The Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-07-01, Page 2ieIps;
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A Lucknow area native ,helped save the life
a nine year old boy by pulling him out of
Lake Ontario near the Olympic Harbour site
in Kingston, June 16.
Marion Button of Kitchener was walking
by the site at 7.20 p.m. when she saw the
boy struggling in the water. She tried to help
him out of the lake when Thomas Kennedy
of 66;Hillendale Avenue arrived and the pair
was able to pull the boy out of the water.
Button then applied:: artificialrespiration
to the almost unconscious youth.
Jay Anthony Thomson :. of 101 Logan
Street, Kingston *as taken to hospital
overnight for observationand is recovering...
Marion 'is the daughter of Mrs. Lorna
Button, Lucknow:
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es money
Residents of Pinecrest:.Manor Nursing
Home sold tickets on a draw to raise money
for; the Ontario ' Heart Foundation during
their Heart. Jamboree held during Nursing
Home Week, June: 22 -. 28..', '
Winners of the draw included Eleanor
. Harman, Lucknow, afghan; Doug Haldenby,.
Lucknow tea "set; Edna Young, Lucknow, 7
pound hani and Ron Johnston, Exeter, case
of pop. "
,A poster contest was also 'held in
conjunction with,,Nursing ,Home Week and
students of "Lucknow• Central Public School
particiapted.
Winners . of 'the poster ..contest included
grade 1, Ken Falkner, Jason Stanley; grade
2, 'Dale•Priestap, Meagen Johnstone; grade
3, Rod Crich, Sharon Askes; ,grade 4 and :5,
Tracey Steer, Michele Johnston and Debbie
Atkinson.
The contest participants who did -not win
prizes are eligible for .a free ice cream cone,
if they go to. Pinecrest and . pick ,up their
posters which must be shown to receive their
free ice cream cone.
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Eighteen residents of ' "'`' it t Manor Nursing'H� went -ae''
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wheel -a -thou to raise money for the' :Ontario Heart Foundation, June
23. The residents raised S28 in pledges. &lithe proceeds are to be
given to the Heart Fyundatbn and `' the reiminder goes for resident
activities' at Plneerest. The Lucknow Girl Guides, Pinecrest nursing
staff, Pinecrest's administrator, Dean Dolbear and activity director,
`endedthe Superscoop fee Cream Parlour where everyone enjoys
an ice'cream, cane before sem to- Pinecrest by car. The
wheel -a ikon was held, during Nursing Home. Week as, part of the
seniors'' Heart Jamboree, their campaign to raise money for the Heart
'Foundation. [Sentinel Staff Photo]
Protest gov't intervention in hospital's operation
By Henry Hess
The Wingham and District Hospital board
intends to protest a proposed amendment to
the Public Hospitals Act which would give
the province considerable power to intervene
in the running of a hospital.
At a meeting last Wednesday, the board
authorized Chairman Jack Kopas to write
letters of protest to the health minister, •
provincial and federal representatives and
the Ontario Hospital Association.
The action was one of the first taken by, the
board at its inaugural meeting and followed
a warning from the chairman, the executive
director and members of the medical staff
that the proposed legislation is unnecessary
and. potentially dangerous.
Kopas told the board the bill would give
the government such sweepingpowers that,
whenever it deemed it to be in the public
interest, it could appoint a supervisor to run
the hospital, leaving the board completely
powerless.
He feels it is suspicious that the governs
trent chose to introduce the "gem" into. the
House at a time when most hospital boards
have recessed for the summer and arc not in
a position to mount a concerted protest, he
added.
Dr. D. Jolly, a member of the board from
the medical staff, lodged one of the
strongest protests, calling the amendment
"an outrageous piece of legislation" which
goes against the democratic process.
"Any government which brings this in
should have its morals questioned!" he
declared.
Asked how the amendment might affect
this hospital, Executive •Director Norman
Hayes noted that many hospitals are submit-
ting deficit budgets this year, with the
deficits ranging from several thousand to
several million dollars.
The ministry could look. at such a hospital
as not serving the best interests of the public
and put someone in to chop the budget,, he
suggested.
•He added that in his view, dr, existing
legislation is capable of creatir.g the effect
the ministry wants without appointing 'a
personto• override local board decisions. She
law already 'allows the minister to appoint
members to the board and, in case of a.
disagreement, he could appoint a majority of
members to the board who would toe the
line. .
Hayes reported it lad been suggested to
him at the time of the hospital's previous
disagreement with the ministry (over bed
closings)' the minister could appoint 18
members ' to the board who simply would
override the existing 17 -member board.
.Opposition to the proposed bill was not
,unanimous, however. Bill Newton, repres-
entative
from Howick, said he feels 99 per
cent of the legislation is fine, aid several
other members expressed a reluctance to get
on the wrong side of the health minister.
Newton said he doesn't believe the
government wants to get into the business of
running hospitals all over the place, adding
that he recalls having been in one hospital
several times and .feeling that "somebody
should do something about it".
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Undertake development of Bruce Energy Centre.
The Charter Members Committee of the
Bruce AgriPark Joint Venture today an-
nounced its decision to establish a new joint
venture group to undertake the development
of the Bruce Energy Centre.
The decision follows recommendation'
, made to the Committee by Acres Engin-
eering in a report on the phase 1 develop-
ment of the Bruce Energy Centre submitted
last weak. Iii making the announcement, the
Committee also authorized Acres to proceed
with the next two 'phases of the . Bruce
Energy Centre development plan.
The new Bruce Energy Centre Joint
Venture will focus its attention on
y the creation of the Bruce Energy Centre
Development Corporation to co-ordinate all
aspects of the industrial - agricultural - aqua-
cultural, facility;
- the operation of project offices in
Kincardine and Toronto;
continuing negotiations with several
potential new partners for investment in the
Bruce Energy Centre;
continuing liaison with elected officials of
the area to ensure full consultation at all
levels.
Members of the Bruce AgriPark Joint
Venture staff have already met with local
planning officials, general public and the
staff of some twenty (20) provincial minis-
tries who will have a direct interest in the
venture.
Acres Engineering was selected by the
Charter Members Committee as the project
engineering consultant in early April, 1981,
to develop the work plan for the phase 1
develiipment of the energy centre. •
Acres will now work with the • new joint
venture group to locate energy intensive
industrial and agricultural customers to the
facility by the end of 1982 - to coincide with
the date of delivery of 250,000 lbs. per hour
• steam by Ontario Hydro from its Bruce
Nuclear Generating Station.
Legislation permitting Ontario Hydro to
sell Thermal energy is proceeding through
the Ontario Legislatureg and is expected cted to be
pass,ed this session; once the legislation is
passed contracts for the initial steam supply
will be finalized with Ontario Hydro.
In commenting on the decisions made by
the Charter Members Committee, Mr. Peter
S fego, Chairman of the committee and
Vice -President of the Ontario Energy
Corporation, said he was pleased with the
significant ptogress that has been made in
the development of the energy centre since
April 1981. "We are now moving ahead in a
nuniber of areas, however we are dealing
with a broad spectrum of interests, ranging
from environmental protection to economic
pwork meat, and a lot of needs to be
done," Mr. Szego said. "This will be the
largest energy centre of its kind in the
world," he added. "Orderly development
and public support are key to its success,
Mr. Szego said. •
The Charter Members Committee are the
original partners to the Bruce Agri -Park
Joint Venture and include, Anderson Flax
Products, Consumers Gas, Huron Ridge
Limited,The Ontario Ener Corporation,
TransCanada Pipelines Limited, Weston
Energy Resources Llinited:
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