Times Advocate, 1999-06-09, Page 1TIMES -ADVOCATE
SEIP'S
valu-mart
4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262
Delic'' . hot
deli .: s
to go
SEJP '5
v4lu-mart
4 & 83 Exeter 235.0262
Cool off with
fresh deli
salads
Exeter, Ontario; Canada
Wednesday, June 9, 1999
$ 1.00 (includes GST)
}
i. gs
..,,,:.,::::••••:,:,:,,,•,;•,..,. •..:;,x':•/:-..., .. r .:•••-•:•,::;.4:'.',::,...::„...;::•4:;•:•?;',::::::..•Ji,•.;•.......,:-.:•'••,.......,...,... r
�Jl:Y �tilitie�
•
close
race
By Craig Bradford
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER -- We may
soon be calling home-
town girl Helen Johns
'The Minister' of some-
thing after the Tory
incumbent was re-elect-
ed in the June 3 provin-
cial election.
Johns persevered over
Liberal candidate Ross
Lamont in a two horse
race. Johns garnered
20, . des while
Lamo trailed with
18,993.
NDP candidate Tony
McQuail had 4,142 votes
while Family Coalition
candidate Linda
Freiburger had 1,494.
Johns earned 45.8 per
cent of the popular vote
while Lamont had 41.8
per cent, McQuail 9.1 per
cent and Freiburger 3.3
per cent.
Early returns saw
Lamont ahead of Johns.
A seesaw battle Contin-
ued for some time before
Johns finally pulled
ahead, but she was not
declared elected until
after 9 p.m.
"The people have spo-
ken, and thank -you for
speaking," Johns said,
opening her victory
speech to a crowd gath-
ered at the Wingham
Golf and Curling Club
after the polls closed.
More than 80 support-
ers were on hand to cele-
brate with Johns.
Johns thanked her hus-
band and children for
their support over the
last month, saying that
the short, hectic cam-
paign was very tough.
She said she would con-
tinue to work to ensure
the children of Ontario
are well educated over
the next four years.
She went on to say this
was basically . a Mike
Harris/anti-Mike Harris
election and with another
Conservative majority the
people of Ontario were
happy.
"We are resolute and
See HELEN JOHNS page 2
'Bend council takes
hard line on cafes
By Katherine Harding
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
GRAND BEND —
Council has voted unani-
mously to shut down two
popular sidewalk cafes on
Main St.
Grand Bend has given
Gordy's Beach Club and J
Dee's Summerhouse until
June 21 to remove their
sidewalk patios from vil-
lage property.
"They are in contraven-
tion of our encroachment
agreement and now they
are going to have to
remove their sidewalk
cafes," said Coun. Brian
Knights. "I don't see any
other way to deal with it."
Mayor Cam Ivey said the
two establishments are
violating their agreement
with the village because
b0.have been caught
using non -glass contain-
ers on their sidewalk
cafes.
Ivey also said one estab-
lishment was also operat-
ing their cafe on the May
long weekend which is
another violation.
"I won't say which one
though," he said.
On May 31, council
voted to invite operators
of Gordy's and J Dee's to
Monday's meeting to dis-
cuss the terms and condi-
tions of the encroachment
agreement but neither
were present Monday.
"We've asked to meet
and no one showed up,"
said Ivey.
Council voted to have
the lease termination let-
ters hand delivered to the
operators of the establish-
ments "so there is po con-
fusion about the situa-
tion" said Coun. Shirley
Andraza.
Ratepayers slated for
crease in taxes
xicy
;lee
rte•: i = . rt, >:. •. r.. r .
•x:
Y
S..
•'L•:::.. r: }� " :;:r :.}} •' tis}:•:;:; •:.:;� �:� ;:;: : :.
{ :::. ....; •:.} ; :ter}:-}::;:;.:; r:
`7a
• •lG•••ss�dG:!;J . JrJ�: f�Jdsv.
By Craig Bradford
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER -- Exeter taxpayer pockets will have a little
more jingle to them with this year's budget.
An Exeter homeowner with an average home
assessed at pay $100,000 will a $70 less in municipal
Elizabeth h Bell
clerk -treasurer
t
taxes this year, town
said in an interview with the Times -Advocate after
council approved the '99 budget at Monday's meeting.
PP g
See TAX BREAK page 2
CEO up
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — The Huron Perth Hospitals
Partnership is being watched closely by oth-
ers in the health field, according to its chief
executive officer.
Bonnie Adamson spoke to approximately
45 people at a community health forum in
the Exeter council chambers last
Wednesday.
Adamson said the partnership is beginning
public forums in each of the, eight communi-
ties where it has hospitals to update the
public on the partnership's activities.
The partnership officially began in May
1998, and includes Exeter's South Huron
Hospital and hospitals in Clinton, St. Marys,
Listowel, Stratford, Goderich, Seaforth and
Wingham.
She described the partnership as "a very
innovative health care initiative for rural
Ontario."
Adamson said that while the hospitals are
now part of a partnership, they still have
individual hospital boards and maintain
conununity involvement.
But, she added, the hospitals also are
es public on hospital
learning how to work. within a system and
standardization of care and administration
systems are being: implemented throughout
the partnership. Adamson said standardiza-
tion of care is being worked on now and
should become more defined in the fall.
Adamson described to the audience the
history of the partnership and its new man-
agement team, which sees three site admin-
istrators for eight hospitals.
Adamson also said medical recruitment is
a major concern of the partnership, explain-
ing that doctor shortages are an issue
throughout rural Ontario. As for South
Huron's emergency room, Adamson said she
thinks it can remain open.
Exeter Mayor Ben Hoogenboom asked
Adamson if doctors from one of the hospitals
in the partnership could fill temporary
vacancies at other hospitals in the partner-
ship.
Adamson said the partnership is continu-
ing to look into. that and South Huron chief
of staff Dr. David Hodder said the partner-
ship is already moving in that direction with
a doctor from Clinton working in South
Huron's emergency room. He said sharing of
stall will increase.
Hodder also said the partnership will pro-
vide more services to patients and improve
health care.
Chairperson of South Huron's hospital
board Dr. Doug Hoover said the partnership
is working well and gdded it's important for
the partnership to keep the public informed
about its progress.
One resident asked Adamson if it will he
possible under the partnership to integrate a
person's medical history and records so if a
person from Exeter has to go to the hospital
in Goderich, staff there will know the
patient's history.
Adamson said there are confidentiality
issues involved in sharing patient informa-
tion, but said the ,.partnership is working
with the, government on It: She said that
kind of service will be provided in the future,
although it will cost money for the software
involved.
Exeter Coun. Pete Armstrong, who has
pushed for a new medical clinic in Exeter,
asked if the partnership can force doctors at
other hospitals in the partnership to work in
South Huron's emergency room to keep it
See HEALTH FORUM page 2