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Palmer concerned about Natural Heritage Plan
Huron County’s proposed Natural
Heritage Plan continues to be a
concern for North Huron councillors.
During council’s June 3 meeting,
Councillor Chris Palmer, in response
to a letter from the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture requesting
that municipalities inform ratepayers
if their lands are affected by the
Natural Heritage Plan, said the plan
and its changes concern him.
“The potential changes to farmers
and landowners can be great,” he
said. “I know our Warden [Jim Ginn]
has been quizzed on it, basically
saying… ‘Don’t worry about it.’ No.
I worry. He is warden today, but he
won’t be warden later on. This thing
is going to keep going and going. We
have to be diligent on this, and keep
asking about it.”
According to Huron County Staff,
the plan utilizes improved mapping
technology, allowing lands to be
more accurately designated. It also
serves as an umbrella plan for a
number of policies already in place.
Reeve Bernie Bailey said that as a
result of that explanation he asked
why all this time and effort was
being spent on a document that
didn’t implement any changes. He
also said that, with the uncertainties
created under Premier Doug Ford’s
government, he wasn’t keen to
create any laws.
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Lab services changed
The Huron Perth Healthcare
Alliance is restructuring laboratory
operations due to recruitment
challenges.
The organization is making
changes to ensure timely support for
emergency department patients,
inpatient units and registered
hospital clinics.
As of June 17, community
laboratory services in the Clinton
and Seaforth hospitals will no
longer be offered until further
notice. The change follows a similar
one made at St. Marys Memorial
Hospital last March.
The change applies to “walk-in
community patients” only, as
laboratory services will still be
available to inpatients, hospital
clinic patients and the emergency
department.
The Clinton Family Health Team
will offer laboratory specimen
collections for rostered patients,
while the Huron County
Community Family Health Team in
Seaforth will direct patients to
Dynacare Laboratories, located at
the same site as the team.
Community patient specimen
collection is accessible at LifeLabs
locations in Stratford, Listowel,
Zurich, Mitchell, Milverton and
Wingham and at Dynacare locations
in Stratford, Seaforth and Goderich.
For more information, contact
Program Director of Diagnostics
Graeme Johnston at 519-272-8210
extension 2604 or e-mail
graeme.johnston@hpha.ca.
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all-request event, so there will be all
sorts of music there and big screens
for people to enjoy music videos
on.”
Onn said the club is currently
seeking new members to help with
events like the dance, and welcomes
anyone ages 12 to 18.
For more information, look for the
Brussels Leo Club on Facebook or
contact Onn at 519-887-6336.
Adult, youth
dances set
Smile and wave
The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics was held on Tuesday this week.
Runners, volunteers and current and past police officers made stops in Wingham, Blyth and
Clinton before ending with a barbecue and celebration in Goderich. This year’s run marked the
32nd annual event. (Denny Scott photo)