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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1996-12-04, Page 1SEIP'S valu-cart 4 & 8tEexeter 233-0262 \a. Sailor Moon M_. $9.99 Hotline 23.53535 t SEIP 'S valu-mart 4 k 83 Exeter 235-0262 kw" Gtekke '�!� Pood Drive b Carol Sing Dec. 13 Wednesday, December 4. 1996 Communityra lies to save hospital nIt you aren't subscnWmngf tnog The m Us� e aot urn belo w and out. , . subscnbetodayl An estimated 1,200 people crowded into the Rec Centre for a public meeting Name: r ' Address City Prov ' Postal Code Ammo I1 yew $35 + 2.45 0STT2 yam $63 +4.41 GST ainatiaRCABEI ' 1 year $83 + 4.41 OST2 year $119 + 8.33 GST OUTSIDE CANADA $99.00 thd. $88.40 post•w) I USE YOUR CREDIT CARO 000Q0000 100000000 card No. I Expiry Date 0 Visa 0 Master Card 1 I I I 1 ❑ Cheque enclosed Return to; TIMES ADVOCATE 1 424 Main St. Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S6 ■ — — — — Mpg — INN 7 ((l('nted %'Olths• Top vocal marks Alyssa Darling of Exeter was recognized by the Royal Con- servatory of Music for ob- taining the highest mark in their grade five provincial vocal examinations. The grade 10 student at South Huron. Dis- trict High School received 'a` certificate and a medal in To- ronto on Friday. Dance Jasmine Bender, six, of Crediton received a gold medal for her acro routine in the open category of the BATD Competition held at Western's Althouse College. Bender was one of 26 students from Andrea's Dance Studio to being home medals. Citizen of the Year Rob Robilliard ie page 9 By Heather Mir T -A Reporter EXETER - Judging by the huge turnout at last Wednesday's pub- lic meeting, this community is prepared for a fight to save South Huron Hospital. With the Recreation Centre hall overflowing, ap- proximately 1,200 residents listened to compelling reasons to keep Exeter's hospital a full-fledged primary centre. But it was South Huron's Chief of Staff, Dr. Jerry Jadd, who led an emotional pitch to motivate the crowd. "Where is a person with chest pain in the middle of January to go?" questioned Jadd. "We deserve beds. A mother with a sick child shouldn't have to be in London. That's -why we have to fight for our hospital in Exeter." The audience heartily applauded. Jadd pulled no punches in questioning the politics behind three options presented by the District Health Council Task Force. He said it was clear by the representation that a bias for Stratford and Seaforth exists. He emphasized the hospital has been cost ef- fective and efficiently run for more than 10 years. It has a busy, small emergency room handling vehicle and farm accidents as well as near drownings, burns and campsite injuries. He said the acuity level is higher than other area hospitals of the same size and it services nearly 10,000 people outside of Huron County in Mid- dlesex and Lambton. "That report was nonsense. The citizens of Grand Bend have been betrayed," he said stressing the task force should be look be- yond county boundaries. The reception to Huron MPP Helen Johns was not as warm as to Jadd. After explaining the Harris government's actions to try and meet the changing population demographics, Johns told the group what re -investments have been made into health care in Huron County. These include Altzheimer's day care pro- gram, dialysis in Goderich, putting more ambulances on the roads and restructuring homecare.' "We have to make some tough decisions to save health care and education," she said. "It's very emotional. What we have to do is decide on a strategy." Altj►otigh Johns said she doesn't have a vote on what 'proposal the DHC for Reward offered for vandal information Lights at MacNaughton Park have been stolen and smashed EXETER - Council approved the posting of a $100 reward for in- formation dealing with the vandal- ;_ jsln MIyI1!1acNaughton .�al'I Sunday night. Several hundred bulbs • were- broken, and considerable damage was done to the grounds. In fact, the vandal, or vandals, have been keeping up to the em- ployees from the Works De- partment who are responsible for making sure the park looks as at- tractive as possible. wards to the restructuring commission, she did say she would "love to change" the way hospital administration is set up in the county. She estimated the five ad- ministrators in Huron earn nearly $500,000 and said this should be amalgamated into one position. sr Continued on page 2 Your Views..Q Letters tot editor h �r� thatis staff, �ie' tal admi blood transfusions. Exeter she home. tion and n and s hospital is a community was compassionate and caring oto London to "Our hospshe was too ill and had to g that should be One time, h Campus to counteract chemo symp- asset and one Westminster and we treasured.,, toms. It was cold, the staff Y is impersonal as and e Dean Editor:Mother's couldn't see home.day. transfusion I am writing this letter on the eve of my a of the She wanted gotoattack on Sun - the blood on the front page On her last visit to Exeter, d. funeral. She was the lady such a supporter of South didn't seem to work. She had a heart blood transfusion was pier last week. She was o ortu- ears and day night. I was called in hJereyShe was terrified, weHuronHospital. Our family er the past has had two given. holding her hand until I gotMonday was de had nines to use the hospital with the care given., a but she was loved and home. as wasd called. onlay am we have never been unhappyfather was taken to Exeter pains againname I do not know was holding her October Hoffman's with myoff shiftv, at she tadpains andthere, shortnesseoould nurse whose t not know