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Times-Advocate, 1987-02-04, Page 30o • e 18A Times -Advocate, Februar CLEARING CREDITON RINK Dan Connor and children Robbie, Tommy and Billy hod plenty of snow to shovel in clearing their Crediton East skating rink, Sunday morning. • T -A photo Mothers at Usb�rne assembly By MRS. WILLIAM ROHDE Thomas Rood Several mothers and grandmothers attended the morning assembly at Usborne Central School when some of ('rade six put on a commercial assembly Wednesday morning. Mrs. Ken Duncan and Mrs. Barry Jeffery attended the annual meeting of the Huron -Perth Presbytery United Church Women at Mitchell United Church, Monday. Library situation .not yet clarified The Huron County Library Bo held its first meeting of 1987 with Janis Bisback of Hensall and Isabel Elston sitting on the board. Bisback, from Hensall, was left off the county's library board at the recommendation of the county's strik- ing committee report of December 10, 1986. As a non -elected, citizen at large, she had served two years of a three-year term. The striking com- mittee had appointed Elston to replace her. However, a letter dated December 16, 1986 to Huron County Warden Brian McBurney from Lily Munro, Minister of Citizenship and Culture, emphasized that all library board members were appointed to a three- year term and would remain on the board unless they resigned. Bisback was reinstated to the coun- ty's library board via a January 14 letter from county administrator Bill Hanley. The same letter, however, suggested that her reinstatement was "under review" between the county solicitor, Dan Murphy and Minister Munro. '`� In the felt to Warden McBurney, Minister Munro said it had come to her attention that Huron County coun- cil had advertised for new library board members and that new members had been appointed. "i must emphasize to council that under Public Libraries Act 1984 library board appointments are for a three-year term of Municipal Coun- ard cil," the letter read. both "Unless the previous library board members who have not yet served a three-year term have resigned or Council has just cause under the Act for removing them. they would con- tinue to be on the board," the letter said. The library board may be compris- ed of up to 15 members, but county council members must must make up the majority of the sitting members. With citizen members Bisback, Elston, Martina Schneiker, and Robert Ritter numbering four, coun- ty council must have five members on the board. The county representatives are Warden McBurney, J. B. Robin- son, G.D. D'Arcey and Dave Johnston. While it is still not clear whether Elston is a sitting member of the library board, she participated in the discussion of the meeting and second- ed motions. No attempt was made at the meeting to clarifythe situation by either board chairman Robinson or Hanley. Former warden and library board chairman Tom Cunningham said recently the county was seeking clarification. With respect to the Bisback situation, he said it was simp- ly time for new blood on the board. During the meeting Bayfield Reeve Johnston asked whether or not the county's chief librarian, Bill Par- tridge, would be purchasing books for .the system or if cotncil membesr would have to perform that function. Partridge told Johnston he was con- fused about the situation hut chafe- - man Robinson suggested the chief librarian would indeed be purchasing the books for the county library system as per board policy. At county council's January 8 meeting, solicitor Murphy told coun- ty council that the matter of the resignation had been solved. Par- tridge said he had not submitted a let- ter of resignation and did not com- ment further on the matter. Permits down in Stanley Building permit values totalled $928,000 for Stanley Township in 1986, according to a report from the municipality's building inspector Merman Van Wieren. The 1986 tally is downtrom the high figure of $1,575,000 set in 1985. in 1984 building permits totalled $636,000. A detailed look at the 1986 figures show that building permits were issued for eight new homes, with a dollar figure totalling $495,000. In- dividually the permits r -in value from $40, >tI ,000. Additions `accounted for $212,000 in 1966 with 24 permits jssued. Values ranged in price from $2,000 to $22,000. Twenty-five permits were issued for commercial and garage.work, for a total value of $221,000. They rang- ed in price from $2,000 to $30,000. As well, eight demolition permits were issued. In 1986, Van Wieren reported that he made 538 inspections and *veil- ed 5,309 km. He sent out six fetters regarding violations of bylaws and the building code, and issued three violation orders in connection with the building code. SEED BARLEY OKAY Participants