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The Channel Tube
Since the demise of Oiarles de
Gaulle Anglo -Tench bonhomie
has been on theupTgradre, so that
just as the entry into the European
Common Market was eventually
accomplished by Britain, mutual
mistrust now seems on the wane,
being further dispelled by the
* undetermined, but it can be placed
at between $7'70 million and $1280
million, figures which attain
more 'significance when
considered against the $1040
million which must be spent on
shipping for the growing"sea trade
across the Channel if no tunnel
successful collabora i011eve '_t, =,na,terialises and: the, „.$-t4nn
supersonic Concorde aircraft, all million -for a two -runway airport
to the point that the resurrect an ..'a t, F o u l n e ss in the Esse x
--of- tttat=-hoaff.,ol project, -the marshes, which in turf would be—
Channel Tunnel, has been unnecessaryif sizeable numbers
revived. elect for rail. travel rather than
It is a long time since English air and the agonising 4 a.m. flight
mothers subdued their naughty .from fogbound Gatwick.
children' by promises that . But there are other factors
Napoleon would come and take which influence the cost of the
them 'away" and the threat of a project. The capacity of the tunnel
continental invasion through .the depends on two things: The speed
tunnel was upheld even as late as at which the trains operate and
the nineteen twenties by the improvement of the routes to the
soldiers of that day. Today points of access to the. tunnel.,
oppositionis represented mainly ,,Without back-up expenditure, on
by ferry captains and short -haul better access passengers could
aircraft operators. not exceed 4 million per annum,
Today's consortium is made up'. or only half a million more than'
o f B ri't i s h and French .cross by sea ferry today. With
governmental agencies together ' expenditure to increase 'the
with some - American, financial capacity of the Southern Region
houses, and it is of interest to note railroad, 'a four hour journey
how sentiment has changed the time,London to Paris, would'
• 'picture from fear. of invasion to convey live million passengers.
the frantic desire to cash in on the" --• At three and three quarter hours
improved economic climate passage time, seven million could
offered by entry into the E,C.M. 'be carried, while at three hours,
T•he road lobby has been it would be possible to convey 10'
pressing fora bridge rather than million per annum. -
a tunnel, since at least in theory, a' These differing journey times
bridge could carry both railway depend on, technical advances
and automobiles. 'But while a made and to� be made. British
° tunnel couldbe constructed more Rail's Advanced Passenger Train
cheaply than a bridge and while' (APT) unveiled after two years
the latter -would interfere with research at the Technical Centre,
shipping, the pollution of the at Derby -will operate initially at
.internal combustion engine in the 125 m.p.h. and -will be gas turbine
automobile bars it from use in a driven. As a result 50 per cent
tunnel. - •' • - better acceleration than the
The other factor: Making the • conventional train will result;
' • project pay for itself is enhanced-- with engine weight half that of a
by making, use of a railway diesel unit. The next step, using
because • carrying capacity on a existing • facilities of rail and
space-time bast's is so rnuch more signalling, will be to 155 m.p.h.
• ;effi tl inployment$f ' h .and tlhen th s 4aEtier atc.4
autotnobile and the possibility (Ma: replaced, to 250 m.p.h.. •
near captive"passenger clientele The•Frenchdevelopment is .the
is expected to produce twice, the Aerotrain,, capable of 140 to 160
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too, existing turbo -trains on the
Cherbourg -Caen -Paris line run at
100 m.p.h. on existing tracks,
while 155 m.p.h. is considered the
upPer limit .using existing track
technology.
All this development by the
railways has resulted ' in rail
•Aravelbecnining rilril il(�tl `, ilO, Tiii�7'
air in term of elapsed time for.
the journey over distances of 250
ru€le�-lf hewever„if speeds -of 200
m.p.h. can be achieved, the
competitive distance would
increase to 500 .miles.
But as,w,ith most malor
technical gambles, there are
snags. The . firs being ” the
financing, while next these is the ..
difference in gauge, couplings and
signalling gear. The large'
continental wagons are unlikely to
be able to travel beyond London to
the Midlands and the North. This
is the old. story to tunnel size
-which in the 1930 ;s even •limited
the weight and dimensions, of our
Tanks.
The Channel Tunnel Project as
a whole is not without . fleeting
interest ,for towns like Goderich
which have been passed by for'
some ,have
now in terms of public
transportation and' while the
resurrection of passenger rail
service envisaged in the Channel
project and elsewhere is. good
news for -all, it is not.going to help
the sparsely populated -areas of
Canada for' which much' more
research is necessary to•devise a
form of container for passengers
which can ' be picked. up or
deposited as required by a train
travelling'constantly at 200
m.p.h. much as mail bags used to
be collected by trains in motion.
