Huron Expositor, 2004-12-08, Page 19Christmas dinner at Northside
planned for those who would
be alone during the holidays
By Jason Middleton
Expositor Staff
Christmas time is supposed to be a time to celebrate with
family and friends, but for some the holiday season is a
reminder of how alone they are.
For those who cannot be with their family or are alone,
Seaforth-area residents Susan and Mike Campbell are hoping
to brighten their Christmas with a complimentary traditional
dinner on Dec. 25.
"A lot of people can't make it to their family or choose not
to make that five-hour drive to their family," said Mark
Campbell. "It's just kind of nice to have something for people
that are home alone or doing nothing at Christmas."
The Campbells got the idea to host the dinner from a woman
who held a similar event in another community last year.
Although the event is free of charge, Mark said that they are
looking for donations of food from Northside's congregation.
"Hopefully we can get all we need from the church," he
said.
After seeing a recent article in the Expositor about the need
facing the Huron Christmas Bureau, Mark said that he realized
the situation that some local residents are in.
Campbell said that it's upsetting that there is a need for a
dinner like this, but he's glad it's there for the people who
need it.
"It would be awesome to have zero people there but we
already have half a dozen people that are signed up already,"
Campbell said.
This is the first time the congregation at Northside United
Church has held a Christmas dinner for people alone during
the holidays.
So far, 10 volunteers have signed up to help at the dinner,
which starts at noon on Christmas day.
"The main thing is anyone can come. Needy or not,"
Campbell said. "If you have the need for fellowship, if you're
home alone or if you're home with your partner or spouse,
come on out."
As a farmer, Campbell said, Christmas day is a lot like any
other day for him because he does his chores and then plays
with his three children.
"This might help make it a little more meaningful," he said.
Campbell said that for some, Christmas is a lonely and sad
time of the year.
"No, it should be special," Mike said. "There should be
something different about it — it's Christmas."
For more information or to reserve your spot call Susan at
527-0127 by Dec. 18. Rides are also available.
Health Integration Networks
coming to Ontario early as April,
Healthcare Alliance informed
By Donal O'Connor
Stratford Beacon Herald Staff
Local Health Integration
Networks (LHINs) are likely
to be coming to southwestern
Ontario and
other parts of
the province
as early as
April, the
CEO of the
Huron Perth
Healthcare
Alliance
informed the
board last
night.
The 14
networks
planned for
the province are intended to
integrate health-care services
and ensure efficient
allocation of resources and
service delivery to patients.
The government has been
saying the new health-care
planning networks will
assume some of the authority
which currently resides at
Queen's Park.
Full responsibilities for
health-care planning and
integration Won't be taken on
by LHINs until April 2006,
alliance CEO Andrew
Williams said, but board
member selection has begun
and the government's plan is
to have the networks fully
operational by that time.
"It definitely is pushing
integration and co-ordination
of service," he said. "This
will be a major development
across Ontario in the next
couple of months."
Williams brought the
board up to speed on the
province's plan after
attending a workshop Nov.
23 on the restructuring of
health-care management.
Local volunteer boards
will remain in place, he said,
and hospitals and
Community Care Access
Centres will align closely
with LHINs which will
assume a leadership role in
planning, evaluation and co-
ordination of services, as
well as allocation of
resources.
The CEOs who will head
the networks will be
appointed by order in council
and board members will be
selected on the basis of skill
set rather than geographic
representation.
Williams said he feels the
ministry would welcome any
innovative ideas.
Hospital alliance board
members who also attended
the workshop expressed
misgivings about what's
proposed, but said there's
little choice but to try to
make it work.
Bob Broadfoot said what
bothered him is "it's not
going to be health-care
people, it will be lawyers and
accountants (who run the
networks)."
Tim Cronsberry said there
was "a lot of justification for
criticism of how (the
government's
plan) is being
rolled out."
But he said
the alternative
to LHINs
would be
"regionalization
or something
worse" and
suggested board
members take a
positive
approach
Board chair
Bob Bolton was clearly not
impressed with the
workshop.
"The meeting was
absolutely utter chaos, in my
opinion."
He said everyone,
including hospitals, was
looking after their own
interests and he hadn't seen
anything yet that's going to
solve the problem of
providing more services with
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will ease the
movement of
people across
the continuum
of care,'—
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fewer dollars.
"I think they're hoping that
out of chaos will come some
brilliant system."
The LHINs, said Health
Minister George Smitherman
in a recent speech, "will align
planning and delivery of
health care along geographic
boundaries that match patient
referral patterns. That way,
resources will be better
matched to patients' health-
care needs than they are
today."
The networks, he said,
"will ease the movement of
people across the continuum
of care so that they get the
best care, in the most
appropriate setting, when
they need it."
The minister also said the
LHINs will build on the
strength of community-based
bodies and respect and
support local governance of
health delivery organizations.
MDHS teacher makes
court appearance
Mitchell District High School (MDHS) teacher James
Sampa made a brief appearance in provincial court Monday,
Dec. 13 to address three charges of sexual exploitation.
Toronto lawyer Gary Hopkinson asked the Crown attorney
Monday for additional disclosure involving the charges
against the 46 -year-old geography and math teacher.
The matter will be addressed in provincial court again Jan.
10, 2005.
A provincial police investigation began after complaints
were made Nov. 17 by two students.
Sampa was arrested and released on conditions after a bail
hearing Nov. 24. He has been assigned home duties by the
Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB).
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