in the Ontario Barley Stabilization program have been mailed their application forms for sales from August 1, 1985 to July 31, 1986. Page 2 of the application in- dicates that barley grown for seed is not eligible. Please note that seed barley is eligible. Any purchases would be deducted from sales. The standard moisture for barley should be 15 percent. Barley has 45.93 bushels in a tonne. If participants do not get full pay- ment, because of the change for seed barley, they should contact the Farm income Stablization Commission, Legislative Buildings, Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1B7 or call (416)965-1811. The Ontario payment for barley for this period was $4.57 per tonne. Mr. and Mrs. Barrie Oliver, David, Ryan and Julie of New H ambu'rg spent the week -end with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Duncan. Mr. and Mrs. George Kellett and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rohde were _Satur- day -evening -supper -guests with-M atur- day-evening-supper-guests-with-M and Mrs. Arnold Cann. Church service The fourth Sunday After Epiphan Church Service was in the charge o Rev. Robert Matheson Sunda morning. Rev. Matheson told the children story "How Blessed?" The scripture lesson was read from Zephaniah 2:3, 3:11-13, 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Mat- thew 5:1-12. The sermon was entitled "Nothing to Fear." - Since the very beginning of time human beings have had a fear of darkness. We place 'night lights' in the bedrooms of young children who have this age-old inherited fear of darkness. But there are -different forms of darkness. one - form is ignorance. • Some people have used ignorance, or rather knowledge - its opposite as a sort of weapon. 'What you don't know won't hurt you.' Knowledge is seen as one source of light. With knowledge comes understanding. With understanding comes power. Some then use learning as a means to rule over others - even when they have no legitimate authority to do so. Have you ever met a person who lov- ed to speak a form of English design- ed solely to keep you confused? Such use of language can be a 'power trip'. Historically it has been the religions of our world, I am not talking.of just the Jewish or Christian religions, either which have been •at the forefront of the educational process. In Jesus' day rabbis taught boys how to read, write and do arithmetic. During the earlypart of the In- dustrial Revolution Sunday Schools were set up to bring education to the children who worked in the coal mines of England the other six days of the week. One of our Scripture -T.essons for today -comes from a part of the Sermon on the Mount - -the - Beatitudes to be specific. Jesus speaks of inheriting the Kingdon of God. Jesus speaks of light - indeed he speaks of the Source of Light. The Beatitudes speak of the blessed people of the world. The Sacrament of The Lord's Sup- per will take place Sunday February 15 at the regulary church hour 11:15 a.m. By MPP Jack Riddell As part of the ongoing series of briefings on free trade talks with the UnitedStates, Premier David Peter- son !net with Canadian Ambassador, Allan Gotlieb in Washington and on Monday and Tuesday, held private meetings on Capitol Hill with U.S. officials. The purpose of these talks is to en- sure that Ontario's interests are represented during .the free trade discussions between Canada and the United States. The strong. protec- tionist attitude prevalent in the U.S. makes it imperative to state Ontario's case for continued good trading rela- tions between our two countries. On- tario is the second biggest trading •partner of the U.S., ahead of Japan. Geneva Park gathering The Premier and myself, along with most of the cabinet attended the "Future Focus" conference at Geneva Park January 23-25. This ses- sion, held near Orillia, provided the Ontario Government with an oppor- r: tunrt-y to hearrf om interna tonai ex- - peris on such topics as how to humanize technology, how to improve y our systems of health care and social f services and learn more -about the y significant changes -that are directly affecting the way we live today. a "The success of the 1983 Geneva Park Conference in stimulating renewal of thought on current and future issues has led us to organize the "Future Focus' Conference", said Government Caucus Chairman Herb SKIING FUN dy School at 4 Making use of their skis in the area'af J.A.D. McCur- Huron Park were David Rider and Isaac Jaques. Name officials at Tuckersmith Tuckersmith township council has completed its list of appointed of- ficialsfor the 1987 term.' They are: fence viewers, Emerson Coleman, RR 4 Seaforth; and Robert McNaughton, RR 3 Kippen; livestock evaluation, Kenneth Carnochan, RR 4 Seaforth, Kenneth Gemmell and Al Hoggarth