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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-09-27, Page 5its viae Advance -?Times Wingham and District Hpspital Chief executive officer (CEO) Lloyd. Koch told the September Meeting of the hospital board that they lead received a few mortis in- quiries from physicians looking for a new town. However, none of these leads concluded with a doctor deciding to move here. The recruitment committee met Monday. Koch said that it is time to in- clude representation from Wing - ham Town council and industry if appropriate representatives can be identified. The "hoard later approved the appointment of Dr. Paul Watson to the hospital's courtesy staff, for the emergency room. A graduate of the University of Calgary, he is presently at the the University of Western Ontario. His specialty is internal medicine. The CEO reported that the con- sultants report on the proposed medical clinic has been complet- ed, and would be discussed at the resources committee meeting. Koch said that over the suinmer he was asked to sit on an Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) com- mittee that was reviewing the pro- posed changes to the Hospital La- bour Disputes Arbitration Act, so that a letter could be sent to the new Minister of Health. He added that the task was ac- complished and included input on changes to the Labour Relations Act. The OHA will be considering proposed• amendments to the way Workers Compensation Board is run. "One of the points I pushed for that did get included in the letter to the Minister of Labor was the 'request that the whole process of arbitration should be speeded up with time limits for arbitrators to issue their awards," said Koch. He noted that in the past, some awards took more than a year be - tweed the time the hearing was held and the arbitrator issued his award. "Our experience here at our own hospital has been that our RPNs had their first contract arbi- tration hearing on June 12, and no word has yet been received on the decision"' said the CEO. Koch noted that the application for certification of this union was received prior to his arrival itt 1992. "1 believe that this process 'should be speeded up through the requirements of legislation in this province," said Koch. The CEO' said the hospital staff is beginning to develop the neces- sary committees in preparation for accreditation next year. He said they expect to be surveyed in Sep- tember 1996, but the exact date has not been confirmed. "We are planning to send a team of hospital board and staff mem- bers to a conference at the OHA on Sept. 18," said Koch. Hospital mergers and amalgama- tions was also discussed at the board meeting. The CEO said that a number of success stories have arisen in those areas where hospitals have dealt di- rectly with each other rather than waiting for District Health Council studies. "It would seem that all of these mergers have been accomplished in the multi -hospital towns and cit- ies," said Koch. "There are a few exceptions, like. Orangeville, to this general rule and that merger was achieved several years ago in order to achieve a .major recon- struction of the hospital." He said that the story in rural Ontario, among single hospital towns, is quite different as the dy- namics are different. "People expect to get health care in their own communityand don't expect to have to drive to the next town to get it," said the CEO. Koch said. that 10111c4aerlarris, in his campaign, picked up on that sentiment and promised to protect rural hospitals. He added that it will be interesting to see how his new government responds to its ru- ral areas. "I have not sensed that they plan to back -off their promises and may well take a hands-off approach and allow hospitals to dos what makes sense for their communities," he said. The CEO said for Huron and Perth Counties that may well mean that hospitals, through the DHC, should look at their services and see how they can provide better service to their communities, but that it would not presuppose the need for mergers or restructuring seryices. Poultry seminar Oct. 4 B%%SOB HUMPHRIES, P.Aq. Huron County Ag. Rep. HOLMESVILLE - A special poul- try producer seminar will be held on Wednesday, October 4 at the Goderich Township Community Centre in Holmesville. The program gets underway at 9:00 a.m. with registration. Clinton area broiler producer Alex Weste- rhout will be the rimming chair- man. There will be eight expert speakers throughout the day. Top- ics to be discussed include NAF- TA; Land Use Planning, Environ- mental Issues, Poultry Health and Dear Editor: Recently, I. gained possession of two brochures' that have shed great- er light an the hazards of landfills on: the environment, which also would have a dangerous impact on residents next to the site. The one brochure entitled "Haz- ardous Waste in Your Home" is a government document to alert the public of the dangerous chemicals Ontarians have in their homes and how to safely dispose of them. The Housing, and Reading the Profit and Loss Statement. All participants are asked to pre - register at the Clinton