The Huron Expositor, 1985-12-25, Page 1Birthdays /68
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Dublin /B7
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Santa Letters /B6
Columnist writes confessions of a closet chocoholic. See page 62
Student sketches for fun and profit. See page 63.
Area Christmas concert pictures throughout paper.
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1985 — 14 PAGES
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Legislation may hurt
pharmacies - druggist
Legislation designed to control prescrip-
tion costs, proposed by the Ontario govern-
ment, is only a partial solution to the problem
of drug pricing and may ultimately hurt the
small pharmacist, says Seaforth pharmacist
Shaukat MangeIji.
The legislation, now before parliament, is
designed to standardize prices for drugs. The
prices now vary because of a price difference
between generic and brand name drugs.
However, Mr. MangeIji said the problem is a
complex issue, confused even further by
public misconception about who actually sets
drug prices.
Pharmacists' retail prices for drugs are set
out in a hook compiled jointly by drug
manufacturers and the ministry of health.
The druggist must charge this price, plus a
standardized dispensing fee, leaving the
pharmacist no control over the prices charged
the consumer, said Mr Mangalii.
The only real leeway the pharmacist has, is
in deciding whether to fill a prescription with
a generic' or a brand nam drug. The
pharmacists can often obtain the generic
drug more cheaply. giving them a larger
profit margin.
'l'he main benefit of legislation, is it will
eliminate these pnce wars and allow
A (n N(:f INTO THE PAST is what Scrooge. played by Matthew McNichol, did when
s,u,1e^,s a' or' SPainr,n Public School presented the Charles Dickens play at their Christmas
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Schools rotate staff
Ilu 111'1, ort tern principal at Huron ('en
ten, . 1 ' h „a ul !tnirefieid will take over as
pry I,.J,r Ii,•nsail Public School on January
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Kemp at Huron Centennial Rob Snell moves
from tace.pnncipal at Walton Public School
Into Seaforth
Brookside Public School teacher Al Sy
grove becomes vice•principal at the Walton
school
A replacement for Mr Sygmve is being
sought. said personnel committee chairman
('raeme Craig
The i umn County hoard of education
announced the changes at a special meeting
nn \ovemher 25
pharmacists to stabilize prices, Mr. Mangalji
said.
The Ontario Pharmacists' Association, in a
recent statement said the legislation will lead
to higher drug prices in Ontario unless major
changes are made before the bill is passed.
Mr. Mangalji agrees prices could rise
because a clause in the legislation would
force pharmacists to charge the consumer the
"acquisition price," for their drugs.
"It gives manufacturers a blank cheque to
charge what they want," he said.
If pharmacists could simply pass on any
price increase from the manufacturer, to the
consumer, they would be less inclined to
"search around for the best possible price,"
Mr. Mangalji explained.
The proposal to require pharmacies to post
notices of a single maximum dispensing fee
and the requirement to charge the actual
acquisition cost of a drug,.aresore points with
the pharmacists' association, according to
()PA past president David Hannay Mr.
Hannay said the result would he misleading
to consumers because the pharmacy with the
lowest fee may not have the lowest overall
price. This inequity results because the
government has not taken steps to insure all
pharmacies are entitled to purchase drugs at
the same acquisition cost, said Mr Marney
Mr. Hannay said the acquisition cost will vary
between pharmacies depending on volume
buying and other factors, In addition,
allowable dispensing fees will vary depend-
ing on the type of drug.
It is factors like volume buying, which
make the proposals harder on the small
pharmacist, than on the large pharmacy
chains, said Mr., Mangalji.
Another segment of legislation, would
allow government inspectors access to
pharmacy records. Not only will this result in
a loss of confidentiality to the pharmacists'
customers, but also the cost of hiring the
inspectors will eventually be passed onto the
consumer, said Mr. Mangalji.
To combat a loss of flexibility in pricing,
Mr. Mangalji said the small pharmacist
would need a higher dispensing fee.
"If they don't raise dispensing fees, the
small drugstore could be in trouble," he said,
adding the dispensing fee in Ontario has
remained stable for several years.
The general feeling of the OPA, is that the
proposed legislation will do little good and
may do much harm Mr. Mangalji is also
pessimistic about the end result.