But even given such a device the
age old curse still lies on
Goderich. It is not on the , direct
line joining any of the 'eleven
Canadlian cities with usbstantial
populations above„200,000. In the
IteglatA. hf .J t.,ut0*bne wi)1
-Continue as ths'•only solution for
the individual inhabitant of Huron
County for many years to 'come.
return possible from freight. m.p.h. at present, but about to be
• The other potential competitor improved to°some 250 m.p.h. It
is the air. The single air tare to uses tracked air-cu's,hion
ParisfromLondonisnow$36.00. vehicles, resembling the
The ttmrieilare-coutdi as" low as Hovercraft.- The' train- straddles
$21.80 while it would offer . the
additional advantage that
pal- engers`would be set down and
picked up much nearer the heart
of the two cities. Further there
would be no change in the form of
transportation, while the
miseries of a sea crossing are
more certainly eliminated by rail
transportation. -
The cost of the project is still
Union
• investigates
an inverted concrete .Tee
guideway and while two gas
turbiii'eS`drive`fans-to-lift-the' as
ton ..vehicle five eights of an inch
off the guideway, two other _gas
turbi re, driven fans propel the •
vehicle. The French Bertin
Company is also experimenting
with a linear induction motor' in
which the vehicle can,be either the
armature 'or the stator. Today
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as Company.
new wells
Evidence indicates that there
will soon be sufficient proven gas
reserves in the vicinity of the
Mackenzie River Delta `to jr tify
the . huge capital' investment'
needed to bring the gas to
consuming areas of North
America", shareholders of Union
Gas Company of Canada, Limited
have been told.
The comment was made in a
letter to shareholders signed by
Chairman David P. Rogers and
1'`TATRri fi7ce-F Wt1tsorr The•
letter is part of, the ' company's
annual report issued today.
Union is considering
participating'in the developfneht
of the necessary pipeline project,
"as a means of 'helping to assure
the availability of future gas
requirements," the report says.
"The supplies from the
frontier areas will be much.m»ore
Costly than present deliveries,.,
primarily because transportation
costs will be much higher."
As previously reported, Union
Gas had net income of $14.5'
million. for the fiscal"year ended
March 31, 1972, an increase of 14
per cent over that for the previous
year. After providing , far
dividends on.:pr` eferred shares,
earnings per common share were
89 cents compared,with'77 cents a
year' earlier. Operating revenues
wete$143.4 million, an increase
of $10.8 million over those for
fiscal 1971. The report shows that
the reduced provision for rncortre
taxes contributed significantly to
*the increase in net income
earnings.
:Income before income taxes
was $26,348,000, an increase of
$483,000 or about 2 per cent over
thatfo •the previous.fisc-al-year.—
' The Company says that the
volume of • gas available• under
existing gas .purchase contracts.
"provides an assured supply to
meet , the anticipated
requirements of all present
customers and to take care of
forecast • growth of certain
classes of sales for a limited.
period."
While the cost of gas to Union •
will continue to increase, prices
for alternative forms of energy
are alsor rising, according to thb
report. "As a result, it is
expected that the delivered price
of gas to our customers in
southwestern Ontario will remain,
competitive." -
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WATER SAFETY
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Timothy Mark Wardley, son of
Mr. an d1M.:rs,.-1f y i-1 I i -a m--hlF
Wacdley, 219 Jones St. Goderich,
graduated. Tuesday, May 30, from
the University of Western
Ontario, with an honors degree in
Business Administration. On
June 1 he joined the staff of the
Canadian Westinghouse Co. in
Don Mills, Ont.
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Daniel errayne son of Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Fraynee, of
Kingsbridge graduated with a
degree of Bachelor of Science in
Agricuttdreatthe Convocation of
the University ,•of •Guelph.' on
' Friday May '26. He majored in
Crop Science. The ceremony was
held atWar Memorial Hall. Danny
is presehtly employed by , .the
Ont?rio Department of
Conservation in the Kincardine
Grand Bend area.'
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THE IMPORTANCE OF NURSING HOMES
There are 483 licensed Nursing Homes in Ontario
and they provide 22,000 beds which represents more
"than 20per cent of the total health care beds in the
' province. Nursing Homes represent a huge capital
' investment in land and facilities. These faciaties
have been provided by free enterprise at no cost to
the public purse. Nursing Hones pay taxes as do
other private and corporate citizens. In fact the
taxes they pay help to provide the 'dollars used to
build hospitals and Homes for the Aged.
• Nursing Homes provide long term care for the
aged ill. Homes for the Aged were established to
----provide- residential--care-for the -Aged. _.Nursi.ng..._ .