OMAFRA office. The early registration fee if $25. Cheques are to be made pay- able to the Poultry Industry Centre and mailed to OMAFRA, Box 159, Clinton, Ont. NOM 1L0 before Oct. 2. The seminar is sponsored by the Poultry Industry Centre, Agri - Businesses and the Ministry of Ag- riculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Complete information on the seminar is available by calling Clinton at 1-800-265-5170. Photo radar was a good NDP idea Dear Editor: One of the very first moves made by Premier Mike Harris was the elimination of photo radar on `Onta- rio highways. This action was taken by way. of order -in ouncil and a puppet Ontario cabinet. The great majority of MPPs just elected had absolutely no say whatsoever in that decision. Photo radar was one of the few good,things" introduced by the NDP government. Primarily, it drastical- ly curtailed speeding on our busy highways and thus was an enor- mous safety factor. Secondarily, it was bringing hundreds of thou- sands of dollars into the provincial treasury. With a $100 billion dollar debt, why cut off any available rev- enue? Should not anyone breaking the law by speeding pay the piper? The stock answer we get from the party faithful as to why photo radar was eliminated is. "Because it was a campaign promise made by Mike Harris". This, of course, is not a valid reason but a feeble ex- cuse.. Ontarians have every right to demand a valid reason, but of course, to any thinking person a valid reason is non-existent. With the ever-increasing speed- ing traffic on our highways, we should ask for an immediate return of photo radar in the interest of in- creased safety for the travelling public. • Robert S. Cherry, Palmerston Arthritis seminars other brochureisentitled "Why are You Poisoning Your Family", which in more specific terms de- tails how toxic substances are present In household products that we use in our homes and the symp- toms of ill -health we suffer ad- versely from those products. The information is these inde- pendently written brochures verify the claims of danger hidden within the products that we use in our eve- ryday lives. The implications to those that live near a landfill shows that the fears of those chat live within miles of the proposed A3 landfill site are valid. If the prod- ucts that we use in our everyday lives are unsafe even in the contain- er, bottle or can, how much more dangerous these products are to these who drink water near a con- taminating landfill. To make it more personal, all residents of Huron, every week, play a part in polluting our environ- ment, meaning as close as the local landfill if we consider the things we personally have thrown out or sent to the dump. Have you ever thrown away a paint can, a flea collar, an Classes on Learning to Live with Arthritis will be offered on October 24 and Oct. 31 at the Wingham and District Hospital. People with ar- thritis and their families and friends are encouraged to attend these edu- cational sessions. Some of the topics that will be discussed include: course of the disease, exercise, nutrition, energy conservation, emotional aspects, available self-help aides and adjust- ments to lifestyle changes. Classes are being held during the day commencing at 9:00 a.m. The registration fee of $30 per person, or $35 per couple includes costs of handouts. For more information, telephone 357-3210, Ext. 269. The great garbage mystery of Wingham There are many mysteries ' in life. How did they ever build the Pyramids of Egypt before heavy equipment was around to help out? Remember, some of the pyr- amids were 197 feet high. How did the rocks get to Stone Henge? Why was man born with a missing gene that made him un- able to put on a new role of toilet paper? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Or, one of my personal favour- ites - why weren't wegiven a us- ers manual with each new baby? The majority of these events have been known about since 130 BC,but finally we can add one new historic event to the list. Where has all the garbage gone? The week before they evoked the dollar a bag rule in Wingham (or if you like The Hidden Tax Grab), 1 drovearound town to see on the average how many bags of garbage were left on the curb. 'phis, of course, is not scientific, but in my opinion the average house had between two and three In My Opinion Bruce MORGAN and a half bags for the dump. Well, in the weeks to follow•I drove around Wingham again, and low and behold, the average dropped down to an amazing one bag per household. Can someone please explain this to me? How .is it possible that somewhere be- tween one and two and a half bags. of garbage just suddenly vanished off the face of the earth? 