HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal Star, 1976-04-01, Page 5a shows the new shape of rhe q mile Authority
map '' 1160s .
area . and the location of the Authority's. 12 conservation
areas, The Townships of Ashfield and Culross and the Town
of Lucknow are the newest tnember municipalities and will
share with the other 2.9, the benefits of participating in the
numerous oonserv'ation programs : of the Authority. Com
servation areas include;, 1.' Falls Reserve; 2: Saratoga
Swamp; 3..Wawanosh• Valley; 4.'Pioneer; 5. Sunshine; 6
Administration. Office; 7. Gorrie; 8. Keys; 9. Brussels; 10
Ethel; 11'.. Har-riston;--12.-Galbraith..._..- .. _
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ued from.page 41 last .week's session of sick .people to suffer ..,, wet This writer -bilis advocated
county council; members did have to find alternate ways to for• several. .years 'that
help attitudethat keep the look at some alternatives,' , care for•them,. - hospitals sit down ancr thresh"
community strong". . With their backs, to: the wall
A similar: view •w4S ex- and government igrowlinkat
:pressed by. .the • Exeter. the• . door, county, ',council
''''..7:...„ hospital administrator Elmer began to think about all the • County' council looked at one town, a heart•and kidney
Taylor who stated he was alternatives. provided` right another. alternative,= that' of clinic in another, psychiatric
' opposed to closing';small° here in Huron. Things like restricting emergency rooms services -An another, surgery
h°t)'spitals, Home Care, ,VON, services,l: to' emergency cases_ only and gynecology in yet•,
--- Tliese were formed when nursing homes arid even "the .They called for "no con another and a „good pediatric
out the kinds. of 'services
which could be.cQntralized
• ;atop -notch geriatric•cen.tre in
to
1+.
there 'was a need, Mr. bed at home"'. '
Taylor said. "The, hospitals Under the guidance of MOH
Frank Mills, councillors
OHIP program about 1959., patients out of hospital complaint in many quarters evaluation.
They were assured the funds ;.whenever possible, and into a that emergency facilities'are •
to continue tb serve „the Home Care situation.; This over -used. It is a many:sided
community and to expand alternative was provided by -question withi. the doctors•
- and grow. the Ontario government a coin g Jack Riddell e d
veftience . cases .either for. hospital in : still another..
people orphysicians". L These specific areas may not
worked.
. ....,,, b...,..,....__. work 'but others alight. At -
They joined in good faith the thought about the need to get This has 'been a common .least •it deserves an, honest
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, ih upas the. main n ed his'
In Mr Taylor's view, the number of years _ago; but,.: culprits and the irresponsible „Jack
in the Legislature
nde
Ontario government en t now has until now it has. been difficult . OHI}? -card carriersx unniiig•a with this bit'of philosophy,
a moral obligation to these to sell 'many county doctors. close second.' quoted: from "a +emery
community hosp'itals•- to keep •
on the scheme. Unfortunately But Huron .County Council, prominent -citizen _ in Huron.`
them open and functioning patients must be referred to went on to consider. a "user- County, That was: ``If the
within their areas- at Home Care by a physician, - fee" for, non -emergency use funeral 'bells should ring out
whatever cost. Figures show that of all of the facility. They say that marking the death of any of
Many, many share that, home care admissions last would equal savings of $20: the,. hospitals of Huron •
view. They feel , that the year, 33 percent were from million across the province. County, then do not. ask; my
community hospital's in Wingham area; 21 percent After consultation ' with friends, for whom that bell • Huron are as historical as-from.Clinton; 16 percent from some hospital„ ad tolls: Ittolls 'for thee.".
