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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-06-25, Page 1• • • 4 . 4 '*i?',! • • • - .• 1r„ FIRST SECTION *lay, June 25, 1980 ..• rt ent or 1 rani Provided the proposed development meets the requirements of the highway • commercial land zoning, Wingham Planning Board has no objection to the sale of the town•Lowned land -behind the new plaza. At a meetinglaat week board members gave,ihelr blesstrig to the proposal outlined by eveloper Hans Kuyvenhoven. It now r ains for Mr. Kuyvenhoven to come to terms vvith town council on the purchase of the property. While board members -were agreeable to the type of development proposed, Chairman Tom Greenall expressed some uncertainty about why the matter had been referred to the board at all. "The land is zoned highway commercial and service, and as long as the use is compatible with the existing bylaws it doesn't concern the planning board," he commented. "What does the town want from the planning board?" Tom Deyell, one of council's representatives on the planning board, explained council simply hoped to find out what board members think of the proposal; "if anyone really objects to development of the area". The math issue is there's a piece of property here that can be developed, Gary Davidson, Huron County planning • • dlteetor'i noted. "The real question is, does the town want te be in the development busitmas, Or leave it in private hands?" M. Dwell said the town bad been looking at the prpperty earlier this year with an eye to developing it somewhere down the road, However he added that if private developers are interested, let them do it. Mr. Davidson agreed, noting a town norptally will develop land itself only as a lastresort. • Joke Eaten:in, ehairman of council's property committee, also attended the meeting, and he added that the town will not sell without a guarantee that the land will be developed within a specific time. He said when the town sold the plaza property to Mr. Kuyvenhoven it could have got more money by selling to someone else, "but it would still be a swamphole". Board member Bill Crump inquired whort of development schedule M. Kuyvenhoven is looking at, and was assured he would hope to have it developed by the end of two years. Mr. Davidson pointed out to the developer that the Ministry of Natural Resources probably will require a study of the area before approving any 'application to fill the land. He said the study is "not that big a deal"; basically the ministry would:want to know what wool storm water if the area is,r He also noted that if the rniinicl - sells the land it is under10'7OP later change the zoning to suit ik: On the other hand he notedt zoning, highway eornmercieLlk, wide,open development claeelf "Somebody made the right decision in the late '60s (when- the town offici was drawn up)," he commented. Mr. Greenall wished Mr. KuyVi„ good luck with his. proposed 'deirtelSP. but noted it is up to town deci whether or not to sell him the'land-? In other business the SETO* - briefly discussed the develdPer,V, to take back a strip of land 'frilel tha natural area along the river at the foot of the Maitland Estates subdivisiofl inordei. to extend Some of the building -lots. r In return he offered to clear -the a• park and .furnish up to w�rth playground equipment for a Totpg0t.,, foot of Highland Drive. 4•1'• - "What is the value of that land?” Greenall inquired. "It depends how you look ii..11,:ko" Mr Bateson told him. "It's a real mosquif • place right now. There are klotzaf bird there too." ,He said he iSn't sure the tow° wants the area cleared, noting the Pa* • i; . • • • .••• ,411 department doesn't needlrnore grass to natural lf, hasarebea:en proposed to leave it aria Mr. Davidson.. sPiflte recalls than original plan -rlif .subdiyiplen Mi. Kuyvenhoven wantedthe dee** Ms 4°4 the river, but the town made bb0 draw back He couldn't remember ejtaalSr wh but promised to check his records. - He also suggested that the SI*01411.gr's agreement requires the developer to dear the parkland and prAvide 1003198Pl!l any case. Following discussion, the planning board agreed t,Oreeomisend to dinuacil that the zOnhig 'bylaw for the plazabe amended to add a.cataloguestore, as requested by plaza -owner Jerry Sprack - man, The board did not go along anther requtest to permit a gas bar at the -pikza. A letter of resignation was received from Jim Watt, who is moving tpj,Ncw- fotrdtlland to take over another cOndian Tire -store. Board membere clerii:iled to check with the' two applicants OurtemlY on file, Stan Chadwick and Anil BrilidaS.i. , to see whether one 'of them *WO Re:in- terested in finishing out Mr. Watt's term The matter will be discussed:I the next meeting, set for July,23. • • . NEW. .WO' beepOraiiihity: the.ffrebaflTheL the:lire sitieK001of rothers.;4100blinl fir* 01110fi• 0 #0000 &ertfIrementaflalm! • 0 1 Airmbiet.ttroy00.r,a0000,10)itileiiii*On kli-100es; • , - • ineatletit.b, traMong 22 gas drillers rescued from a 40010g barge 00 t416 Ede barge, Me. Neil, Caught fire shortly before 6 ji,M. last Tuesday, . however 011•:41Lmen were removed without .injury by the 'drininwrig - tender and a Coast Guard vessel Mrs.