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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-11-21, Page 11LEGION AIDS FIGURE SKATERS - The Lucan Legion made a recent donation to the Lucan igure s at- ing club. From the left are Legion branch 540 president Gayle Riley, skating club president Sandra Jemec, skaters Roshana Barr, Tammy Ward, Janet Coughlin, Heather Smith, club pro Alma Moir and Legion vice-president Jim Murphy. One-stop access in Huron A central information centre, pro- viding senior citizens and the dis- abled with assistance in Health and social services is the aim of a pilot project being undertaken in Huron County. One Stop Access is the name of -the innovative new concept, and Huron County is one of three re- gions in Ontario where this new government service is being launched. A public meeting was held in Clinton on October 29 to discuss the broad scope of this program. One Stop Access is an inter- ministerial effort being jointly co- ordinated by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Community and Social Affairs, the Office of Senior Citizens and the Office for the Dis- abled. The aim of the program is to provide easier accessibility of com- munity health and social services to senior citizens and disabled adults. Onc Stop Access will provide a single point of referral and informa- tion to those who are seeking out services. It will wok toc'o-ordinate the variety of services now being offered in the county and will im- prove the accessibility and delivery of the services through the Onc Stop Access approach. In Huron County such services as the Home Care program, Meals on Wheels, Home Support, Integrated Homemakers, VON, adult day cen- tres, day hospitals, geriatric clinics, rehabilitation programs and self- help groups will be included in the 4nitial program. The mechanics of the One Stop Access workings will be determined by the community study. However it appears that the basic plan calls for a central office, whereby people may telephone and obtain informa- tion regarding personal health and personal needs. Case workers of When asked if the t to Stop Ac - One Stop Access will work with ccss headquarters would be located each client to determine what servic- in Clinton, Dr. Maarten Bokhout, es may best suit their needs. Medical Officer of Health for Huron Mary Sylver of the Office of Sen- County said that the board of health for Affairs explained, "One Stop had no preconceived ideas about the Access will work to eliminate the specific mechanics of the program. frustration that people feel who are He suggested, "We're trying to fig - trying to get services. The initial ure out what is best for the county. phone call should be their last. Case We want you to tell us. Research managers will handle the informa- will tell us what the location and tion from there." what type of model is best. It may One Stop Access aims to assist have one (central) office or it may the elderly to live independently in a have case workers working out of uses human resources." iffinsmageatitiMaNtairommintWAA community ano to provide commu- nity services to them, be it nursing care or housekeeping assistance. The program will also work to ef- fectively deliver services to people, to make maximum use of the ser- vices and to make people aware of the assistance programs that are available in Huron County. Bctty Cardno noted, "The people in the community have a hard time determining what services are avail- able, how much they cost and their eligibility. One Stop Access will help work through this." "To get- into One Stop Access you won't need a physician referral," Mary Slyver added. One Stop Access will only be a telephone call away. From that point people will be directed to the services that will best meet their needs. It will basically work as a re- sources centre, networking the vari- ous health and community services that are available in Huron County. The specifics of the program will be developed through a study team that has been commissioned from the University of Guelph. This in- dependent study team, including Dr. Anne Martin Andrews, Brenda Fras- er and Dr. Anthony Fuller have been hired by the Huron County . Board of Health to carry out a pub- lic consultation program. Their re- search will become the model of One Stop Access in Huron County. The plan, to be presented to the health board in January, will deter- mine how specific needs in Huron County can best be met by One Stop Access and how the program should operate. Brenda Fraser will be working out of headquarters'in Clinton over the next few months to gather informa- tion and specifics regarding the, model for One Stop Access. several