Huron Expositor, 2001-03-28, Page 1March 28,. 2001
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In brief
Merger
not
an issue
at hospital
A potential hospital
merger between Clinton
and, Goderich,
announced last week, is
not a sign that Seaforth's
hospital will also be
amalgamating with
another, said Andrew
Williams, administrator.
."We don't have the
same issues," he said.
Clinton and Goderich
are in discussions about
linking. The Goderich
hospital is aging and
decaying and expensive
equipment needs and
health care professional
shortages could be
addressed by combining
the two facilities.
Williams said the
amalgamation was a
decision made between
the Clinton and
Goderich hospital
boards and that no
similar discussions have
been taking place in
Seaforth.
Instead, like .:.all
hospitals in the Huron
Perth Hospital
Partnership, Seaforth is
following plans to create
a centre for excellence.
In Seaforth's case, the
hospital is moving
toward becoming a
"comprehensive seniors'
assessment centre"
which would continue to
provide care to all
patients with an
emphasis on special
services for seniors.
"We've had a lot of
discussions around this.
It's taking shape and
we're quite excited
about it," said Williams.
The hospital
foundation is currently
raising funds toward the
project through three
local runners competing
April 16 in the Boston
Marathon.
The public can
sponsor the runners,
Chief of Staff Dr.
Carolin Shepherd, who
came up with the idea,
and Faye Murray and
Lynn Devereaux.
Money raised will go
toward aspects of the
project including an
indoor pool for exercise,
physiotherapy and
arthritis treatment and
the addition of services
such as departments for
nutrition and fitness for
seniors.
By Scott Hilgendorff
Susan Hundertmark photo
Ron and Sheila Lavoie are trying to uncover the history of an historical Seaforth figure whose portrait was created in a stained
glass window in their Goderich Street home. •
Wind v w creates mystery
Lavoies trying to solve
Couple hopes to find out why
Canadian poet's image
is. in their library window
By Susan Hundertmark
Expositor Staff
A stained glass window of a Canadian poet who was a
household name in the 1900s has become a mystery for
Goderich St. homeowners Ron and Sheila Lavoie.
The Lavoies, who live in the house owned by the McKellar
family from the 1920s to 1980s, are trying to discover the
connection between their house and William Henry
Drummond, whose portrait is in their library window.
"Why would you find a famous Canadian poet in the
window of a small rural town in Ontario? It's intriguing and it
added to the charm and mystery of the house when we bought
it," says Lavoie.
Along with the window, five of the six books Drummond
published from 1897 to his death in 1907, came with the
house.
Drummond, an immigrant from Ireland who settled in
Montreal, was a medical doctor whose Jamaican wife urged
him to publish his poetry and stories. His work includes The
Habitant, Phil -o -Rum's Canoe, Johnnie Courteau, The
Voyager and The Great Fight.
Drummond's preface to his first book says, "Having lived,
practically all my life, side by side with the French-Canadian
people, I have grown to admire and love them, and I have felt
that while many of the English-speaking public know perhaps
as well as myself the French-Canadian of the cities, yet they
have had little opportunity of becoming acquainted with the
habitant, therefore I have endeavored to paint a few types, and
See COUPLE, Page 2
Recreation
program
expanding
in Seaforth,
Huron
East
By Scott HUgendorff
Expositor Editor
As Huron East
continues to define itself,
a redefinition of the
area's recreation and
sports is taking place
under the guidance of
Graham Nesbitt,
recreation and facilities
manager, a new position
created for Huron East.
One of Nesbitt's first
orders of business is to
attempt to rejuvenate a
dwindling minor baseball
program.
With the continuing
increase of interest in
soccer programs, baseball
programs around the/area
have been shrinking.
"With the minor ball
program, we want to just
start the program and get
the kids back," said
Nesbitt.
For now, be wants to
avoid having travelling
teams and would like to
keep the program in
Huron East.
By beefing up the
minor ball program in
Brussels and trying to get
it developed in Vanastra,
he is hoping Seaforth,
Walton and Ethel's
programs can all be
combined into a Huron
East league with little
travelling for games or
practices.
"You'd have little
league. It's just that it
would be contained in
Huron East," said Nesbitt.
If there's enough
interest after a rebuilding
year this season, Nesbitt
said they can look at
developing a more
competitive league later.
"We'd just as soon see
the kids play; get them
away from the computer,"
he said.
He;'s alsohoping that
next ` year, the soccer
program could be
expanded into the •
competitive North Huron
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