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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1999-07-21, Page 4Afiibulance. service c By Craig Bradford TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER -- Exeter may be the home of this area's ambulance service some day soon. Council discussed a report by chief administrative offi- cer Rick Hundey that summed up a Huron County report on the province's downloading of ambulance ser- vice. Co.mpetitive outsourced service management (more simply, tendering for then establishing cotl.racts with private or public sector ambulance services) was deemed the most cost effective and easiest fit for Huron County as recommended by county staff. Other options looked at included negotiating contracts with current service providers, setting up direct munici- pal services and two management structures. One suggestion from an outside agency report on downloading ambulance services was to move the Exeter area ambulance office from either Zurich or Dashwood, the preference being Dashwood. Conjecture has Grand Bend getting their own ambu- lance service that right now is being supplied by Dashwood's Hoffman Ambulance Service. The Zurich and Dashwood services are deemed as being tworclose to one another. Coun. George Robertson questioned why either the Zurich or Dashwood service should move their opera- tions base to Exeter. He feels Exeter would somehow be forced to pay for the move. Reeve Roy Triebner and Mayor Ben Hoogenboom assured Robertson Exeter would likely not have to pick up the moving costs since ambulance services aren't funded that way. The final decision on the fttfure of ambulance services in the county is up to county council. Other notes from the meeting: '.`.Permits up The town issued six building permits worth a total $480,000 in June. Topping the list was a five -unit town- house on' Brookside Place worth $350,000. Last June, five permits worth a total $104,000 were issued. Lucanites give blood Twenty-six permits worth a total $3,022,395 have been issued so far this year compared with 41 permits worth $1,108,300 last year to this point. Rodeo parade Council OK'ed South Huron recreation program co- ordinator Jo -Anne Field's request to hold the Exeter Rodeo parade on Aug. 7 starting at 10:30 a.m. The floats will gather on Andrew St. behind Canadian Tire and on Huron St. E. The parade will start on Main St. at Huron, travel north on Main St. to Victoria St. and then turn east towards the Rec Centre. In another rodeo matter, Coun. Peter Armstrong said a "corporate challenge" event is being planned for the Friday night fun show. The rodeo committee has requested three councillors participate in a steer wrestling event. Mayor Ben said he'd be there but no one else oy volunteered. 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Lavas needs the extension because a street was added to its Goderich contract it is to complete before starting Exeter's contract. et t•` i`$ =. fit-' /4' ' • • A.B. Case Plumbing & Heating 91 Victoria St. W. Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S2 (519) 235-1404 Sheet metal, propane and natural gas, heating and air conditioning, gas furnaces, fireplaces and water heaters THE HOME OF THE WEEK... HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS -J• ►.o•Na+ua.:ra LOFT _w s K C ; -e' x:: -c' ear—T . DINING ROOM LIVING ROOM :3.6'x;G •6 -6 /.- ., • SINDEcK 'Allison Daigle, right, was one of 87 People who gave blood at the Lucan blood clinic on July. 11. Daigle, an Ailsa Craig resident, said this was her second time By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF LUCAN -- It was another successful night for Blood Services London as a blood clinic at the Lucan Com- munity Centre exceeded expectations. Summer programcoordinator Pancham Keswani said 87 blood donations were collected, up from the quota of 60. Donations are slightly higher than last summer's Lucan blood clinic, Keswani said. Nine donations were deferred. Keswani said rea- sons for deferrals include a low iron count, having a body piercing or tattoo done within the last 12 months; having a dentist appointment within the last three days and having a baby within the last six months. Donors must also wait 56 days before do- nating again. Other programs Blood Services ,London is running this summer includes Pints for Half -Pints, which cel- ebrates child blood donor recipients; and Pitch in and Save a Life, with Toronto Blue Jay pitcher Kel- vin Escobar as a spokesperson. Blood Services is also running a summer volunteer program, run by Keswani. The volunteers work on blood clinics, run special events such as car washes and barbecues for donors. Their main goal is to bring in more donations over the summer months, Keswani said, because blood donations typically drop substantially in the summer. 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