HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-12-23, Page 3••.wnessny, December 13. 1991
Exeter TIrnes Advocete
In the
News
Ili spitals
assisted with
Y2K
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Biddulph Central School Gr. 4 representative Jeff Wa
council president Martina Mardlin sit in front of the 1,160 cans ker, left, od school
gath-
ered to give the Ailsa Craig Food Bank and Thrift Store's Christmas food
drive. The Gr. 8 class won the friendly competition to seestudents collect the most cans with 407 cans. The Gr. 4/5 and Gr. 4 class class could
es second by collecting 221 cans each. The cans were collected between Dec. 2
and Dec. 16. More cans were collected during the school's ChristmasI
Dec. 16.
pay
Transition board woek'� r
By Craig Bradford on merger
TIMES ALV(X:A f.'I's.► cushion the blow, of the electr•icit
Granton hydro user's will is com.in , 1 business
the r
LtiCAN — Almost done.g''t a $10,00( rebate over future and lie wou'dllike
the next two years in a to return to council son>e-
fhe Luc:ln. 8idclulplt one time, rebate based on time in February transition hoard in charge total usage.
id' making the dr•rrisioris 't>e or March
to talk ;;bout the changes.
1x%ldin r Kraut noted in an inter- IIB said a report on der•eg-
), towards arr,al � t -
lead in is slowly but surely view with the Times- illation from the Municipal
natnachieving Advocate that Ontario Electric Authority Is due in
its ultimate goal I Iyrlr•o did nal approve the
les important 111 hoard, new rates h,r' Lair an :old I;A February
made ui► r,f IIi(ldulph (aalnor ►. Ontario Ilydru is will be kept on ;tl'ler•
Iteevr l:ari :Tench, Loran now leukin , All Loran IIy(Ito stall'
flee%(' Hobert It,I.u;t ti tl another g:tu,nli„n :tnd.lhe same
ISiddulpl, Deputy Reeve his
stat proposal from Kraal and stall' have provided servnre
- Paul 11'ullis, Loran lir• Jul his til:df.
1 YSometime Di the new Iontrtr tor ,l�,n Hydro under
Sleeve harry Wraith and ,.;
r hienarl tar administrative Wraith
ullanil year 1"ucan and (;canton
residents will receive one Alit. es collections
employee
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Iton iteywer•, make those who dues culleclir,us li'olu
decisions Since atiialg;u►I;t- hydro, wales. ;ural sewer
piere of paper for their her resident(' fin• (;rar,tou
tion beconies official r►ri bills.
• Ilydrr► will also be main
Jiu,. 1 tinned
'?\Mahle decisions aril
Kraal said derivation's'
atitliur,
actions the hoard h;t5
made ;i1 rerrut rme(•tingh
(5uhle4 1 11) appr'r►vaI by
boil, rr,lJr,ril5) •
It's electric
'1 hr' oil' rgitag of Lot fiil
ami (;notion hydro (net-
' ti it cfilo iii )Moll., will
toe au a rale hike- to
(11.0,1un 11b1.1S and a fide
dr(if) bit I.I10';lr1 Ilher:5 al111•
to the ilar•►3l(,' J J11►o1, of - �•
the. Iwo fates, f•ucam ' lin' k(•5/(/(yl/s ,111(l.SF,lll diIlydl r, ru;uiager handyOtlr�
Kra111 told 1)0u1(1 mind ' :s
al Aie Der. / ineetinl;•ki'll/0/1Ir•/1l l l(►/)Ir• 1.
(,l;Jlrtr►N residei,l•s have 1 l,'/r•('///1 ,s ill /I(/
beuefitr'xl in du past liol 1/1(l.l/1/)/(.( 1,11/011,li Illis j(►y()1/.5 (11/i51/r1,ls
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A Christmas
Prayer
May tilt, Ilc>ly Tight of lin.
irist!)las Season tiIiillt' (►I1
Its a11t bring M'at't'
i() Otil' hearts.
Ow large anemia of power
tjse, by W,(;. "I bou►pson- Xs. • �il.. St',►�(i/1
Sous l.td.
Witlitiostditamtutdibmtliwitakitst
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restructuring
costs
EXETER --- The .south
Huron hospital has re-
ceived over • $260,000
from the provincial gov-
ernment to ,help with the
Y2K.. problem trial . re-
structuring costs.
According lo a press
release fron' Huron MIT
Helen Johns, over $1.5
million was given to Hu-
ron's hospitals• The hos-.
pitals received $1.2 mil-
lion to address Year
2000 compliance issues.
I'lle money will go to-
wards ensuring com-
puterized medical equip-
ment isn't effected by the
Y2K problem, which
could see cor»pu(ers fail
00 Jan. 1, 2000,
The hospitals also re-
ceived $288.000 for re-
structuring costs:
While Exeter's South
Huron Hospital received
$260,398, other hos-
pitals receiving • money
were.: Clinton Public Ilos-v
pita', $212.1 ! 4; Goderich
Alexandra
Marine and
General Hospital,
$541.915; Seaforth Com-
munity hospital,
$199,670; and Wingham
and- District hospital,
$352.473.
• "The government will
continue to work with all
interest groups to ensure
that long-term funding
solutions are in place for
the financing ol• Ontario's
hospitals. said Johns.
"We
must continue to
support •
through the hospitals
challenges ongoingg
posed by • rt. -
Int -ming and improving
our health system...
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HOLIDAY BLESSINGS
Thank you for your
patronage.
We look forward to seeing
you in the New Year.
Steckl's
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ACRES
Da-iry Queen
I. •is cotlnitltlg to You•••
for the holidays
Order your custom holiday design Ice Cream Cakes and
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Logs and they will be available for pickup at an Exeter
Location.
Christmas Orders:
Deadline: Dec. 21, 1998 New Years Order:
Dean Deadline: Dec. 28, 1998
Pickup: Dec. 23, 1998 Pickup: Dec. 30, 1998
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To placeyour order and make pickup arrangements;
Call 681.1746
Only available through the 993 Wellington St.,
London Dairy Queen
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the
purple
tattle co.
0-50'°
Toys, Books &
Accessories
30-50%0n
fall/winter clothing
infant -size 16
CLOSED DEC. 25,26,27
Boxing Day Sale begins Dec. 28th
355 Main St. Exeter 235-1500
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