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Visa 0 Master Card Cheque enclosed 1 Return to• TIMES ADVOCATE 1 424 Main St Exeter Ont NOM 1 S6 ... .1 1 1 SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 New Release eirt Videos $1.99 Everyday No hospitals will close says minister But some rural Ontario hospitals will not have any in-patient beds By John Greig Advance-Tirne.s Staff GODERICH - All people in rural Ontario With current ac- cess to 24-hour emergency service will continue to have that access, 'Health Minister Jim Wilson told abOut 100 people in Goderich, Friday. — = Wilson was .at the Alexandra Marine and General Hos- pital to .announce the provinces Rural and Northern Health Care Framework. - . •It's the first time guidelines for health care for rural and northern Ontario have been developed. The policy will allow people restructuring health services in rural Ontario to keep services closer to home than would have.been possible with:urban guidelines. It guarantees 24-hour emergency care, but also says- that hospitals close to each others will'not retain full -services. Hospitals within 40 km of larger, sccondary hospitals. will have lower -level emergency access and may or may not have inpatient beds. The use of telemedicine and new tech- nology will be encouraged. No•timeline has been set% for implementation of the guidelines, but hospitals arc encour- aged to work as quickly as possible. The policy recognizes the realities rural residents have been trying to- tell- politicians Nince hospitals began re- - structuring. r. 'The issue of having access to high -quality. health care services in rural Ontario is not a new onein this province." said Wilson. "Distances, weather conditions, road condi- tions .and the .difficulty., of attracting and retaining phy- sicians and other health professionals make the needs of these areas that much more unique." . Wilson cited:the health care restructuring undertaken by the Hump -Perth District Health Council and the Grey - Bruce Hospital Alliance as moving in the proper direction. In Huron and Perth, hospitals have got together to plan for common administration and governance and more sliming' of programs and services 10save$3.4 milllon, while keep- ing all hospitals open. In Grey -Bruce, host:Aids have got together to share administration as well. • Wilson revealed that•the study undertaken by the Grey - Bruce health council which suggested that several hos'- pitals be closed, was actually an . experiment. started in Sept. 1995, - to see how rural restructuring would work when urban benchmarks were applied. The Huroa-Perth - healtb. council also used urban savings guidelines fi)r its original restructuring report. The public was outraged. South Huron Hospital Board Chair Verla Russell said she. expects the county hospitals will continu. c• on the same path. . • "My first read is...we continue on. As far as thiS policy, it . doesn't really give 'us any definite parameter's." said Rus- sell; adding. "1 :was .kind of hoping it would have been ' Continued on page 2 Serving Exeter and area since 1873 It* Summer's taste treat • • • Strawberry time. Katelyn Squire, left, and her sister Allyson were selling freshly picked strawberries from their cart on the side of Highway four near Centralia on Thursday. The tas- ty fruit was picked at Morgan's Strawberry Field located off the Brinsley Road south of High- . way 4. , , Dashwood man dies in dirt bike accident DASHWOOD - A 29 -year old Dashwood man died Saturday . morning -at the London Health Sci- ences Centre, Victoria campus, as a result of head injuries suffered in a din bike accident on Friday, reports the London Free Press. Rodney Parent, of R.R. 3 Dash- wood, struck the culvert of a pri- vate laneway at about 65 kilome- tres an hour while driving a dirt- bike in a ditch beside Stephen Township Concession.10-11 at ap- proximately 6:50 p.m.. according to Exeter OPP. Police said Parent was thrown from the bike and was not wearing a helmet. Police investigate break and enter GRAND BEND - Police are in- vestigating a break and enter into a residence on Shady Lane that oc- curred on June 27. North Lambton OPP report some- time between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., someone forced open a window of the residence and left through the front door. It appears nothing was taken from the premises. Butterfly watching has hearts `a flutter' By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter GRAND BEND - There's nothing quite like sighting a Northern Pearly Eye...at least for a butterfly watcher. Butterfly enthusiasts gathered at Pinery Provincial Park for the fourth annual Lambton County Butterfly Count on Saturday. For- ty-eight watchers from throughout southem Ontario gathered to take on the task of counting and identifying butterflies in the park and over a 15 km radius of the park. This year's totals were unavailable at press, but in '96, about 50 species were identified and 5,800 individuals counted, park student naturalist Geoff Cattrall said. Common species Include Lithe Wood Satyrs (last year the North American high number of them were counted at Pinery), Red Spotted Purples and Northam Pearl Cresents. Rare species include Pearl Cresents and Northam Pearly Eyes. Some spe- cies, like Tiny Emporers, are attracted to certain kinds of trees Such= the Dwarf Hackberry Tree that grows in Pinery because o1�s sandy soil. °The pork's butterflies are pretty unique," park naturalist Terri Groat, scdd. Fewer species were found this year because spring ap- peared about throe weeks behind schedule, Groch sold. The toonber of watchers Is also down, not because the Interest isn't alio but because park officials wanted real enthusiasts to tortldpate. Park officials managed attracting less participants snore selective publicity. 