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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-11-03, Page 21 PRESENTS SERIES • IN s CITY "THE MAZDA l'ou'r--.; v ,.,.:. o ,.i•/' ailtiGi ..i 1994 9 THE ALL NEW I AZDA -PICKUP For A Limited Time .. . Purchase a 3 L V-6 For The Price Of A 4 Cylinder J EVE1- t 139J MAZDA LEP I IN SIOG$C FRET • YEAk (.01 lbU,vuu r4,1 MALOA EXT ENDED WAHHAN t. PDI, YNrtid�tixrtetiyas as aa,aaa sl,tpd•o r. PengiStia Ionia CMOsZgrrmtt'I Mork t err. Mliklistmthr Wan Bitch Wryo'j{W+ • AIRo.m., Saw "WORKING HARDER TO EARN YOUR BUSINESS" WE NEW iimotrosio Right" 633 ERIE STREET $QUT41 11704,0 'iia-Abrwoate, November 3,1993 Goderich doctors threaten emergency closure GODERICH - Physicians in Goderich have served notice they won't staff the emergency department at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital under the present fee-for-service attange- ment after January 31, 1994'. They have recommended that an agency such as Med-Emerg Incorporated be engaged at the hospital's expense to provide emergency services beyond that date, it was reported in the Goderich SignabStar. An agency. such as MEI guar- antees qualified physicians will be available to the emergency department. It also insures that the emergency doctor will re- ceive a hourly rate or 85 percent of the patient's billings, which- ever is greatest. • Estimated cost to the hospital for this service would be be- tween 8180,000 and $250,000 per year. Dave Gower of the hospital board's -executive committee asked that the doctors' position be analysed and reported on in November. Klopp defends Premier SBAFORTH - A defeated NDP member of Parliament was Wrong tomiller the resignation Of Premier Bob Rae, said Paul Kiopp. MPPfor Huron. Prominent New Democrat Ste- ' ven Lngdon, defeated .in..this iriding of Essex -Windsor, ,ap- peared to blame the _unpopular NDP Premier for hisiaas. "I think Steven was wrong " Klopp staid. "I think the people spoke in his riding (when they defeated him)." Klopp said his heart went out to long-time Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff, "Anyone who has won more than two elections must have done something right," he told the Huron Expositor. Trustees vote against JK MITiRLL - Perth County Board of Education trustees are split over whether or not to im- plement junior kindergarten. but the slim majority won out. Trustees voted a narrow 7-6 not to implement the program next September. As a result, they turned down a motion that would give them government funding. for the pro- gram, gram, it was repotted in the Mitchell Advocate. Stratford trustee Ray Ford said the board .was making a mistake by not taking the money when, sooner or later. the program will have to begot in place. "I'm frustrated at,the sapidity 'round this table. We're saying 'we don't want your saioeey any- way,'" Ford said. Council etrdorses no smoking at ,arena / a ,AT. MARYS - The arena MMissue was finally put to • Tuesday ailgltt as terse' council am¢otaed an anent hoard IN to make the St: Marys Mina and Conmwuity centre aotgioe,iree. Oar a par 412d a half of Apoips over .die Smite, the Jest „w»ak ao snake >e> re- aottions Cie ASO* ,at Ike sati'ne't __ idle* land'Bend Rotary Chub :donated $10,276 to the Victori- an Order of Nurses' Palliative Care program last Tuesday. Club secretary Bob Mann and Don Tedford (behind left and right) say the funds were raised in the recent three -car draw. In front are Greta Luther, a Grand Bend area client of pallia- tive. care, and Joy Kerslake, a VON volunteer. loo w, the Rotary Club is also helping fund -with $5,183 the restoration :of the Rokeby one -room school house which is on the propertyiof the Lambton Heritage Museum. From left are >Jim Tedford, ,project treasurer Brian Beattie, museum curator mob Tremain, and Bob Mann. Schools picked fur Junior Kndergattn CLIN'I'ON - Although malty de- cisions have yet to be finalized, the Huron County Board of Education is two stops closer to implementing Junior Kindergarten in January 1994. The ministry of education and training has approved an equipment grani and the board has chosen sites j for. the classes. The board will receive $3,000.per junior kiq,tjq elimeroom for what is teigpd 1e learning equipment. That translates ,into 100 percent funding for the equipment for a maximum 18 claaarooms effective September 1. 