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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-04-04, Page 1• I•t• • . 4,. • 4 • • • ;•• .41? '•• 7,2tr, • . • ." 7 1: *„- • 41,' „ • „„,. • ." •••• •,•• 2,5 .45 4 5 ......y.,44113441.20,4.13,41491.4.164.1.1.21.1111irbfilyraw Angry cound lith -hour mini By BILL HENRY An angry Huron County Counc last week refused an 11th4iou provincial government request t further study its Huronview recon strgc(ionflans. The-enient,plan to gradually phasePALElitionVigiv;4while build ing a fittlyaff6bed fiality in gin ton and 60-Wd units 111 ,bOth --the north and!Rtitkof thia-Ounti wiTh- in eight :yeari.fs It) pin provincialWp: ii-oommlf and stiCialservicestnfnii&y OffiCial told council. - Rut :that decision,expected to cost more than $i4 million, was reached after years of studies. The most recent was a 10 -month project which surveyed the county, studied Services e1sewh• and other care) and seniors living il in their own homes. r However, Ms, Girard said -the o ,ConceEt las; seniors 4Par,tArienlminc-e complexes, sham* services Stith as prepared 'Meals rn - common space. As *ell, each facility would have 24-hour nurS- - - Ctoxmcilloie saki the: PlanSoundi.:':" , •„1 ; 7.30. • re good on the surface, but arrives at the ilth hour„ with sketchy' details, jtist as Huron, wants to eton with 14400V.,14.**. r.O. constrnitieet. imdf* the -countrsale'lle-prazi fo centre air 181 licensed extended' care beds again in Clinton ignores the north- ern residents. Other councill4s 'argued that the Ministry request, Was ignoring what ".1 • ' the people of Huron County had clearly asked for dtiringthe seniors' - care facility cOnunittoe's, lengthy study, "I think the ministry ia:lietfacing the probletn," said Exeter Reeve Lossy Fuller, who chaired that committee. 'We heard.the voice of the people and the people '- said .what they wanted . .the (Continued* -Page 24) re the province, The board of governors of the and finally outlined last June the Wingham and District Hospital has direction Huron County's seniors' approved a $1.56 million expansion housing would take 1.4!;_t ni-OntlOs" bidet which4 40, Costa the pcijt. Ministry representative Linda Girard -'s request that Hinton now r_et,h1:105 th-elft.tfthileit.de-0,e,nok rift alteitiafflel*1WIVI' frail - t• restsatight coun- cil by surprise. "I am: disappointed %Cause I think the nunistry is leading us into said:Warden Dave Johnston, who vacated the chair before thoroughly expressing his concern and calling council to .; stick to the original proposal and hear "from the Iterse's mouth" -Whether the minister of community and social servicpsMeg:- sitgplan. fthaThe -IT•1141111 4410101:44° a brig* betweeo extended%if IP01.0Xli in mstitu- riciiiiiii4iiiring eXtentiVe bedside • . • . f•.•'•••Tir • 1„, • Y •-41 r, 'A t e is-$1ard,ap . t••• -•;r4'4 • ceed With the; project. • Inaddition to updating and expanding the hospital's intensive ..11.4.44NO menta and tre01100c.thelOrard-*4-1Old. hotat4gement committee chair- man piiib Middleton recOmmetidecl the proposal to the board and eVitaine,d- itle the• culmination of several considered by a subcOrrimit- • tee appOinted. to pian the redevel- -opment cit:the intentive care unit. In addition to board Members, the subcommittee also included rFIP.!!!.44447Yee from a lumber of . ospitaldepartments 4.1ersamentainvolFed-tri_ the planntreg(tifiXe firojeit) meant • there are some piactical ideas su gested," Mr. Middleton said. The project as approved reco • mends- g- and delivery room as two birthing • Moms. 111- —Addition of one bed -to the-pre- ye.rtfrag,itoy, ,,,...„,.J.' ....,;.,•, , ilk 4, a caliecteditt d Via high school student,1 +4547 r e . sting room, recovery moire 'Men sive c.are unit, storage areas, chan areas, scrub areas, waiting area • Any additiOnal space to be turn oires to medical records and radio ogy to house records. • —Relocation of the central su ply room to the' present nursery area. —Relocation of the nursery 1 Room 243, a four -bed ward. —Renovation of the labor room e'bz &st oor to a - semi-priVater00111. se' 7 -Conversion of the board mom, s.• secretary's office aid the executive ed director's office into a long term 1- care area for patient activities and *habilitation. p- --Renovation of the third floor -- where the operating room is now located to include a new board o room, adininiStrative offices, a new libraryand educational services for • (Continued on Page 2A) Canada Post in, chat with t interested own .council Canada Pest is very interested in speaking—tio Wingham Town Coun- cil. At least that's the message coun- cil received at its regular April meeting last night. Although the outcome was not, kn wn at press time, council rias % bee as ked by Canada Post to meet andiiscuss the Crown corpora - ion's goals. The request came in a letter from om Dalby, media and community ffairs manager for Canada Post's Huron division. In his letter, Mt Dalby says the T t a corporation isoliet interested in Pealcutg,-tci-4,f4 'about postal service-:Cenette, cu- , ar,liout Thetee a .P.ost tovitlinire fferft. Carta eet howi 111' a te dad te Cana - gal of Ohre and fiCii to all ,�uld like to • to diacuss lflt�!V weir-64day; skid fteinada meant that changes ere in ittOrefof the mail service Artie at tesehoolt ;IA Mart13114Paso th A 6/41. of 264 ,of.. were se..e41",i7e,th, and he replied that to e oil of his knowledge, there wIrtY than,* planned. 4`. e410*****KtitY ''fif OW* rate/' he added. Atled just what sort of message the corporation woulddeliver to council, Mr. Dalby was noncommit- tal other than to restate generally what has been stated in the letter. • Community mail boxes also are not in the immediate future for Wingham, he claimed, although, they have already been introduced in the area Mr. Dalby said the community boxes are normally designated for communities in which there is already letter carrier service. Public • . • looks at WBA lake concept Wingham and area reildents will have the opportunity tomorrow (Wedneday) evening to get all the information on the Wingham Busi- ness Asspelationi lake concept. At a public information meeting in the Wingharn Armouries, WBA representatives will be on (hand to explaln the concept a manmade lake just south of town that would 'result from a dain built on the Wit- lnd RiVer probably in the vicinity of the Zetland Bridge. Alkirttiotth ,,,, . , , • ,,, „ Skip It . . Page 8B Editorials , a a Page 4A, Opinions a „. Page 5A Community INIfiws a . a Page 8A Classifieds Page 12A Sports , a Page 2B 54.