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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-20, Page 34• 41 4. GGE 14A- 'GODEEiCU SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 20,1976 ack's Jottings A divisional court hasruled invalid four of the provincial government's 'closing orders for hospitals -• With respect to Clinton Public Hospitail, Doctors' Hospital• in Toronto, Durham Menior.ial Hospital, -ani' Chesley and District Memorial Hosppital.. ;, �N.,otwithstanding the court's ruling, "the 'government has indicated that . it does not intend to abando,ri .its hospital shutdown program, in spite of continuing .. Opposition at- tempts to persuade it to do so. In •an' oral decision, Mr. Justice : Peter Cory said the Public • Hospitals Act was regulatory innature and was not intended to be used to close hospitals for financial reasons. He stated that the. four hospitals had con- travened no regulations, operated efficiently and have maintained the quality of patient care. - ; • `• . The . Ontario .G.overnrnent ''intends to appeal the decision of the divisional curt; On legality of its hospital -closing procedure. If the appeal fails, the government li.as •said it will,` p.ossibiy, introduce - legislation' to . close the hospitals c.oncernad.. According to the . Acting Health Minister, the four hospitals will ..receive provincial • financing for up to six months to allow them to sta3' open: during the appeal process. If the appeal take§ longer ° than expected, the hospitals will'" receive an additional six 'months' financing. The Acting Health Minister has also ' announced . that Bg lack Riddell Hulon-Middieses MPP Chedoke Hospital in Hamilton will not have to close all its 187 active -treatment beds .as originally threatened by the Ontario .Ministry of Health as part. Of its p.aCkage of restraints , in medical costa.. The Minister announced that the 'hospital will reduce its =active -treatment beds to 150 as soon as possible after. June, 1s.t and will be -developed as a rehabilitation • and• .chronic. care centre as we11 ` as a community health centre. The Minister of Tran- sportation `and-- Com- munications has announced that lower speed .limits and compulsory use of seatbelts in the Province have saved almost a life a ,day. Also the. number of speeding charges laid by Ontario Provincial. Police has risen 36 percent in AUBURN ANO flISTRICT NEWS • WMS The May meeting of the Presbyterian Women_':s, Missionary Society was held last Wednesday evening at the .:home of the president, Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson who welcomed all to.•the 'meeting., ,, • The devotional period` wa's. taken. by Miss .Minnie:. Wagner. The -scripture lesson . . was from Hebrews. The meditation was 'based on the theme, Faith promises can becomm facts. RolrcaIl was answered by a Bible verse •containing the word `,Faith''. 'The minutes of the pr'vtetn - •meeting were accepted as read by the secretary, Miss Minnie Wagner. The treasurer-, -Mrs. Frances • • Clarkgave . the financial . statement. ... Plans were made to attend the Spring Rally of the Huron Presbyterial' Women's Missionary. Society to be held on Thursday, May 20 at Hensall ; • Carmen Presbyterian Church at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Roy Daer invited -the W.M.S. to meetat her home next month: Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock took the missionary study in • Taiwan" telling the ex- periences of missionaries who are serving in that country in the far east.,:• , Ltfnch was. served by Mrs. ''Sanderson assisted by Miss Minnie Wagner. , • • SOCIAL NEWS 1Vlr: and -Mrs. J.G.1Vlclntosh of London spent the weekend, with Mrs. Frances Clark. - Mr. and Mrs. Jim Charlton' .w of Don Mills . and' Mrs. Hugh Bennett of Port Albert visited last Sunday with Mrs: Eleanor Bradnock: " - - Mr. . and 'Mrs. Thornas Haggitt visited on the. weekend with ' his-. : brother, Mr. Joe Haggitt and Mrs. Haggitt at Leamington. . We .are sorry to report that Orval Free was taken by ambulance to Clinton Public Hospital last week. We wish. him a speedy recovery. _ Mr.: William Rueger and Carol of RR 2, Clinton visited last . Sunday With Mr. acrd ylaer. Mrs. Donald Cartwright. • Mrs. Scott presented Mr. Mr. and -'is A--leu-1-- of Wingham visited last - Arthur YTuttgbl►`it~w:ithr—a Wednesday evening with_Mr.: Parting -gift and . thMre Youngblut • ,thanked the 'and Mrs. Thomas Johnston. . Society. Door prizes were Mr. Donald : Jardin and won by Mrs. Ross: Robinson Steven of Kitchener, Mr. and and -Mrs. Thomas Haggitt. The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as read by the secretary, Mrs. Beth Lansing. Thank you letters were read from Mrs. Torrance Tabb, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arthur, Mrs. John Durnin, Mrs. Norman McDowell