1994. So far six sites have been chosen for the program making 55 spaces available for students. Tisane ire. nine spaces available at Stephen Central. six at Zurich Pub- lic Sst;ltool, • 13 .at .McCurdy Public School, 14.at Ritiokaide, seven at Walton and six at Colborne Cen- tral Public School. These schools had low numbers of sit llsfnts in Senior and that means addtda staff woulrin't have to be hired.to is ple- aaeeotJhe glleitefun. The school* chosen also have all - day wagons sowing every :second day and : the pis, etre : 1C+ssged in 2: that le or no t.,on. grains. Since the program is being phased in over three years it is nec- essary to limit enrolment at fust. Class sizes ore expected to be limited to 20 students in both Jun- ior and Senior Kindergarten The Junior Kindergarten Ad -Hoc Committee said students could at- tend classes outside normal boun- daries if space was available, but parents would have to provide transportation. According to Ontario regulation, Junior Kindergarten must be coin pletely implemented by 1997. Correction: Wurm chairs police board In last week's issue, the article an the CWP .taking over policing duties in .Eaeter referred to John Stephens as the chairman of the police ser- vices board. While Stephens is a mernber,of the three-person hoard, he shed Juan as chairman several sacks ago. Sharon Wurm has returned to the position of chairing the board. The Times Advocate regret` tc i 0dror Clasalote nearly reversed decision Comeil lusMs ts $2 garbage tag sYstem EXETER - The town's S2 per bag garbage tag system was very nearly revoked Monday evening, as a close vote at town council followed some serious debate as to the merits and goals of the program. Council was reviewing a waste :management program report, and *tiling with four sep- arate recommenda- tions. What was ap- proved was the abandoning of a fee system for collecting cardboard from busi- nesses. Instead, the town will collect card- board once a week for recycling, except for those heavy users required vide their own collection. Six institutions will also get their garbage bag tags for half price, at 51 each. The six include the WtiTCH,program, the Exeter Villa, :South Huron Hospital, and all three schools. Another change is the removal of a $10 fee for disposing of metal ap- pliances. They will be accepted at "market" rate at the landfill. Pres- ently there is no charge. However, after January 1, a_ refrigerator will have to be certified as free of freon to be accepted at the town dump. However, it was the review of the -$2 tag pal iat"bltistghtltAeeve Bill M1ekleraeilagepleden that since the 26 free NO eeld•to house- holders this year 'have achieved a drastic reduction in garbage on Ex- eter curbs, the rationing of tags continue into the new year at no charge. "We're going to look foolish if `we change Our miitds now." 10 pro - "It's had excellent response by the peo- ple. It's something they have worked hard to accomplish." said Mickle, and argued that the free tags are already meet- ing council's'goals . •He said he feared once tags cost 82, some town garbage may .end up dumped elsewhere, something which hasn't yet become a problem. Councillor Robert Drummond disagreed, and argued that "it's quite possible we'd have an even greater 'reduction if we had to pay for every bag," he said. Councillor Ben Hoogenboom, who supported Mickle's amend- ment, stated that Bluewater Recy- cling is "picking up more recycla- ble material than our public works is picking up garbage". Councillor Dave Urlin said he wanted to know what would hap- pen to the budgeted revenues ex- pected'from collecting 82 for each tag once homeowners run out of the introductory free tags. "It would be on next year's tax- es," said town clerk Liz Bell. Deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller pre- dicted "if you had one 'free 'bag each week, you would not be as careful if that cost you two dollars," she said. "I think I kind of agree with Lossy...we do more now because of the (anticipated] two dollar charge," said Olin, noting that the entire purpose of the plan was to extend the life of the town landfill as much as possible. Mayor Bruce Shaw said council had "gone through a great deal of agony and thought" over the tag program, and said most household- ers are used to the tags, and are al- ready buying them as their free ones nm out. "I think a tou of the good we've accomplished would 'be lost," said Shaw. "We're going to look foolish if we change our minds now." When council finally voted .on Mickie's proposal to rescind the 82 tag bylaw, the motion was lost in a 4-3 vote, meaning that once the free tags run out, bags of garbage at the curb will cost $2 each. 1