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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-02-18, Page 3IN THE NKWS Tinley -Advocate, February 18,1998 . Page 3 Funding returns for Internet access project at Huron libraries EXETER - Matt Seabrook is back on duty at the Exeter Public Library. He is employed by the Hu- ron Community Access Project (CAP) which is funding free Inter- net tutorials at Huron County li- braries until the end of, March. Helen Hodgins. Exeter library's branch supervisor praised Seabrook for his knowledge, and ability to teach people about the Internet. He is available after school and durin regular library hours in the March Break. - Ho Hodgins said most people hook- ing tutorials are adults since chil- dren already know their way around the World Wide Web. She advises people to phone ahead (235-1890)10 hook a time. The Huron Community Access Project is a joint initiative of local agencies that provides public ac- cess to the Internet and helps de- velop the skills needed to use the Internet effectively. Finding their way around. Matt Seabrook showed Exet- er Library branch supervisor Helen Hodgins around the In- ternet in a quick tutorial on Thursday. Seabrook is avail- able for free Internet tutorials at the Exeter Library until the end of March. Enlargement of Grand Bend health services sought By Chantal! Van Raay Reporter GRAND BEND - The physicians of Grand Bend approached council last Tuesday with it proposal to 'see the enlargement of health services .a the greater Grand Bend arca. • Grand- Bend arca doctor's Liaim O'Connt$r. Peter Englert. Robert Clay aid ISr. Waters attended .a medical board meeting on Jan. 29, in regards to medical ser ices. of- lercd in the area. They said the • hoard did not ser their proposal as fitting adequately with the•mandiac of the present hoard. The . doctors believe the •hoard secs the arca as smaller in popula- tion than it actually is, explained •Don !Tedford., of. the Grand Bend -Medical Centre. "The _ government , says Grand Bend has a population of 1.000. hut there are -1.500 to 6,00(1 serviced on a personal basis." Tedford said. adding in the summer the number of patients served is niuch greater. l edlord said (;rand Bernd .needs more doctors than it presently has. He said their wish list asks h r a to- tal of six fancily physicians: - Tedford suggested an executive committee be established iii order to achieve this. He said -the com- mittee should consist of one coon- cil member as an advisor. one to three - meniher:s.' front the medical hoard and one person to spearheaad the group which Tedford has of- fered to do. - .• Courleilur...Bob Mann •` agreed something has to he done in regards to Grand Bentf', lack•of physicians hut'also wondered if they would he stepping on neighboring toes in the process of enlarging the area. • "Because of- the fragmentation of Trustees vote to keep jk for 1998/99 ' CLINTON - 11ae first recorded 'vote for the Avon -Maitland District School Board was on the issue of junior kindergarten. At last. Tuesday night's 'meeting in Clinton, trustees voted to con- tinue the program in Huron County 'schools for one more school year. Chairperson Ahhy Armstrong's vote against,the motion will he re- corded in the minutes. Trustees Willed down her suggested amend- ment to the motion which would have 'described 'the. programa' as a "Grade I readiness" program. • John Patierson. associate director of education, asked trustees to al- low the program to continue in Hu- ron schools until they decide• if they want thc program in all schools across thc district. Current- ly, it. exists in the schools of the Hu- ron County' Board of Education but not in the schools - of the Perth County Board of Education. "i've been inundated with calls from people who want 'junior kin- dt rgarten." said 'Trustee ('olleen Schenk Patterson said trustees are waiting• for information from the Ministry of. Education and Training hcforc mak- ing it decision on whether it should extend ihe-pr•ogranl into Perth or cut it from Huron schools. Approving junior kindergarten now lite Huron schools allows prin- cipals to staff their schools for the fall. ' our area that needs the service. Fin wondering about the :political blocks we might stumble into." he said. Ivey suggested talking to their neighbors.- - which includes, the township. of• Stephen. Bosanquct and Hay. Once council talks with - these townships they will he able to figT ure our the hest configurations of health services. Mann said. it was decided that .a sub. - committee he- estahlishcd. committee twill work •ori_ the cri largenient cif health services in, the greater Grand Bend area. • • • 4 • • 4 • • • • • • • • • i • • • 4 • • • • • • • • • vNIsAI PARTICIPANTS. FORM T1163 Must be filed with personal income tax return. by June 15, 1998. For full NISA Entitlements INCOME TAX DUE APRIL 30, 1998 DON'T DELAY JOHN A.I. NORRIS. C.A. 370 Main St. 5.. Exeter Tel: (519) 235-3240 Fax: (519) 235-3246 Email: john@ jnorrisca.eim H M 14 11 N '- 11 N 4 11 14 N ti N N ti N N szszuz3::s=:uzsszzzzzzzz:. Dr. Mark E. 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