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Times -Advocate, May 22, 1991
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Rural study conducted on child care
RIDGETOWN - Who looks after
the children while the parents work
is a problem faced by many fami-
lies. However when you live in ru-
ral Canada the problem is far great-
er. If by a miracle there is public
child care available it is often many
miles away, or the family needs it
for unconvential hours e.g. during
milking or just while the crop is be-
ing harvested.
In 1990 Federated Women's Insti-
tutes of Canada undertook to do a
survey of the care or rural children
using a grant from Child care Inia-
tiatives Fund of Health and Welfare
Canada. The results of this long
awaited survey are now out. This is
the only survey that has looked at
all the rural areas in all the provinc-
es at one time. The Ontario part of
the survey was conducted by Feder-
ated Women's Institutes of Canada
who have always been very con-
cerned about rural child care.
FWIC under took the survey with
the hope it would assist all levels of
government to draft policy and leg-
islation while keeping the rural
family in mind.
The survey revealed that respon-
dents who use child care services
are generally satisfied with the
quality of care their children re-
ceive but it became evident that far
more spaces for rural children are
needed. The survey reinforced the
point that the need for rural child
care fluctuates with the seasons
with peak demand in the four sum-
mer month.s Many people would
much rather look after their chil-
dren themselves but economic con-
ditions require that the parents
work outside the home to provide
an adequate standard of living.
' the report states that rural people
are accustomed to solving their
own problems and developing low
cost, workable solutions. However
often government restrictions gets
in the way. An example was given
of to local community hall which
passed alt regulations for communi-
ty use for groups such as Cubs,
Scouts, 4-H and Sunday School
but was not suitable for child care.
Among the recommendations of
the survey are:
• That Municipal, Provincial and
Federal agencies must develop
separate policies designed to f
the special needs of rural families.
• That short-term care costs in-
curred when a stay-at-home parent
assists in operating a family farm
be recognized as employment tx-
penses by Revenue Canada.
• That Provincial governments
examine the feasibility of using
Farm Labour Pool offices as cen-
tral registries for child care giv-
ers, especially during peak peri-
ods.
• That consideration be given to
portable child care facilities that
could be temporarily moved to ar-
eas of high need during peak peri-
ods.
• Universities and Colleges with
ECE programs consider establish-
ing co-operative education work
terms to coincide with the peak de-
mands for child care in rural re-
gions.
• Incentives be given to rural
service groups and volunteer or-
ganizations to encourage them to
set up and operate before and after
school drop-in programs for
school children under the age of
12.
• As there is a shortage of child-
care spaces in rural areas, spaces
must not be lost because of rigid
adherence to overly strict regula-
tions.
• Rural workplace care spaces
be encouraged in such rural facili-
ties as hospitals, schools, and light
industries.
FWIC is the only rural women's
group with branches in all the
provinces of Canada and the re-
sults of this survey can really be
said to represent the feelings of ru-
ral Canada Only 20 percent of
those filling in the survey were WI
members the rest were a cross
section of the rural public.
Shipka water tested
By Annie Morena
SHIPKA - Students from Central-
ia College at Huron Park were in
the area taking water samples last
week. Goals of the study are to as-
sess the quality of well water that
Huron's rural residents are drink-
ing.
Annie Zielman, accompanied by
Debbie and Roger Ward, Ashley
and Amelia, of Zurich, spent the
holiday weekend in Leamington,
where they visited Annie's brother,
Bill and Ellen Zanzen, sisters Susan
Janzen and Helen Stadler, and An-
nie's daughter Susie and Wayne
Robson, Colin, Sheina and Breagh,
of Essex.
Angie Zielman spent the week-
end camping with friends.
Community get well wishes go
out to Don Fraser this week, who is
a patient at St. Joseph's Hospital,
London.
Dorothy Schwiter, of London,
visited a few days last week with
Dorothy and Lorne Fenner.
With Don and Elizabeth Adams
over the weekend was their son and
wife, Brock and Dianne Adams,
with Andrew, Dean and Colin, of
London.
A most successful auction sale of
estate, household goods and tools,
was held last Saturday for the late
Earl "Skippy" Stebbins.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED NURSING HOME
LICENCE RENEWAL
AND
REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS
PROJECT 271-91
Pursuant to the Nursing Homes Act, notice is hereby given of the
intent of the Director, Residential Services Branch, to renew the
licence of the following nursing home:
Exeter Villa
Exeter, Ontario
Oral and written submissions concerning the proposed licence
renewal may be presented at a public meeting, to be held on
Tuesday, May 21, 1991 at 10:00 a.m., Municipal Office, 406 Main
Street South, Exeter, Ontario.
Submissions concerning the proposed licence renewal may be
sent to The Director, Residential Services Branch, Ontario Ministry of
Health, 15 Overlea Blvd., 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4H 1A9,
(416) 963-1038 by May 20, 1991.
Please mark the name of the nursing home and the project
number on submissions. .
The Director will consider all submissions prior to approving the
proposed renewal.
Ontario
Ministry
of
Health
Ministry of
Community and
Social Services
Yoa
Grand Bend
Legion news
GRAND BEND - On the week-
end a ravenous crowd devoured
over 100 barbecued steak dinners at
the Grand Bend Legion annual bar-
becue.
The Legion garage sale was still
ranked a success, but the members
have called it too bad that the vil-
lage put up their $5 parking sign at
the entrance to the sale, possibly
discouraging some business.
The Legion zone golfing will be
on May 25 at Branch 62 in Sarnia.
Also the open two -ball foursome
is coming up quickly on June 1.
Everyone who wants to play must
sign in first at the Legion before
playing at Bayview.
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The draw will be held in Exeter on December 20, 1991
New backpacks - Exeter Canadian Tire donated new batpacks to
several local school children who were winners of a coloring contest.
Here are, left; David Giannandrea, Cassandra Triebner, Justin Du-
charme with Police Chief Jack Harkness. Absent: Angela Weido.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
TRANSFER OF BEDS
AND REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS
PROJECT 003-92
EXETER HAS IT ALL
The mix of business, professional
and retail services have made Exeter the lead-
ing shopping centre in the area.
When you combine Exeter's selec-
tion with the friendly
attitude of .the people who serve you, you will
realize why doing business in Exeter is such
an enjoyable experience.
Pursuant to the Nursing Homes Act, notice is hereby given of
the intent of Nedungad Holdings Ltd. to close The Fordwich
Village Nursing Home, Fordwich and transfer the 33 existing
beds to Exeter Villa, Exeter (Kan.iampuzha Holdings Ltd.).
Oral and written submissions concerning the proposed
transfer of beds may be presented at a public meeting, to be
held on Wednesday, July 3, 1991 at 11:00 a.m. in the Town
Hall, Committee Room 2, 330 Wallace Avenue North,
Listowel, Ontario.
Submissions may also be sent to the Director, Residential
Services Branch, Ontario Ministry of Health, 15 Overlea Blvd.,
5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4H 1A9, (416) 963-1038,
by July 3, 1991.
Please mark the name of the nursing home and the project
number on submissions.
The director will consider all submissions prior to
approving the proposed transfer.
Ontario
Ministry
of
Health
Ministry of
Community and
Social Services
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