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Huron Expositor, 2004-06-23, Page 22 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, June 23, 2004 Proposed liquor legislation could hurt restaurants From Page 1 restaurants could be deadly. She worries that if "four people come into the restaurant and they all bring wine. What if they drink it all themselves'? Who's responsible? Who would keep track of that?" Ellis also worries that what may appear to be wine in a bottle may be liquor. "They could bring a bottle in that is from a distributor and have the top on it. So that means we'd have to check closely that the top or seal is not broken. That's just more work for us." The program would be voluntary and only for participating licensed restaurants. The Lager House would "definitely not" be participating in the program according to Ellis. Participating restaurants would be free to charge a "corkage" or service fee. The government also proposed legislation that would allow customers to take a bottle of wine they purchased home from the restaurant. According to a government press release, the Take Home the Rest program would "encourage the responsible consumption of liquor, since patrons would no longer be compelled to choose between finishing a bottle of wine, which may lead to over -consumption, or leaving it behind." Ellis also worries that if a customer were to take the bottle home that they may drink it on the way home. "If they were to buy a bottle of wine at our establishment and take it home I would say that's fine. I would think that's fine except the government would have to pass a law to allow liquor to leave our establishment," said Ellis. Congratulations to Tracy's Go -Getters on another successful fundraising campaign for Relay for Life. I BJM gird ICI41 $efote[J r - s News Submitted photo Members of Tracy's Go -Getters pose at the Relay for Life on the weekend. Back Row: Jacob & Mike Nolan, Ted Janmaat, Chris Lee, Ron Janmaat, Luke Janmaat, Darryl Hamilton, Ken Janmaat, Owen Taylor & Brian Melody. Middle Row: Joan Bridge, Trevor Bowden, Leanne Nolan, Ann Cronin, Tate & Tammy Bowden, Kass Bowden, Judy Lee, Colleen Janmaat, Jacob Janmaat, Laurie Hamilton, Kevin Cronin, Sherri Taylor, Cody Janmaat, Lori Janmaat, Kim Janmaat, Deb Janmaat Front Row: Melanie Cronin, Megan Bridge, Will Perrie, Jen Marion, Dave Soontiens, Laken Bowden, Tracy Lee, Shelby Janmaat, Caden Lee, Jensen Bowden, Ashley Janmaat. Absent: Gerry Ailin Relay honours cancer' survivors' struggle From Page 1 The first lap,of the relay called the Survivors' Victory Lap is for cancer survivors. It celebrates their courage in the struggle with the disease. Lee said each year the Victory Lap gets easier but it's still emotional. "This year it was kind of emotional, but last year it was really emotional. I was just (thinking) 'I can't believe I survived,— she said. The most amazing part of the relay for Lee occurs when they start to light the candles at 10 p.m. for survivors and in memory of those who died of cancer. "It's just an amazing night and I think that everyone should take the opportunity to just witness it and be there," said Lee. Last year, Lee was not able to participate for the full 12 hours of the relay because her body was not fully recovered, just four months after finishing her treatment. This year, she took part in the full 12 hours of the relay. Lee knows first hand that cancer can affect the ones you love as her father-in-law, Chris, battled colon cancer. "Cancer touches everyone around us. There's not one person that you can stop and talk to that hasn't known someone who has had cancer or has cancer," said Lee. Seaforth considers consolidating continuing care From Page 1 "It's a bit of a redistribution of service," she says. "The senior team. has been doing a lot of 2004-05 budget planning scenarios to contend with the $4.7 million deficit and this is one of the scenarios being offered," she says. While Seaforth has 34 beds, 11 of which are continuing care beds, Cardinal says the redistribution plan will continue to offer several acute care beds to back up Seaforth's 24-hour emergency ward. Cardinal would not say if the plan involves moving beds from one hospital to another. "A reallocation of services is a better way of looking at it. But, if you required a continuing care bed, you'd be at Seaforth the same way that if you were having a baby, you'd go to Clinton or Stratford," she says. While the idea of creating centres of excellence was broached under the former eight -hospital Huron -Perth Hospital Partnership, Cardinal says the idea "never got far enough to say Seaforth was the site" for continuing care. However, the idea has received some protest at community forums in Stratford lately. Former hospital board member Colleen Misener had some emphatic advice for Alliance CEO Andrew Williams about the idea of consolidating rehabilitation services exclusively to St. Marys Hospital. She said such a move would be a profound mistake. She said these services are often used by senior citizens, many of whom are dependent on public transportation or their families to get them to the hospital and it would be extremely difficult for many seniors to get to St. Marys for rehabilitation services. 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