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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-09-15, Page 3ThI TUIThTPWS Times -Advocate, Sipeember 15,1993 Page 3 Lambton teachers on strike GRAND BEND - Although they saved at the bargaining table until 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, negotia- tors for the Lambton County board of education and its secondary school teachers were unable to avert a strike. Students at Forrest High School in Grand Send are among more than 7,000 affected by what is ex- pected to be a lengthy strike. The contract for the 512 teachers expired Aug. 31, 1992. Premier Bob Rae in Clinton Monday CLINTON - Premier Bob Rae will be in Clinton on Monday,as part of a tour of the area. Rae will address an audience at the Clinton Town Hall on Septem- ber 20. The meeting will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and will in - elude mostly party supporters, al- though an aide at MPP Paul Klopp's office said that Party mem- berships will not be a requirement for entry to hear the Premier. Earlier in the day, Rae will be having a private meeting with com- modity group representatives at the Little Inn in Bayfield. He will also be attending the opening of the In- ternational Plowing Match in Wal- kerton the next day. Tobacco once again target of store break-in EXETER - Thieves broke into Mike's Strop and Go variety nr Hen - gall oa,S;eimrday; Alport the Exeter OPP. Once again, the targets of the thieves were cigarettes, cigars, roll- ing papers, and pouch tobacco. Police report one serious traffic accident this past week. On Satur- day, a vehicle driven by Christo- pher Hall went out of control on Highway 81 north of County Road 5 and rolled over. Police say the accident occurred when Hall's vehi- cle dropped off the pavement on the curve. Severe damage to the vehicle and minor injury to the driver were reported. Federal election Four candidates running in Huron -Bruce Parties have until September 27 to get candidates on ballot By Catherine O'Brien T -A staff EXETER - It's official. After much speculation a federal election was announced last Wednesday by Prime Minister Kim Campbell for Octo- ber 25. That gives eligible voters in Huron County another six weeks to assess the candidates and decide what party and leader is best suited to deal with economic and social issues affecting the country. The 1993 Election has already broken new ground having five key parties receiving public attention. This year the Reform Party and Bloc Quebecois are show- ing themselves as strong contenders along with the Progres- sive Conservative, Liberal and New Democrat parties. And although it is never too early in a race to begin doing homework on the issues and parties, not all candidates have officially announced their intention to run. Candidates have until 2 p.m., on September 27 to finalize their nomination, said Arthur Bolton, the Huron -Bruce re- turning officer. As it stands in the Huron -Bruce riding there are four candi- dates vying for elections by the more than 64,000 eligible voters in the region. The Conservatives, Liberals, NDP and Reform parties have riding offices set up while the Libertarian party intends to run • a candidate and are in the midst of finalizing the paperwork. A brief description of the party candidates in Huron -Bruce and what they see as the issues so far is covered in this edi- tion of the Times Advocate. The names of the candidates in London -Middlesex and Lambton-Middlesex have also been compiled and a more in- depth analy9is of these regions will follow over the next few weeks. Federal candidates nominated for Huron -Bruce are: CONSERVATIVE - Murray Cardiff: The incumbent is hoping his party wins a third majority government, Cardiff sees the economy and national debt as key points in this elec- tion. Many people, he said, approach him about issues such as interest rates, jobs and developing small business. "We can better deal with this when we have more control over the economy." Cardiff has held the Huron -Bruce riding since 1984. LIBERAL - Paul Steckle: This long-time Liberal support- er sees the main issues for Huron -Bruce as jobs, and confi- dence in the government. Employment, Steckle said, is a problem in the riding, as graduates find themselves unable to get work in their chosen fields. For an agricultural riding like Huron -Bruce, Steckle said the government should be finding ways to encourage value- added work such as food processing in the area. Steckle has been a local politician in Stanley Township and involved with the Liberal party since 1962. NDP - Tony McQuail: His party sees getting Canadians back to work as the best road for economic recovery. This would involve creating a national investment fund to develop high skill jobs in Canadian -owned business. The NDP also wants to replace the Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA with a more balanced trade strategy. McQuail, of Lucknow, has been involved with the NDP for the past nine years and ran as the federal candidate during the 1988 election. REFORM - Len Lobb: This election marks the first in Huron -Bruce for candidate Len Lobb, of Clinton, and the six- year-old Reform Party. He said this election is about the economy and the spenda- ble income left in a paycheque at the end of the day. Lobb said he sees his party as a fresh political face that doesn't talk of rhetoric and has strong common sense policies, especially when dealing with the economy. "Nothing is going to change unless we make the decision to reduce