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It appears a frequent government practice is to insist
that agencies under its control use financial restraint in
their everyday operation even though dePartments of that
government appear to be doing the opposite. At times we
could even be forgiven for Imagining that -government is
bent On creating ways of turning miles and, miles of
bureaucratic red tape into ways in which to-spendeven
more money. One such case hits close to home for
residents of this area.
Last week Ontario Treasurer Robert NiX°11 001111.Sed to:
hold -provincial health care expenditures to an increase of
10.1 per cent and announced that the government Will nO
longer bail out hospitals which run up ,deficits, Also last
• week, Dr.. Martin Barkin, Ontario's deputy health .
minister, told delegates at the OHA Region 2 ,annual
conference that if hospital boards didn't bite the bullet on
• . health care spending, the ministry would do it for there
Fine words. However, while It is true that Ontarlans r•i?
have watched health care costs increase at an astonishing '
average Annual rate.of 12.1 per cent over the past ten
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years, Mr. Nixon's admonishment inight carry rhOretioUt
if other governMent.ininiatrieS . Were not directly con-
tributing toa higher bill fOr.. health services. .: .:...„, ., ..
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----- Forserhetirne'nOW, a -Silk- 'of Ministry of Env iron
red tape, has stalled prdgr • t of the Incinerator protect at--;
Wingharn and Distric . ospital. The proted„ atiproved-and ..
funded by the Ministry of Health,, has been an hold while
the MOE decides,Whether or not It wiliapproireiorneof the.,
specified equipment Work on the incinerator — to -burn*
the hospital's pathological waste — progressed rather
smoothly until the MOE threw its monkey wrench:into:the .:
construction gears. Meal:Wynne, Wingharnhas zi neW.:in-
cinerator building which sits idly •by,while.the . hospltai'
must now bag its pathological waste 'weekly for tr$s.,.
portation to Quebec to be burned. Although the go.
ment can arm* it is picking up **lab rfOr. molt*
waste to ournelghboring Province, it is Wewholart: pai"- :.
Make -no mistakeabout that. - • : • :• ' • - '-• • , ,,..:1••,."' -
It is no comfort to.hear that incineratOr.Protectsaf other.
hospitals In. the province share a slinflar late,. Instead,: ft ..:
further serves to point out the incredOilty. If andWhe0.41* r
completed, the Wirigham project would.noronly save our
hospital the...Cost:or:Shipping its,.;13atholOgical Waste to other
centres forMiwning,..lt would also serve as alnOra central' ,
. • incinerator site for other. hotplfait In this art* andtherebY,•...
cutting their operating costs.. .- ' • ' . ,:.: - .- .•:, -.._ •
Considering that : It: - Was. .MOE-sponsored c14040 l .,::
• • legislation which placed more Stringent restrIction*onlit
disposal of hospital pathological waste and brought about
the need for.the new Incinerator sites, - It is, reasonable
expect. that the projects would be COrnpleted expedltlousiy
. while 'till assuring :that envirollinentai standards• '"are
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maintained. instead; in the eyes of those net sc.. •
the Intricacies of bureaucracy, it appears the oripiOSi,
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We suggest Mr. Nixon send a tape of his mo8f,.:1!4Cerit
- restraint message to the environment ministry to Cle.artile.-
air once and for all. '',.-,,,- ,•.,,, ‘....
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,o. filet at Hamilton. Lieut. held the post for the past 040 Aar&
lieen- an officer for William Renwick, town Clerk, 1001,1,
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:Dominion. Madill, w - liar iiiewolick display in an effort
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09nOleet-metiths, has resigned from to Overcome thefire hazard created
eh**. . ' . by youngsters Wit,hfirecrackerk,
MAY -- • ' Constable Mn Waite, has
iitit. on the new. $625,000 been a 'MOM li.'„of ' ;RO
Wingham District;,. High School police force epast three and a ha
startedt when the firm of years, 'Ye -Vex -seen ter e* at as
OIrnste and atter'. Started senior constable in the Ton** -4
levelling aliens in the big field Whitechurch in the Toronto area.
behind the present school. Expected The , Wingham and District
to be finished in nine months, the Planning Iloard, enlarged this year
new school will have two classrooms to take . in Morris and ,East
ready :for Occupancy next Sep- Wawanosh Townships as well , as
Umber, „ - • Turnberry„ held- its first Meeting.
▪ 'Limit. M. Belanger is the Sabration Mayor R. S. Hetherington of
Abby Officer posted here to succeed Wingham was -elected e.ltairman,4
. Lieut.-144Lp OatesivheAvas recently replacing W. W. Gurney, Whales
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theSalvation Army Presented with pins and eel*,
'raming College at Toronto Her tifitates for'provincial honto at the
ome 18 ifl Montreal' 441 Homemakers' Athievenient,Day
Charles Frederick Stokes of at Howick Central Seheol Vert
GO ,101 wishes te announce the Sharon Gadke and Pat Gadke of
engagement et his Only 'daughter, Lakelet, Mary Doig, Molesworth
Ruth Agnes, to Gerald Frederick and Elizabeth Stokes, Gorrie.
The wedding will MAY 1974takeplace 'a
the latter part of May. R. E. "Bob" McKinley, the federal
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was OPointeti dog catcher and of Huron, has succeeded in winning
Carter of Lower WI/wham member of parliament for the riding
pound -keeper for the town of approval for his private member's
Wing . He will Operate on a part- bill to change the name of the con
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Last Wednesday, severefrom:•P.. -4 Madill 'S ,.
School were among a number teachers, Sitite;:-'
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Mr. and Mrs. Davey Edgarinoved
to the former residence of Wellesley
Strong which they have purchased in
the village of Gorrie.
Three members of the Salvation
Army Home League, who have
served the league for more that 20
years, Major Wheeler, Mrs. George
Currie and Mrs. Bill Henderson,
were honored at'a special ceremony
held at the citadel. They were
presented with certificates signi-
fying honorary life membership in , • 61
the Home League.
Dr. David Magee, dental surgeo,
announces the forthcoming etab.
lishment of an office for the practice 4166
of general dentistry at 175 John
Street East, Wingharn.
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