Dunlop and as• much herean in, Goderich; 15 .percent from ministra`torh it appears this I'd like to change that bit of
lariat part of life as Seaforth; and 14 percent from suggestion would be excellent wisdom just a little. 1'd like it
farming, Exeter, But over the entire• if it read simply "user fee", . tp read: the funeral bells
And it becomes a. highly' county, Home Care only It is 'felt 'that if ever er fe on should ring but funeral
the
emotional involvement. served' '476 patients . from visiting the eniergency Verson
death of any of the.hospitals
the the are frightened about April 1,1974 to March 31, 1975.. facility: at any hospital. had to of County, then do not.
the thought of losing hospi al first.- ear; of Huront' friends, why that bell
g butUp from 418 a theY dip into his or her"'pocket for
facilities .a they have know'tt
as not a remarkable record.
them in Huron for years.4t is Of course, • there are • theover-use would be halted.
u natural reaction, an un-• patients in hospital who must But of course, county
derstandable emotion, be there cera=lotzg_ata -.basis,_
'' . A typical ..emotional.. out- council doesn t- have.,..any
.
Norman Hays, administrator, jurisdiction. over this type of
burst was'heard t Huron . at Wingham, said there are 49 egislatiori.•All'that- body can
4•.ounty CounciLlastFfidayas tate ories of various disease,
,..„__I,m:coitslt'-'••de rrty-reeve-of--- -•-=-- tat do is recommend to gover-
..� sruxt��01�.>�sLn �Fi r. , s -and -tan
C intim beea quife exci1eu " politicians agree this kini�o r
i Of 30 days . or more, ai .~
ever • Huron County's needing• 15 day's ,of hospital arnendmenttoahehealthcar`e.
sillocation of funds toward the ; care or over: As examples, service would be."politically
addition now underway at Mr.'Hay listed things like a inexpedient", •
ANI&(U.''Mr. Cook made quite generalized •'infection of the Not ••necessarily so, says
a point of saying that instead body, 'burins of the face, head, Jim' Banks, administrator. of
of Clintotl,fielping the county neck; :.trunk=- and limbs,:. a A1VI&G brae 'the. people of
tc'i .• pour •. money • into . cerebral this province realized thaty
even as much' as $2, much of tolls: It tolls because of thee.
DRINKINGp' DRIVING
e1'U DISASTER c li,a6
GOQERICki S> i�7t,1 S')<" :'T'HU;
SPAY, APRIL 119-76- 'AIG
The appearance of ' the Maitland . Valley Conservation
Authority' Watershed- Map has. changed drastically' since
1951 'when, the'Middle Maitland Conservation Authority was '
establisiied. Three times during' the intervening 25 years the
boundar•i•es of the Authority have opened, lengthened, and
closed around new -municipalities, new areas. This growth
process has recently resulted in a 150 sq. mile area being
added to- the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. Ten
_miles of •Lake_ Huron, shoreline and the entire Lucknow
River watershed were included in. this major; addition: The
iirmsmosaimmummemisow
'Letter h
ens to their r
alerts C l t 1.�e 1�
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�diii:or •
new r 1 vascular accident or b
at hstroke..- user fee at the
r in a. us i' way or the speed limit; some three times .the ••• fNme is your .,;awn •If.you feet your rights as an.
possibly .. ._ch; .g_ ,.g Dear Editor, decide f me one y responsibility, If you are. 16 individual are being ignored,
'�ovld e
i L ill
- The provincial_ g ,rerge-rrcy-•-�a-�,•�i.�• ynu __.�..rch�_g,„,r,�,bers-of -� c oTd- or AVe�anrl-drt-ving•�-••�owt • to-�lre epei�
mergcncy •faclittie•p
xa avers
•
•
eci e or the cnPP�r Wut_Why? Being response i i y:
7 x
for funds�toJ{ee�p 6 sl s belted u is notgoing to help yrs.
l� tool. n 8_ h be t p � , .. , this
' belts. have their- lace, ._,
h t l en different rent
-•-the- -Seat bE � , .. in.a�90 mp c'ra`sh.. --'�-��sameot�e•else-s c�.r;,the.;�ine is_-- co>.lntry_--dt n t.get�•:•rnwon �. M
n hot sayingthe .don t.
