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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-11-09, Page 2Page 2 — Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 9, 1994 Kinloss candidates parade their attributes •from page 1 Archer declared himself as a person who enjoys politics. "1 hope I can give something back to the township by making good, informed decisions that will in the future. -decide. how our children live, and how we. ourselves live when we are old and grey." Hanna offered his farming , and agri-business background, and his experience in tourism as a good base for being a councillor. "If I get a chance I would like to think I would give the best advice." MacPherson, relying on his belief that "most of you know me" was brief saying, he would "give a fair, • honest response to the taxpayers to. the best of his ability." "I bring a good engineering back - ,ground and a sincere interest in the township and its well being," said Mowbray. "I'm a hard worker, if that's of any value." Mowbray joined the race'because there has been no councillor,.from his area for a long time. He lives on the south-easterly limits of the municipality. Page said he has the time now to put a concentrated effort into the job of being a councillor. Husk, a current councillor, promised "honesty, integrity and accountability" if elected as deputy - reeve. Murray was complimentary to the •current council. "The direction of council has been good; the programs put in place years ago are running well. I can see no place other than forward for this township," said Murray: Boyle said some people were questioning why at his age he would be running for reeve. "Reme- mber, Churchill, when over 75 years, made some serious decisions that saved the world," he quipped. Past reeve Barry Johnston touched upon many points in his opening address including bylaws, landfill, 911, library, roads andphase two of the arena. "I'm 'interested in trying to keep the local economy rolling and keep people on the farm.," said Johnston. "I'm concerned for my com- munity." Question and Answer Period During the question and answer period, ratepayer's had the oppor- tunity to address their questions to. individuals or all of the candidates. Don Bell suggested that perhaps a lot of people were. not aware of "what Bruce County can do to our dump". He was referring to the proposed shared -use of landfill sites in the county currently being inves- tigated under the Waste Management Master Plan Study. Wolfe explained that the Ministry of Environment has the legal instrument to allow the county to take over any dump in the county. "The life of Kinloss (landfill) is 50 years," said Wolfe. "If the county takes it, it will be filled in five to six years. Donegan haulage traffic would pale 'in comparison to that traffic if .this happens," said Wolfe. "If we all put enough pressure on the county and say no - they're going to have to back down," said Husk: "Whoever's reeve then will really have to push to secure our dump. If we're going to stop it LuCkfloW y11agviaIINECNTE� L UCKNO W '`J 528-3001 We Reserve The Right TO Limit Quantities To Normal Family Requirements OUR COMPLIMENTS Imported 900 g Tin .elgian Biscuits OUR COMPLIMENTS Regular Grind 360 • 369'g ITin • Reg. 4.99 Great 11 Coffee OUR COMPLIMENTS English Breakfast 72's Reg; 2.99 Tea: .49 OUR COMPLIMENTS • Plum,. Sweet & Sour, Orange Ginger, Hot & Spicy 3+501• Reg. 2.49 Dipping and Glazing 99 Sauces OUR COMPLIMENTS • Dipping &Glazing Seafood 250 ml Reg. 1.99 Sauce HABITANT Ready To, Serve Assorted Varieties 28 oz. Tin Soup ■ 9 Regular or Zesty 750 ml Bottle Garden Cocktail . KNDCHTEL Pieces and Stems 10 oz. 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Husk intervened then saying that as of today $3100 had been spent in legal fees, $1000 for councillors, and there . was $5000 outstanding, with five days booked for the On- tario Municipal Board hearing at $300 per hour. Later in the meeting, Harold Howald referred to some of the ' costs, in particular the hourly board charge, as a "fallacy". "Ort Dec. 15 a fact-finding hearing is scheduled. Donegan must provide, before then,' sound, hydrogeological and environ- mental impact studies. If these are not prepared by then, the spring hearing will not take place and may not take. place. "When we came on council, the first thing in the agenda was to pis the Donegan bylaw," said' Husk. "The planner and South Bruce official' plan said it was okay. Ratepayers were against it; • the majority of,coancil was against it. I stood alone then. Fighting our plan and our planner is an uphill battle," said Husk. Wolfe replied to the question,. "Why