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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-10-03, Page 1FIRST SECTION Witightant, Ontario, Titeadei Get. 8,1989 •• • "" • ' ' • , . MVCA FALL COLOR TOUR—The Maitland Valley Conserve- Conservation Area. A horse-drawn wagon ride to view the rnagnif tion Authority hosted a fall color tour Sunday at the Wawanosh icent fat hues was a highlight of the day. • appeal for Huronview North -By Margaret Stapleton Representatives of Turnberry and Wingham councils are staging an all-out effort to try to convince members of county council to build the proposed Huronview satellite home here rather than near Brussels as recommended by .the nursing homesite.selectioncemunittea.4, . Tice site -selection committee has recommended a site in Morris Township, at the southern outskirts of Brussels, as its preferred site. However, members of the Turn- berry-Wingham Committee for Huronview North, formed earlier this summer, remain convinced that this area is the natural choice for the satellite home. Their chosen spokesman, Turn - berry Deputy Reeve Nelson Under- wood, will state,their case before county council this Thursday. Brus- sels also will make a presentation at Office closed next Monday The Advance -Times office will be closed next Monday, Oct. 9, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The deadline for classified and display advertising is this Friday, Oct. 6, at 5 pm. Thursday's session. The preferred Wingham site is located just east of the town limits in Turnberry Township. Town council has agreed to 'extend any necessary services to the site, including water, sewers and hydro. Turnberry has agreed to pick up -,ai*aligekiated4eiWitielt es4tilr,-° ing, for themnwertY. The Turnberry-'14/ingham cqm, mittee foT FluronvieW=North has authorized a constiltanEs .report entitled "Huronview North — The Natural Choice", prepared by Mur- phy Enterprises of Wingham. Copies of the report have been dis- tributed to county council mem- bers. The report, a joint presentation of the two municipalities, outlines in detail the strong case this area has for the proposed satellite home. A fire department nearby is an important consideration when selecting a nursing home site. The Wingham Area Fire Department operates out of a modern facility in the town, states the report. "A comprehensive system of fire hydrants is also located throughout the Town of Wingham," the report continues. "The Wingham Public Utilities Commission is capable of providing sufficient water pressure to meet operating standards required for sprinkler systems." Wingham's full-time fire chief, the report adds, could feasibly establish a "routine of regular fire inspections for an institution such Brussels -area site is • the report. Areas of specialty include internal medicine, gastroen- trology, dermatology, urology, pae- recommended for home endocrinolegy, ophthahnology and diatries, orthopaedics, allergies, psychiatry. There also •are cancer clinics twice monthly. The hospital boasts a wide range as the proposed Huronview North". Police protectiilitivould be pro vided by the Wingham Polke Department or the •Wingham detachment of the Ontario Provin- cial The reprgoeNin to offer assur-4 emergency vehicles to the tte Wettlif he provided. However, members of the Turn- berry-Wingham Committee for Huronview North feel the excep- tional services offered by Wingham and District Hospital are their "ace in the hole". "The Wingham-Turnberry area has the added benefit of -the excep- tional services provided by an excellent hospital and a dedicated group of professionals who belong to its medical and health care com- munity. "This, we feel, should be consid- ered of paramount importance by those charged with the imperative- ly crucial decision of site location for the proposed Huronview North." The Wingham-area site is within a three-te-five-minutp proximity of the hospital. Other municipalities expressing interest in obtaining Huronview North are 15 to 20 min- utes from a hospital. A total of 30 physicians, includ- ing 10 visiting specialists, have admitting privileges to Wingham and District Hospital, according to The Huronview North site -selec- tion committee viewed several sites for the proposed satellite nursing home last Tuesday, including three 'in Wingham and one just outside Wingham in Turnberry Township. However, in a telephone inter- view last Wednesday Brussels Reeve Gordon Workman, site -selec- tion committee chairman, said the preferred site is seven acres located Just outside Brussels ih Morris Township. The o 'Hon price for the property is $80,111. In justifying the selection, Mr. Workman said the Brussels -area site is located "up where it can be seen" on a highway and can be ser- viced relatively easily. The site selection committee is comprised of county council mem- bers, several Huronview staff, a representative of the Ontario Min- istry of C.Ommunity and Social Ser- vices, as well as an architect. As the ministry provides signifi- cant funding for the operating costs of nursing homes, as well as capital costs for new homes, its input is valuable. When contacted last Friday morning, Linda Cerard of the niirt••• istry's London office and a niernber of the site