the cost of government to ourselves." LIBERTARIAN - Alan Depttweiler: The Brussels resi- dent ran in the last provincial election for the Libertarian Par- ty of Ontario. Now running for the federal branch of the par- ty, he said they have a good chance of gaining seats because people are looking for an alternative. "There is great deal of mistrust for politicians," he said. "People are pessimistic about politics now? Depttweiler said people are concerned about taxes and the debt. The party philosophy is that of a free market system with less government interference. An estimated 50 candidates are running across Canada for the 20 -year-old party. The Libertarians are presently headed - by Hilliard Cox who lives north of Toronto, Depttweiler said. CHRISTIAN HERITAGE: There has been no official word yet on whether the Christian Heritage Party will be fielding a candidate in Huron -Bruce this election. In 1988 Ken Clarke represented the then -new party. Federal candidates nominated for London -Middlesex: CONSERVATIVE - Ed Holder LIBERAL - Pat O'Brien NDP - Carolyn Davies ` REFORM: Mark Simpson Federal candidates nominated for Lambton-Middlesex: CONSERVATIVE - David Crone LIBERAL - Rose Marie Ur NDP - Jamie Hamilton CHRISTIAN HERITAGE - Ken Willis Doctors clash with hospital over wages Continued from front page. tions. At the meeting, Currell said, "I believe it's the ministry's responsi- bility to pay the doctors and not the individual hospitals." Steele is certain the doctors will be paid. "I believe the Ministry of Health does have funding available," said Steele. Although the additional $200,000 would have to be bud- geted for and would have to come directly from the Ministry of Health, Steele says in past, the local hospital has some funding for wages._ "When the nurses got a 30 per- cent raise a few years ago, they re- ceived some funding from the gov- ernment but not totally. The administrator did not send them a letter saying they were going to cause layoffs." Being paid on call: Steele ex- plained the doctors feel they should be getting paid when they are on call. As it works now, they are only paid when they do go to the emergency room and provide medical assistance. "It's totally inadequate because of the low volume. You can be on call for 24 hours and earn $200 or $300. That's not an adequate hour- ly wage." Steele admitted there are 18 small hospitals in the province which are receiving the hourly rate for being on call. She believes the hospital in Mt. Forest pays the doctors 575 an hour. "The only reason they got that was by withdrawing their servic- es." "Up to this point, we've been volunteers. The Ministry of Health are funding emergency rooms in ,Zeal hospitals on the backs of the doctors." South Huron Hospital has asked that the doctors, when it is their tum to be responsible for the emer- gency room, be on call for 24 hours and be able to get to the hos- pital within 15 minutes. The three other local doctors who provide services to the emergency room, Dr. Bill Steciuk, Dr, David Hodder and Dr. Jerry Jadd voiced their concerns during Monday's meeting. They cover the hospital's emer- gency room until Friday at 6 p.m. -��DASHWOOD WINDOW AND DOOR CENTRE bonnier ON ocmorellehdll ommoolIONA CASH OFt CHEQUE ONLY, -1 Our once -a -year Sales Event! GIANT YARD LE 74e ! Aft exa goteft Goa THURSD Y, SEPT. 16: 9 FRIDAY, SEPT. 17:9 am - am - 6 pm 8 pm SATURDAY, SEPT.18: 9 am - 4 pm 4---zsge4 �DDASHWOOD A ES SLASHED! ALL PRICES • NEW CONSTRUCTIONION STERLS INSULATED AND REPLACEMENT WINDOWS OS tow as 49.tAD WINDOWS • WOOD AND VINYL CLAD TS • INSULATING THERMAL UNIUNIM OR WOOD / s1ORMDOORWINDOWS • ALUMINUM STORM • PATIO D00 • GLASSot said 119. WINDOW AND DOOR CENTRE CENTRE "Owned and Operated by D & D Glass & Mirror 137 THAMES RD. EAST (HWY. 83 EAST) EXETER 235-0390 For information also call STRATFORD - 273-5757 VANASTRA - 482.7$e9 • when doctors from London take over. Those doctors do not receive an hourly rate but are paid per pa- tient. Steele said there is enough pa- tients being treated that makes it worth their while to be here finan- cially, In 1989 a recommendation from the Ontario Medical Association stated - Valk the hospital emergency room service goals require availa- bility of a physician to the public, in the absence of adequate fee-for- service renumeration, then a form of alternative Ailment should be available to ensure an attractive fi- nancial incentive." There seems to have been some ill feelings between the doctors and the hospital in the past. Steele said she is surprised that the hospital board did not have a farewell party for Dr. Read after he provided 38 years of service and she personally has donated three times to the hospital for various things but has received little recog- nition. "If people would have been a lit- tle nicer to us, maybe this wouldn't have happened." ONTARIO COMPUTER FAIR Over 50 exhibitors offering savings & selection In computers, software, games, related products, computer clubs Sun., Sept. 19 11 arm. to 4 p.m. Ilderton Community Centre (County Rd. 16, west of Hwy. 4) Admission $5 for adutb Children 10 and under free For -an lido sr 1IOO4.1143011 M.Mared by cowwNER UIMfM PI._Pbillsbabb Bill Haskett and Bob Fletcher invite the community to an OPEN HOUSE of the newly renovated Hopper Hockey Funeral Home at 370 William Street, Exeter, Ontario on S%nday, September 19th from 2:00 to 5:00 pm. "We are devoted to assisting the families of our community in their times of grief..." 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