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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1999-12-22, Page 1212 Exeter Tomes -Advocate Business 110 9 weanesday, December 22, 1999 Early Christmas gift for Scouts The Huron District Scouts received an early Christmas last week with a cheque for $450 from sales of a special edition of bottled water from the Lake Huron Water Supply sold at Seip's valu-mart during the International Plowing Match. Pictured from left are assistant manager of the Ontario Clean Water Agency Phil Turner, president of Scouts Canada -Huron District Susan Kraftcheck and valu- mart owner Tom Seip. (photo/Scott Nixon) Ur supports bill to increfte OTTAWA — Rose -Marie Ur is trying to get rid of' dominance in the grocery industry. The Lambton-Kent- Middlesex MP last week seconded a private mem- ber's bill introduced in the House of Commons to strengthen the "abuse of dominance" provisions in the federal Competition Act. "This bill, from my col- league Dan McTeague, expands and strengthens the definition of anti-com- petitive behaviour dealing with abuse of dominant position in the market- place," said Ur. "There is increasing concern, especially in the grocery industry, that a concentrated few have a high level of market dom- ination at both the whole- sale and retail level," she said. The bill introduced last week amends the Competition Act, allowing the Competition Tribunal to make an order pro- hibiting certain persons Hospital Partnership CEO happy with results By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF SEAFORTH — The pres- ident and CEO of the Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership is "very pleased" with how the partnership performed in the recent Hospital Report '99. Bonnie Adamson spoke to the T -A on Monday and said the partnership did "exceedingly well" in the Business Directory AUCTIONEER • • Filson & Robson FULLY LICENSED & BONDED, CALL OR FAX (519) 666-0833 Pick up and sales of complete or partial estates. Specializing it Fan», Real Estate, and General Sales. Service the community and area for owe 40pars. REPAIRS Sewing Machine Repairs to all makes Free estimates 90 Day Warranty Experienced since 1952 Sew and Save Centre Ltd. 149 Downle St., Stratford Phone 271-9660 patient satisfaction com- ponent of the recently - released report, which reviewed the perfor- mance of Ontario Hospitals. The study, which Adamson said she hops will continue, was developed by researchers at the University of Toronto and funded by the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA). One hundred forty-five sites contributed to the report. Four elements were studied: clinical utiliza- tion, financial condition and performance, patient satisfaction and system integration. While the Huron Perth hospitals were above average in patient satisfaction, it ranked average with other community hospi- tals in the other three ele- ments studied. She said the partnership will be studying the above aver- age hospitals to see how it can improve. In the patient satisfac- tion survey, 55,000 sur- veys were sent out with a response rate of 55 per cent. It is the first stan- dardized patient satisfac- tion survey in Ontario and the largest in North America. The eight hospitals in the Huron Perth partner- ship were studied as one, so individual results from the hospitals aren't avail- able, Adamson said. She said the report looked at overall health care quality, housekeep- ing and nursing and physician care. Adamson, who sat on the OHA advisory com- mittee overseeing the report, said the purpose of the report is to improve health care in Ontario. Hospital Report '99 is the second part of a two - Exeter Hydro is Ready for Y2K Throughout the year, our utility has evaluated and tested all our key systems in anticipation of the year 2000. For example throughout the year Exeter Hydro along with our power supplier, Ontario Hydro, tested key date -sensitive equipment and systems. The success with testing tells us that, come New Years Eve, 1999, we do not expect any interruptions to the power , supply in Exeter. Obviously, no utility can guarantee it wili be 100% problem -free as it passes into the new millennium. However, at Exeter Hydro, we'll do everything possible to ensure a continuous supply of electricity and water. We believe that Exeter Hydro is prepared for the new millennium. We do not anticipate any problems with the delivery of electricity or water and hope that everyone enjoys a happy New Years Eve with the lights on! yeaprocess, Adamson said. Last year's Report Card '98 divided the province into regions and studied each region as a whole, but not individual hospitals. "It's an excellent begin- ning," Adamson said of the recent report, "and we need to continue to support this process and work with the Ontario Hospital Association." The Huron Perth Hospitals Partnership includes hospitals in Exeter, St. Marys, Seaforth, Stratford, Wingham, Clinton, Goderich and Listowel. from engaging in anti- compPtitive acts. "Some producers and suppliers can never sell their goods at some gro- cery stores, as they have a monopoly on supply," Ur said. "While it looks like competition in some communities, most gro- cery stores are owned by just a couple of compa- nies. The bill addressed some of the concerns that the Competition Act must be able to prevent market domination from dictating how an industry will operate and to protect competition and the inter- ests of consumers." 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