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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-12-13, Page 1It you're not subscribing to The Wingham Advance -Times, you're missing out. Use this coupon below and subscribe today) Name: Address: City: Prov.: Postal Code: Subscription rates Canada within 40 miles (65km) ad- dressed to non letter carrier address- es $27 plus $1.89 GST. Outside 40 miles (65km) or any letter carrier address $40 plus $2.80 GST. Ouside Canada $80 plus $5.60 GST USE YOUR CREDIT CARD Card No. ❑❑❑❑❑❑❑❑ ❑❑❑❑D❑DE Expi Date: Visa] Master Card ❑ Cheque enclosed ❑ Return To: WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES P.O. Box 390, 5 Diagonal Road Wingham, Ontario, NOG 2W0 Zbt WDH administration informed town council of their concern over cuts in snow plowing. Page 3 ingjjain Fire dept. purchases computer Soon people from around the globe will celebrate the upcoming festive season. Page 6 The Wingham Regional Atom Silver Stick Tournment hit the ice this week. Section Two tonct The Wingham Area Fire Board decided at its December meeting last Wednesday that it will purchase a computer. Chief Gaunt said that the computer will make it easier for keeping the records of the fire fighters, especially when it comes to new training program which begins next month. The chief had suggested that the software be purchased this year, and the hardware be pur- chased in January. He noted that he was looking at software pack- ages which ranged in price from $6,000 to $25,000. However, the chief said that the $6,000 package was ideal for his purposes and was fully com- patible with 9-1-1. He said that as well as being compatible with 9-1-1, which will soon be implemented in Hu- ron County, the •computer can also be used for payroll, invento- ry, on-site training, personal in- formation on fire fighters and much more. "Having a computer will be a big asset in a lot of ways," said chief Gaunt. "It will definitely make my job easier." The chief got quotes on com- puters, ranging in price from a high of under $5,700 to a low of slightly over $3,800. He said the rate for a three-year lease would be $144 per month. The chief said an advantage to leasing is that there would be no large out- flow of money. Paul Elgie of Turnberry Township said that leasing is a "waste of money." Bruce Machan of the Town of Wingham suggested that. the software be bought this year. After further discussion, the board decided to purchase the computer this year, and get the hardware in January. News Editorial Letters Feature Sports T.V. Guide Classifieds Horoscopes Crossword Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 10 Page 15 Page 16 Page 20 Page 20 A LOOK AT m m The Festive Spirit...with an International Flavour as wee look around the globe. Page 6 The Wingham Advance -Times is a member of a family of community newspapers providing news, advertising and information leadership The Old Rag Dolly 75c Cuts mean serious decisions at WDH Dress rehearsal...Marlene Huber, top, and Holly Finch rehearse a scene from their upcoming Grade 11 drama class Christmas production. The drama guild's Children's Christmas Story Theatre features three tales: The Old Rag Dolly, Waldo's Christmas Surprise and the tradi- tional favorite, 'Twas The Night Before Christmas. The show runs this Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the main gym at F.E. Madill. Admission is $4 and rumor is Santa may just drop by to pass out candy canes to all the children! Proceeds from the event will go to the Madill student council. Fordwich dam no longer containing water: council HOWICK—Howick Township Council is considering three op- tions to prevent damage which could occur as the result of a leak- age in the Fordwich dam structure. However, before any decisions are made, council has authorized its chief building official, Wray Wilson, and hydrologist Jack MacPherson to obtain cost estimates for the various options. Mr. Wilson said "rough esti- mates" put the cost of the various options anywhere from $6,000 for minimal repair work, to $100,000 for the removal of the dam, to as much as $200,000 to rebuilt the struc ture. Mr. MacPherson who is em- ployed by the engineering firm of B.M. Ross and Associates Limited of Mount Forest, prepared a re- port, including the options, now being considered by council. A piping failure of the dam oc- curred during the night of Nov. 16 when flows in the river were rela- tively low. Inspections of the state of the failure, carried out by Howick council, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Maitland Val- ley Conservation Authority indi- cated there wasn't sufficient con- cern for water quality impairment from silt release to demand imme- diate action. However, Dave Grummett, di- rector of operations for the Mait- land Valley Conservation Authori- ty, said there could be some By MARGARET STAPLETON The Advance -Times Members of the board of govern- ors of Wingham and District Hospi- tal will have to wait until January to find out what effect recently - announced provincial government cuts will have on'the local hospital. Hospital Executive Director Lloyd Koch said the provincial government has proposed cuts to hospital funding of five, six and eight per cent over three years in its economic ,Statement delivered Nov: 29. However, the cuts may not be "right across the board", noted' Koch, with rural hospitals not hit as hard as those in larger centres. Until the Ministry of Health re- leases. its infot'ntntion on funding in January, the full impact to Wing - ham hospital will not be known, added Koch. The good news came in the form of "an early Christmas present", in the words of Noreen Gnay, hospital board chairman. The province has damage caused during spring run- off conditions. Downstream water conditions could be advgrsely affected if a lot of the silt which has built up be- hind the darn is released at one time, Mr. Grummett said. Should there be any fish -kill as a result of silt, the municipality could be li- able, he added. There is also a danger the entire structure could be undermined. If the dam let go, it could pose a 'problem for the bridge immediate- ly downstream of the dam. Since the dam isn't a flood con- trol structure, the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority can't as- sist financially with any remedial work, Mr. Grummett said. Please see DAM/Back Page agreed to implement a portion of the Scott Report aimed to provide funding for emergency room cover- age. Wingham and District Hospi- tal *is one of 67 small hospitals to which this • applies and represents "good news", according to Koch. Under the proposal, it has been announced that the province will provide funding of $70 per hour to doctors covering rural emergency departments at night, on weekends and holidays. The exact way it will be paid is not yet known. The executive director also said he has a copy of the provincial gov- ernment's "Omnibus Bill" put be- fore the House late last month. In his report, Koch writes, "Many of the measures in the Bill are de - Scribed as draconian and allow the Minister at the stroke of a pen to wipe out the existence, of hospitals and remove the right of the OMA, (Ontario Medical Association) to bargain on behalf of doctors as well as many other items." Please see REDUCTIONS/2 In the grasp...Wrestlers from F.E. Madill put on a clinic for the public last week at the local high school. Madill, the first school in the county to offer wrestling in years, has al- ready proven to be a championship squad. 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