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Exeter Times–Advocate
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
The Ausable
camp March
Bayfield Conservation Authority held its annual March Break day
15 and 17. Children aged five to 10 took part in snowshoeing, craft
making, compass work and nature games.Above from leftAveleigh Keller and
Kathleen Gregus go on a scavenger hunt at Morrison Dam with the help ofABCA
environmental planner Alison Thomson.ABCA education specialist Matt
Redmond ran the camp. (photo/Scott Nixon)
New medical equipment
for a safer workplace
CLINTON — Huron -
Bruce MPP Carol
Mitchell announced last
week that hospitals in
her riding will receive
$189,500 for safer med-
ical equipment and safe-
ty -engineered needles.
"This investment will
help to protect workers
at our hospitals by mak-
ing safer nee-
dles and med-
ical equipment
available,"
Mitchell said in
a press release.
"This is vital
to reducing the
number of
injuries and
infectious dis-
ease transmis-
sion among our
front-line work-
ers."
This is part of
an overall investment by
the McGuinty govern-
ment of $11.6 million to
help hospitals move
away from needles,
where appropriate, by
supporting more top-of-
the-line "needle -less"
systems like newer IV
connectors. This funding
will also enable hospitals
to buy blunt suture nee-
dles to replace sharp
ones, as well as replace
glass blood collection
tubes with safer and
more durable plastic
ones.
"Our government rec-
ognizes that nurses and
other health care
providers do vital work
for Ontarians," Minister
of Health and Long -
Term Care George
Smitherman said. "We
are supporting and pro-
tecting them in that
effort."
"This investment
will help to
protect workers
at our hospitals
by making safer
needles and
medical
equipment
available,"
CAROL MITCHELL
HURON BRUCE MPP
"Today's
announce-
ment is a
reflection of
Ontario's
commitment
to making
workplaces
safer for our
front-line
health work-
ers," said
Minister of
Labour Chris
Bentley.
"We're
investing today in our
health care workers to
make sure that our hos-
pitals are safe environ-
ments for those who
work there."
Last week's announce-
ment is part of the
McGuinty government's
plan to improve health
care in Ontario. The plan
that includes reducing
wait times for key proce-
dures, creating Family
Health Teams, increas-
ing the number of doc-
tors and nurses, and
investing heavily in com-
munity-based health
care in order to ease the
pressure on hospitals
and deliver care where
people need it most.
The Clinton and Exeter
Hospitals will each
receive $6,000, the
Seaforth Hospital will
receive $11,500, the
Alexandra Marine and
General will receive
$27,700 and the
Wingham hospital will
receive $ 14,900. The
Kincardine South Bruce
Health Services will
receive $ 24,700, and
the Owen Sound Grey
Bruce Health Centre will
receive $ 98,700.
Pregnant
woman
assaulted
EXETER — A 21 -year-
old man has been charged
with assault after a preg-
nant woman was assault-
ed.
Police responded to a
domestic call on March 18
at an apartment in Exeter.
Officers learned a couple
had been together for four
years and had recently
separated. Police say the
couple argued over an
unborn child, and the
woman was thrown to the
floor. The victim received
medical attention._
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