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tourist draw:"It's important because thatwas•the first
public building in the' area thatwas known as the Huron
Tract and Huron District was able to break free from the
London Disarjct on condition that a Gaol and Cour,.H.ouse
be built.. Both' functions were housed in the same
facilities. This is the place where, the 'first meeting of the
Huron County. Council' took place. The buildings were
erected from 1839: to 1841." ry
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Putting it more specifically - The Gaol and:Court House
have been heft as Tong as HuronCounty, if not longer.
• Mrs. Wallace, mentioned„" -'e
T Governor's House was
erected in 1900•". .'
The new Committee .is looking at the possibility of,
having summer theatre inthe Y the exercise ar - s f e Gaol.
�d o the .
: Students have partie`ipated• in this for the 'last three
siimmers. They would like to see't•nore continuous use for
, the arts in general and, of course, protection for the Gaol
yard. Again, this requires support..
Mrs. Wallace and her group aren't just sitting around
and waiting.. 7 •
coining/Up in. the' near future, a Mrs: Dorothy Duric,an
the Museurn's Advisor from the Ministry of Culture and.
Recreation; will be -•arriving to speak to the 'Meeting of
'the • Huron County Branch of the Architectural Co -'n
• servancy of OntarinQ,,in Bayfield.:
Dors., Duncan will be spending most of `the day at the •
Huronnt
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C u y.Gaol:assessing. actual repairs necessary; ,
and. what Furnishings' are required. •
Goderich is a tourist town, come summ'er,land people
will want to see the Gaol and Governor's House. Whether
they leave disgusted or impressed' is up to you.
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consult closely wit
organizations already dealin
w th• the age group tO attemp
to add to their programs an
, prevent a , duplication o
services, •
Some of the needs for
mental: health service ar
counselling services for bot
children and parents; specia
,,education facilities fo
'children 'w'it'h' specificleer
ning . disabilities,. educationa
programs for child'workers t
enable them to recggniz
;problems and provide som
:input into their, diagnosis
group homes for,children and
shelter for chil'd'ren'" i
emergency, sftttations o
crisis.
The administrative
problems faeed by the
Steering committee' begin
with the establishment of a
legal board to handle . the
er.work involved
pa p •_ with the
program. They are also
concerned with the location o
their services, staffing
patterns space requirements
and a. delivery system. .•
The Huron catchment are
is home for about' 15,000
people ,inthe infancy to 19
year old group: The program
is entirely newto the county
and according to Dr. Miller is
the result of the'G.PH closing
He said the staff of GPH was
working toward a community
based service explaining that
this program was both good
and bad for mental health.
He said the .closing of the
hospital. removeany active
treatment services in the
community. .denying the
children the opportunity to
remain in their comrnimity if
they need hospital. care. He
added,,, however that the
move into thepublic•forum in
•.community treatment wasa
step forward.
The steering committee
hopes :to expand' , their
membership in , the future e -
trying 'to -'attain a , better
balance between
professionals and laymen.
They 'are also .seeking ideas
from the community ohhow
-to provide mental health
--servi-ces-for-chi.ldren--an_d-are
seeking public support:
The committee members
are Joe Tokar,• superin-
tendent''on. the :Huron Perth
Roman Catholic Separate
School Board; Bruce 'Heath,
director of the Huron County
Children's Aid Society; Dr.
Frank Mills, Huron' County
medical • ; officer of health;
Don Kenwell, superintendent
of four large bedrooms, den and
°EasterSeals' help decorator styled bathroom, all
; . paneled and , carpeted. This
crippled children. gracious home' is. a tribute to
• Bayfield and' sits on a';large'
p.icturels'que lof right in the centre
of the' village. Many extras to
of-thelroti County Board of
h Education; M'is's A: 'Stewart,
g . juvenile, Probation ' officers;,
t Baal), Hall, director of social
d work at the . Goderich
f. Retardation Centre; Jane
Lane, principal of the
a Wingham Day Care Centre;•
e Sue Fennell of the Child Care
h` ''and Family Unit- of GPH;
1 Chris Martin, group . howe
r •director of'the Children's Aid
Society; 1a 'Kayes, student
1 . 'services co -Ordinator of the
o Huron - County Board of
e - Education; :-Ron Finlayson,'
e.,. child -care Y . worker; Anthony
Miller, psychologist; Joanne
public.. health nurse'
• Huron .County;; Health `Unit;
✓ . Dr. $Puce' Thomson, general
'practitioner; Norm Pickell,
lawyer; Maria Mulhern,
nursery school worker; Carol
Egener., _ nursery' -school
worker; Jack Gillespie, child
worker from m
Wingha; The
Reverend Glen Wright, of the
Exeter Un1
ted Church, C arid
Mrs. Barry Deathe. ,
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