Homesar'eestablishedto provide residential PLUS
nursing care for those aged who are ill and for
persons of all ages who suffer from continuing
disabilities. Nursing Homes which provide Special
Care for children and adults with mental disabilities
number261. They tare for 5400 residents for whom
formerly the mental hospital was their•only refuge.
As our population increases and the percentage of
Parsons over 65 continues to accelerate there will be
an iiic -eased derhand for more Nursing HomQbeds.
In Ontar• ip there are now 625,000 people over 65 and
the number is increasing at the rate of 20,060 per
year, In many Homes. the average age of the
r sidentspis over 8Q years. •Centennial birthday
parties' in Homes -are becoming almost
commonplace.
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THE NU• RSING HOME AS A HEALTH CARE
FACILITY
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The Nursing service in the Nursing • Home
provides appropriate health services according to
the resident's physical andmentakiisabilities. Most,
Douglas Squire, son of Mr. and
p�.. Flow_ardSquire�of Caley St.,
graduated from the University OW
Toronto with the degree of
Bachelor t)f Arts (Music) at the
spring Convocation. He is also a
graduate of the London Teachers'
College and the Western
Conservatory of Music. He is
employedbythe Music Education
Departtent of the North York
Board of Education.
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Helen Courtney, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. • Leo Courtney,
Lighthouse Street, ' Goderich,
formerly of Ashfield Township,
graduated June 1 from St. Mary's
Hospital,` Kitchener. Graduation
took place at the Fairview
Cinema, Kitchener rid a family
diner. was • enjo d at the
Can el•ighi esauran followed
by a reception at the home of her
parents for relativ.es andjriends.
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Shirley Ann ffomufh,•daughter of"
Mr, and Mrs, A.M. Homuth
•received her Bachelor of Arts
degree with honors in Psychology
from the University of Western
Ontario during Convocation held
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As next week is Nursing Horne Week, we would I ike.to take this opportunity
to thank everyone for their patronage. We would al* like to bring you'
some information regarding nursing homes which' a hope you will find
interesting. ,
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residents require between 11/2 and .21/2 hours of
nursing care per day. The Nursing Home provides
thetwoessential functions indicated in its name,—
Nursing, and a Home for its residents.
The "Home" atmosphere is stressed in the
Home's outward appearance, in its functional
planning for kitchens,' bedrooms, . recreation rooms
,etc. and most of all in the personnel training for. the
skills and 'attitudes• requi red of the staff members.
In the hospital there is concentration upon
correcting the problem caused by an adverse
incident or accident which interferes with the
patient's normal life conduct and which affects one
ormore parts or systemslof his,boy, The 'hospital
staff uses operative intervention or' physical
chemical change to abort the course of disease and
correct alignment of parts. In this sense a hospital is ,
a health service station or body repair shop,
The Nursing Home, on the other hand is "'home,
concernedwithcontinuity of care and for the whole
person,,, The Nursing Home resident's physical
needs may be great: he may suffer from a chronic
disease for which he needs continuing medication, he
may suffer psychologicaLdepression from his being
deprived of the richness of friendships he formerly
enjoyed: he may have serious limitation of
movement because of a "stroke". Meinory Toss may
be so serious that he gets "lost" even a few'feet from
his bedroom door. For such ill, estranged and lost
persons the Nursing Home offers integration into a
'new home society.
NURSING CARE
Nursing • care in the Nursing Home therefore,
whether geriatric. nursing or retardate care, is an
exceedingly demanding speciality and vocation. The
G�derich Nursing Home
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Nursing service gives attention to caring for all of
the resident's physical, mental, psychological and
spiritual needs and does it as a continuing activity
over a long span of time. Residents may spend many
years in this congenial and caring environment. The
Home becomes for them THEIR home. In that home
they find support and the security and warmth of
human companionship. "Serene old age`' is not a
myth. It is found and expressed and lived by
thousands of. disabled older people in Nursing Homes
in Ontario. '
PERSONAL CARE
This varies with the patient's degree oftdisabi l ity•
Included are assistance with dressing ' and eating,
with getting into and out of bed, with bathing and
cosmetic needs, with dental hygiene, withwalking
and with getting around with the aid of wheelchairs
and other ambulant aids.
MEDICAL CARE
Patients in Nursing Homes usual ly have their own
family physician. This is encouraged but if the
patient doesn't have his, own doctor, or if in
emergency the personal physician is not available,
the Home has one or more advisory physicians who
respond to calls and arrange for the resident's
.,transfer to•a hospital should this be necessary. '
DENTAL CARE.
When a resident needs attention 'for his teeth or
gums or when he needs new dentures or repair of
dentures a dentist is palled, or the resident is taken
to the dentist. Financial responsibility, for dental
care is that of the .resideint or his family.
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