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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-01-20, Page 66 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Bruce County History: Dr. Bailey of Bervie was often far from home Dr. Thomas Bailey was a typical country doctor of the last century—busy almost beyond the limit of human strength, always on the go with his medical practice, yet finding time to be involved in municipal affairs and church activities. Born on Ottawa in 1834, he received his medical training in Boston and began the practice of medicine in Bervie, Kincardine Town- ship, in 1861. He married Mary McIntyre. They built a home on the McIntyre farm, Bervie Sideroad, and spent their entire married life there. The life of a doctor was not an easy one. He always kept three or four horses, as these were needed to cover the extensive area he served. He made his trips by horse and buggy, horse and cutter, on horseback and occasionally on foot. When snowy roads made travel almost impossi- ble, Dr. Bailey was at times as long as two days away from home. The lack of tele- phones in a rural commu- nity isolated him from his wife and family; thus many an anxious hour she must have experienced. In April of 1886 the doctor delivered three babies in one night. His wife was expecting a baby when he was called to the Chadbourne home where he delivered twin daughters. Telling Mary to keep walking until he returned home, he rushed home in time to bring his own son, Maurice, into the world. Dr. Bailey practiced in an era when medicine, not an operation, was the cure for ills. Home remedies, often suggested by the doctor were used: roasted onions, applied to the chest and soles of little feet to ease a heavy cold; a few drops of turpentine on sugar to kill worms. Dr. Bailey was an active member of Kincardine Township Council from 1887 to 1892, and in his last year became warden of Bruce County. He served his Bervie Church for many years. The doctor was not in the habit of using the kneeling rails. On one occasion the minister announced, "Now we will kneel and pray and that goes for you too, Doctor." His daughter, Daisy, maintained her father's interest in his church, where she was organist for forty-four years. To show their appreciation of the doctor, his fellow Masons presented him with a comfortable arm chair after he was confined to his home with a broken leg. As an indirect result of the acci- dent, Dr. Bailey died in 1918, Courtesy Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, A2008.158.004 Robert Bonnett of Bruce Township is seen on a cutter, similar to that the good doctor would have used. He is the focus of Bruce County Historical Society's story of the month. ending a life full of good works. Condensed from an article Bruce Power supports OPG decision to refurbish Darlington plant Bruce Power applauded Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) Jan. 11 announcement that it will move forward with the refurbishment program at Darlington, and optimize the role that Pickering plays in Ontario's electricity system. "Nuclear power plays a critical role in our electricity system and both Bruce Power and OPG are committed to securing this position long-term as we embark on the refurbishment of the Bruce Power and Dar- lington facilities," said Dun- can Hawthorne, Bruce Pow- er's President and CEO. "We are both committed to pro- viding an affordable, reliable, clean source of electricity and we will continue to collabo- rate and innovate together to be successful as an industry" This announcement is good news for the nuclear industry, which supports tens of thousands of jobs directly and indirectly across Ontario, while also contrib- uting to keeping the air we breathe clean as an energy source that generates zero carbon emissions and sup- porting the province's cli- mate change targets. Bruce Power, which announced plans to refurbish six reactors on its site in December, is already working closely with OPG to share information and lessons learned from previous refur- bishments, while exploring ways to collaborate to leverage the economies of scale between the two operators. "Operating nuclear plants is a unique type of business in the sense that we are not driven by competition between operators, but by our collective success as we share so much in common," Haw- thorne said. "It's all about gen- erating safely and reliably and, through collaboration and working together to leverage economies of scale, we can by Lita Young in the Bruce County Historical Society 1972 Yearbook deliver the best results for Ontario ratepayers!' Today's announcement is another win for the people of Ontario, who will con- tinue to benefit from relia- ble and carbon -free nuclear energy, which provides 60 per cent of the province's power at 30 per cent below the average residential price of electricity in 2015. Seeking information about refugee/newcomer support groups and programs There are many groups of residents working with organizations to plan and support refugees and new- comers across Bruce and Grey Counties. In an effort to help coordinate who is doing what and where, Commu- nity Connection/211 has been asked to contact organizations to seek your input to identify supports, services and any other relevant opportunities, for- mal and informal, organ- ized or spontaneous. Does your organization directly support refugees/ newcomers? Do you know about programs or services that support refugees/new- comers in general? If you are aware of any formal or informal activities, please review the current list to ensure it is complete - visit www.information- nwmo NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION SOCIETE DE GESTION DES DECHETS NUCLEAIRES NWMO Learn More Centre The Township of Huron -Kinloss is one of nine communities involved in a process of learning about Adaptive Phased Management (APM), Canada's plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is working collaboratively with the community to advance preliminary assessment studies. Learn about APM, meet NWMO staff, ask questions and offer your thoughts. Drop in to the NWMO community office and Learn More Centre in Ripley. Everyone is welcome. NWMO Learn More Centre (Huron -Kinloss) 80 Huron Street, Ripley ON 519.386.6711 Wednesday Thursday Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. brucegrey.ca and click on the link to the refugee directory. Follow the instructions to review, update or add list- ings. If you need help with updating or adding a listing, please call 2-1-1 and one of our Community Navigators will be glad to help. Funding to support this directory has been gener- ously provided by Bruce Power. Hold off on driving when the weather is bad: Huron OPP Huron County OPP officers are advising motorists that the weather and road condi- tions throughout the county can change very quickly. Conditions can change from being clear to a complete whit- eout in a matter of minutes. Currently, high winds and blowing snow off of Lake Huron are creating white-out conditions along several sec- tions highways in the region. Huron OPP encourages all motorists to check the weather and road conditions prior to leaving home. Any unnecessary travel should be postponed until the conditions improve. If you must travel, do so safely by adjusting your driv- ing habits. Allow extra time to travel to and from your destination. Slow down and adjust your driving to the current road and weather conditions. Leave extra space when fol- lowing vehicles as the stop- ping distances will be more than double on snow covered and icy roads. Activate your full set of headlights during winter travel. Remember, daytime running lights do not engage your rear tail lights, making it difficult for drivers behind you to see your vehicle. Stay alert, focus on the road and avoid any sudden brak- ing, accelerating or steering. The leading cause of colli- sions that occur during winter months is poor driving, not poor driving conditions. Slow down, stay alert and stay in control. Following these three simple steps will go a long way in reducing the number of winter -related collisions on our Huron County roads.