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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-11-19, Page 22District News New pro develops young leaders The province -wide launching of Young munity groups are strengthened and Leaders Tomorrow, a new program design- stimulated." ed to veoung people aged 15 to 24 ex- The Ministry is initially providing the perienc P� Y community bear eg shit/ was age- OABV/C With a $329,0 0 grant to conduct the nounced today by Minister of Citizenship program. The OAVB/C is an association and Culture Lily Munro. dedicated to the growth and development of During the next two years, the Ministry of voluntary action in Ontario. Citizenship and Culture in cooperation with "We're proud to be working in coopera- the Ontario Association of Volunteer Bureau tion with the Ministry," Joanna R. Miller, and Centres (OAVB/C), will provide an op- President of the OAVB/C said. "As the cen- porttinity for 880 young people in 22 Ontario tral agency for 30 Volunteer Bureaus and communities to gain valuable experience by Centres in Ontario, the OAVB/C has been in - working for a year as volunteer board or volved in the field of voluntarism for more committee members for local organiza- tions, Dr. Munro said. "Our pilot programs launched earlier this year in Thunder Bay and Ottawa were very successful," she said. "Not only are young people gaining valuable management skills which will hnlster their careers but enm- than a decade." "Young Leaders Tomorrow is a program of integrity and commitment offering young people the training opportunity of a lifetime," Mrs. Miller said. "It addresses a growing concern for the need to recruit and train a unique and diverse talent bank to meet the increasing demands of voluntarism." "As the core group for the referral of 22,325 volunteers to more than 3,000 Ontario agencies the past year alone, we keel this program is ideally suited for administration by the OAVB/C and look forward to mutual- ly rewarding `partnership of progress' with Dr. Munro's Ministry," she said. ,% In the weeks to follow, the Young Leaders Tomorrow program willbe inaugurated through a series of local community an- nouncements in Burlington, Kingston, Lon- don, Ottawa, Peel Region, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury (French), Toronto (two pro- grams). and Windsor (bilingual). Ten new programs will be offered throughout Ontario for the 1987/88 year. Hospital allocations increased for 1987 Provincial spending for operating costs of Ontario hospitals will increase overall by 7.4 per cent while funding for the 43 public health units across the province will rise by 6.8 per cent for 1987-88, Health • Minister Murray Elston announced. All Ontario hospitals will receive a four per cent increase, promised in 1986. In ad- dition, the budget increase allotted to the ministry will give a further 3.4 per cent for growth in hospital programs. These increases, amounting to $345 million,, will bring total ministry spending on hospitals to approximately $5 billion. "This announcement demonstrates the commitment of the government not only to maintain the basic elements of our health care system," Mr. Elston said, "but also to reflect the priorities for growth and enhancements in the system, recognize in- creased workload pressures in hospitals and acknowledge the population increase in some areas of Ontario." The additional 3.4 per cent will provide for: new programs to be started in the next fiscal year; ministry -approved programs started or expanded in 1986-87; growth in life-support programs in designated teaching hospitals and other major hospitals; workload increases due to hospitals treating more patients; an addi- tional one per cent for hospitals with fewer than 50 beds; and assistance with the in- troduction of non-ionic contrast media. Non-ionic contrast media are new dyes used in x-rays for diagnostic purposes. They considerably lower the level of side effects and discomfort that can occur with the traditional ionic media but are also more expensive than traditional media. The ministry has requested a meeting with the Ontario Hospital Asssociation and On- tario Council of Administrators of Teaching Hospitals to develop a method to allocate funds to help hospitals deal with additional costs. "The ministry has been authorized to ap- prove funding for new programs to