The Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-11-19, Page 25t
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By Henry Hem: The. board •gave the green. light after
hearing that the Ontario Ministry of Health
has agreed to Underwrite two-thirds of the.
cost, During a meeting last week Exectitive
Director Norman Hayes reported the tniaist-
ry has allocated. $318,000 for the enterprise.
The board is hoping to raise the rest of the
Money -- some•5180,000 from the counties.
of Huron and Brace and the municipalities
served l y.the...hospital,-Xt-approved-sending-t —
letters to the two county .councils and the
sters. The entries are to be submitted
up to December—l—and details. of
presentation cerenioes•will be in the
Sentinel. *
For the upcoming National Cam-
paign in April 1981 the Branch's
project is the sale of ISO . bunches of.
fresh daffodils.' They will arrive in
Walkerton for delivery April 3 and
they .plan to have most pre-sold, so
they can be delivered A.4 condition.
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1:500for Tor
Wingham and District Hospital is going
ahead with a $500,000 building and renova
tion program, aimed at improving patient.
Services and rationalizing the use of space in
the 'hospital.
• While a few details remain to be ironed
put, the hospital :board hoPes to have the'
project underway by early next year,
Chair pail Jack Kepas reported.
The tucknow Branch of the Can-
adiarkCancer Society appreciates the
response to the national "Terry-Fox -
Crusade :for Hope" campaign. Three
boies - one in Quinn's.FloWer, Shop,
one at Cedar. Hill Farm and Gaiden
Center,. and one at the Bank of
Montreal, plus a couple of cash
donations totalled over. $500..
At their. meeting November 20,
plans. were completed for the Coffee
party, November 26 at Johristone's
Furniture Store. 10.60 -41,30 a,m.
and 1.30 - 4.00 p0., When they
encourage friends to drop . in, and
socialize over cupa and, a muffin.
• The upcdming Pester Contest sup-
porting National Non-Smoking Week -
January'18 24, 1981 will be judged bY
Mrs. Dan Logan,Kinloss, Mrs. Lloyd
Graham, Kinloss ;and; Mr. George
Carter from ',the Queen's Bush District
Council. -,Mr. Carter has. Terry Fox
s- T-Shirts and pesters a extra awards,
so there will be some happy young-
various town, township and village councils
Raking for donations,
In the past Huron County has provided
grants toward hospital, building programs
from a special, reserve fund set aside for the
parpose, Mr. Hayes told. the board. Norm
ally the county contributes ene-aaarter of
the project cost, in this.case aboat $123,250.
.He • reported he had phoned the clerk-,
treasurer of i1311-tee-Cotintralid WatoecHhat
county also has donated to hosnital projects
in the past, though not outside.the county.
Usnally it has given about $30,000; spread
over several years, he teported.
Because 27 per cent of the patients treated
at the Wiegliam hospital live in Bruce
County, the board decided to .send a letter
requesthig a contribution..
Members also agreed --t send letters to the
15 local municipalities served by the
hospital, giving suggested 'target figures'
they hope to raise from each. The target
figure reflects the percentage of patients
treated .at the _hospital which hail from that
manciPality. -- the same basis on which the
hospital intends to redistribute reareSenta-
tionOn the board. ..
It was suggested board meMbers should
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attend the meetings of their municipal
coaneils to 'sell' the request for funds..,
Two Plume Project
The board is hoping for a good response
from the councils, particularly as it is looking
ahead to a Much More ambitious building
project. several Yeats_ down the road when it
hopes to add to the..:emergency and
out-patient departments.
- However r: -Ltrr. lolly pointed out lhe
board must be prepared to raise the funds, if
the donations don't come. "Just - becanse
we're asking other people, for money, that
money's not guaranteed."
He asked whether it would yank a
problem if a municipality decided to spread
its contribution over several years.
"Apart from drawing claim the hospital's .,
capital funds-and-testing-1f in lost interest,''''
net too mach," Mr.. Hayes, responded.
But he reminded the board that if: it
considers this the first stage in a two-stage
program, the second stage being the big.
:one, it will have to be "trotting back, cap in
hand". to the councils in another five years.
If they have •just finished.payiag the final
installment on their first denation, ;They.
