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Home My WebLink AboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-02-16, Page 22 Exeter Times–Advocate Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Regional wrap up Huron County budgets GODE H — Huron County Council is about to start looking at its budget, which could bring increases of 20 per cent, according to the Clinton News Record. The budget was dis- cussed at a meeting Feb. 3 with the topic being whether to look at department spending line by line. Bluewater Coun. Paul Klopp said county coun- cil should go through the budgets line by line to "know where the costs are." South Huron Coun. Dave Urlin questioned whether the council should line -by-line deci- sion making on the budget. Huron East Coun. Joseph Seili replied, "that's why the county is in the mess it is, it wasn't done line by line." Clinic computer system GODERICH —The Maitland Valley Medical Clinic is asking doctors to pay for the software costs of a new comput- erized medical records system, according to the Goderich Signal Star. The clinic committee passed a motion at a meeting Feb. 2 saying hardware and startup costs for the system would not have to be paid for by doctors. Costs for the system include a one time charge of $55,000 for a medical centre inter- face with the system employed by the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital (AMGH) in Goderich. Other costs for the system include more than $10,000 in annual operating costs for hardware and over $20,000 in annual costs for software. All -Wheels Park closed SEAFORTH — The Seaforth All -Wheels Skate Park is looking for a new home, according to the Huron Expositor. At a meeting last week, Huron East coun- cil voted to close the park after a petition was presented asking for its removal. Other locations are being looked at for the park. Exeter Legion rocks for tsunami relief Bleeding Green, with band members Terry McLellan, Evan Doughtery, Nate Dougherty, Jason Kelders and Blake Reid was among the eight bands playing at the Exeter Legion Jan. 28 to raise money for the tsunami relief effort.The concert was the idea of Nate Dougherty and was opened by (above left) Going Down Screaming. (photos/Pat Bolen) Hospitals get equipment funding GODERICH — The Dalton McGuinty government announced last week $2,649,556 in medical equipment funding for hospitals in Huron and Bruce counties. Exeter's South Huron Hospital will receive $259,264 under the program. Other funding includes: the Alexander Marine & General Hospital in Goderich will receive $325,973; the Wingham and District Hospital will receive $321,191; the Clinton Public Hospital will receive $ 257,254; and the Seaforth Hospital will receive $261,418. The South Bruce Grey Health Centre will receive $1,224,456. "Our government is absolutely committed to provid- ing quality care and better access through state-of-the- art medical and diagnostic equipment," Huron -Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell said last week. "This investment will mean that the residents of Huron and Bruce will have better access to the equip- ment they need, and the care they deserve." The fund- ing is part of the government's $340 -million invest- ment, announced last week, to upgrade and increase diagnostic and medical equipment in hospitals and long-term care homes across the province. This year's investment is the single largest investment in diagnos- tic and medical equipment ever in Ontario and Canada. "Patients require the very best care, whether they are in hospitals or long-term care homes," Health Minister George Smitherman said. "We are modernizing our diagnostic and medical equipment to improve the care patients are receiving, and also reduce the time they have to wait to receive that care." Two weeks ago the minister announced more than $120 million to increase the number of MRI/CT exams, cardiac catheterization diagnostic procedures and can- cer radiation treatments through more modern diag- nostic and treatment equipment. Possible phone savings Continued from front page Enterprises indicates the municipality can save $3,196.08 a year on phone bills by making some minor changes to its phone system. As recommended by Telcom, South Huron will save $1,262.88 a year by switching to Allstream for its long distance coverage. The municipality will save another $1,933.20 annu- ally by contracting its 32 local business lines through Bell Telephone. As payment for the study, Telcom will get 50 per cent of the savings the municipality realizes in the first six months after making the changes. Council agreed with the recommendations. Meeting cancelled EXETER — Monday night's scheduled South Huron council meeting was cancelled. The next regularly scheduled council meet- ings are set for March 7 and 21, with both meet- ings starting at 7:30 p.m. EXETER — The Exeter Legion was rocked recently with the sounds of punk, metal and hard- core raising $1,500 for tsunami relief. Eight bands from Exeter, St. Marys, Zurich, Seaforth, London and Parkhill performed, includ- ing Kill The Lights, Bleeding Green, A Dying Melody, Paris Burning, Shadows Of May, Going Down Screaming, Hope Is Last To Die and The Summer I Lost Everything. The concert was the idea of Nate Dougherty and went well, with around 250 people filling the hall and impressing police and Legion officials, according to Karen Wilson, mother of one of the band members. T -A welcomes new reporter Starting a new job can be a positive challenge and at the same time, intimidating. As the new kid on the block, here at the Times -Advocate, I feel energized, excited and just a little anxious. Why? It's very simple. I am taking a leap from broadcast journlism to print journalism. Since 1990 I have worked in both radio and television newsrooms, most recent- ly at The New PL as the Weekend News anchor/reporter. Now I have the opportunity to continue my journalism career by going down a different path. It will be a tremendous learning Mandziuk experi- ence and I really look forward t o work- ing with t h e great team at the T -A. Oh, there is something else. It is going to be a pleasure to have the time and space to really tell the stories that matter to you, our readers. In broadcasting you always hear, "keep it short." In print, there's more room and opportu- nity to give detailed infor- mation. I welcome your story ideas and news tips. At the same time, I would really like to hear about people living in our community. Do you know someone who goes out of their way to help others? Does your neigh- bour have an interesting hobby or bizarre collec- tion? 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