setettion ethurnittee, Said she was not at liberty to release the ministry's cotriMelit& aethey have been forwarded to toirunittee of management of Huronview. However, she did offer some comments on what the ministry looks for in a nursing home site. Suitability of the land, its location and the availability of services are of prime importance, Ms. Cerard said. Integration into the communi- ty also is a significant factor and for that reason a site with prominence — high visibility — is needed. "The people at the (nursing) home should feel part of the community." Services in the community also are an important factor, she says, including churches, a library and recreation opportunities. She took issue with the sugges- tion that a hospital is of prime• importance when selecting a nurs- ing home site. Nursing home staff provide medical assistance to re_si. dents and a reasonable distance for a hospital is 15 or 20 minutes away. As far as a hospital is concerned, Mr. Workman said, people at Huronview now occasionally go to Coderich and Seatorth for treat- ment, even thougha hospftal i located right in Clinton. „ - Miran teouittr,COUti earlier this ye: Tho t sreni,ti,hot site* u county nursin of ,surgical procedures and hasTa general surgeon on staff. -It alsepro. vides.support services 'through ,its • laboratory and radiology and phys- iotherapydepartinents,, In additiOrti threalfeittlets ha .. prnOicAns. in WOO* .4051 tiiere is „It!try #11. services raiCesntle°, financial wide. servlce through thiree'-COrtortetlal j*tie,a .• • trust companyand cedrtica. • The Wingham. Arek Centre for the Htrinehound-offers pro- grams which could be of interest to Huronview North residents. "With virtually all denomina- tions represented by the Wingham Ministerial Association, residents of the proposed Huronview North are assured of the continuing and nour- ishing qualities and spiritual com- fort • which would be offered in a pastoral care program at the facili- ty," the report says. The town also boasts a wide range of cultural and recreational facilities, a number of service clubs and 'a constituency office of Huron MPP Jack Riddell. In conclusion, the report states, 'The Turnberry-Wingham Com- mittee for Huronview North is con- vinced this area is the -natural choice for Huron County to con- struct the northern satellite of Huronview "The Councils- of Wingham- and Turnberry will assure that all zon- ing requirements, municipal bylaws and community planning factors will be met." Huron County Council decided earlier this year to construct a new 160 -bed nursing. home at the Clin- ton Huronview site, as well as an 81 -bed satellite home in the north • of the county. The Ontario :.#144Health will approve no moie ledsforthe Brookhaven Nursmg HolneIocated :dear Wingham in TUrnhany TWA - ship. Wingham Mayor lart-Moreland,, a member of the commjttee to save the nursing home, accompanied Brookhaven owner. Mac Mac - Gowan to Toronto last week to meet with Health Minister Elinor Ca.plan. The bottom line is — no more beds,"e,..,,,ort&. Mr. Moreland last week. The health minister said that Huron County already has a suffi- ciently -high number of nursing home beds. The two coMmunities ,Wirigham r and Brussels where MitilaeCowan owns the Callender home, will haVe to ger toOthet suggested the mayor, inan CO to decide what type of care* needed.• ' • A meeting is scheduled for later this nlon:th of nit Alp ministry's Musing time branch, says Mr, hoffflAind. cditoriat Opinions 'Classifieds • • • • Community Sports . Page4A ,LKos WALK-A-DOG-ATHON—Jocelyn Dore of Wingham was the second highest pledge getter in Sunday's fifth annual Lions' Club walk-a-dog-athon. Jocelyn, blind since birth, raised almost $872 in pledges for Canine Vision Canada, a training school for guide dogs and their masters. The Wingham walk-a-dog-athon raised over $5,000. Walk-a-do$1-iathon raises over $5,300 Wingharrys fifth annual walk-a- dog-athon, held Sunday, raised over $5,300, reports Dawson Pol- lock, a spokesman for the local LionS Club. OVer 46 participants walked their "best'friends" under sunny skies in Sunday's event. The money raised goes toward Canine Vision Canada, a training centre for visually - impaired „panadians and their • guide dogs. It is sponsored by the Lions Foundation and Lions Clubs. Participants from Wingham, Tiverton, Ripley, Kincardine, Luc - know and Teeswater took part in the 10 -kilometre trek, adds Mr. Pol- lock. Nancy Becker of Lucknow was top pledge -getter, raising $912. Young Jocelyn Dore of Wingham was second at 72. 'eography students to liver household surveys Whtgant atomic ,ltteltt ' WO recently con- ' cCaiiSfil business sur - of Widdt will assist, it. ill thiiret:mini:4U toi, ' *ofllfa., this endeavor; • Pre-, pin1oni and residents, v4it will. be 'lents in the so at the P. 'Moat David 4fr '55 gioili'3'; 4 5.1(417,i*.ge, Bender, who teaches this class, has kindly agreed to set up class pro- ject Whieh will include distfibution and collecdon of the survey materi- al; After the results of the survey have been tabulated, opt:611c meet- ing WM:be held to discuss the iittattlikOf both the hour and ertittillittertent giving the date, time and pace of this meeting will be placed in The Wingham Advanee-Th. .•