1 know that a lot of ns, my fam- ily included are doing more and more with our recyclables, but this doesn't explain where alt the garbage has gone. Is it just me or is something fishy around here. I just hope that something doesn't start smelling fishy, if you get my drift. Bruce Morgan can be heard on 96,7 CHYM-PM 1 Ike with Doug Avery It's a time of seasonal change in our area. From summer to fall. I know this because all the signs are starting. The sun is go- ing down earlier, there is often frost to' greet `us in the morning and the Christmas gift wish cata- logue has arrived. I listened to my kids the other night as they eagerly perused the Wish Book and found myself wincing when I heard things like "Oh, cool, I want this" and "Wow, there's fifteen sets of these" and the most terrifying of all "This only costs $120!" Al- most fell out of my chair when I heard that one. Funny how the kids have skipped past Thanks- giving and Halloween right to putting a dent in. Santa's Gold Card. Don't get me wrong, I think the Christmas Wish Book is great. In fact, I reinember as a kid I' made my parent's eyes get really big a few times myself. Welcome to fall! Hey Swami, take us home big guy. The answer is Operation Dumbo Drop. The question: What plan is implemented if the Queen's Park elevator sticks! Listen for the Swami, Friday Afternoons at 4120 on FM/02. bor almost empty plastic bottle of her- bicide, erbiicide, or acan of almost spent pes- ticide? know about an air freshener,. dry cell' batteries, Tighter fluid, anti- freeze or oil?' Every item men- tione& anddozens more are consid- ered hazardous household waste and according to the government brochure, should be disposed of at a Hazardous Household Waste De- pot. As those in Bruce County know, "products such as these were recent= ly collected by a hazardous waste specialist and handled as such. Perhaps Huron County should likewise become as enlightened as their northern neighbors. We should all come to under- stand that the origin of many if not most chemicals we use • in our homes were a product of the chem- ical industries' attempt to find chemical weapons for chemical warefare. Those chemicals .not effi- cient enough to kill people, more specifically Germans in the First World War, were found useful in some products we use around the home (according to "Why Are You Poisoning Your Family). The idea • of a landfall? perhaps hada place 7Q yea:rs, ago' before the aduent,and bombardment of chemi- calsin our world. To date' there are tens of thousands of chemicals which man has produced. Seventy years ago, the waste that people would have thrown away would have been tin cans, wood products and other organic substances. That world does not exist today, and al- though in some ways we would love to return to, we cannot. Even the North and South Poles are (aced with unwanted chemicals, that in some cases will take hundreds of years to annul. Statistics show that every year there are seven per cent more aller- gies suffered by people. I'm sure you know of many people that suf- fer from allergies that didn;t have allergies 10 years ago. Does this have anything to do with the chemi- cals we now live with? You be the judge. But, in the meantime, please excuse us in Ashfield for our fear of being the recipient of the county's hazardous waste. Rob McQueen, Ashfield Twp. New Partner Comes To Wingham Office . Alan R Reed, CA Doane Raymond is pleased to announce that Alan Reed, CA, has joined its Wingham office as general practice partner. Alan and his family have moved to Wingham from Sturgeon Falls where he was a general practice partner in Doane Raymond's North Bay office. A partner with the firm .. since 1977, he has extensive experience in small business including farming, hospital, municipal government,. school board, forestry, non-profit and hospitality sectors. Alan is dedicated to providing personalized professional service and would be pleased to meet with you to discuss your business needs. Doane Raymond focuses on providing professional accounting, auditing, business advisory and consulting services to growing sma41 to medium-size enterprises through a network of 50 offices across Canada, and is a member of Grant Thornton International. Doane Raymond r Chartered Accountants Management Consultants Canadian Member Firm of Grant Thornton International Offices across Canada, including: P.O. Box 1420 152 Josephine St. Wingham, Ont NOG 2W0 Tel: (519) 357-3231 Fax: (519) 357-2452 Res: (519) 357-4596 in Wingham HICKEN LEGS sh ltarters 1.52/kg PORK CHOPS fresh rib or tenderioi Ib. PORK CHOPS centre cut fresh loin$ Ib. 4.39 OTATOES duct of Ontario inada no.1 10 Ib. bag CAMPBELL'S MUSHROOM SOUP condensed 4 10 oz, ':r:: tin INUTE MAID ANGE JUICE fruit punch lien icentrated lll'eated varieties TURK 'GRADE A frozen up to 7 kg 12.5 oz tin Brian's valu-mart is offering BUS SERVICE every Wednesday.. Pick-up at: Post Office 9:30,10:30, 11:30 a.m. Bristol Terrace 9:45, 10:45, 11:45 a.m. Returns 1 Hour Later. Brian's Prices effective until Saturday,, Octob sa 3.06/kg . turkey price guaranteed until Sunday, October WE WON'T BE UNDERSOLD ON THIS ITEfii` OUR MA,.IOC'l COMPETITORSw Wingham residents may" phone in for HOME DELIVERY SERVICE Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays.. Calif between 9:00 a.m. & 2:00• p.m. Grocerieis are delivered the same day between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m., 357-3771 . Cost is $4.00 per order (added to your bill). 111 Josephine Street Wingham, Ontario 3574771 7, 1935 We reserve the right to limit quantities. s