be started in the next fiscal year. When 'fully operational, the cost of these programs is projected to total some $100 million," Mr. Elston said. UCW to have Kountry Kitchen • LOCHALSH NEWS Kee Webster, 395-6257 MOM • PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS The $130.5 million in funding to the health units also includes a four per cent basic allocation increase as well as addi- tional funds to continue implementation of core programs - programs which have been made mandatory to all health units across the province under the Health Pro- tection and Promotion Act and which are being phased in over a five-year period. •GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER. 19, 1986 --PAGE 21 At the fall meeting of tfine Ontario Public School Teacher's Federation, a cheque for $500 was presented to the Huron County Pioneer Museum building fund. From left, museum curator Ray Scotchmer accepts the cheque from Richard Maertens, committee chaitiperson and Doug Yeo, OPSTF—Huron president. (Exeter Times Advocate photo) Ori The monthly meeting of the Pine River Church UCW met Tuesday evening November 11 at the church. The meeting opened with president Maithel Wilson in the chair. Mrs. Wilson read a Remembrance Day poem and a hymn was sung by the 21 ladies present. Ann Boyd read the minutes of the last meeting and Gloria Rutledge read the treasurer's report. It was decided to carry on with the Kountry Kitchen again in 1987. Mrs. Wilson led in prayer and Margaret Ferguson gave the Leggi for the UCW for the 25 years. Another hymn was sung. The meeting was turned over to Ruth Farrell and her theme was on "Peace". Phyllis Elliott, Kae Webster, Margaret Reid and Midge Funston helped her with the program. Ruth Farrell read a poem for peace. The ladies divided into four groups and studied more about the unjust treatment of many Indian tribes. The Dene and Matis tribes of the Northwest Territories, the Libison tribe in Northern Alberta, and the Lashgo tribe in British Columbia are just a few of the tribes which have been treated unfairly by the governments. Grace was sung and a lovely lunch was serried by the committee. A social hour was enjoyed by all. People report Now autumn with its friendly days is slipping swiftly by, Now early sets the glowing sun' .and the birds now southward fly; Good-bye to long bright sunny days But why should I complain? There never was a winter yet but summer came again. Visiting with Marion and Rhetta MacLennan, who is a patient in the Wingham hospital, was Louise Miller of • Palmerston and Florence MacLennan and her friend Shirley of Kitchener. Visiting with the McNays in Amberley is Mr. and Mrs. Hill and baby son from Australia. Visitors with Kae Webster on the weekend and also during the week was Ceeil and Jim Webster of Waterloo, Danny Rase .of Markdale and Teena Campbell of Point Clark. Margo Jones of Dorchester visited with her. 'Cousins, Barry, Betty and Sharlene Jolles ori the weekend. ken Wilkins 6f Ridgetown and Elizabeth Wilkins of Mount Forest were home for the Weekend end with Charles and Wyllie�tirls., ✓NEATNESS&ORGANIZATION ✓IMPACT v• IMAGINATION SPECIAL EFFECTS (use of Colour, Material, Lights, etc.) ✓GENERAL APPEAL (It's whether you like it or not that really counts) HERE'S HOW TO ENTER: Print the name(s) of the Business(es) you think have the Best Christmas store front andlor Window Display in the entire town of Goderich. List them in order of your preference. Base your judging on the criteria listed above, but remem- ber...it's whether you find it appealing that really counts! THEN...Bring or Mail your entry to the Goderich Signal -Star no later than Wed- nesday, November 26, 1986. If your entry is drawn from those received...YOU WIN! There will be a total of Three Winners in all! LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER PERSON On your mark Judges. Get Set. WIN! PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY MY CHOICES FOR BEST STORE FRONT & WINDOW CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS ARE: 3RD: TELEPHONE: 4TH: BRING THIS ENTRY FORM TO THE GODERICH SIGNAL-STAR...INDUSTRIAL PARK, HWY. 21 SOUTH OR MAIL TO: THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR NO. BOX 220, GODERICH, N7A 466 All Entries Must Be Submitted To The Goderich Signal -Star by WED., NOV 26 Y,. 0,07,4JOr: ONE 0: 9 4, �' :moi/1"i:G�'�',`.,�'• ,ti