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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-09-06, Page 1(519)235-1115 www.h urontractor.com MORTGAGE INTELLIGENCE A GMAC Company 519.238.HOME unCoast.ca'M Secure on-line mortgage application TIMES -ADVOCATE Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, September 6, 2006 x.25 (includes GST) Crossing guard Jeanne Parent helps Mitchell Webster safely across Main Street in Exeter on Tuesday as he and hundreds of other area students headed in for the first day of the new school year. (photo/Pat Bolen) CEO to have more time in hospital By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — South Huron Hospital's CEO has increased her role at the hospital. Hired in May 2005, Debra Hunt had been splitting her time evenly between the hospital and the Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance. As of August, she will spend 80 per cent of her time on behalf of the South Huron Hospital Association and 20 per cent with the Affiance. South Huron Hospital board chairperson Glenn Bartlett made the announcement in a statement in August. Hunt's official title with the hospital is president/chief exec- utive officer and chief nursing exec- utive. Hunt said her increased role at the hospital is exciting news for South Huron because it allows her time to focus on patient care and services. "This is a real opportunity for South Huron," she says. She said with new health care standards coming forth and the hospital's moves towards new digi- tal imaging equipment and emer- gency room upgrades her increased role at the hospital was necessary. Hunt also wants to work more with the community and the Local Health Integration Network. Hunt will spend one day a week with the Alliance, either in Stratford or St. Marys, working on system integration and perfor- mance management. Her increased role in Exeter means her travel time will decrease and she will have more quality time in the hos- pital, Hunt said, adding there are many projects and patient care standards that can be introduced at South Huron. Looking back on her first year as hospital CEO, Hunt said the time has gone by quickly. She said she is See CEO page 2 Huron Park residents can buy By Scott N xon HURON PARK — The new owners of the residential side of Huron Park are allowing residents to buy their own homes. Those who don't want to buy will be able to rent their homes as long as they like, Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities vice-president Bill Wells said during an information meeting with tenants last Friday morning. Parkbridge, which owns 50 properties across Canada such as resorts, campgrounds, RV and mobile home communities, is a publicly -traded company billing itself as the country's largest owner and opera- tor of land lease communities and RV resorts. Parkbridge bought the residential side of Huron Park and its 355 homes from the province in May for $8.5 million. As an incentive, Huron Park tenants who decide to buy their homes will be able to buy their homes at a lower price than non -Huron Park residents who buy a house in Huron Park once the homes go on sale. Existing residents will also be given the chance to buy homes in the park before the general public. "Your price is always better than the general pub- lic's,” Wells promised. Wells said Parkbridge wants to start selling homes this month. Parkbridge estimated a home in Huron Park in similar condition to the one that houses Parkbridge's office in the park at 105 Wellington Crescent would sell in the neighbourhood of $55,000. Homeowners in Huron Park will own their homes and rent their land from Parkbridge. Homeowners will pay a $350/month land rent. Those who decide not to buy, but to continue to rent, will not be subject to the $350 fee. One of the concerns of those in attendance at last week's meeting was whether or not those not interest- ed in buying would be evicted. Wells dispelled that rumour. "As long as you are a tenant in good standing, you can stay as long as you like," he said. "Nobody's going to chase you out of your house." Wells said no houses in Huron Park will be torn down, but there is space for new homes to be built eventually. The 50 vacant homes in the park are being fixed up and getting ready for sale. Parkbridge is also giving the residential side of Huron Park a new name — Huron Village Green. He See TENANTS page 2 Hothezell WEIGHT LOSS & NUTRITION • a nutritionally balanced diet • one-on-one support • all -natural products • grocery store food te#Cb CENTRES togi1upinruq,„.. °(�.M,CE i50 70 ab It's no dust what you lose, it's what you gain. Heithdities* 4, der WEIGHT LOSS & NUTRITION CENTRES 394 Huron Rd. Goderich 519-524-5555 8 Wellington St., Exeter 519-235-3088 www.herbalmagic.ca