- Keithr WtootOrtYfigf reported that their son Striphen Was,riettWrsee. thosetaken from the barge m*001441 arid, hydraulic 'oil used in ' the dtiliti' caught fire........... • „ Stephen, who recently .graduated from Conestoga College, is employed by Under- water Gas Developers, the owner of the barge: The drilling rig was being put into place on the lake south of Nanticoke, but drilling bad not yet started when. the blaze Wa Later 141#et glad awful' were al Shes when he.' 24, ''AYeS$1 - .,AANAA, GRADUATES—Sacred Heart Separate School held graduation ceremonies for its O'Malley, Tracey Fischer, Sean Bray, Dennis McGlynn, Ronald Clark and Grade 8 class last Tuesday evening. In front are Jacqueline Rammeloo, Karen Andrew Kamprey. In the back row are Steven Clark, Marten McGlynn, Robert Shaw, Mary Jean Kernaghan and Nancy Doerr. in the middle row are Mrs. Husnik, Kevin Nesbitt and Mr. Montgomery. Patient decline poses problems for hospital, administrator warns The Wingham and District Hospital faces an uncertain future unless it can persuade more people in the area to use it in preference to other hospitals, Executive Direc- tor Norman Hayes warned at the annual meeting of the hospital association. Speaking to about 50 people gathered in the Nursing Assistants' Training Centre last Thursday, Mr. Hayes noted that the number of discharges from the hospital dropped by more than 15 per cent during the past year. The number of discharges is used by the Ministry of Health to determine a hospital's referral popula- tion, and hence funding, he pointed out. "Bluntly, unless we can reverse 1111115 LlrelltA we are 111 deep trouble." He said the hospital some- how must convince people in the area that it is capable of doing much of the work now going to the cities, can provide personal service superior to that received from strangers, and that its very existence depends on continuing support. Although he noted the figures are not exact, he reported that only about 57 per cent of the people from this hospital's service area who required treatment during the past year came to Wingham; the rest went elsewhere. (The service area extends in a radius of 15 miles from Wingham and takes in about 30,000 people.) However Mr. Hayes did have some words of en- couragement. "The bright spot in that otherwise dismal document," he said, is in the out-patient statistics, where numbers showed a healthy 17.5 per cent growth in the past year. portion of the increase to use of preventive programs, such as diet counselling and the stroke unit, intended to keep people well. "Traditionally the ob- jectives of hospitals have been treatment, research and education," he said. "To that we must now add the promotion of the physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being of the individual. The enhancement of quality of life is every bit as much our responsibility as the repair of abused bodies." He added that during the coming year the hospital will be looking at improving facilities in the laboratory, radiology, physiotherapy and rehabilitation depart- ments, and it IS counting on the wholehearted support of the community. Following the meeting Mr. Hayes said the hospital is not slated for further bed cuts at this time, but he felt he should sound a warning. He said he hopes the addition of two new doctors, an anes- thetist and a surgeon, will get people coming here in- stead of going elsewhere. In his report outgoing Board Chairman Bora Milosevic also stressed the need for "financial as well as moral support from the public" in order to continue providing health servidea. He reported the hospital is planning alterations and a small addition to ac- commodate, an ultra -sound unit and enlarge some other areas, and said the health ministry has made it clear local communities must assume a larger share of the cost of hospital care. Mr. Milosevic recapped events of the past, year, which saw the board at loggerheads with the ministry before eventually capitulating and closing 14 beds t� r avoid a huge deficit. Twelve staff were laid off at the time the beds were closed. Additional ministry funding later in the year made it possible to rehire the staff, but the beds remain closed. However the added fun- ding did enable the hospital to recover from a $100,000 deficit at the end of last August to finish the year March 31 in the red by only $1,324. Last year the hospital finished with a surplus, and returned over $30,000 to the ministry. Dr . R. B Treleaven, reporting for the medical advisorycommittee, said 1979-80 was a tumultuous year for the doctors. They "survived" the bed loss and the only effects have been a couple of postponements of a day or two for elective surgery, which is ho cause for complaint since the city hospitals are in a much worse situation, he said. He lauded the late Dr. R. D. Wilkins for his On- tributions to the medical staff, and also paid tribute to Dr. P. J. Leahy, who is leaving Teesw3ter to'further his career elsewhere. "Would that . all doctors were of his breed," he declared, noting he never encountered a complaint about him from hospital staff, patients or