniors' affordable housing. Social Services Administrator Dave Over- boe reports Maple Tree will offer 12 units while the number of people sitting on the seniors housing list stands at 200. He adds the good news is a developer is expressing interest in building a complex that will feature market, senior and afforda- ble housing rents. In a related report, Overboe notes the new Huron East Seniors Apartment in Clinton, will be marketed to seniors on fixed Go INSTALL SMOKE ALARMS FITE Every home in Ontario must have a working smoke alarm on every storey and outside all sleeping areas. OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL incomes. county's newly intro Four Years & Out duced Rapid Response The County of lluron is units run be gauged. working on a new attend- Coun. Bernie Macl.el ance management plan Ian (Ileum) Bast) reports for staff that will intro- it seems the rtspo'• duce a number of metes- units are little More ures to both reward those a show to please t with stellar attendance province. records and roll out itis- "We're in e e l i n g ciplinary measure's to standard for the pot• those who are missing ince, but we're techni what is deemed to be too tally not providing the much time. best service," says While discussing the tllacl.ellan, who asked proposed change's, Coun, what would the cast he Dave Mach ( N or t h to pelt more ambulances Huron) asked why it on the road. would take four years to IMS Chief Dave Lew dismiss a problematic says the county depict employee. meat will need at least a "Is that fair to the other year to create the data employees and t i►ase necessary to gauge county?" he asked. the success of the Rapid Homes Administrator Response units, which Barb Springall, who sat the county Is utilizing in on the group that a concerted effort to designed the plan, says meet new s t r i n g e n the four-year process response time guidelines seemed to he the mini- set out by the province. mum under the current Lew says while the guidelines, which are county has implemented designed to return 0 strategy faster than employees to the mealy other munlcll►all workplace. ties, it has done so Looking Into It hecaust 1( realized it Emergency Services would he difficult for a Chief Dave Lew reports rural arra to meet the set his crews are still looking provincially set response into how best to handle time rat t a 1• el g h t the potential for dealing nlit►utes, with emergencies or %Thee► Ntacl.elhn asked accidents at Industrial whether the units arr Wind Turbine sites given really helping when they there isn't any equip- cannot he used to trans stent designed to reach port patients, Lew notes structures that tall. the units are successful PRISM Update in that the paramedic on The county's Protective silt ran begin CPR or sta Response Interactive bilin the patient until Systems Management the ambulance arrives, (PRISM) 911 will be get- 'i' h e key point to ting a makeover. understand, says Lew, is PRISM came under that both the unit and some criticism as 1t was amhu1ance are dis not used in the hours patched at the same_ after the Aug. 21 tornado, time, 11 a adds a Kt though the Town of complaint o1• hospitals or Goderich utilized It in 4111)1)1414111 14' 5 ate no the days to follow, lunger available as much EMS Chief Dave Lew for non • tme'rgent says some thought is patient transfers but Lew being given to finding a notes ambulances at way to allow the county, not meant to provide rather than the lower that service, tiers, to enact the enter- Congrats gency protocol meas- (.aunty councillors ores, which would calls gave 0 tip of the hat 10 a every household in a tar- trio of county employ geted zone. lie says part- les. Among them were nershlpswith haceboak, Sandra Popp in the Twitter and 211 are also Highways department being investigated. for Ill years, and Donna Rural Response Caldwell and Rupert More time is needed Barlow in the Treasury, before the success of the also for 10 years.