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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-04-04, Page 2r t+, r - V✓ YF +r\ -kdvance-Times, Aprd 4. IM Morris financia 1 report presented r. • e r s e e r t drain six Council decided the and communications to allow the Coun the end of 1978 the amount of $26,'council was told. township to build the Martin repairs costing under $1,000 will half a dozen Morris $163,747 last year, mainly due to a Ontario Hydro now estimates only half including large overexpenditure on the taxes owing was 146,764- A Year y Bridge this year. Council ex- be put on the taxes of benefiting 'au..►,�.-.r --- _ :o,.► nn Cone 2. 'I�e earlier the figure was 127.753- installation costs at $'2,900. 'fie meted the new bridge to cost landowners, while drain repairs two former council members, par a r=-,-- in William c.isiu.�, :�.:nthi; _� :.,,.;,t idiuty had estimated ,bmit si78-000 and audied for a costing more than $1,000 will be showed up, at a special council road budget was overspent- • r•-: - lic was 1978, with spending at $109,761. A reeve, noted that every townshiP installation costs at $1,600. subsidy of $142,400 on the project. billed directly to the landowners. meeting to which the P� .1 h d budgeted iencing a growing tax Benefiting ratepayers will be 00 GLEN GREEN 001Eek Mbctrnrs � � ra•r•, wy rte, I011168, rem chex sow* seeds Available for imamate Delivery eAIRVEY CULBERT ELDON BRADLEY 519-7492 529.2214 R. R. 6 Godeekh L10eksra'w invited to hear the township's year nt ago coua is exper ted to a financial situation, p .ask is9As for roads. s arrears figure. township project which wo dd see street ` carbamate line that questions and to present As a result the township financialson said O The problems deficit was increased by $2,125 lights installed in Belgrave. 'fie last year instead of being cut by bad, because a $20,000 reserve township share of the cost will be Council had its auditor prepare 0,000 as budgeted. The town- fund wasn't used to reduce the $2,Ogq. � scores on corn rootworms financial statement in ship deficit now stands at $27,M5- deficit. It was decided the council agreed to pay the Blyth 0 hos hates rest. the 1976 P be left for an and District Community Centre 1while o r. a n o p p time for the meeting and when General government over- reserve will auditor Bruce Aitchson of Thorne spending contributed to the emergency. Board $750 to help the board �Q / and Riddell presented it Friday enlarged deficit as 1978 general "Just make sure that (deficit) maintain a healthy cash flow morning it wasn't as bright a government spending totalled doesn't grow next year," he while the board is in doubt about financial situation as the council $24,496, while $16,000 had been warned. liquor receipts at future events. representatives resentatives Bruce budgeted for a year ago. budgeted. Included in that figure � P are election expenses, STREET LIGHT Council had budgeted for ses, which Richmond and Carman Craig down to because of the township liquor COSTS INCREASE told council the Liquor Control decreased spending, not the The Belgrave street lights will Board of Ontario won't allow the $138,617 from the 1977 total of plebiscite were into account that be more costly than was an- owner of a facility like a com- _ $157,800, taking $1,500 budgeted. fall. Involved m the township didn't have to buy a Mr. Aitchson warned that tax ticipated last iinity centre to share in the .� road grader as it did in 19n. arrears owing to the township are ratepayers will now have to profits of a bar. The board was Instead, spending rose to growing at an alarming rate. At contribute $42.85 each instead of told the group taking the bar ` profits could make a donation to the board or the board could charge a per person fee for use of the facilities, but it can't share in • • the bar profits. Coun. Ross Procter said therieftownshi doesn't want to om�nIsterP regularly make donations to the g Y coverage area) ; c) the local community centre board and that k Continued from front page your office commands, that such airport registers 10,950 landings the $750 donation should be years. It has a medical staff ministerial edicts tend to destroy per year, we feel that our unique considered a once -only deal. He consisting of one doctor from man's group relationships, in situation warrants your special said the township is willing to Teeswater, two doctors and a which lie the greatest sense of consideration. help the board out of a tight , radiologist from Lucknow, one personal and community "Only with your cooperation in situation but doesn't want to be doctor from Brussels and five responsibility. This is inherent in maintaining our present bed locked into a payment schedule. doctors and a surgeon from rural community living. complement can we assist you In other business the township Wingham. "Due to the high incidence of with your budgetary concerns— turned down a lower bid for the Other sections of the brief deal extended care and chronically ill that is, by providing good township's insurance policy in with admissions to the hospital, a patients, bed closures would medical care at a financial favor of a bid by Frank Cowan productivity analysis, the cause an imbalance in oc- saving. Our present daily rate of Insurance. ` weather, daily transportation of cupancy. This would result in the $97 per patient day is worthy of The 1979 insurance premium school pupils and traffic pat- deterioration of necessary health comparison to the city hospitals totalled more than $4,000, about terns, arguing that there is a care within the hospital area- which would inevitably be $1000 more than a bid by Mc - need for the hospital beds and Specifically: specialists only required to serve our patients. Master Insurance in Wingham, pointing out the efficiency with retain their high level of The medical staff is fully 'con- but the township decided to stick which the hospital has been L specialty skills through practice. scious of the grave responsibility Again this emphasizes the fact with Cowan this year because of operating. Ag P that is ours. the fine service it has