Cook .. . Asso we ate o..Y • x'-_•ated our- •r-e-sponsibil-it-y.,..n.ox the ;-:-mesLin._ dam a_;we _- <
1 Mr. c brought be turned Mr:, Kow.alyshyn,. gge •3'
: ' • derich g Ontario, it isNo. 1 travelled to Saunders - If you" want to wear rt go
was reminded that Go forward - by` Dr. Mills at_
into w., political advantage. in London to attend a d But we d'ar't and we temporary permits for " neyv owner'of the car change .'it in a slay. But it
just happened to be on the top Freda 's •session noting that Schoolalias f period of four "The -CPP; is interested in won't change at all except to '
of the priority. list. - a -list Y See how th
ilia average stay in.hospital controls health
across . •the province was be heard to say.
Cl tc n hospital op
these categoriestl - ou}d-be adding -Val -tie :.to e
e --Citizens • -Prczteci'ion-.--
in i . ; This puts a little i e
Quite •proper y,, _ •l'i ht on the statistic Huron Chapter•
health• care could dollars in ciatib
e government meeting sponsored , by the want to be free to make that drivers - or a ,
hspending, theC.P.A.face or five years till the driver citizens' rights, not just seat ' get worse unless We stand
London Chapter of the C choice without to
1"h d safe
drawn up by `aril the county people would y Out of
hospitals and approved by the something like 7.8 ,days As • •
Min' of Health. It gg
• t I t •
e.,•.
---53------juggled -- a
was
had'estab is e a
Mr. an
driving belts ..Seat _belts is our present together • and -..do something
towngu�stsiiicluded going to jail everytime we go - d. -He also sirgg
d Mrs. Dave Mitchell
work in our ca recox
les estion as to wlrat'ihe-next- --f-,
nes endeavour :anyone who has a now! - ..: -
wasri't always; statistics can be
* * * Niagara Falis C:P,A. ; • John special insurance
a :,'fist about what : Seat •belt and especially safe driving records.
rates
ea et -us all, do our'little
-bits-
rstry
sin over -night deal. a. _ _ }uggled to sayl issue• should be, .please feel and together vSe• will keep
r I • Kowalyshyn, Sarnia C.P.A.; shoulder restrict , r freelo tell alt e, ember of the a 10).
liTarSned this
you wantihem.to s y Ju•st exact.l what Dr.. •. E_v-exyone . shn.uld_p� y t�ontinuedon.pag
Y u Y fRay Hanna, 'Frank Heard, movement. ,Many etro e
before this .county tt -the In Wingham last year; Frank 1Vlills - means by: sonally see the results of a90 ...
Ministry or Health started to there were 442 long stay 13 Tian., Hallman; Ramona' cannot -teach controls such as
think seriously. -about unitizing hospital : services " Humphrey, Lynn Wall and lights, 'defroster; wipers, mph crash. He or she would,
n cases Of those 284 fell into within the county wasn't k f th Huron them think twice about flie'speed
Mr. Cook was probably mbar 219 were county suspensions or tat
r§ • f•
or su
i esti stet: w'i Marie Par o e properly while wearing
the 49 Categories mentioned, explained. It was, learned this Cha ter No 1 atDun anno'n; they travel. Stiffer '"fines,
mandatory t
0
r to
g no longer i e r Y
and of that nu jail terms for
angry because his hospital is week that the co Y Karen_Hepinstall, Elora, and wear the shoulder harness
g ywhile another,' ,just 11 X60 'years of age or over. In •hospitals have 'been working Alf and Donald 'Hanna; traffic violations wiould
',losing ' other words,' 77 percent of 'for nearly�a year on a central but it has been proves that brighten.0 a lotof people;
!Odes away, is getting • its • those were serials' citizens.. Guelph C.P.A. • the lap belt worn alone can be'any elderly people .who
lab'service for Huron -Perth, Ross Keeler. was •
chairrrian an erous: It trades upper el
heart's desire That's un of dg are no longer completely
hot quite
ndable emotion ... tut. • Wingham's • total hospital for this meeting. injuries such as head injuries i
�, k d' the t 'the pelvic capable of handling a car
'population •
is composed- o ' - - :..
° expressed their in in'uries sa e y
About • 35 'percent„.