was by nothavean d itch angina hand again until I got breath. If our hospital had not been Mom was like family • to London for London. Again on January 25, cared. ,she was transferred 9have made to Dad's while he fought for On Wednesday,and died breath. held was handfurther specialized hwas transferred for her heart He did not wantH to die. Heat the treatment for hal. He terrified. to London. He was inafter arrivinghaunt, the chemo had of shortly hairless and g would have if he had to go w for theinext coupleMy mother was ai as long asg she could her and out of the Exeter hospitalravaged her bodypicture taken if it at we could stop in turban,vshe did not mind her months when he would dkith fo a d. It became the hosmind mis fortune routine that inWhen he would � of the laughthe aand go to talk with.him felt at home.minute andTo all help you who have never had the ( ) died in April, on our way nothing to need a of hospital, just remember that p he himad andin Exeter. ablee was get there is to have support of familyart and died . we were to all healing processals a yommuni- friends when you are ill. Our hospital As our more to do for chestd be [sinal ed. on time. He was home. more. and Mother developed t asset and one older,°we will need April of 1996, my M Exeter hospitalfor ab boomers get , ittef, the le, eve- baby of less. I for one don't want to t llad ,iq daily verall!1 more hospital Cate, n 1e At want bbtretvation l iti`le td �y several quick a burden by tlavin4,09 , tOT SIOi1 and "ryone made time to awhile there, the staff dlfcand bheours out of their day -to vtsii " choose tietar, The lights were put up about a week before the Santa Claus parade to be turned on the night before the annual parade. Approximately 60 bulbs were stolen off three trees. They were replaced and turned on Friday night. But the vandals returned on. the weekend, xhi*._titlie,t$t ving.,tn re than 300 bulbs. Many Were,: smashed on the ground. l The Lions Club has replaced the lights one more time. It has also enlisted the help of the OPP and has asked nearby residents to keep an eye on the park. Anyone spot- ting suspicious activity is asked to call police. visits. She was home. Further investigation ou I don't want to ` • a me. lungerea cancernand a lung.treatment process followed. where my friends �i11 ti t ` late Audrey Barry oa longThe family good time to rhank the wonderful cancer It is now a italiza- rt network for their tireless work. Mom very ineeded hosp very ill with chemo and often More letters on page 5 Parents protest education guts By Brenda Burke T A Reporter EXETER - "Snow Snobelen." That's what picketers across the province tried to do last Wednes- day morning in an effort to let the provincial education minister know they're fed up with cuts that have eliminated jobs and special educa- tion support as well as increased class sizes and split grades. Parents of Exeter Public School students rallied outside of MPP Helen Johns office as part of the protest Parent's Association Pres- ident Jane Hefley described as "a half hour sort of vigil outside MPP offices." According to Hefley, EPS has lost one teacher and a librarian due to cuts that began last year. Hefley is concerned about increasing class sizes that average between 28 and 34 students at the school. She is also worried about split grades; with the exception of grade I, all EPS grades are split. The prospects of amalgamating schools and dim - mating Tech 21 as well as Junior - Kindergarten are further concerns, said Hefley, as is the fact parents of special needs students are receiving less support. She also feels the four-year high school program, to be implemented in 1998, should be phased in grad- ually. Some of the education chang- es need to happen, she admitted, but feels they are being implemented much too quickly. "We're hoping that John Snobelen will at least consider some of the sweeping changes he's making," she said. "We wish he would as- sess boards individually. Our teachers are (some of) the lowest paid in Ontario." "There's not a lot of extras in this board," agreed Randy Wagler, chair of the EPS Advisory Council. Although Usborne, Stephen and McCurdy Public schools were not- ed to support the rally, the protest "We've (John spond.. writte lett never a consisted of about 20 parents of EPS students. The school's parent's association received a notice from the Ottawa Carlton Coalition to Save Education two weeks ago in an effort to organize the province - wide rally. "We believe quality education should be at the forefront of our government's agenda, and such cuts as these are resulting in, and will continue to result in, a lower quality of educa- tion," reads a letter He- fley and Wagler gave to Johns' constituency as- sistant Angela Reid. At the time of the 10 a.m. rally, Johns was in Queen's Park. "I guess basically we'll take (picketers') concerns back to Helen," said Reid. "We've asked (Johns) to re- spond," said Wagler during the ral- ly. "We've written other letters and never gotten any feedback." asked s) to re - .We've n other ars and gotten ny feed- back." tue have ate ONE YEAR RATES Jane Hefty, centre, discusses education cuts with Randy Wa- gler outside of MPP Helen Johns' office last Wednesday morn- ing. Hefley is president of the Exeter Public School Parent's Association and Wagler Is chair of the EPS Advisory Council. • • Ontario $35.00 + $2.45 GST= $37.45 /64 /,,,, Canada $63. + $4.41 GST = $67.41 • Outside Canada $102.00 + $7.14 GST = $109.41 ALSO AVAILABLE - 2 YEAR RATES • Ontario $63.00 + $4.41 GST = $67.41 ,`1.4 NY/" }fit; i u ;t