The Lucknow Sentinel, 1973-05-30, Page 13EsPAY' MAY 30, 1973
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• THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO •
5 PETTER SHOES
pis Week In .Ripley.
eMajority Of Ripley Meeting
ours Proceeding With Medical Centre
BY AB WYLDS
Tuesday evening of last
May 22, a meeting was
the gymnasium of the
District High School,/ The
e of this meeting was to
he citizens of the Ripley -
Community and surround-
as information on a
ed Medical Centre here.
al weeks ago a committee
imed with Reg Moore as
er, They went to Toronto
ontacted Dr. W. J. John
an, M.D., D.P.H. As a
Dr. Copeman•came to
last Tuesday to give up
e and accurate information
establishment of a medical
ry.
meeting was scheduled to
8,15 but due .to the fine
er on Tuesday making pos-.
seeding operations and
detaining many, it did not
after nine. While wait-
ing for people to gather Miss
Margie MacKay, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Allister. MacKay, play-
ed the piano.. Cameron
MacAuley of Huron Township was
a most capable chairman. In his
introductory remarks he welcom-
ed those present in the audience
and thanked Margie for playing.
He gave a summary of the meet-
ings which the community 'dev-
elopment group held in the three.
village churches on a rotating
basis. This group discussed such
topics, as education, senior citi-
zens housing, and medical ser-
vices to mention some... After
Cameron finished his remarks he
called on Reg Moore, who is the
convener of the committee seek-
ing to establish the Medical
Centre. In his introduction of
pr. Copeman, Reg related that
he graduated in medicine at the
University of Toronto in 1947.
He then set up practice in
Smooth Rock and later in Sund-
ridge, Dr. Copeman is still a
practising physician there when
time permits. Reg saidthat the •
committee saw that the key to the
Ripley district getting a doctor was
a medical centre. So the commit-
tee visited Clifford., where one
is being built and also Brussels
where one has been operating
satisfactorily for a couple of years.
After opening with a humorous
story, Dr. Copeman proceeded to
ienlighten the audience with facts
and figures on the medical situa-
tion in Ontario as it pertains to the
general practitioners. Ontario
covers an area of 400 thousand
square miles with a population
of eight million people. There
are 12 thousand licensed physic -
ians including 5500 G.P.s. How-
ever , some of .these are in spec!'
ial positions and .not available.
There are really,.about four
thousand practitioners. Doctors
like other people .do not tend to
stay in one place. The trend is
to move' from the north to 'south
and from the rural to the urban
areas. The government started a
program of bursaries to aid med -
ical students at university and
upon graduation, the doctor
would go to an unserviced area -
one year for each year's bursary."
It was hoped that by this method,
the abovetrend could be rever.-
sed . More than 216 students are
in.this program and will start in
unserviced areas as; they gradu-
ate. There are 157 designated .
unserviced areas in. Ontario with.
96 doctors working in them.
Dr. Copeman said to get a doc-
tor in the area requires commun-
ity co-operation, adequate hous-
ing and clinical facilities at rea-
sonable'rents. He urged them at
all costs to make the doctor's
wife happy with the place and
in that way the doctor
would likely stay.
The next point Dr. Copeman
mentioned was the kind of build-
ing : a remodelled building
would not do. He had looked at
dozens of old. school
buildings. The centre needs to
be a spanking new building on
a main road , well lighted and
centrally heated, also capable
of lateral .expansion. If it does
not fit these specifications, then
the community is not in the ball
game.
Dr. Copeman then' explained
in detail six different methods
by which the funds could be
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raised'. The two better
ways are, first .the municipality
builds the building through a
'raise in the mill rate, or second-
ly a service club can organize
a community and conduct a door
to door canvass, lottery, etc. for
•funds. The land must be deeded
to the municipality.
Following Dr. Copeman at the
mike was John Gamble as the •
spokesman for the finance com-
mittee. John gave the figures one
rnill increase in taxes would gath-
er in Huron. Later Bill McCreath,
clerk of Ripley, stated the figure
for the village. Next at the mike
was Deputy Reeve Bob Emerson .
of Huron Township. Bob congrat-
ulated the committee on their
work to date and said that he 'had
listened with interest to Dr. Cope
man. He mentioned the services
which had left this area and com-
mended the committee in trying
to -reverse this trend. He said
that it would be easy for the two
councils to meet jointly - Huron
and Ripley for discussion of the
project. He -also mentioned the
• other projects under considera-
tion.
Following ,Bob was Ripley
reeve Clayton Nicholson who
stated it was a pleasure to see
so inany in attendance. He said
that the village feels a canvass
would get .the project off the
ground. He too said a' joint
meeting of the two councils
could be arranged.
Dr. Copeman endorsed a
canvass for •fundsand further, .
:said that Ripley has been on the
list of underserviced areas from
the time that the list was first
drawn up.
Cameron MacAuley then said
that the audience had heard
the speakers andthat the ques-
tion was'"Do we want a medical
centre?„
Questions were asked by the
following. persons - Walter Lock,
Mrs. Nadine Danforth, Francis
Boyle, Clifford Emmerton,.
Rev. George Ball, Mrs. Alan Mc:
Lean,•John C. MacDonald, Mur-
ray Culbert, Mrs. Gladys
old, Rev. Kenneth Rooney, Wal-
ter Forster and a couple of others
whose names'we did not get.
These questions were well thought
out and answered by the speakers,.
Dr. Don Milne of Kincardine
said that if the new doctor's work •
• and his credentials were satisfac—
tory, he would be accepted to
share in.the duties at Kincar-
dine hospital on the same basks
as the present. medical staff
there.
At this point Reeve Russ Stan-
ley of Huron arrived back from
a hospital board meeting in •
Kincardine and he explained that
he had just received the booklet
containing, the information on
• the new grant system. As. there
l were no more. questions. Cam
heron called for those in favour.
•of the new centre,to stand, and
the big majority did so. At the'
end of the meeting several men
Whelped caretaker Murdock Mc-
Donaldwith the chairs.
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