was it voted -against?" saying it was a zoning bylaw amendment change. "We said no. In the initial application by Donegan, it said we (township) needed the gravel and would benefit from it. We haven't figured out how the township..would benefit. We made a decision; we're taking a stand and going to hold the course," said Wolfe. Pat McKillop is a resident who lives in the middle of five gravel pits. She said the dust: is so bad that •see Can't, page 18 One physician expresses interest. in Wingham by Jim Brown One inquiry from a physician interested in coming to the area has been received by the Wingham and District Hospital's recruitment com- mittee, chief executive officer Lloyd Koch told the October meeting of the h sPital board last Thursday evening. He added that the physician was inquiringabout a possible opening next year. However, the CEO noted that the committee is vigorously pursing the lead. Koch said the committee has also re -submitted itsadvertisements in medical journals for the months of November and December. "While we have not been able to arrange a meeting of the recruit- ment committee during October, I have spoken individually to all the members, and they agree • we are doing the right things," said Koch. In his report to the board, the CEO said the hospital has had to re -open Team 'A' due to the patient demand for beds. "Our occupancy is now up to;56 patients, which is quite busy for this. time of year," he said. Koch reported that hospital statis- tics continue to show a high level of activity within the hospital. He indicated that most of the statistics exceed last year's numbers on a year-to-date basis. He reported that the hospital has identified 273 individuals who had received blood products at the hospital during the period 1978 to. 1985. Koch stated that a registered letter had been sent to each person advising them that they should have an HIV test, if they have not al- ready done so. The CEO explained that the letter contained information about why the project was being undertaken and noted the estimated risk of HIV infection to blood recipients prior to 1985 was . estimated. at .2/1000 transfused units of blood. Koch said that local physicians had been advised of the letters as had the hospital's pathologist, based at Stratford General Hospital. He reported that the hospital had been informed by the Ontario Labor Relations Board that an application had been made by Local SEIU 210 to unionize the hospital's service employees. "We `posted "the required notice and filed a response on Oct. 11 requesting some changes to the scope of the bargaining unit," said.. Koch. He said that as of Oct: 25, the hospital was advised that no hearing would be required until the ap- proximately .84 employees were given an opportunity to vote , on whether they wanted to be • unionized. Koch noted the vote will be held Nov. '16. "We will be advised following '. that date whether there will be a union and whether further hearings will be 'required," said Koch. Th'e' CEO informed the board that he will be making a couple of presentations during November. He said that on Nov. 8, he would be' presenting a paper about the role this hospital plays in the South- western Ontario Critical Care Research (SOCCR) network. The presentation was part of the Ontario Health Association's convention being held in Toronto, Nov. 6 to 9. Koch said he would be joined by Kevin ' Inman, a 'researcher and epidemiologist at the University of Western Ontario based at Victoria Hospital London. "Together we have also created an informative display about the role of the SOCCR network and depicting the hospitals involved in this large network as well as some of the projects that are underway," he said. Koch and Inman have also been •Attends, page 18 Sherwood asks council how they justify money for arena project •from page 1 know that can' be used and will be used." The issue of the signs in St. Helen's was also addressed by the candidates for office. Some members of the public who attended the meeting felt the signs should be moved and repainted in the same manner as when they were put up. ' One member of the audience made a statement about the signs. "Since you put up the signs in St. Helen's tncy re now leaving the ones in Dungannon alone." Al Sherwood of Dungannon asked the members running for office how they justify $96,000 for a new arena in Lucknow. Current mem- bers responded by saying the funds are granted over a four year period and come out of recreation grants. West Wawanosh council,, at the April 5 n•eeting, committed a total of $100,000 without interest, over a four-year period, to Phase II of the arena.