received. The productivity analysis notes that we most maintain the "Mr. Timbreli, we are certain Council may change companies that teaching hospitals have been present 100 beds to attract and that you are aware of the dif- next year and will wait to see how complaining bitterly for .years allow the specialists to practice ference in lifestyle of rural other municipalities make out that they .are a "dumping their skills in the care of sick and people. We are family and with other companies. University researchers have found the best way ground" for the peripheral injured. community oriented, therefore Council agreed to pay to keep rootworms from building up resistance is to alternate hospitals. It predicts that with must be treated physically, Wingham $2,9 the constraints the city hospitals "Wingham and District hill30.14 as Morris' carbamate and organophosphate insecticides each year. Hospital has been saving the socially and emotionally. In share of the deficit of the are facing it is not improbablecases where the critically or Wingham and District Fire FURADAN 10 Granular is the to�lp�h�carbamate rootworm �y will resew, their • swu government money by con- y ill (and family) need a efficiently, Department. insecticide you carr�olir ` 'as dO6taD�t` check prevent the damping, can surtently o� the final comfort and support of the witbin a given limited budget' human Deputy -reeve Tom Miller sold early rootworms; poffe�r roots needed for roar, vigorous only lei.. A.. ... '�..'w' their own minister this um number of admissions to smaller and should not be penalized by he will look into the condition of early growth. It has systemic endurance to whip later right would be destroyed -by the the Walton library. Council hospitals. At Wingham and any bed dos inability of the minister to be received a letter from the county rootworms that attack brace roots; helps stalks remain auprightl District Hospital this is an- "This hospital has an ongoing with them. The distance to the library noting that poor heating so you can harvest bigger yields. And the hard purple granules ticipated to be approximately 12 occupancy of 78 per cent, which is city is too great. facilities in the small library won't bridge or cake in the applicator. per cent overall, with an at- the optimum for a 100 -bed "We are looking to you to hospital government make it uncomfortable for staff FURADAN S a Reg TM arFMC Corp. tendant increase in total costs• hos as per p P redress the injustice that has and patrons and the cold library SUMMARY guidelines. been perpetrated under your is damaging books. In summary. the brief tells the "Our active length of stay is 7.6 name by proposing bed closures Order FURADAN now from: minister: "This recent decision days, as compared with the at the Wingham and District Mr. Miller will decide g the y � building is worth repairing and on your part seems in essence to provincial average of 7.9 days. Hospital and by restricting our Armanor Farms Ltd. contradict the most laudable and what type heating would be praiseworthy history and "We firmly believe that our budget to a zero increase. needed it thea building were fixed. Jim Armstrong & Son h local decision- hospital should be funded on a "We are confident that having At a special meeting March 27 R.R. #4, Wingham 357-1651 793150 14 making, which is relative to the par with other hospitals. We have read the material contained council decided it will apply for a health needs of this area served labored diligently for what has herein you will not hesitate in supplementary allocation from h ethe Wingham and District been achieved and proved our granting our request." the ministry of transportation by operating efficiency. The high Hospital sine the time` 'of its level health care to which this inception. community has become ac- l' "This institution has continued customed must be maintained. to present an excellent example We are asking for no more, but of leadership, progress and certainly expect no less. ongoing dedication to the com- mon purpose of servicing the "DUe to the fact that: a) aping total health needs of the com- W ham is bisected by two Huron -Landsc munity. major highways; b) out of a LANDSCAPE "May we remind you, Mr. student population of 4,260, 3,163VFF Minister, with all the respect a� transported by bus ` 041 o11 r R. R. 7 Lucknow,, Ontario (� provides the only ONTARIO MME secondary school within our Phone S29-7247 HUGH ARMSTRONG RR 2, Tooswator 392-6464 RAY DYKSTRA RR 2, Gordo 335-3778 ALLAN GIBSON RR 3, Lucknow 395-5266 (1*31lle Howick Grapevine 4 LDSS CONCERT On March 16, the Junior Choirs and their director, Miss Hare, from Listowel District Secondary School came to Howick Central to sing several numbers for the en- tire student body. They did an ex- cellent job on all the numbers. I am sure everyone enjoyed the concert and I hope they can come again next year. Wendy Langendoen FOUL SHOOTING These past weeks, the students of grades 6, 7 and 8 have been shooting baskets in the gym after school, to try to,.qualify for the Howick basketball shoot. *M'rty- nine pupils have been chosen and on Monday and Tuesday. they will compete for an award! Kendra Robertson HONESTY WEEK Last week was called "Honesty Week" at Howick Central. Being honest is very important and without it we could trust no one. Mr. Robertson emphasized that it is very importarit to be honest when you do something wrong because if you lie and someone finds out you will likely get in more trouble than if you told the truth in the first place. People who ntid something should try to find the owtrer because you would expect them to do the same. Pruning — trees and shrubs SURFACE PAVING — pldio stone, interlockinginterlockingsr�: e, b"_ cnDDING AND SEEDING FENCING — roe stye PLANTING— trees, shrubs, ground cover,hedges WEED & INSECT SPRAYING — 100 gal. and back sprayers LAWN — rolling, fertilizing SUPPLIERS OF — peat moss, bonemeal, gross seed, fertilizer RAILWAY TIES — planters, retaining waw, play structures, edging ;S SHRIBS K � 4 miles south of Lucknow on Huron County Road No. 1 Opel) 7 days a week Proprietors - Steve Caslkk and Gr'eo Alton o � i