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allocation of funds in the
provincial budget.
One cannot refrain,
however, from tracing
this tragic development
to the time when the
Trudeau government
proclaimed its concept of
universality in health
care, thereby eliminating
the private insurance
companies then • in.
existence.'
This legislation en-
sured that the ,govern—
ment would be the only
carrier of health in-
surance, and with ex-
panded facilities, a level
of excellence, irj.which we
have all been basking,
was reached.
During these years of
luxurious coverage,
however, there was in the
minds of many the
inevitable threat of
complete socialization of
health care with all its
inherent disadvantages
- and contrQlS._Even with...•
high taxes, OHIP
premiums, and subsidies
from Ottawa, it was
difficult to understand
how our health ministry
could allow us to be ill so
comfortably.
It couldn't, and now
after grumblings and
threats to close some
hospitals for the last two
years or so, the boom has
been lowered, and,
caught in the socialistic
grasp of Big Brother, we
have nowhere to turn. We
and the government
most, nevertheless, face
the situation as it now
exists.
Instead of giving.us no
alternative but to be ill in
squalor, it seems to me
that our only salvation
lies in the government's
willingness to back down
from;"its all protective, all
powerful policy and allow
us to take some extra
financial responsibility
ourselves.
„. This should be in some
form ' of deductable in-
surance paid at the time
we present ourselves for
treatment in the
emergency rooms or as
patients 'for admission to
the hospitals, _and the
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amount would be
dependent upon our
taxable income - with
those unable to pay being
of course given a waiver.
The increased revenue
would obviously be
significant, and with
people taking a portion of
the resnpnsibility for
their own treatment, the
resulting reductio° in
unnecessary, claims
would also lessen the
government's load.
Will our Ministry of
Health listen and allow us
to participate? If. not, I
must conclude that we
are, in 1979, perilously
close to Orwell's concept
of 1984.
Yours very truly,
Elizabeth Lambert
Grows on her
Dear Editor:
Your last week's front
page pictures demon-
strate well one of the
Points the ware im-
provement supporters
have made all along -the
glare -of the old highway
type lights and the softer
illumination by the new
lights, more compatible
with the location.
Quite frankly, at first
sight the new lanterns
looked a bit out of
proportion on the tall
poles (a necessity
determined by the
lighting experts) but
their visual appeal grows.
on me every time I look at
them.1•I presume many
people share this im-
pression.
It is not quite fair to
judge a picture before it
is finished. At present the
sight •of the old poles
interferes and the lights
in the Courthouse Park
are still to be installed.
When it is all finished,
with trees and flowers in
place - then let us judge,
with an open. eye and
mind.
Maybe it is unkind, bust
I am greatly tempted to
remind some of the more
ardent critics of the new
lights that these lanterns
are the same to which
they pointed as their first
choice', at a meeting
where- many light fix-
tures were viewed...
The economics of the
lights are in a similar
category. Highway 21
South widening (this
year) requires lights
which must be either
bought by the Town
nobody seems to be
irritated by that costjor
have to come from
somewhere.
The excess lights from
Highway 8:will beused on
-Highway 21. In addition,
of the 24 highway type
lights on •the Square, 13
will be used on Highway
21. The remaining 11 lights
from the Square will be
used in the Britannia
Road area related to the
Highway 21 widening
pI'OjCCI.
We cannot forget that
the Highway 21 project
will go ahead, no matter
what happens or does not
happen on the Square. All
that takes place now is
that suitable lights end up
in_ different 'areas,. at no
extra cost. In my book,
that is economical
realism. •
The figures I have
mentioned can be
verified by calling the
P.U.C. Manager.
Those who make a
career out of attacking
the Square im-
provements and those of
us whose reflexes make
us dash out in defence
and explanation, start to
sound like a record with
the needle stuck.
I must admit I would
rather talk about
something new.
Sincerely,
Elsa Haydon
Wrong
Dear Editor, -
Since there will be a
sufficient number of light
standards removed from
Highway No. 8 to com-
plete the lighting on
Hig-hway No: 21, no new
light standards would
have to be purchased for
No`. 21 as reported in
February 22 edition • of
Signal Star.
If and when the former
light standards on the
Square are removed,
they will be put ."in
storage"!
Sincerely,
Eileen Palmer.
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Thanks
Dear Editor,
The Si'gnakStar seems
to have reached us in
Sydney and then Broken
Hill, N.S.W. We assumed
that this was a kind
gesture on your part and
cannot begin to tell you
how pleased we were to.
receiyc„ the paper "Way
Down Under,"
Thanit-you for thinking
of res and we look forward
to seeing Goderich once
again.
