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Wingham and Distric p► =for active treatment beds butagreed to look further into the Ontario in the area served by the hospital, he ministry each year which is used to fundcall health ministry's offer to set up a said. The centre would receive a set all its activities, would bill separately for y short of chronic beds." He
ver man woman and child, the treatment of each individual patient. adt6el! ,tbe ministry understands it isn't
wholistic health centre here as a pilot amount fore y to take a whole section of the
project, a move it hopes will head off the whether sick or well, in the area it serves The bill could either be sent directly tohpijW pod designate it as chronic and
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threatened cuts in active treatment beds. and all billing for health services, in OHIP on behalf of the patient or to the
performed b doctors, patient, who would then have to recover is t agreeable to allow the beds tof
During a special meeting last week the eluding those pe Y between active treatment and
hospital board of governors approved a would be made against this budget rather the cost from OHIP.',
motion proposing that it maintain the than against the Ontario Health In Board solicitor Robert Campbell said
he has discussed this approach with the Hodgins said he feels that is
status quo—i.e. continue operating at 100 surance Plan (OHIP), and "suits our condition".
beds—while investigating the terms of Mr. Hayes agreed with a comment by ministry's legal department and they
the ministry proposal. Dr. John Bradley that the health services arrived at the conclusion there is room member Mary Vair said her
A rider to the motion provided that no organization is basically just a new within the act governing hospitals to go tomupwpown was that the minister would
further commitment be made until the approach to funding rather than a new menu pricing. �,$pWyk on this aspect (conversion to
matter returns loathe board, possibly as avenue of health care. However he cautioned the board that to
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early as tomorrow (Thursday) night. "The practice of medicine wouldn't take this route might only delay they She added she got the distinct ysfa
Earlier o the meeting board members change," Dr. Bradley said, adding that closure of the beds since there are a e wasn't too impressed bywere brought up to date on what tran- wholistic care isn't "some type of quack ntunber of ways the ministry could plugEE�nh l circumstances" cited in the
spired during discussions with Health medicine" thatwould cure illnesses the loophole. Although it might be dVf special consideration for the Y
Minister Dennis Timbrell and other which haven't been cured here before. He ficult for a minority government to passWinigloo hospital.
ngham hospital already new legislation eliminating it, the
ministry officials April 5 and 10. claimed the Wi
care, in the sense of ministry could simply draft a new Mrr Mayes told the board the return of
Hospital Executive Director Norman offers wholistic
Hayes said the idea of setting up a health having a variety of services and coun- pricing schedule lowering the rates so the the I#bdds, even as chronic, would take
hospital would be forced back
service organization here as a five-year selling available. to the old ow >tal back to its basic funding
pilot project was thrown out during his He also noted that if the hospital is system. He added it could be difficult t0 levee and would probably reinstate
meeting with ministry officials April 5. going to follow this route it must have a prove discrimination since at the b $155,000 and $160,000 of the
They in4icated they would be willing to medical staff willing to do everything moment no other hospital is using menu $14 deducted from this year's budget `t
fund the Wingham hospital as a pilot that can be done right here instead of pricing. when The ministry declared the beds
A third alternative offered by the
project and also discussed in general referring patients to larger centres. If '
teems how the funding might be set, he someone is treated elsewhere who could ministry in the meeting Mr. Timbrell and Bradley argued the a
reported. have been treated here the cost comes a group from Wingham last Tuesday , wouldn't give an answer to the
He told the board the ministry's out of the health centre's budget and the would be to switch the 14 active treat- -«-
what would happen next year if
"health service organization" concept is money could evaporate very quickly, he ment beds threatened with closure toto bad alio is lowered aseplanned to 3.5 "
the same as the wholistic health centre warned. chronic care. ihaNsand'from four. He noted in that
approach to which the board had earlier MENU PRICING' POSSIBLE Board Chairman Jack Hodgins Per
case *e hospital stands to lose 17 more y �
given approval in principle. It would One alternative to the pilot project reported the Wingham delegation spent a active beds and if they too are converted �s'�'
bring together under one roof the various which the , board has considered in the lot of time with the minister and his to chronic it would leave the hospital with _..,
types of health services available in the tight to retain active treatment beds assistants, but complained that much of virtiolly a 50-50 split between active and
area.would be to switch to a "menu pricing" the time was spent skirting the issues. chronic beds
The budget for the centre would be set system of billing for health care. Under "To boil it down, they weren't going to Continued on Paget NEW RADIO -Const. Tom Creeden of the Wingham police watches as Mel Hartfield
on the basis of "capitation" funding, this system the hospital, instead of reinstate 14 beds as active, treatment," installs a new radio unit in one of the town's police cars. The new radios are part of the
country -wide police communications system which went into service last week.
