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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-06-28, Page 6PAGE 6 —GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1979 Vote to close Lawlor dram At the June 5 Colborne Township Council meeting, engineers from Gamsby and Mannerow Ltd., Guelph and property owners assessed iat the La.Municipal -Drain were- present„ to discuss this drain. Engineer Shifflett reviewed the cost of an open drain with steel pipe through Vaderheyden's barnyard or covered tile (closed drain) from Huron County Road 25 to the Boundary Road between Colborne Township and West Wawanosh Township. A considerable amount of time was spent in debate between Natural Resources. represen- tatives and the engineer who agreed to meet at the proposed outlet for an examination of the outlet and a mutual agreement. Engineer Shifflett stated that the drain south of the County Road would have to be open. Councillor Joe Hickey voiced his objection to a closed proposal both on behalf of West Wawanosh Township and himself. ,• All members of Colborne Council ap- proved the Lawlor Closed Drain proposal and Engineer Shifflett was instructed to prepare The Lawlor Drainage Report. Tom Cooke and Art Bourdeau approached council about the former Skyway Market property now owned by Bourdeau, and explained to council specifications regarding the proposed use of buildings to be con- structed. Laverne Cunningham appeared before council re4arding the ggav' f,,,, the Concession the school entrance or the fence line. He offered to n pay the cost of. extending the pavement to his entrance way. The Road Superin-_ tendent reported that most of the John Allin Drain had been levelled and the tendering for the gravel for the John Feagan road was ap- proved. ' The dust condition of the Boundary Road was discussed and Reeve BiII Bogie agreed to discuss the future paving of the Boundary Road with the Reeves of Ashfield and West Wawanosh. Calcium was approved for the gravel pit side road and the clerk. was instructed to write Murray Gaunt, MPP, regarding the township being unable to obtain a weed spraying licence. A tile drainage debenture . for $30,000.00 was approved. Leonard Fisher, Township Cemetery Manager, presented the cemetery report. The memorial service at the cemetery was set for July 29 or August 5, 1979. Sunday funerals are to be charged double the regular charge. Five building permits were issued. Optimistic reports... • from page 3 count was rising dramatically." "Because of our over- crowding and patient mix, we did statistically show an increase in in- fections and because of that, steps were taken immediately to reopen Two West and get back to sound medical principles of patient segregation,".,. Dr. Lambert said. He added that in his view, being able to document statistics with facts helped the hospital board in its dealings with the Ministry of Health that has now given permission for 10 more chronic beds to be opened at AM&G. "Over the year, we have continued to face various problems and the most serious of these was the attempt to close beds to a point where we would not have been able to function safely or adequately," Dr: Lambert said. Dr. Lambert as well as chairman Jo Berry and Dr. Michael Conlon commended the public for rallying round the hospital's cause to keep beds open. "We have managedto recoup some of our losses and from a bed situation, I think we have been coping reasonably well," said Dr. Lambert. He said that from the medical point of view, the bed closures are strictly a "'pro tem measure" and promised that doctors expect •' to maintain services and admit patients when admissions are necessary. Dr. Conlon reinforced Dr. Lambert's statement. He said he had been directed by his colleagues to inform the annual meeting of the Cor- poration that the com- munity must not permit complacency now or ever again, and must ensure in the future. a "continued high quality hospital care system commensurate with the needs of the community". "The respective medical staff committee of the hospital continue to function in an efficient manner," Dr. Conlon -said: ' "Throughout the past year, we emphasized the needs of the smaller hospital, that we con- stitute an integral and important part of an active treatment health care system - that we do not intend to, nor will we become, a cottage hospital." SPECIAL MENTION Dr. Lambert, a surgeon, told the meeting that in the past year, the number of oprations done in Goderich has in- creased "'rather m arkedry". "This may reflect a change, in our referral patterns or perhaps a demand orl, the part of the public for services at home," said Dr. Lam- bert. He said the result has been more pressure on the operating room staff and he commended them for their "endurance and equanimity". "It is hard to be on call night after night and sometimes to go with very little rest or time off," said the doctor. Dr. Conlon provided a peek into the future. He said that the medical staff is hoping that within a reasonable period of time, it will .become possible to relocate the Department of Psychiatrywithin the confines of the general hospital "with such structural addition as may be necessary". • "Such a move would better integrate our clinical services with obvious advantages for our patients and con- siderable financial savings in the longter- m," said Dr. Conlon. Dr. Conlon also told the meeting that from four physicians in 1978, Goderich now has eight highly qualified prac- ticing family physicians "who are dedicated to the continued development of a dynamic hospital based on family practice with referral to other centres only as necessary". Dr. Lambert summed up the year. "We have had a dif- ficult year because of our budget restraints and then the unwarranted attempt by the govern- ment to close down beds," he said. " Despite this, we have ended up in the black and we have been able to maintain our bed picture at a level which I think is safe at the present time." "Throughout this time, the calibre of care in the hospital has been maintained at a high level. There is no question in my mind that we have an excellent medical staff," the doctor concluded. SUNCOAST1 STRIP THE MET-WANTS-TO-HEL- CELEBRATE CANADA'S 112th a1RTHDAY® So COME OUT AND PICK-UP SOME OF OUR LONG E SPEC ,• IE ..,...,„.....,„:„.",.._:.............,..„...r.:,....„,_,..:,....:.!, 1 AL THURSDAY TO SATURDAY SPECIALS STYROFOAM CUPS Reg 77 $ 00 SALE FOR THE HANDYMAN ASS'T TOOLS Reg. $2.29 SALE $1 • 50 2 LB. 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