"In my mind, we'll he at the same level we
are now if not worse," he said
County has set committees
I!limn ('aunty council tt't its committees
for the coming year at a recent meeting
'l'ue'ker •meth Township Reeve Bob Bell was
gamed as chairman of the road committee Its
members :nm Colborne Reeve Russel Kerm-
ghnn Reeve W'r1ham Bennett of Seaforth,
\1eKillnp Reeve Mane Bicknell and Wmg•
ham Reim,' Bruch Machan
,lames Aitchison. reeve of West Wawanosh
('ntcmhip was named as head of the board of
management for Huroonraew, home for the
aged Committee members are Stanley
T'ottnship Reeve Clarence Rau. Brussels
Re,•ir (lank Ten Pas and Exeter Deputy
Reece foss). Puller
111e eh:nrmanship for the board of health
goes to Tcirnbem Township Reeve Brian
\ielturtle' Members are Warden Leona
Aims! ming. East Wawanosh Reeve Pr -nest
Snell. Clinton Reeve lira Tooke and provam
mini representative W Morley nl 1's
borne Tnwnshtp
Rouen Toonship Reeve Cunningham
has been named chairman of the library
tinsel ('aunty council member are Itensajl
Reeve Jim Robinson. ifowwk Township
Reeve I;ernld I)'Anr'y and Warden Leona
Armstrong Prom the general public. the
members an' ,lanes Ibsbark, Rnherl litter
and Martina Se•hnetker
Exeter Reeve Bull M ickle has poen named
chairman of the agriculture and pripc'rty
c'nmmittee The members are Godench
Township Reeve Grant Stirling. Rlsih Reeve
Albert Wasson and Hay Deputy Reeve ('bare
Deichert
liar Reeve !Janet Wilder was named
chairman of the planning and development
committee 'lite members of this committee'
ince' 1'sbnme Township Reeve Gerry Pout,
Codeneh Deputy Reeve John i)oherty and
Stephen Township Reeve Thomas Tomes
Zurich Reeve Robert Fisher was named as
eh:nnn:m of the social services committee
The members are Moms Township Reeve
t)aug P\naser. Ash fietdTownship Reeve Allan
i;ibson and Gndench Township Deputy
Reeve I amino i'ox
Bo% field Reeve Dave Johnston was made
ehainnan nt the Huron County Pioneer
\luseum eoonlmttee This new committee is
made up of t;oriench Reeve Ham Wrnrselt.
Hulett Reeve Trim Cunningham, and Ste
poen Township Deputy Reeir Ken McCann
The exec•ut eye committee is made tip of the
chairman of all the committees with Warden
Armstrong the chairman
Separate school boards need $$
"Money for capital projects" will be
tackled head on by the Huron -Perth Roman
Catholic Separate School Board. says Its
reelected chairman
Ron Marcy of Stratford was re-elected at
the board's inaugural meeting on December
3. The original meeting date of December 2
was cancelled because of a snow storm in the
area.
The main capital project to be undertaken
by the school board in 1988 is an addition to
St. Boniface in Zurich The provincial
ministry of education has denied funding for
this project for 1988
"We have to build." said Mr. Marcy
The addition is planned to house students
from nearby Ecole Ste. Marie, which has
been earmarked for closure in June of 1987
The school had originally been scheduled to
close next June but lack of provincial funding
delayed the closing
Mr Marcy expects accommodation will
again become a problem in Stratford schools
in 1987 Unlike two years ago when initial
plans called for the closing of two of the five
Cillholic schools in that city. Mr Marcy says
the problem will be increased enrolment No
schools were closed two years ago
The increase in enrolment is directly
related to the ilench immersion program
started this past September and the high
school program starting next fall
Himself a mathematics teacher at Strat-
ford's Northwestern Secondary School. Mr
Marcy sees "no Problem" between the Perth
County board of education and the Catholic
school hoard over the high school
"1 don't think it (Catholic high school will
affect the public high schools." said Mr
Marcy
'The high school teacher defeated Vincent
McInnes of RR 4. W Ingham for the hoard's
top position Mr Mclnnes has served as
vice-chairman for the past year.
Dave Durand of RR 2, Zurich was
acclaimed as the hoard's vice•chairman An
electrician, he has served on the hoard for
three years
Other Committee chairmen elected on
Tuesday. include Gerald Groothuis of Sea -
forth as personnel committee chairman. Mr
McInnes as property committee chairman
and Ernest Vanderschott of RR 7. St Marys
as finance and insurance chairman
AWAY IN A MANGER — Students at the Seatorih Public School told the Christmas story at
their concert last week Helping to tell the story were Robbie Holmes, Crista Clark, Joe
Wood, Kevin Langeille, Lorianne McClure.
Coleman, Matthew Vock and Harold Hugill.
Jamie McNichol, Kevin McDonald, Kevin
Mcllwraith photo