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Thenew police eommunica operation at 6 m. April 11 and He noted that in the '60s when a the system could be made chief a substantial increase in
P P person called the lice it ac- unreliable due to illness or other pay was needed in order to hire`�a
tions system which Wingham is should be fully operational by the Pe p°
N. Shari with the other four towns tivated a red light over the main occurrence since only one person second person to help with the
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in Huron County should bel Witte said. A1tHou h the street,
front of the town hall. was responsible, the chief work. By that time the police
tY P g g pointed out. were already movingtoward the
f F police here provide a better equipment still requires a little When the constable on patrol Po Y
a service to the community at as "fine tuning" it is already spotted the light he would return In the mid -'70s the Wingham central communications system,
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w r reasonable a price as possible. working well. The official to the office to take the call, Answering Service was started so the chief said he requested the
y Chief Robert Wittig believes opening for the county -wide which had been recorded on tape, and the police dispatching was business be kept alive until a
"I can't see any better or mors, network will be held May 15 at and would then proceed to an switched there at a cost of about changeover could be made.
swer it. $5,000 a year. This company did
economical wayof providingthis Goderich. ;�. Please turn to Page 2
(communications) service,the BiG IMPROVEMENT Eventually it was realized the its best, but last fall advised the g
chief said, taking issue with The new radio system res nae time with this s stem
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x suggestions made earlier by represents a big improvement was too long and a dispatcher
several town councillors that the over the systems used in the past was needed. The town decided to Douglas again G-13 candidate
system costs are getting out of and the costs are not out of line • buy the service from an in-
hand. when compared to the possible dividual in the community and Crawford Douglas of Chesley Federal Agriculture Minister
He also expressed concern that alternatives, the chief argued. Lou Palmer was one of the first to won the Liberal .nomination Eugene Whelan was guest
the function of the. system might take on the job. He was paid unopposed April 10 at a speaker at the nomination
be misunderstood, noting it will about $1,000 a year for keeping a nomination meeting for the meeting.
r • • 24-hour hone watch 365 days a Bruce Grey riding in the May 22 The Progressive Conservatives
notaffect the autonomy of. local P
' McKinley is Y have already nominated Dr.
police forces. Police here will year. election. Y
s continue to operate just as they •
Mrs. Herman Anger took over Mr. Douglas is parliamentary Gary Gurbin, 38, of Kincardine
always have, he stressed; the p� candidate the service in the early '70s for secretary to Jeanne Sauve, and the Libertarian party can -
only thing that has changed is the about double the remuneration, communications minister, and didate is Norma Watson; 60, of
but the job still required long g
«fir. way in which calls and messages Robert McKinleyis again the I q g has held his riding since the 1974 Owen Sound. fVo NDP candidate
g has been nominated.
are relayed to them. Progressive Conservative condi- hours spent tied to the phone and election.
The police emergency number date for the riding and will run in
remains the same at 357-1212, but the May =federal election.
that number now connects the • applause
He was chosen the Huron • •
caller to the central dispatch Bruce candidate by acclamation Contribution brings
service at Goderich which takes last week by about 300 at a
' the information and relays it to Goderich meeting. •
the police via radio. Mr. McKinley, . has held the from the centennial committee
Previously the police relied on riding since 1965. He now holds
a local answering service to the post of PC public works critic.
handle and relayincoming calls The contributions of one heard about an unusually high nedy, head of the program
� t3 Liberals are the friends of big
" The new system went into business, Mr. McKinley claimed Wingham._ resident to the town's rate of alcohol consumption in committee, recommended that
exulted in a round of Huron. the program be mailed out then
at the meeting. He said he is centenary
HEAT AND SMOKE damage caused most of the problems in a fire at the George Darling convinced there are signs that applause at i i -centennial The Wingham Arena will be a as complete as is possible.
g P g g "the Trudeau years are finally committee meeting April T2 centre of centennial activities Mr. Rintoul said he had un -
house at RR 4, Wingham last Tuesday. A wood stove In the kitchen is blamed for over- smoke damage Marion Scott spent her winter' a-7xi-because present restrictions derstood the complete program
heating and starting the blaze. There was little fire damage. over".
• Small businesses and family nights making a four -foot doll would allow- just- 400 people in it would be issued shortly before
done �n blazes farms are the economic lifeblood dressed in old fashioned clothes when it is a licenslity. the Aug 1, with a preliminary
of ridings like Huron -Bruce, he and has donated the doll to the centennial committee is pla?rmmg program mailed soon.
