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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-06-02, Page 1717 bate' fi►ws/ Wednesday, June 2, 1999 1 Ceiling all young entrepren'turs EXETER — If you are a successful young entrepreneur, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) wants to recognize you. For twelve years, one of the aims of the BDC has been to offer Canadian young entrepreneurs the chance to carve out a special place for themselves in the busi- ness world. BDC's Young Entrepreneur Awards (YEA) program highlights the achievements and performances of entrepreneurs in all fields. The awards are given to young owners of 13 businesses, one from each province and territory. All nominees are judged on the same criteria: business growth, con- nection with new economy activities, innovation and community involvement. Because of the publicity surrounding the winners and the Mentor Program, the Young Entrepreneur Awards are increasingly coveted. The Mentor Program pairs each winner with someone from the business world who offers sound advice and helps the young entrepreneur boost his or her network of contacts. YEA winners also gain provincial and national visibility as well as recognition in their own business sector. Following closely upon the YEA, many young entrepreneurs have seen their busi- nesses Nourish. For example, Caught in the Web Inc., an Ontario company specializing in creating effective, personalized Web sites, has in record time become one of the North American starts in its sector. This young Toronto-based company expects sales to reach $7.5 million in 1999 and is planning to set up offices in the United States before the end of the year. Any Canadian entrepreneur who is 30 years of age or less on Dec. 31, 1999, can enter this contest. The deadline for receiving entry forms is June 30 25, 1999. Entry forms are available by going online to BDC'* Web site at www.bdc.ca or call- ing toll free 1-888-INFO-BDC. Ruga! health care iSsues addressed Dear Editor: I thought I'd try to clari- fy some of the reasons there are shortages of doctors in rural Ontario and Ontario in general. First of all, the fault goes fi back to the Liberals and t then the NDP govern - 1 tti ments who slashed enrol- s ment in medical schools by 20 percent in an effort to.saywoja (thinking th �'less ioc- tors we'll spend less money). Then the College of Physicians and Surgeons compounded the problem by changing the rules on licensing. It used to be that after a one year internship, a doctor could get a general license allowing the doctor to work part-time in a med- ical clinic or ER while fm- ishing training. This is how I started working in ER in Clinton in 1980. However, now a doctor must complete all their training (3-6 years) before they can get a license. So we lost our pool of resi- dent doctors who moon- lighted in ER across Ontario especially rural ER's. - As well, the NDP govern- ment imposed 10 percent clawback on doctors dri- ving many out of the province to the United States. The PC government in 1995 tried to solve this problem by offering guar- anteed hourly wages to all rural ER's in Ontario. Recently, they have given this hospital $845,000 (not $600,000 as quoted by Doug Hoover in last ,week's article) in order to pay doctors more on the weekend, especially in the summer when our ER is very busy. The PC government and Mike Harris did not fire • nurses. Hospital adminis- trators did that. The PC government's goal was to cut costs in health care by cutting down the costs of administration. In our hospital 3 RN's were offered early retirement (which I thought was attractive but I don't know) and two senior RN's with 20-4,5 years experience _*ere demoted and given less pay because they were consid- ered management and not a member of a union. Do you think that this is fair? In our hospital only two administrative positions were eliminated and they were replaced immediate- ly. Now where is the cost saving there? I understand that $400,000 to $500,000 was spent by the hospital on buyouts and layoff pack- ages. I don't know the exact number. I have asked but no one will tell me. Please ask on Wednesday night. As well, the hospital has spent at least $500,000 on redecorating/renovation in these last three years and they have about $1.5 -mil- lion in Foundation Funds (or they did when I was Chief of Staff. The hospital has the money to build a medical clinic to attract new doc- tors to town. They have the land across the street and a building they could add on to. The hospital grumbles it needs more money. Why should the government give them more money when they don't spent it wisely in the first place. The hospital budget is $4 million for 19 patient beds. I think that is pretty generous. They used to get the same amount of money when the hospital had 44 beds. The hospital pays ER, RN's $2.15 per hour to be on call at night (isn't that insulting)? Yet the hospi- tal found the money to tear up all the lawn at the main entrance and resod and landscape two weeks ago. Who is making those decisions? The PC government has helped rural health care more than any other pre- vious government. At least they know we exist. Grand Bend now has $1.5 million to build a rural health care clinic. This is a gov- ernment that listens to rural Ontario. We are on the right track. = Please think before you vote and keep us on the right track. Dr. Linda Steele Exeter, Ontario County covnCildecision confuses South Huron group By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — The South Huron amalgamation group is confused about a recent motion by Huron County council's strategic planning com- mittee. The motion, which came from the commit- tee's April 27 meeting in Goderich, states that Sept. 1 be set as the date for receipt of local restructuring proposals. After that date, the motion says county council will put togeth- er a restructur- ing proposal encompassing the whole coun- ty. The motion goes on to say that county council not con- sider individual local restructuring pro- posals until after the target date of Sept. 1. "We don't know exact- ly what that motion means," sato* South Huron organization committee co-ordinator Larry Brown. "We had aiwoy*,been proceeding under county council direction back several months ago that restruc- turing be left to the lower tiers ... and now we get this information from the county that suggests that the county is involved in making restructuring policy." As a result, the South Huron group (Exeter, Stephen and Usborne) is sending a letter to coun- ty council expressing concern about the coun- ty's delay of restructur- ing approvals. The letter also asks exactly how the county is now involved in restructur- ing. "Why are we here tonight if the county is going to. make changes? - Tom Tomes COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Rose bush planting Hensall's Queensway Nursing and. Retirement Home celebrated the International Year of the Older Person with the planting of a rose bush. Pictured left, resident Pearl Eyre helps past presi- dent of the Hensen and District Horticultural Society Kathy Mann with the planting. Brown said he's wonder- ing if the county will take the South Huron group's proposal — which is near completion and awaits public meetings — and make changes. If so, he said that's in conflict with earlier instruction from the county. At the South Huron amalgamation meeting last Thursday, commit- tee chairman Tom Tomes said he is upset at the county's motion and asked, "why are we here tonight", if the county is going to make changes? Tomes suggested the group send a letter to the county saying that South Huron hopes to be done amalgamation talks by September but if not, it still hopes to keep doing its own work. Exeter Coun. Robert Drummond agreed with Tomes' concerns and said the county is trying to "railroad" a one -tier government "in the back door" with the motion. Exeter Deputy -Reeve f) •1\ e Urlin told the com- sin •StIBSCRII3E,1 1 II you aren't subscribing to The 1 Times -Advocate, you're missing I out. 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Oke said he would pre- fer all amalgamation groups in the county to be called municipalities rather than have the inconsistency of some_ being called towns, townships or cities. The Exeter representa- tives epresentatives weren't so-recep- tive o-recep-tive to the slight nam`'"' change, though. Drummond said the Name should remain as the Town of South Huron. Urlin explained, "Personally I think we're wasting time here. We've got to get on with this," adding that the group already agreed on the name for the new municipality six months ago. Oke said he didn't think the discussion was a waste of time and said it was an important issue. The group's next meet- ing will be on June 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Exeter council chambers. 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