both of RR 2 Kippen; pound keepers, Seaforth and Goderich Veterinary clinics; Seaforth Hospital Board, Darwin Bannerman, Egmond- ville; Seaforth Arena Board, Coun- cillor Bill Carnochan and ratepayer. Allan Carter, RR 4 Clinton; Ausable- Bayfield. Conservation Authority, Reeve Robert Bell; Day Care Board at Vanastra; Reeve Robert Bell, Councillor Rowena Wallace, Mary Butt, Barbara Hodgins, Rosemary Evans and Don Young, of Vanastra; Vanastra Recreation Board, all coun- cil members. Council members are fire boards: Councillor Rowena Wallace on Seaforth Fire Board; Reeve Robert Bell on Hensall Fire Area Board and Councillor George Cantelon on Clin- ton Fire Area Board. The weed inspector is Joe Gibson of RR 2 Seaforth. On the_com_ mittee of adjustment, Jim Papple, RR- 4 Seaforth; -Steve-. Rathwell, Vanastra and Jack Bell, Kippen; tile drainage inspector, Deputy -Reeve Robert Broadfoot; Seaforth-Turckersmith landfill site committee, Deputy -Reeve Robert Broadfoot and Councillor George Cantelon; Farm Safety Board, Coun- cillor Bill Carnochan. Property Standards committee' Laird Finlayson, RR 3 Kippen, Henry Binnendyk, RR 2 Kippen and Ilarold Smith RR 4 Seaforth. Township employees are as follows: clerk -treasurer, Jack McLachlan, RR 3 Kippen; roal superintendent, Douglas Poulton. Egmondville; recreation director at Vanastra, Diane Durnin; supervisor of Day Care Centre at Vanastra Cheryl Nuhn; clerical staff, Janice Andrews; Public Workers, James Knights, Egmondville and Ken Miller, RR 4 Seaforth; recreation staff, Brenda Jarrett, Vanastra; Day care staff, Nancy Sue Swan, Brenda Regier, Tammy Briscoll, Brenda McEwin, Tracey Wilson and Cheryl Brydges. . The building inspector is Herman VanWieren and the animal control of- ficer is Robert Argyle. Council approved thafthe Township of Tuckersmith will enter into discus- sions with the Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System for the installation of a digital switch and remote on part of lot 42, plan 133 at Vanastra. Countil endorsed the report of tilt Huron County Planning Department from their review of the right to farm legislation. Meeting adjourned at 11 p.m. after a discussion on'1987 salaries. GIVE BLOOD SAVE LIFE Jacb Peterson travels Epp. "It is unusual for a government in power to conduct such a con- ference, but the Premier is most anx- ious for all of us in government to stretch our thinking above day-to-day concerns from time -to -time. Moving to North Bay As part of the Ontario Govern- ment's continuing commitment to foster prosperity in Northen Ontario, the Premier announced that the head offices of the Correctional Services Ministry will move to North Bay. Premier Peterson said this move will help create jobs in the North Bay area, and is in keeping with the government's effort to decentralize its operations to northern communities! Conservation enhanced Environment Minister Jim Bradley will enhance a Ministry of Agriculture and Food program by $1 million a year for four years to reduce pollution of rural streams, rivers and lakes from farm animal wastes in designated areas of the province. This $4= million grant will enrich the four-year $22 -million Ontario Soil Conservation and Environmental Protection Assistance Program that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food has recently improved as OSCEPAP II. The new program is designer to encourage more farmers to build specific structures to help prevent in - stream water pollution. This program is part of the federal - provincial Soil and Water En- vironmental Enhancement Program (SWEEP) designed to improve soil and water quality in southwestern Ontario. Goderich airport -- The ' Honourable Ed Fulton, Minister of Transportation and Com- munications has approved a subsidy for runway identification lights and a unicorn radio for the Goderich Municipal Airport. The estimated cost of the runway identification lights is $8,000 and the cost of the unicorn radio is estimated at $2,000. The Ministry will apply a subsidy rate of 50% and 80% respec- tively to the actual cost for a max- imum contribution of $5,600 for both items. Heart, stroke canvass on - The I tear! and Stroke Foundation of ' Ontario exists solely ti► provide funds to support research and education in heart disease and stroke. The most visible fund raising activity is the Foundation's annual door-to-door campaign conducted in February during Heart and Stroke month. 81% of the money raised goes for research and education. 