municipalities. Government' guidelines regarding the establishment of the access pro- grams in Ontario have been given a broad scope of development in an effort to successfully facilitate pro- grams in various regions. Huron County is one of three are- as where the programs are now be- ing developed, the District of Co- chrane and the Regional Municipality -of Waterloo being thc other two. "What might be applicable for Cochrane and Timmins may not. work here," Dr. Bokhout explained. The program will be administered by the local authority and will work in conjunction with a local consu- mer advisory committee that will include representation from the sen- iors' community and the various service.organizations that are includ- ed in the plan. The Huron County Board of Health is initiating the program al- though it has yet to be determined if this body will carry out the actual administration. The research study will determine the preferred adminis- tration dministration process to be used. It will cost some $10,000 to 520,000 to develop the model for the One Stop Access in Huron - County. Funding to administer the project will be available from gov- ernment sources. Some concerns at the public meeting focused on the financial as- pects of the program, in particular where the funding would come from and how much the program will cost to run. Dr. Bokhout said that the Study will determine funding specifics. He said that in spite of the money it will take to set up the program, he anticipates that the long term cost savings will be worthwhile. "One Stop Access is designed to be efficient and to avoid the duplica- tion of services," he noted. Mary Sylver further noted that the program aims to allow senior citi- zens to live independently, whereby reducing the need for hospital care of homes for the aged accommoda- tion. "In the long run this program will minimize the need to build more seniors' housing," she suggested. Dr. Bokhout noted, "One Stop Access is not bricks and mortar. It Roads rebate controversial issue The controversial urban rebate is- sue will remain with the county roads committee for at least another month, Huron County Council was told at its regular November ses- sion. During presentation oftIke com- mittee's report to council, i chair- man, Colborne Township Reeve J.R. Kernighan told council the committee has decided to defer mak- ing any recommendation on urban rebates at this time. At council's October session, the roads committee recommended the level of urban rebates be decreased to the statutory minimum of 25 percent. The current urban rebate level set by Huron County is 45 percent. Under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, the maximum rebate allowed is 50 per- cent of the amount levied on the municipality for county road pur- poses. HOUSEPLANTS - Josie Ryckman (right) and Irene Dunn were in charge of the plant table at the Exeter UCW annual bazaar. The committee's rationale for its recommendation is that the reduc- tion in rebates would provide ap- proximately $170,000 in 1988, a windfall which the county could use to increase the work on its road sys- tem. Following an hour-long dis- cussion at the October session, county council sent the recommen- dation back to the roads committee for further study. At the November session, Kerni- ghan said a delegation from Godc- rich Town Council had attended the last roads committee meeting and "considerable discussion" on the ur- ban rebate issue took place at that meeting. During the committee's report, council was told Goderich Mayor Eileen Palmer and the town's com- missioner of works, Ken Hunter, had presented a brief on the county contributions to urban municipali- ties which outlined the hardships the proposed reduction would im- pose on the town's road system. The delegation also pointed out to the committee that the County of Huron has enjoyed greater increases in provincial subsidies than its ur- ban municipalities. At last month's meeting, some members of council expressed con- cern that reduction in the rebates would result in higher taxation at the local level for the towns and vil- lages within the county. Statistics handed out by Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle projected the losses to each of the urban munici- palities should the reduction be al- lowed. Strictly in terms of total dol- lars.lost, Goderich would appear to. be the greatest loser, with $58,653 subtracted from a rebate of $131,970 at the present level. Each municipality is annually as- sessed for its contribution to the county road levy. At present, how- ever, the five towns and five villag- es receive a 45 percent rebate on that levy since most have county roads - or very