The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-06-21, Page 1The Wfngh'arn and Distric
is..rn a -;better Bang
position "than many in theprovinc
Board Chairman Mary L •
Thonpson told last week'�s'annua
rr eeting•of the hospital` corporation.
The fiscal year 1987-88 ended with
surplus of $194,222 for the hospital
Mrs; Tib peon said,+ due mainly to
caretul.:pl ng by its administra-
tive sta and: department heads.
"Hea'lth tare costs in the province
are out of control," she reported and
if the present trend continues, there
will be little money left for other
government services, such as roads
or the environment.
No Iess than one-third of the
provincial budget is spent on health
care,. Mrs, _Thompson :said.. , e
future,. she added, health services
must be rationalized, a hard fact for
small hospitals, but they must learn
bow to share services.
With little:' new �'mone. for
capital
projects promised wif � she•
said- the local -hos tat.:i4 indeed
fortunate to :be receiving $103,000
from the Ministry of Health :dor a
window -replacement project,
• scheduled "to begin later this
`" t ummer.
Iry her. report, -Mrs. Thompson
noted the hospital... role study was.
• completed in: 19 F': and
the, board
currently is .• ; the master
plan and mste a' am inrd
ct • b alter ions.
1 Qne res o
��, f the stud.• . s�he� '1
y,
e, . ,that. the. board has elecic
rru 'upgrade the present surge_
I hitensive 'care facsrlrtteS, th+e
hospital.
Executive Director Normae
Hayes also submitted a report to the
annual •meeting. He said the
Win hanf hospital serves a very
stable population, one factor which
has kept it "in the black".
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The Town of Wingham will be
holding an information meeting thjs
Wednesday evening, . June 22, to
discuss changes to the, floodypla*
devre int
Tire hospital..Srmilt continue to,several new
budget :.wase pieces of
�� u``, were pur+cha.d. ",,t
mid: hile tis eario �`;neW diagnostjje.:capabdi .
rograms, new ,plan :and gniip 'ertt Also in the st
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tlf �e in�uc .;� co mit of tom* me+ddical. �:
*ore:• than sero niigbt Wish, formed aider
out
, f "i.the h j}:: creating WO L
1 rotect.s "and;patioats.
r• In hoer report, Mare
rr s..pres nt, Lthe Auxiliar
. �:oniedon2
vie -belie le tl ,
approaeb.is�44.t '
Or. Marie Geai
rnedseal stafff, -
Charles °mole -,has ;tea
as ,a general`''sn►rg •
Long to examine the:111400
:t
northwest corner of ..Highways 86:•
and- 4, as well as on the west •s de -Of
Highway 4 north of:the intersection
to be develop• ed with•. certain
ltost he towyeanr oy the`NIVCA in the`fall 'of
The. Town of Winghamfirst a ;
p1i . n SQA in ll86., : tin
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take place m the council" elae
at the Wingham Town-
beginning at 7 30 p.m.
Representatives of the town and.
the 'Maitland.. Valley Corservatiot
Authority (MVCA) will review the
status of a Special -Policy Area,
which is being granted to the town
bylire provincial government.
1,1*-��1.A designation-
yguatior% will allow
order to sections, of floodplain on , the
•
Nzi
about dhly of .
impact that 114in . � ....,.,
have en .Mood levels nth d Ve
and a lard use. planning study ; that
revealed' the town had:no other
opportunities for future commercialdevelopment. -
A study completed by the -VCA
has determined that a .5 -foot
increase in flood levels and .5-foot.
per second .- increase in flood
velocities could, be permitted;.
without greatly increasing- the risk
of flooding or erosion on surrounding
properties,
This constraint, as well: as -
quirenents for fill materials,
erosion protection, storm water
management plans, flood proofing
and dealing with existing.flood=
prone properties was presented to
development lain lan +
: `c a
xr 111 itis
es wasplrm to
� °t!��tonitty; . for
commercial growth; elsewhere,
notes Phil Beard, -VCA resources
planning co-ordinator.. "If there was
potential for expansion elsewher-e,.it
is unlikely the SPA would have been
allowed. From a technical point of
view, this area can be:flood proofed
effectively without having a serious
impact on upstreamor downstream
properties."
Area residents
asked to answer
return survey
J.hd€jpe:nd.;n:t
ws ma
as been
Effective June 13, the Listowel In-
dependent Newsmagazine has been.
sold by The Listowel Print Shop to
235583 Ontario,Limited.
Lorne Eedy, president of 235584
Ontario and: publisher of The...St.
Mary's JoirArg!s and The r-
eter Times -Advocate, said -alai
Teahen has beenlppoihtedthl
er of The Independent,
When conttcd; Mr. Teahen said
The Indep ndent • ui i°ue.
as;,,a
rosper-Ordt and, dominath g force in
ema a 'lace."
Mr.
n 'rioted some changes
will be made eventualy to the
oPeratxons. ••
JUT : KE OL :
Bertha Afiliektif- G ft
a pleasant retinio 1.
Bertha Ca6en rc)
billeted In Wingham
last year for the. fir*!tri
By now, approximately 2,500
households in Wingham and. " the
surrounding townships have
reedited a copy of the Wingham and
Area RRecreation:and Culture Master
Plan eori rmunitysurvey.
This survey . gives each area
household an opportunity to identify
its current use of ;facilities, parks
and • recreation programs, to in- -
dicate; opinions about future
recreatjonal issues, and to par-..
ticipate ,in . the identification of
e fisting cultural and recreational
priorities incur cormnities.
In order to deter: ine current and
future recreatioridi and cultural
requirements of area residents, the
cOnsu nts.` eMphaiize that the
active involvement of area residents
is essential. The survey ensures that
all views, eoneerns and- suggestions
a'e: fully presented. `he master
pins ing corinittee urgently
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