doctors. "It would make the job of chief of staff much easier." In other business the association members con- sidered several proposed amendments to ,the hospital bylaws and elected members to the board of governors. TleSse are reported in separate otorkstlh.this GRADUATES Brian Reid, son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reid of Wingham graduated on' Friday, June 20 from Fanshawe College of Ap- plied Arts and Technol- oy, London, receiving his diplorria in raphy. He will further his education at the Univer- sity of Western Ontario In e *Tiber, where he is en lied' In the Bachelor of Science program. Brian attended Wingham Public School and the F. E . Madill SeCOFtdary School In Wingham. coniPtlii..000,• time adair added.. hopp4 The fite*w snecti";• • .7, r. Marie Gear is new hospital anesthetist Dr. Marie Gear was named as the newly - appointed second general practioner-anes- thetist o tl Wingham and District Hos- pital by Administrator Norman Hayes, during the hospital board meeting last week. Mr. Hayes explained that although he announced the appointment at the last meeting, he couldn't divulge the physician's name because at that time she was negotiating for the purchase of a practice. Presently, Dr. Gear is completing her training in Toronto and should be starting at the hospital during the first week in July. Mr. Hayes also reportafl that a social worker, Sandy Shantz of Kitchener, assumed responsibility for the stroke unit on June 2. She took over the program frciin Nadine Foulcis. The board is still seeking an occu- pational therapist for the unit. As reported in the last meeting, advertisments were placed in the Toronto newspapers. Since then inquiries have been sent to various training but so far no one has been hired for the position. Similar advertising still is being placed for a general surgeon.' During the meeting Dr. J. C. McKim, the hospital anesthetist and a member of the board, inquired about the financial state- • ment of the hospital foundation. Dr. , McKim suggested that since the board has donated funds to the foundation in the past, its statement should be made available for the board's perusal. Mr. Hayes explained that the foundation,. was set up as a separate entity from the hospital to promote health care by ac- cumulating funds for special projects, He • said that since it is a separate organi- zation, the foundation doesn't have to present its financial statement to the board. Neyertheless Dr. McKim's motion that the board not give the foundation any More grants unless it presents its financial statement to the hospital board was passed. The foundation, formed in July, 1978, was granted $3,500 by the board to assist in , the development of the Wingham and Area Day Centre for the Homebound. In other business, Mr. Hayes reported that repair of a leaking roof at the hospital has been completed. The contract, awarded to Exeter Roofing and Sheet Metal, was completed for an estimated cost of $5,400. Jr. Citizens plan Funfest After a one-year layoff during which they helped with Wingham's centennial celebrations, the town's Junior Citizens are planning to make the 1980 Funfest the biggest and best ever. This year the main street will be closed for a midway betWeen Victoria and Patrick streets from Wednesday, July 16, until Saturday, July 19, Funfest Chairman Kevin Netterfield reported. This is a first for the Funfest and will keep the action centred downtown. The rest of the action starts Thursday evening with a bike and buggy parade from Cruickshank Park to the Armouries at 5:45. The theme for the parade will be 'Wingham Meets Outer Space', which should make for some interesting designs. A noise minute led by tne lire Si, church bells is set for 6:00 p.m., followed by a penny carnival at the Armouries fot the youngsters at 6:15. There will again be a beauty pageant, featuring local lovelies sponsored by various businesses. This,takes place in the town hall auditoru4m beginning at 7:00 p.m. and the Lions club will hold a bingo in conjunction with the midway at 8:00. A special feature (Jf the Midway on Friday will be a dunking tank between 2 o'clock and .4 in the afternooti. Between. then and 6:30 there will be a chicken barbecue for everyone at the Legion hall. Later in the evening there will again be a Lions bingo at the midway and a Zon concert in the Wingham arena. At midnight Friday the Wingham Film and Nostalgia Festival joins in with a Midnight Madness Movie, 'The Rocky Horror Picture ShoW', at • the Lyceum. Prizes are offered for the movie-goers in the best costumes. Saturday morning will start with break- fast at the Presbyterian church. The film and nostalgia festival will continue to run all day Saturday and Sunday, with con- tinuous screenings of vintage films as well as disnlays of comic books, posters and related collectibles. At 11:00 a.m. Saturday the Frog Print Theatre will put on a puppet show at the United church. The dunking tank will be open again in the afternoon and the evening will feature a family dance to The Swinging Brass. While not a part of the Funfest,a slow pitch tournament will he held at the Wingham ball park on the same weekend.