The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-06-06, Page 22• Pete 6l.ie; The Wie
County receives
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Murray Cardiff, member of par-
liament for Huron-PuFei zWatlY
Orese*e4LafAeciwifOt $39225 :to,
the Ontario' giiverrunerituiteler file
terms of thelederal go,Verrtinent'S
Joint Emergency Preparedn,s Pro-
gram (JEFF). - • v --e.
The -cheque was presentarby Me
Cardiff on behalf of the Hor!9ral,ele
Bill MCKnight, minister respdfisible
for emergency preparecleses; It was
accepted by David Johnston, war-
den oniuronCouritY.
The funds will be directed by the
province to 17 communities across
Ontario for, a wide rang F of emer-
gency preparedness projects, such,
as the purchase of Communications
equiprnent, emergency response
vehicles and rescue equipment.
The largest payment, $87,500,
will go to Duron County for the
purchase Of emergency equipment
for the towns of Clinton, Wingham
and Exeter. This equipment consists
of items such as selVcontaireed
breathing apparatuses, radios, a
rescue vehicle and hydraulic scue:
equipment.
"This payment represents contin-
uing federal and rir9eincial com-
mitment to improving emergency
response capability In Ontario, .
said Mr. Cardiff, "Eto:reClinton,
Exeter and Wingham, this means
new equipment which will help' the
fire department in each community
provide better protection for people
living in the area."
The JEPP enables the federal gov-
ernment to contribute to, or under-
ta_ke jointly with the provinces and
territories, emergency preparedness
projects that enhance the national
response capability
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RETIREMENT TEA—Mrs. Joan Martin, a teacher at Wingham
Public School for almost 20 years, was honored at a retirement tea
Sunday at the school. A resident of Lucknow, Mrs. Martin started
her teaching career at Springmount, near Owen Sound.,tiefook
forward to travelling and gardening in retirement.-•-
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new WAS and
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Pimps, Doncastor Medical, The thought the name was cute. We are
Lien*: Club of Wmgharn, TheAgyal *ins , ,plant someflowers in -bar -
Canadian Legion Ladies' Auxiliary Ms W '' b are Cut in half and place .
and the Boy Scouts. A special them along the side of the-
thanlic-you also goes to Jeanette .ArnioUries. 1 can't wait until they
Wardrop and Joyce Bain for helping are finishet,.
tp organize the event. It is great that Wednesday, June 14, both the
these groups are willing to help Tuesday group and the Thursday
sponsor these wheelchair clinics, to group are invited to join us for the
prevent the premature replacement final Spring Fling. cordon Wall's
of wheelchairs. Olde-Tyme Music will be on hand
Last week the seniors participat- to entertain- tit for the afternoon
ed in tie National Elderobic Moon- with some real toe -tapping music.
Ittla11--- ykre walked to Cruickshank On Mgpday, June 1, everyone is
irk n111
d made a wiskin Hip toxin- invited* come and'Aeota fashion
tain- " e mileage we -accumulate& displOypresenfeci by HeWitt Thera -
over the week will be added to the py Services (1 p.m.). Hewitt Thera -
national teitaf which hopefully will py tea -vices specializes in clothing
surpass the total distance from here that is easy to get into for older
to the moon. Maybe we can get adults and those with other special
more people from the community needs. They also sell assistive
who are 55 and over, to become devices which marye daily living
involved. ' ',: %, . :'. much easier. Call us for more infor-
This Tuesday, June : 6xWill-6e a Illation
regular program day. Wednestla
the 7th and Thursday, the 8th, wi,..,
be cancelled -to allow the staff t�
attend a conference in ilironto,
-sponsored by the Ontario Home
Support Association, Meals on
- 'Wheelsand' the Ontarici AssociatiOn
Wouldn't you
like to break away...
,
gust escape for awhile...
magine ourself jetting off to
'dazzling Las Vegas with $1000 cash,
• or touring beautiful Britain .for
8 days ... picture yourself sipping
a tropical drink on a sunny
beach in Jamaica...
Let The Wingham
Advance -Times take you away!
Enter our Dream Vacation
Contest today
:Our surrimer water exercise pro-
gram begins on None ,16. We will
venture all the way to the Vanastra
Recreation Centre -for a fun -filled
water exercise progrant. Exercising
in water is excellent for people who
find it difficult' tO move on land.
The water creates enough force
when moving the limbs, to give a
person an excellent workout. For
more information, call the Day Cen-
tre.
-The mit foot. clinic is' Julie 21.
Please call the Day Centre at 357-
1440 to make an appointment.
Our first Blyth play is scheduled
for Thursday, June 22, "The Perils
of Persephone". We look forward to
the opening of the theatre this year.
Everyone is invited to attend our
annual meeting on Monday, June
26, at 1 p.m. Following the meeting,
we will be showing a video entitled
"Looking for Yesterday with
Naomi Sell".
Just for your information, the
board of directors has decided to
change the name of the Day Centre
from the Day Centre for the Home-
bound to the Wingharn_and Area
Seniors' Day Centre. The name
change is not legal as f0. We will
let you know as soon as t becomes
legal.
That's all for now. Enjoy the great
weather. Be sure to get out for some
walks this spring!
Standard Trust
will double
gift to festival
Standard Trust announced last
month that any public contribu-
tions to the Blyth Festival Building
Fund made before June lOth to an
amount of $5,000 will he matched
dollar for dollar by Standard Trust.
For the last year, the Blyth Festi-
val has successfully raised over $1.6
million towards the renovation of
this community facility. "Our spa-
cious new workshop and rehearsal
facilities on Dinsley Stieet are slow-
ly moving toward completion,"
says Joel Harris, general manager
of the Blyth Festival.
Special sneak preview tours
behind the scenes are available for
groups. Just call Lynda Lentz at the
Blyth Festival administration office
to arrange your grouts tour this
summer at (519)523-43
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