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The Citizen, 2002-06-12, Page 21Wings Guests at the sixth anniversary Wingham airport celebration had the chance to check out one of the Wescast planes. Huron-Bruce MPP Helen Johns was at the airport to offer her congratulations last Thursday evening, June 6 (Advance Tunes photo) - COMPLETE MECHANICAL SERVICE- COMPUTERIZED TUNE-UPS - TIRES - BRAKES MUFFLERS - VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION DAN'S AUTO REPAIR Owned and Operated by Dan & Heather Snell RR 3, Blyth, Ont. NOM 1H0 (on the Westfield Rd.) 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By Mark Nonkes Winghani Advance-Times Patients are going to have to get used to not having the same doctor from birth to death, a group of citizens was told at the Wingham District Community Forum. The way of the future are locums, doctors who spend short periods of time in one location practicing medicine Gwen Devereaux, Huron Perth Hospital Partnership project manager of physician recruitment, told a group of more than 60 people at the meeting last Tuesday. One thing the Wingham District Hospital recruitment committee is looking at developing is locum office space. That also means there will be a large percentage of patients who will be floating among locum doctors, said Verna Steffler, recruitment committee member. "The doctor you have today may not be the doctor you have next year," said Verna Steffler of the recruitment committee. Wingham has been actively recruiting physicians since 1996. Wingham is designated an under- serviced area. In Ontario, there is a shortage 1,250 doctors. "You're in a lot better shape than a lot of other communities out there because of a strong recruitment team," Devereaux said. "It's not that easy to secure some doctors because they are wanted everywhere," Steffler said. Not only will doctors be in demand, but so will nurses, Wingham District Hospital Site Administrator and Vice President Margret Comack said. Comack said the average age of By Stew Slater Special to The Citizen Reservations were expressed about the prospect of students having lunch prior to 11 a.m., then waiting until the end of the school day before getting further nourishment, as trustees of the Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board learned about changes for the 2002-03 timetable at St. Anne's high school. Beginning in September, there will be five 77-minute periods at the Clinton-based school, with any of the three middle sessions possibly being designated as a lunch period for any one student. That's a change from the current format, which features four instructional periods and two designated lunch periods. Trustees learned of the changes at a regular board meeting Monday, By Stew Slater Special to The Citizen A special resolution of the Huron- Perth Catholic District School Board was necessary to allow the trustee for Huron East and North and Central Perth to retain his position medical staff is aging and many of the nurses will enter retirement age within the coming years. When the hospital is trying to recruit a new physician one of the most important factors is the possibility of a job for a spouse. Other considerations doctors play June 3. Education Superintendent Ray Contois explained the change is being made partly to avoid the need for another portable classroom at the school, and partly to cut down on congestion during lunch periods. "By (implementing the new timetable), the school is able to maximize its teaching spaces," states a report prepared by Contois, provided to trustees. Stratford representative Ron Marcy expressed concern that the first possible lunch period "will be very early," and might be followed by a long stretch of time during which students wouldn't have the chance to eat anything. Later, Marcy added this might be a particular concern for students with diabetes. Contois responded that students whose lunch falls in the first possible time slot, which would begin well before 11 a.m. but conclude closer to despite being kept from attending meetings by a lengthy recuperation from surgery. At a regular meeting Monday, June 3, the board approved a government-mandated recommendation allowing Vincent McInnes to continue as a trustee into the picture are signing bonuses and the, community they are moving into. The recruitment committee is currently working on a CD-ROM to show interested doctors the town of Wingham, the hospital and the services it offers. noon, would probably choosie to eat their lunch near the end of their designated lunch, perhaps after taking part in other activities. In an interview following the meeting, he added the new St. Anne's timetable might actually provide students with an increased amount of time for such extracurricular opportunities. He also told trustees that members of the board's and school's administrative staff have met to discuss possible challenges, including students with diabetes or farm-family students who awake early to do chores and may get hungry if they're in classrooms until the final designated lunch period. "We've had meetings with the principals and talked about the fact that, if they have students who are getting hungry, maybe they'll have to make some accommodations," Contois said. despite being absent from his third straight meeting. 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