Two fires last week resulted in '-o••1'+ be centennial committee to be some renovations. '�11�r Kennedy recommended
saki and ibis s,w�, . ..F !he hoards at the the co to program be issued
to re resent board heat and smoke damage to a recognized raffled off A s end
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Montgomery p A government led b Joe Clark B•
Turnberry Township house and g y The big, blue eved doll has a south end of the arena will be by' June 9 ana tits$ few cua,�co
minimal damage to the LGL would feature "teamwork and red ribbon in her hair and the removed to allow greater access be made to the ached kiaving
• Market, Fire Chief Dave organized and honest govern- committee marveled at how to the ice surface With the im- the program printed early will
at World Education Congress Crothers reported Tuesday ment he said realistic it is it will be on display proved access William Rintoul, allow people h plan their visit to
A fire at the George Darling To .show support for Mr. iti Millers' Ladies Wear. centennial committee chairman, Wingham if they are from out of
Keith Montgomery of Wing $455.561 and transportation costs and the principal's office is used home on McLean's Sid�eroad McKinley's campaign MPs Bill min , other bcommsttee was maat the expects the e than 400 will people town plan and will help localfppeople
down $32,067 to $499.463. for audio visual storage while caused considerable smoke and Jarvis of Perth, Dr. Bruce g P
hem will be one of three rep warned that it might have a hard licenced activities like the CKNX Aug. 1-6 week
reaentatives of the Huron -Perth in other business a delegation washroom floors provide storage heat damage April l0 when a Halliday of Oxford and Sinclair g
Stevens of York-Simcoe were at time getting adequate liquor Barn Dance. in other business the cen-
Roman Catholic Separate School from the Catholic Parent space for tumbling mats. wood stove overheated. Firemen the nomination meeting to talk
licences for the planned ac Roger Keay, entertainment tennial committee has received
Teacher Association (CPTA1 of Mrs Kerrigan said parents spent several hours at the RR 4, g
Board at the second World Con committee cochairman, said he approval for a Young Canada
St. Joseph's School in Clinton feared if the students started Wingham home before the blaze about their party's strength and ticities.
gress on Education in Vancouver Gail Holmes, new billeting was worried about the amount of Works grant which will pay the
urged the board to provide two school in Seaforth they might not was out and the smoke had the weakness of the Trudeau
in June. additional portable classrooms move back to the Clinton school. cleared. government. committee head, warned that she red tape required before a liquor wages of three students to help
Other board representatives for the school St. Joseph's Principal Don A circulating pump motor Mr. Stevens said Canada's had heard from one Liquor permit is issued for even one prepare for and clean up after the
will he John O'Drowsky of St. Carole Kerrigan, vice presi- Farwell vouched for the quality caught fire Thursday at the LGL potential is second to none, but Control Board inspector that event. He asked if one application centenarv.
Marys and Tim McDonnell of dent of CPTA, pointed out that of education provided at the Market on Diagonal Road. There many people have the feeling the there 0 a drinking problem in could he used for all centennial The centennial committee is
Gadshill. students from grades six, seven school and said that it would be was little fire, but quite a bit of Trudeau government isn't Huron County and LCBO officials activities at the arena hoping to persuade the Mothers'
want to put a damper on the There will he a blanket liquor Auxiliary to
and eight have French class in better for the students to remain smoke. allowing the country to reach its Wingham Minor
The board approved the 1978 the hall The library is also in the at the school rather than moving No alarm was sounded for the Potential. spirits. licence for the arena for the first Hockey to either operate a food
financial statftnent. Highlights hall as are spelling classes some away for sake of space blaze and Mr. Crothers handled The Liberal candidate running "Huron County is the biggest week in August. Mr Rintoul booth at the arena during ren
of the statement included total against Mr. McKinley is Walton drinking county and the LCBO is reported, though there must be tennial week or allow another
which rotate from the hall to the because students completing the matter himself.
expenditure of $4,551,354 com area farmer Graeme Craig, g
kindergarten room to the office. Grade 8 at St. Joseph's perform Some local firemen will be g, cuttin back," Mrs. Holmes individual permits issued for group to use it. The committee
pared to $4,313,756 in 1977; Special classes are held in the better in high school than some participating in a county -wide while an NDP candidate was reported. events spread over the period , wants a food booth at the arena
education services cost kitchen or in the hallway when others. school for drivers and pump chopen Tuesday evening in Ken Ducharme, centennial between now and then. and feels the facilities in the
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$3,9,064, up from $2,879,007 in kitchen is full; mass is in the The school board agreed co operators to be held in Clinton in Clinton, after The Advance entertainment committee The centennial program may mothers' booth are too Rood to
ai plant operation and the hall or the kindergarten room study the matter. Times deadline. cochairman, said he had also be mailed by June t. Don Ken leave idle.
maintenance up $22,220 to May.
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