Sincerely,
Harry, Judy and
Sarah Cieslar,
Royal Flying Doctor
'Service of Australia
(N.S.W. Section)
Red tape
Dear Editor,
As a young person,
whose' family have been
natives to Canada for
many generations, I find
myself becoming more
and more disillusioned
with the Canadian
government.
Any project our
government starts, gets
so involved with red tape,
that it ends up becoming
a complete financial
fiasco. No one in the
government today seems
to have any common
sense.
Right now I am ex-
tremely concerned about
the government's
proposal to cut the beds
at the Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital
down to 37. They ob-
viously cannot have
researched this idea any
further than a dollars and
cents sign. They could not
possibly realize what this
hospital means to our
community, or any other
small community such as
this.
There comes a time
when money cannot ' be
first on our list of
priorities. The hospital in
our community often
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means the difference
between life and death, or
good health and bad
health.
At this point in time,
Goderich has an extreme
shortage of doctors. The
doctors who do practice
here are extremely
overworked. They often
have to leave town for a
few days just to get some
badly needed rest to
preserve their own
health. When this hap-
pens, their patients
depend . solely on the
services of the hospital
when a. member of their
family gets sick.
I have three small
children aged 2 to 9 and
have had to have them
admitted at least• once
each winter over the past
five years.
I would like to point out
t,�hA6• I am not a native of
''tidderich. I was born and
raised in .the city of
Burlington where you are
always within reach of
good medical attention.
You have only to pick up
your phone any time of
the day or night to reach
a doctor.
In Goderich this is just
not the case. You often
cannot get your doctor
and must rush up to the
hospital. It is a totally
different system to that in
the city! I-Iere our
hospital is far more
important to the welfare
of the community.
Government must also
realize that Goderich is a
'retirement community.
Many people from places
such as . Kitchener and
London have chosen to
live -the rest of their lives
in Goderich. This means
that we have a greater
percentage of people who
soon become ' chronic
bedcare patients. For this
reason alone, we need
more beds than some of
the larger Centres.
Now, I realize that
money has GOT to play a
big part in the running of
a hospital. And no one
knows better than the
average housewife such
as myself, what inflation
must be doing to the cost
of running a hospital. But
gove;r'nment must realize
that money can be found
whereas a life lost cannot
be gotten back! -
If `chis entire
program had been run by
private insurance agents,
whose livelihood
depended on the proper
management of it, I doubt.
that it would be in the
mess it is in now! As this
was not the case,
however, and the
government is running it,
it is the responsibility of
the government to find
intelligent ways of get-
ting MORE money; not
less beds.
I would suggest that
government revamp the
whole program along the
lines of they new "Baby
Bonus" program that the
Federal Government
started this past January.
Each person would be
allowed a certain set
amount towards the daily
cost of their hospital stay.
Then according to their
income, they could pay
from 0 to 30 percent of the
total cost. Then gover-
nment could leave an
opening for the person
with a high salary but
financial difficulty to
apply ,, for aid if he
couldn't meet the entire
percentage.
As I am sure that there
are a lot of people who
would rather pay a part
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 1 , 1979—PAGE 5
of the cost of their stay
than lose the right to have
a stay, this could be one
source of income for the
O.H.I.P. program.
Gov ern ment!eau ld also
have each county com-
bine such services as labs
and laundries etc. This
would probably be less
expensive than each
hospital , having these
facilities.
Government could give
each community the
opportunity- to help raise
money towards the cost
of running their own •
hospitals through charity
dances, , walk-a-thons,
bakesales, etc.
Government could do
so many other things to
raise money to keep the
hospital' beds open. Why
aren't they?
As a taxpaying, voting
citizen of this.country, I
expect governmentto
listen to my opinion, and
that of the other people in
this comrrlu-nity who have
written to them on this
matter, and seriously
constider changing --its
mind about closing any
more beds at the
Alexandra Marine and •
General Hospital.
Sincerely
Dona Baker
P.S. Although the above
letter was rather hastily
done as I am quite busy
this time of• year, it did
serve to get my point
across, I hope anyone
who hasn't yet written„
will do so soon. I Sent a
copy of this -letter to
Dennis Timbrell, William
Davis, Dr. Stuart Smith, •
Michael Cassidy, Jack
Riddell and Murray
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