Of Each speaker an for injuries
o f 1 because of poor'eye:
chairman parea and arthrit s or poor health
1set I sight
•Mass rally
'elderly
citizens '' d hl' ' 'on in - id ogle t • '•
at t 1 about what t s possible O card ma
. There was some discussion feelings an ;pu ic:optni -; espe.c•ially in o er peop drive. They just fill•inthe
to county council herr o d Each
was i becut two by 1 n their money and
J'h.c most, upsetting aspect • •'•able t., produce, statistics .on a Tap belt. worn alone. One
to do with Huron`s elderly ( back comes the new 1•icesrce.
• it is the ' general attitude' are one � C • Sat. in • ,different matters. •half ,belted down-, one half The parent or, driver i
onsibl
who is over -5 years
old,. over s. an o. ”
tall is buckled uta if he car 'she
is under 16 yrs.••of age They
own words. a, .to cu in
ii
+}f a g population The days g
Th CPA not against f 1
0
that these restraints are only
when sons and dvaughters e ' is li free to leave: a to see that any
rt' an interim
5 ty to get the province death rtakes Toronfio legisla a 50 lb d over 4 7
p until money there. Grandma and grandpa
are s u A mass rally is being Laws, should be for can be uncomfortable to
or : hospital. or some. other planned ih Toronto at Queen's everyone not just those few can be very at 225 lbs. Park this Saturday, April 3; in . who because of size, job or : • It takes two hands to undo a are also responsible for -'the
nursing home. That's the slay • fines of anyone tinder 16 years
will say this, is', it interim it order to protest the closing of perfect health' -can find no . seat'belt. A broken arm can •
fines
age who is not exempt
keep
not buckled -up
seatbelts, but &hes oppose die,. Seat belts .are all the same, resp
en
keep mother and father in th,e forces a to A belt that fits
person w
tempora •••
netts: i home until.:, -overtakes tion that pre not.
"over the hum° to buckle up a People lb person comfortably
•flows free again h filed off to HuronVtew
Most' peoples ,close° to' the
health care services system
of and
measure. Most "will' wager ou from
livinglonger, 'thanks to ad- Buses will be leaving at discriminating to force
n : is o ted medics technology.
hospital
out of rt' year
Huron's Most accidents occur at with assistance in some cases
hospital budget every year who suffered a stroke was citizens may catch.the bus at speeds under 35 mph and yet the belt cannot be undone and
is.-
And our older people` are way. out. It is ,certainly
prevent
it on
hospitals in Ontario...
•that the provincial Ministry
•
f Health ' looking. to cut
your belt and cep y
g 7.30 •a.m. Saturday. . those left. trapped in your car. Even If you are over
van
" Years ago, an elderly person Interested . and concerned
for many years to' .come. good as'dead, 'Now, . stroke the. Mall" in Goderich, the police are exempt of speeds.has to be cut. A very sharp
Sorge will even speculate that victims of -all ages. can be arena in 'Clinton, Vanastra - under 25.E Mph which Isknife is'required for this job,
even, more drastic cuts are brought. back to a near full Centre, .Blyth Town Hall or ridiculous. A lot of real If you start carrying a knife
ahead in 1977. life but it takes a long, ex Londesboro Hall. The cost of criminals' are going to escape you'll be .. arrested for
We are moving toward' a pensive pr
belts when
cease • of the .bus .is six dollars return, if our police pullover and stop ' carrying
wholesale. change in the .way
p •
a dangerous or
physiotherapy and other care per person. • to do up. their seat e,ts w concealed weapon.