few - within their boundaries. Times -Advocate. November 18, 1987 Page 1 1 A 'Pilgrim's Progress' author cited as example in Sunday sermon By MRS. WILLIAM ROHDE Thames Road Rev. K. Teddy Smits was in charge of the regular church serviee on Sunday morning. Organist Miss Agnes.Bray accompanied the choir anthem when the choir sang "Stand Up For Jesus". The text for the sermon was Isaiah 49:16, Behold I have graven you on the palms of my hands. Few people have become more of a legend to Christians than John Bunyan, who wrote his well known book "A Pilgrim's Progress". This same John Bunyan was arrestedby the King's forces because he refused to go to the state church. In the midst of the hopelessness of a pris- on sentence, knowing that his large family was without his income, he wrote. a most inspiring book "A Pilgrim's Progress." The humble tinsmith knew that God's love was so real to him that he always felt that God would keep him safe. Peter was in grave danger, arrested by Herod the Great. The King want- ed to gain the sympathy of the Pharisees and Council members of the Sanhedrin, and after having James, the brother of John, killed, he was going to have Peter executed after the seven days of Easter. But things worked out differently. Lindsay and Miranda Knight of The disciples and their friends Hensall spent the weekend with prayed constantly. Peter knew that .their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. God's power was very real- One -.George Kellett. - - . nit he was set free, although four Mrs. May Thomson of Exeter and soldiers were in charge of this prig , Mrs. Bill Rohde attended the 80th oner, two chained to him. birthday celebration for their cousin One thing stands out, and that is Mrs. Bessie Currie of Kingsway the praying that was done by the Nursing Home, St. Marys on Satur- friends of Jesus. day afternoon. They also visited The other thing that stands out is with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ross of that no matter what happens, God St. Marys. knows everything about us. Many people from this communi- Before tests in high school , some ty attended the open house on Sun - students would write helpful items day afternoon for Mr. and Mrs. Gor- on the palms of their hands then don Johnson's 40th wedding wash it off afterwards. anniversary at Kirkton-Woodham God did not write our names, Community Centre. Congratula- they arc graven, they stay perma- tions Gordon and Florence. nently. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Riehl, Mi - God has our names on His hand, chole and Tonya of Exeter were and even in a crisis He will see us Sunday evening supper guests with through. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hodgert and The Explorer Girls•will be mcct- Alan. ing on Wednesday November 18 at Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rohde were 7 p.m. at Thames Road Church. Wednesday evening guests of Mr. Anyone from nine to 11 years and and Mrs. Dave Millar at Robin - previous members are very wet- dale's. The Millars were celebrating come. their wedding anniversary. Congrat- Personals ulations. • Under the picture "Look who is Mr. and Mrs. Don Lewis and having a birthday" it should have . Larry of Exeter were Sunday supper read Love dad, mom, Tammy, guests with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne grandpa and grandma. Rowe, Jeff, Jayne and Jo Dee. /'res f MAseiN'�'.d, 3: o x,} om'r 4' $,' i" i ".4ik4i'9 `T',LY'�;'�`s` s okbr 311 i 3 .i`' ".�3r °�`,ff,4MOIN H, W.�i.. A. Cathedral Brass at G.B. church The Grand Bend Concert Associa- tion will present the Cathedral Brass performing a concert on Wednesday November 25 at the United Church, Grand Bend, at 8 p.m. Cathedral Brass, now touring un- der the auspices of Youth and Music Canada, has already attracted an en- thusiastic following. This talented quintet of trumpets, Dan Timmcr- mans and Margaret Wolf, trombone John Duggan, French horn Janet Sargent and tuba John Bender per- forms music of many different styles and textures -- all with audi- ence participation and enthusiasm The members of the Cathedral Brass have been awarded scholar- ships to study at the Royal Conser- vatory of Music and the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto and have gained experience perform- ing in Europe, at Expo' 86 and with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. As individuals, they have studied with such notable musicians as Wynton Marsalis or have performed with groups as diverse as The Jim- my Eaves Rhythm and Blues Band and The Band of the Ceremonial Guard on Parliament Hill. - Their light-hearted, energetic stage presence and thoughtful musical ap- proach ensure that each Cathedral