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32 PAGES WEDNESDAY,, NQVEMEEI 26, 1980 .
first at the
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St. Helens Faiths won a red ribbon at-the Royal Agricultural
Winter Fait -held in Toronto last weelt. Their pen of three.
lantha having an average weight of 01 - 105 lbs.. was' Grand
Chantplon. Shown are the owners, Hugh Todd, left, and
Wayne Todd, second from the tight,
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port studies future„.; -role of railway
relieved of their obligation to haul grain at ° community with ...a choice of transportation
modes, but rail is too important a service to
be allowed to deteriorate in tesponse to local
or short-term considerations. ,,
An unprofitable branch line' May be a
bargain compared to, the cost of widening a'
road points out the report. Its 'abandonment
makes no, economic sense if it puts out of
business a number of successful industries.
The planned development of Grey County
1897 rates, they would pass the savings on to
their customers, but they might invest the
multi million dollar savings in new rolling
stock: an improved roadbed or some sorely
needed research-to the ultimate benefit of
their customers and the economy.
On the other hand, the Task Force is
deeply concerned by excessiv eight rates
charged to captive shippe , sometimes to
the detriment of the p vince's economic as a supplier of aggregates is a case in'point;
objectives. The railways a entitled to a fair abandonment of the CP Walkerton Sub-
return for their services, but, asks, the division line would almost certainly spell the,
report, are they allowed to threaten the end of those plans..
viability of eatario's vital industries by The rationalization study now underway in
enhancing their own profitability beyond the Bruce Peninsula and mid-western Ont-
reasonable bounds?
The • appeal mechanism to safeguard
captive shippers against exploitation is ina-
dequate, partly because' of the difficulty of
proving "captivitY” partly because of the
time and cost involved in the process. A
simpler more effective appeal, procedure
should 'be devised, states the report.
Braneh Line Abandonment
Branch lines should not' be abandoned,
says the report, 'without an examination of
their present and future impact on the
economy of the regiort. Ina province as vast
ario.region is a most welcome development.
For the first time, coannents the report, the
provincial government has the opportunity
to join the railways in analysing the
transportation needs of an entire region and
to take the steps it considers appropriate on
the basis of the information provided by that
analysis. .
The Energy Imperative
Rail as an alternate method of transpor-
tation becomes more important as he cost of
oil increases and the supply de,.iiries. For
reasons of cost as well as safety of supply,
The threat that the limited rail service
remaining in our area will be abandoned
creates an 'interest in the Ontario Task
Force's interim, report, .Th Future Role of
Rail.
Released several weeks ago, the report
offers guidelines for examining and discus-
sing the future role of rail. The task force is
now completing their final report making
eonclusions and recommendations,
The interim report identifies a number of
issues. Railways are a business like no other.
They serve industries which must remain
competitive if they are to continue contribut-
ing to Canada's balance of payments. They
operate on the rights-of-way which were
given to them by the people of Canada on the
understanding they would treat them, not as
their private property, but as a trust,
Deregulation has enabled the railways to
improve their financial position, invest in
rolling stock and streamline a number of
theiroperations, The resulting improvement
in eft-mkt-al, is a welcome development says
the report.
In one respect, however, deregulation
does not go far enough, The Crow's Nest
Pass rates ard'archaic and with the growth of
inflation, they have been getting more so.
There is no guarantee if the Lailways,„„vmeo.„,,
trucks, automobiles, and aircraft is tinae
Ceptable. Ways will have to be found to
divert some 'traffic away from these energy-
intensive transportation modes,
According 'to a number of submissions
received by the Task Force some shippers,
are eyeing 'railways as an alternative to,
trucking while others have switched to
piggyback. This trend is expected to inten,
sify as the cost of fuel continues to. rise,
Governments at various levels could help the
railways plan ahead so they will have the
equipMent and the infrastructure to accom-
modate the projected increase intraffic.;
It will takelmore than market forces and
advance planning for significant numbers of
Ontario citizens to trade voluntarily the
convenience of their automebiles or the
speed of aircraft for rail travel. A sizeable
switch to rail could occur only if trains were
to become much faster, convenient and more
comfortable than they are now.
In order for Canadians to have the kind of
passenger trains available in Europe atid
Japan, the railways need a much better
roadbed, better signalling systems, more
grade separations to replace level crossings
and a more positive attitude on the part of
the railways toward their passenger sera
as Ontario, it is impossible M provide every the arnottnt' of fuel AOW being burned,
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