and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Scott. An invitation to attend the meeting at Blyth was ac- cepted. Plans were made for the Ontario Horticultural Society .. annual meeting at Waterloo. on June 17, 1.8 and 19th The treasurer, Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock gave •the financial statement. -A suc- cessful aut;finir of plants, slips and:bulbs was held with Mrs. After welcoming the Donald Haines as auctioneer. members -and guests Misses. Lunch was served by Mrs. Monica and - Carla . Hebert Kenneth Scott, Mrs. Myrtle played piano soros: The guest Munro, Mrs. William Seers, Mrs. Thomas Lawton. Mrs. Wes.Bragaeck 52G-759.5 of the evening was William Whetstone who showed pictures of Holland, -Ger- many, Cyprus and England and gave interesting com- mentary. He was thanked by Mrs. Eleanor'Bradnock. The report of the District Annual .held. recently at Egmondville was given by the delegate; Mrs. Thomas Jardin. A, trio composed •.of Janice, Jamie-anclJulie Deer sang "He's got the whole world in . His Hands" ac- companied ccompanied on the piano by their mother, Mrs. Ross Mrs. Darold Jardin,Michael and Darryl ' of Beigrave visited last weekend with their parents, Mr and Mrs. Thomas Jardin. . Mrs. Earl . Allison of Goderich was in Auburn• last. Thursdayafternoon visiting her brothers, • Charles and Harry Beadle and her aunt, Mrs. Elva Straughan. - SEE EUROPE The Auburn Horticultural Society heldtheir open meeting in. the Auburn Community Memorial hall with .the president, Mrs. Kenneth Scott in charge. The meeting was opened by singing 0 Canada with Mrs. Donald Haines at the piano. the three '°months during which reduced speed limits have beenain effect on our highways, according to• a• police spokesman, who also said .that the total was 55 percent higher for April this, year than for April 1975. Speed limits '-in Ontario were reduced to ' 60 m.p.h. from ; 70 m.p.h. on 'freeways' and, to 50 m.p.h. from. 60' m.p.h. on other highways on February 1st.. According' to a report tabled' in -.the Legislature by the Minister .;. of •. the Environment, ,it has been recommended that cbiitinued efforts - be made to reduce lead emissions from• • smelters. A.n Ontario inquiry board has recommended that tests of children and pregnant women for undue intakes of lead ”be built into routine public health .• procedures in they areas close to Toronto smelters. The Government expects companies to pay for the work of replacing heavily • contaminated topsoil around lead plants in Metro, replacing it, or paving over the area: If the Companies refuse to pay for the work, the Government will have it done and try to recover the money. from/the companies. It is also possible the work could be. done by the companies under the pressure of provincial control orders, The' Minister:, of Colleges and Universities has'told'the Legislature that more than 14 percent of the 16,500 full-time graduatestudents at Ontario's universities are foreigners. Some 5,percentof 'the province's 130,600 under graduate students' ' are foreigners.. The figure for . the • 55,30a community college students is about.4'percent. He has also announced that university fees.. for new foreign students will .-increase from $585 to $1,500. next January, and community college fees for such students will, go from $250 to $75,0 this fall. Foreign graduate students will have their fees. raised from ,an average of $877 to $2,250.00. Mr. Hugh O'Neill. Quinte) asked the Minister of Transportation and Corn munications, whether he was' aware of the differential in the price of gasoline between highway service centres and off-highway service stations and what action the Minister proposed to take.: He also wanted to know what effect government leases with oil companies have on the prices charged' for_, gasoline at, service' "stations, in view of the 14-. creases in federal excise tax and fuel prices generally, Mr. Snow responded that he was aware of the substantial differential between the prices charged. He said there are 23 service centres on our expressways and the reasons the gasoline prima are higher at the 23 service stations on Highway 400. and:401 than elsewhere; is _the leasing arrangement the companies • have with the ministry. The lease agreements call for a .percentageof gross. sales, 'not' a per gallon ,rate. When most of these leases or contracts ' were drawn- up, some of them quite a number'''. of - years ago, fuel was .at a'. much ''Here reasonable price thah ,it :is 'today., Mr.' Snow , said that the -revenue • the Province of Ontario is receiving for:these leases has g9.ne up considerably with the increase in the price offuel• ' He said they are looking -into some way to alleviate some of this situation, and that he has had a full in- vestigation of the leases. 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