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Wednesdays July 7, 1999
Lottery tickets
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( BEND —
B. lave made off
_with $2,400 worth of
scratch lottery tickets
from Mother's' Pantry on
Green Acres Crescent.
The theft occurred some-
time between July 1 and
July 2.
Town of Exeter
changes
meeting dates R
EXETER - Now that
summer is here, The
Town of Exeter council
will be meeting less fre-
quently for the next cou-
ple of months.
Normally meeting on
the first and third Monday
of each month, Council
will instead meet on the
following dates, July 19
and August 16 at 7:30
p.m. Regular Council will
resume on September 7
and 20.
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Free Internet
tutorials at
Huron libraries
EXETER — Free
Internet tutorials are
being offered again this
summer at Huron County
libraries including Exeter,
Zurich, Hensall and
•Kirkton.
In Exeter, instructor
Matt Seabrook is avail-
able Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday
during regular library
hours.
Anyone interested in
receiving instruction at
the other branches can
call their local branch to
arrange a session.
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Village selling PUC
for $1.8 million
By Katherine Harding
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
GRAND BEND — The
village is selling their
Public Utilities-
Commission (PUC) to the
Ontario Hydro Services
Company (OHSC) for a
cool $1.8 million.
Council agreed to the
sale as an agreement in
principle at Monday's
meeting.
Mayor Can Ivey said the
final selling price is signif-
icantly higher than what
the village was originally
evaluated to receive.
Grand Bend has decided
to follow the lead of three
other North Lambton
municipalities (Thedford,
Arkona and Forest) by
selling its' electrical utility
rather than forming their
own utility and facing a
business tax imposed by
Bill 35, the Energy Act.
Council had three condi-
tions for selling during
their talks with OHSC
including: a) employees
were dealt with fairly; b)
only their wires were for
sale and c) a rate stabi-
lization guarantee was
given.
Ivey confirmed all three
conditions were met with
this sale.
He said $45,000 in
employee severance
packages will be available
for two outside workers
and four part-time village
employees affected by the
sale. That sum will be
paid out by the OHSC on
top of the $1.8 million
selling price.
Ivey also said the village
will maintain ownership
of the PUC's building,
small yard, two trucks
and chipper. ' •
If the deal is ratified- by
council, the village will
transfer ownership of
'4''their hydro and electrical
utilities to the OHSC on
Nov. 30, 1999. ,
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eetng sums up busy year
By Scott -Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER -- The South Huron Hospital has had many
things to deal with over the past year, chief among
them the temporary closures of the hospital's emer-
gency room, chair of the board Dr. Doug Hoover said
at the hospital's 46th annual meeting on June 29.
Despite the problems with the ER, Hoover said he
hopes the situation has been solved by the Alternate
Payment Plan, which made South - Huron able to pay
ER doctors more money.
In reviewing the past year, Hoover also spoke of the
Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership, which has seen
South Huron join with • seven other hospitals in Huron
and Perth Counties. The partnership has given the hos-
pital a new CEO, Bonnie Adamson and a site adminis-
trator in Janice Cosgrove. -
Hoover acknowledged former hospital CEO Don
By Michele Greene
SEAFORTH — Student accident insurance will be
available to students in the next school year. -
Last Tuesday night in Seaforth, trustees approved a
plan to offer the student accident insurance through
Seaboard Life Insurance Company for $6 per student.
• Information about the insurance plan will be sent
home with students in the fall. It is an option parents.
may or may not chose to purchase. However, Trustee
Abby Armstrong didn't agree with the move.
"I really don't think we should be doing this. We're
allowing our students to carry home information for a
company. We don't do it for anyone else," she said.
Trustee Armstrong rong
Sal parents are
nts who want to
accident
insurance for their children should deal with their local
insurance brokers.
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oi'South. Huron
CArrell, who resigned from the hospital in the winter.
Hoover said the partnership will snake the hospital
run more efficiently and provide better health care.
Cosgrove also spoke at the meeting and said the hos-
pital's new physiotherapist will decrease waiting lists.
Another "welcome addition" to South Huron is the
hiring of a nurse practitioner, who will start working in
the summer.
Another development is the hiring of a doctor, who
has signed on for a year of service starting in July
2000. '
Chief of stats Dr. David Hodder agreed there have
been many changes at South Huron over the past year,
but said the changes have meant improvements in
health care.
He said doctor recruitment is still important for the
South Huron area, as is a medical clinic for the town.
Also presented was the ital's financial statement,
which saw an $87,013 surpl in its oper find,
compared to a deficit of $549,365 last year.
Auditor Ken Pinder said good management and fund-
ing are the reason for the surplus. Hoover added the
surplus won't last long - there will be another deficit
next year.
Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership CEO Bonnie
Adamson said she is excited about the partnership's
progress and described the partnership as an innova-
tive and integrated system. She added the partnership
is being recognized across the country.
The hospital also honoured Verla Russell, who is
retiring from the board after 16 years. Hoover present-
ed Russell with gifts and said she will be missed.
New board members Robert Deane, Olga Davis,
George Shaw, Chuck Doyle and John Marshall were
also welcomed to the board. Hoover is entering his sec-
ond ear as chair of the board.
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