health services are delivered . to do. it. •Tickets for the. buses are they. see their speedometer It was •
announced on the '
in this province. Government , In the meantime, however, available • from Tom Duizer in climbing over -the 25 mph•news that since the seat belt
has been nudging us toward it
families. want ,. to be •Hullett' Township, 523-4359; allowed. If they don't'they.ar• e legislation went into effect
• for se • veral years ... now•,, "saddled with the afflicted one:.: T1ie-SuncoaS't Mali or -phone breaking the law. accidents. with injuries. were
under the •guise of restraint Modern, •'on=the=go families 524-9189; Mrs, Street in Blyth, :To.,'do .u.p a..seat belt down 27 percent. The fact that
they may just be giving us the just haven't the :time and 523 4266.; The Vanastra :Ret. required both hands. To. try • .the speed limit' has been
and do it up c, .d drive at the lowered or weather con-
sa,rfie time is just asking for ditions were not mentioned: '
trouble, • Both of these facts can have
the designated spots at 7:30 Drivers who already pay great bearing in this mallet:,
•Saturday morning in order to ' high risk insurance rates:.:Florida and California
• catch the bus in time.•• • because they spend eight to 10 brought, in seat belt laws only
• hrs, a day driving on our to repeal them later,
•roadsare exempt. Taxi Michigan'brOught, in seat belt
drivers : are exempt while .laws and was forced o repeal
°carrying a passer•.ger• them because they. were
Delivery men are exempt against the U.S. constitution.
from the - time they make It• can be -.proven •by
their first delivery. Who.-isstatistics that alcohol is in -
more likely to have an ac- volved in 52 percent of ac-
cident; the man who drives. cidents. A driver having had
one quarter of a mile in the his licence suspended for
•morning andagain at night to - drunk or - impaired driving
'get• to' and -from work or the has no trouble getting his
mighty heave; that this • al: ter al • l, government will
newspaper has been .warning take care of all•the expenses:
aboutLook at the alter It is all costing money. And
natives and do s•"rne money ,is what this province
restructuring, this newspaper - hasn't got .much of at this
'said, before somebody from point in time. We can't lesiva
Toronto does it for -you.
Centre, 482-7846 Ar the Clinton
Town Hall, 482-7872.
Ticket holders must be at
FREEZER SPECIAL—GUARANTEED
TENDER - ^CENTRE CUT .
SIRLOIN Lg.), 1.49,
HOME
MADE
PR.EEZtR SPECIAL . A 1 STEER •
QTR'S BEEP, - KSLB 69c
(CUT'EREE - 15 to 18
AINSLI
E•.
EADCHEESE -• LIMITED d•ALL 524-8551
B 1 19 Horn Dressed Inspected. Meats at Wholesale Pikes
man who spends all' day or, licence back.. So long as. he,
night on the street? can pass .his,driving- test and
' You are exempt if you pay the increased insurance
weigh less than 50 lbs. or are' ccist, -
.under 4'7" tall or under 5 yrs: He can get out of this too°by
olct. You don't meet any of' putting U.J.F.- on his car
these requirements? Yoe can which allows him • to buy
he exempted for any medical plates although he has no 'real
reason deemed. fit by, your insurance. It can happen.
doctor. - - - again and again. But still a
I am not under 5 yrs. old. driyer who habitually drinks
under 50 lbs. or under 4'7". 1 and drives and is .involved in
�'1m' '5'10" tall 2 lbs. -an
d.
tep
d to
ble accidents
cnts
i
s
free
to
disgustingly healthy I have get his.licerice back time and
rfo intention 'or buckling - up time again.
- •and • 'I `don't think pour" •' Cars are .built that will do
government has any ,right to easily twice the iill+.•,•'•,1
16 yrs. old
ivic Corner
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Announcements of -a civic nature: are printed: frea,of
charge in this space in the hope that increased public.
awareness arid participation will be the -result.
±'-i- + f '
• Monday, April 5, Council 7-:•30 p.m., Connell Cham
bers. --
Tuesday, April 6, planning board, 7 p:tri., Council
Chambers=
Wednesday .April 7, Police, Commission,, 12 noon,
.Concil Chambers. _
•
Austin Fuller els still finding strange looping vegetables tin his garden at 134 South Street in:
Goderich.•l.ast year he found several potatoes that looked like tiny men and this year
dtig up two large Parsnips that hid expanded with dozens of shoots' through the winter4
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Mr. Fuller .said he dug the vegetables in February after removingout a the ot of snow
atones
front his garden adding that a lack of frost through the winter preventedg •
fromtbeing as sweet,as they can be. (staff *photo] a
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