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Wednesday, March 3, 1999
Community Action Program
taking applications for March
The 10 Steps to
Community Action pro-
gram is gearing up to
being its seventh year in
Huron County and the
first of ten sessions will be
held mid March.
Designed to develop
leadership skills and
encourage community
involvement, this program
has appeal for everyone
and those interested are
advised to call now to
receive an application
form, since only 24 people
are accepted into the pro-
gram.
Divided into ten work-
shop sessions, with a defi-
nite hands-on approach to
learning, it is an invest-
ment in your future!
Discover and expand your
leadership abilities.
Develop your presentation
skills and become more
comfortable working with
people and organizations.
Expand your knowledge
of your community and
your county. Learn more
about local issues and
how you can have effec-
tive impact. Begin taking
action now!
Sessions topics include
goal setting; stress and
time management; effec-
tive meetings; board
responsibilities/liabilities;
communications skills;
team building; working
with the media; conflict
resolution; speaking effec-
tively; creative fundrais-
ing; promotions and net-
working skills; and more!
Not only is this program
designed to be education-
al, it will also be fun!
Enjoy networking with
others who share similar
interests. Meetings, from
March through April 17
are held at various loca-
tions across the county to
ensure participants have
an opportunity to discover
"Ontario's West Coast".
Sessions are usually from
7 to 9:30 p.m., but one
session involves a Friday
night stay at the luxurious
Benmiller Inn!
This leadership develop-
ment course is jointly
sponsored by OATI (the
Ontario Agricultural
Training Institute); the
Huron Business
Development Corporation;
the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs; and the
Huron Community
Services Network; which
ensure the registration fee
can be kept to a mini-
mum. Register now since
space is limited!
For further information
contact either program
coordinator, Alison Lobb,
at 482-7167 (fax: 482-
5016) or the Huron
Business Centre, at 527-
0305 9fax: 527-2240).
Registration deadline is
March 12 so act now!
Final VP hired for hospital partners
SEAFORTH — The Huron Perth
Hospitals Partnership has hired its fifth
vice president for its new management
team.
Margret Comack has been named the
site manager for Wingham and District
Hospital and Listowel Memorial
-las iital.
Comack's hiring completes the part-
nership's new management team. The
partnership of eight Huron Perth hospi-
tals was formed in May 1998 to improve
efficiency and reduce unnecessary
duplication.
"I am delighted that Margret Comack
has agreed to join our team," partner-
ship CEO and president Bonnie
Adamson said.
Comack previously worked at Toronto
East General Hospital, where she was
director of professional practice.
"Comack joins a team that will lead
one of the most innovative health care
partnerships in Canada," Adamson said.
"Our partnership will ensure that all
eight hospitals will continue to be effi-
cient and responsive to the health care
needs of their communities."
In January, the partnership hired two
site administrators and two vice presi-
dents effective Feb. 1.
Janice Cosgrove is the site administra-
tor for South Huron Hospital, .:linton
Public Hospital and Alexandra Marine
Hospital in Goderich, while Andrew
Williams is site administrator for St.
Marys and Stratford hospitals.
Barry Cameron was hired as vice pres-
ident of human resources and organiza-
tional development and John Sutherland
is the partnership's new vice president
of finance.
Kate's Canine Corner
The Times -Advocate is pleased to offer an exciting new column: KAte's
Canine Corner. This is an opportunity for our readers to have their
questions about dog behavior answered by a professional dog trainer.
What type and length of lead do 1 need?
That is an excellent question. I recommend a six foot leather
leash in my classes rather than using one of the pretty nylon
types.
During training, the nylon leashes can give you a form of rope
burn that can hurt your hands and cause you not to give an
effective correction when needed.
Leather is soft, pliable but yet strong and is easy on your hands so when you
pull to give a correction it "gives" and doesn't cause your hands to get sore.
Once your dog is trained well and heels properly by all means get one of the
nice looking Leashes and collars for your dog, but when training you will find
leather is much better.
The reason you have a six-foot leash is for training purposes.
When you start training your dog to 'stay' and you step away from your dog,
and you only have a four foot leash your dog knows you can still reach them so
why would they be silly enough to move.
When you are six feet away and your dog is on 'staythey think you can't
reach them because to them you are too far away to correct them. Then they
are willing to take the chance that you can't reach them and they will try to
move out of position.
That is what you want. You want your dog to make mistakes when training so
you can correct them and show them what it is you want them to do. It won't
take long if you are patient and consistent to teach them that you have control
even though you are a ways away.
Mail, fax, deliver or e-mail (kmonk@ta.eedy.com) your questions to Kate
Monk at the Times -Advocate. Please include your name and phone number.
Your name will be kept confidential.
Kate Fletcher has been the head instructor and owner of the South Huron Dog
Obedience School for nine years. She is the owner of Bull Lovers Kennels near Exeter and
breeds bull terriers. Kate shows dogs competitively in both confirmation and obedience.
KATE
FLETCHER
KATE'S CANINE
CORNER
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Justin Horner and Austin Penhale.
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