The Times Advocate, 2007-07-11, Page 16TMSA
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Exeter Times -Advocate
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
2ndAnnual Demo Day full of family activities
Promoting South Huron —The 2nd Annual Demo Day, sponsored by Exi-
Plast Custom Moulding Ltd. in Huron Park and the municipality of South Huron
was last Saturday at Morrison Dam.The event, promoting South Huron brought
out many people this year from the area.Above from left are Exi-Plast president
Frank Zawlsky, Exi-Plast sales and marketing manager Marianne Benson, Huron -
Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell and South Huron Mayor Ken Oke.Above right, Benson
and Mitchell choose the winner of one of the prizes, a white squirrel statue.
Beside right, Oke serves a hot dog to Grand Bend residentWill Hamilton. Below,
Terry Sweiger of Wingham takes Laura and Mary Clyne of Port Dover and Benson
for a ride on the Exi-Plast JetFloat. Other highlights featured a Canadian Coast
Guard Auxiliary Demonstration, kayak and canoe demonstrations, face painting, a
colouring contest, a visual treasure hunt and several other activities. Benson says
an exciting moment was when a group on motorcyles came out, traveling from
Mississauga. The event was in conjunction with Family Fishing Weekend at
Morrison Dam Conservation Area.All donations and proceeds were to support
the MacNaughton and Morrison Dam Trails. (photos/Nina Van Lieshout)
Conservatives tour Rest Home
ZURICH — "One size fits all doesn't
work."
That was the message from Ontario
Progressive Conservative leader John
Tory who visited the Bluewater Rest
Home Friday along with Huron -Bruce
Conservative candidate Rob Morley.
After a meeting with residents and
members of Bluewater council, Tory said
the rest home is one of the finest in the
province.
"We can't have programs that are
exactly the same. They need to fit the
needs of the community," said Tory.
In a press release the PC party outlined
what it will do to deal with doctor short-
ages in Huron -Bruce.
"There is no issue that I hear about
more from Ontarians as I travel the
province - many families just don't have
access to a doctor," said Tory in the
release.
"Dalton McGuinty has had four years to
deal with this crisis. He hasn't put for-
ward a plan that produced results as a
strong leader would have done."
Tory said the PC `Leadership Matters'
plan would tackle the doctor shortage by
increasing the number of doctors in
Ontario by both retaining and recruiting
more doctors. He said the PC plan will:
• Introduce a comprehensive, long-term
physician recruitment strategy;
• Initiate more efforts to repatriate
Ontario doctors working in other
provinces and abroad;
• Attract experienced doctors from out-
side Canada through a comprehensive
system to recognize their foreign creden-
tials;
• Bring more health care professionals
into family health teams and pilot nurse -
led clinics to help Ontario communities;
• Defer debt repayment for Ontario
medical residents;
• Provide flexible alternatives to retire-
ment to retain experienced physicians.
"Instead of taking real action on the
doctor shortage facing this community,
Dalton McGuinty has spent millions on a
misleading advertising campaign that
said 'the doctor will see you now'. Yet,
today many residents in Huron -Bruce are
still without a family doctor," said Morley.
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Taking questions — Ontario Progressive Conservative leader John Tory (mid-
dle) along with Huron -Bruce candidate Rob Morley were at the Bluewater Rest
Home on Friday, speaking to residents including Bill Osmond. (photo/Pat Bolen)