8.2% for campaign ex- penses and 2,8% for administration. The Foundation supports all On tario medical schools and university medical centres in which research is carried out. In 1985;86 a total number of 138 major research projects were supported. • Heart disease and stroke continue to be the number one killers and disability causers in Ontario. The vast majority of the research in this area is• funded by the - l leart and Stroke -Foundation of Ontario and the Cana- dian heart Fund. Barnie Goldsmith; this year's ('am- paign Chairman, and Stan Connelly. President of the Huron County Chapter of the Ileart and Stroke --Foundation, urge you to support "The Research That Saves More Lives". For further information contact: Margaret MacLeod, Publicity ('hair 357-1847. . APPRECIATION PLAQUES --- During Sunday's atom tournament in Luton,' minor hockey president Bob Hardy presented plaques to former Lucan minor players Lester Arts of the Strathroy Blbdes and Jeff Shipley of the St. Marys Lincolns who are members of the Junior 'B' all stars representing Ontario in the Winter Games in Nova Scotia later in February. Photo by Gary Wilcox Know Your Hospital Donald 8. ('urrell, Administrator.. Question: 1 was at the hospital emergency room last Tuesday and f waited almost two hours before l was treated and able to leave. Why would 1 have to wait so long? This question is often asked. So why is the wait so long sometimes al our hospital emergency room, and does this happen at other hospitals? Providing emergency care is dif- ferent in a rural hospital like South Huron Hospital than in an urban en- vironment. However, when this situa- tion is discussed with our counter- parts in large, city hospitals, we find that many patients wail just as long, or longer, in emergency rooms, there. Also, because our volume of patients is smaller we, in small hospitals, have to create a different system to handle emergency situations. - The hospital plays only one part in an emergency response. There is also the important role of the doctor and other response people such as am- bulance attendants, firemen and police, all of whom try to ensure that emergency situations- are handled with great (;are and expediency. But, the question remains: Why does a patient sometimes have to wait a long time in an emergency room to see a doctor? Well, doctors are private business people who have their office hours booked with pa- tients. The hospital is a company that provides a place for doctors to look after their sick patients, and it also supplies equipment, professional and technical support, within fiscal limita- tions, to the doctors. This agreement also extends to the emergency room where doctors, with hospital privileges, agree, .to look after emergency patients. This places a lot of strain and time constraint on the community medical staff. To lessenthe workload, a schedule is developed among the doctors to look after the emergency (room pa-' tients. This means that each doctor' looks after other doctors' patients in the emergency room, and also the people who do not have a family doc- tor but who use the emergency room. Patients are first seen in emergen- cy by a r•egisterent rse who makes initial inquiries into the patient's reason for medical support. The nurse relays this information to the doctor who decides initial treatment pequrre nts. people who present themselves at an emergency room are not in a life threatening situation, the doctor decides on whether to leave the office full of patients and. go to the hospital immediately, or at the •earliest convenient time. Many of the office patients need medical support as urgently as that of the person in the emergency room. Based on the infor- mation supplied by the emergency room, nurse. the doclor may request the patient go to their office or wail at the hospital. Whenever the information indicates that immediate attention is required, the doctor always responds im- mediately. However, when it is ourself or one of our loved ones. the issue of urgency becomes more press- - ing. Because of this urgency percep- tion most complaints arise. 11 is in these instances that we must trust in the juitgement, education. training and experience of those profbssionaIs Most seriously ill patients normal- ly arrive via an ambulance, or with advance notice to the hospital. Pre - notified of the incoming patient the hospital notifies the on call doctor who • arrives al emergency with or before the patient. The emergency room is readiest and the emergency situation is covered with the greatest of care and expediency. • When someone arrives without the hospital pre -notified and is in need of urgent medical attention, the nurse responds immediately and calls _ together an internal team who starts immediate treatment. The doctor is notified and is here within minutes. This also,occurs in large hospitals since even there, the doctor is not always immediately in'the emergen- cy room area. Next time you hear of someone who waited at the hospital: emergency room service .you will 'be ready to answer the question, Why?