'Ns year the hourly public sessions attracted about 15 woo- Cattrall sold. watching is the perfect diversion for avid bird watch - It bridges the time between the spring and fail 'salvation:. The count, similar to the annual Christmas 131rd , Is held In or early July because that Is Mien it types ot , and moths have their broods, Grath et. why butterfly watt!? Avld watcher Brenda Kulon (she's a 41411y park visitor during the AMMO W011 quick to answer. mtrelelng things you haven't seen before," she expkdnect. "irs hied Ike a treasur• hunt. Adults tum Into kids." Cattrall ha, MO own theory on why people became hooked on butterflies. *m.o. bengaiw he said "As a naturalist you are always AllitOstOd101101111010Ckw." or Continued on page 2 SEIP'S Valu -mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 . Visit our Deli : the !L::—Works Biddulph waiting for word from province on Granton sewers If no provincial funding is available, replacing faulty septic systems could cost homeowners $10,000415,000 By Craig Bradford ' T -A Reporter BIDDULPH TOWNSHIP - Much heeded sewer ,work in „Om, ton is Still in limho .as Biddulph council . waits for word on a pro- posed provincial funding program. Administrator Larry Hetson. said withdut the Ministry of Health funding. 'homeowners would have* to pay betWeen $10.000415,000 each to install a new seWer system •v,•ro-Iace fatilty septic tanks: Most people don't have that in spare change.': Hotson said. The new sewer system is ,sotely needed since the leaky septic tanks pose a possible health risk. "It smells bad over there." Hot - son said. "Peeple'have ponding in their backyards. It krii an enViron- - mentally friendly situation." • No details Of the funding - pro- gram have been announced,. but Hotson said he, expectssome de- tails:to be released by the- province . later this. month. • Hotson said 10 companies. in- cluding the lone local - one from Frank VanBussel and Sons Ltd. of RR 2 Lucan. are. working on pro- posals to do the work estimated to cost about $1.7 million. Hotson said in the past a 33 per •"We arc trying, to shave that cent grant had been awarded for (cost). down : by using some in- similar .projects. The entire drain novative techniques," Hotson said, project will cost about $20,000. including new sewer collection and' • 4-H denied: Council said no to , treatment procedures. Middlesex 4-H • Association's re- Hotson hopes the sewer work quest for funding, citing their four-. will start in:98 and that once the year-old grant policy for corn: lengthy design work is done, , the munity groups. Hotson said the poi-, project will take _ • . icy states • that any about two moatiks - group that raises fu ids to complete, . "It smells bad - on their own is not el - Other council notes: , over there. figuinbdleing, for township • brain on ' People have .• .Party for the super: . hold: Council . ponding in their Council will hold a re; pave put . a: hold backyards. It - tireinent party for road • on awarding asuperintendent Hugh $15,836 tender isn't an Davis on August 22. ' from P.V..G. Ex- environmentally Davis has .been with the cavating Inc. (the friendly township for 31 years. lone tender) for: situation• Reaching out: Mid - the Maguire dlesex County asked Drairi until they , Biddulph - Council hear from the province on whether whether they'd •he - interested . in a a grant is available. P,V.G.'s Rick - joint bridge, inspection program , and Gary Jefferies expresked con- while the Village of Lucan ,has in - cern at a recent council meeting quired about extending the Lucan whether'or not there would be pro- sewer :system into Biddulph. Hot- vincial funds available. Reeve Earl son said no details arc known about ' French said council have yet. to re- the proposals and no meetings be- ceive word from the province tween • the interested parties. have - whether a grant will be available: been set yet. " Village council holds firm 1 on site plan agreement The property owner must either meet parking requirements or remove over -built structure By Heather Mir T -A Reporter GRAND BEND - Grand Bcnd Council' held a spe;,, cial meeting Friday morning to deal with several outstanding issues including a delegation flom Gor- dy's Beach Club. Although the owner of the properly agreed to a site plan that permitted the construction of a 356 square foot deck. council discovered the final deck was overbuilt by nearly 100 square feet. Following the meeting councillors met on-site and decided the owner of the property must meet parking re- quirements or cut out the portion of the d&k that exceeded the agreement. • "What was approved is not what was con- structed," explained Administrator Paul Turnbull. A representative of Gordy's explained the deck extension: was built to provide a safe means .of egress from the patio doors and it was never the in- tent to have the added area licenced. He suggested a permanent planter could be constructed on the added portion of the deck to prevent it being used by patrons. Council rejected a compromise that would not re- quire payment in lieu of additional parking spaces triggered by the over -building of the deck. The owner agreed to shift the licenced area to in front of the patio doors and remove the additional portion -of the -deck that exceeded the site plan. • • Bylaws , In other business, council adopted the planning - committee recommendation regarding a zoning by- law amendment of village property at River Road .. and Alberta Street. Council formally amended the existing bylaw to 0S5, permitting use of the prop- erty as a public park for passive recreation and al- lowing buildings and structures accessory to the permitted uses. A second zoning bylaw amendment, concerning the harbor area, was adopted by council. The amendment permits uses including beverage room, boating club, commercial club, fishery, marina, ma`-' rine facility, private club. restaurant and retail store. Courted agreed to write a letter of recommenda- tion on behalf of Swoop Skydiving club .which has been required to move its operation. At present the organization is hoping to establish itself at the Chat- ham airport. " They certainly have been a credit to our com- munity," said Councillor Bob Mann who agreed to draft a letter. Mayor Cam Ivey discussed correspondence from Mooretown regarding a July Lambton. County re- structuring meeting. Council will attend and hopes the meeting for heads of council and administrators will provide "open and frank discussion." "It's an emotional issue with a lot of people," said Ivey, adding, "You've got to 'get the right circum- stances." No decision will be made during the discussions and no press will be invited to attend.