Brass concert will be an event to re- member. Driver ed It's going to cost more money to study driver education in Huron County high schools, but the in- crease in fees does not subsidize the benefits of the program, say the Hu- ron County Board of Education trus- tees. Effective January', 1988 the stu- dent fee for driver education pro- gramming will amount to $150. The fees are now set at $100. The fee increase has been forced into practice because dealer -leased vehicles have not been available in sufficient quantity. As a result, the board of education trustees have opt- ed to adopt a new program that will see contracts made with local driv- ing schools. Such an approach has been successfully used at F.E. Ma- dill Secondary School in Wingham for the past two years. In a report to the board, Ashfield - West Wawanosh trustee McQuail AREA CRAFT EXHIBITORS - Among the numerous exhibitors at the weekend Lucan craft show and sale were Janice Dobinson and Karen Medd. fees going up in '88 noted that the, local share of this normally self-sustaining program will increase from nil dollars to S61.33 per student by January 1, 1988. He further noted that fees in neighboring area school boards have been raised to as much as S195 per student during the current school year. In spite of the fee increases that will be placed on the driver educa- tion program in Huroh, Mr. McQuail noted, "Our sense is that there is still a cost benefit to the students and the parents in insu- rance." He further noted that the program is too valuable to cancel, and furthcr pointed out that if student fees were- not erenot increased and additional costs were absorbed by the hoard, it would result in an additional tax burden of S36,000. John Elliott, Blyth East Wawa - nosh and Morris Townships trustee R.I.D.E. program blitz The Ontario Provincial Police Christmas/New Year R.I.D.E. driv- er check program began November 15 on a province -wide basis. The OPP R.I.D.E. program is a year-round anti -impaired driving campaign, stepped up for eight weeks during the peak of the festive season. The two-week extension of the Christmas -New Year R.1.D.E. blitz, which ran for only six weeks prior to last year's program, has proved effective in screening twice as many motorists, and getting hundreds of impaired drivers and liquor law vio- lators off the roads. Impaired driving is still one of the most significant factors in approxi- mately half of all fatal motor vehi- cle accidents investigated by the OPP. "The OPP R.I.D.E. program is an essential means of rcducing the risk of accidents and fatalities on our highways at any time of the year," said OPP Commissioner Archie Ferguson. "The potential for danger has tra- ditionally increased during the Christmas season, and for this rea- son the OPP will place a high pri- ority on taking impaired drivers of the road," the Commissioner added. In last ycar's Christmas/New Year R.I.D.E. blitz, OPP officers checked 357,167 drivers across the province and charged 1,193 people with alcohol-related Criminal Code of Canada driving offenses. A total of 2,938 motorists were taken off the road with 12 -hour license sus- pensions and 1,595 people faced Liquor License Act charges for hav- ing alcohol easily accessible to thc driver. The OPP will operate a minimum of 40 R.I.D.E. check locations across Ontario every day, stopping more than 20,000 vehicles weekly. All available manpower, aided by auxiliary members, will be commit- ted to the R.I.D.E. program during the two-month Christmas/New Year blitz. "The OPP R.I.D.E. checks Inay inconvenience the motoring public, but we will keep the delays down to a minimum, " said Commissioner Ferguson. "Our main purpose is to save lives and prevent accidents and it is in everyone's best interest that we stop impaired driving," said Commissioner Ferguson. suggested, "The program is still be- neficial than the monetary savings. It instills safety in the young peo- ple. It is not primarily offered as a cost saving program." Goderich and Colborne Town- ships trustee Joan Van Den Brocck suggested that the program be mon- itored to determined if student num- bers arc adversely affected by the in- crease. A 1987 Driver Education Survey shows that 644 young people took the course in Huron County last year. Each student paid S100. In comparison, in Bruce County the fees were set at S145 each and 200 students were registered. In Perth County, 775 students took driver education training at a cost of SI 15 each. In Kent County the fees wero set at $150 and 378 students were registered in the 1987 pro- gram. l,l'('AN ('RAFT SHOW Darlene Lynn of Centralia was one .if the many exhibitors at the week- Lucan craft show and sale.