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"I didn't hear anything new guidelines," he said: "He's there "Operation Restraint" seemed tod4 funding levels, the "Edmonton
afford to maintain — ora --
today," was the conclusion to resolve a Certain problem." be noshing more nor less that any frills." einmitment", involving a rev -
reached by Darcy' McKeough lie also told Huron County what the majority of those at the Mrs McKeough urged local-4enue-sharing plan that guar- M k
after a, meeting in Wingham with Warden Jack McCutcheon that meeting expected. board members and officials til -" An assistance to local govern- s
representatives of municipal and the decision to convert the God- There will be no spending cell- review their programs ulna ^ rents at the rate ,of growth of
school boards and officials from erich Psychiatric Hospital into an i eliminate all non -essentials aaZ • ' Otovurcial revenue led the ranks ;
Y P• nes for either municipalities or th payments � '
Stratford; Owen Sound, St. Marys institution for the mentally re- school boards. But neither will urge you to become unusany re-..-` P Y ents to hospitals and
and other towns and villages of Larded is .:.z form of "drastic them be additional funds avail- sourceful," he said. OHI' and civil service salaries a
Huron, Perth, Grey and Bruce action". He explained that the able from the province to subsid- Beyond that, he also told them,'-' close second and third. ' <
counties, move is motivated by priority ize any frills g 4y
"priority". " ,. All in all Mr. McKeou h s ' l ,� ' ;• °' �;,
of the need to cut costs and re- :: ,y, ;� �•,
The Minister of Treas -r- , A r. McKeov glF sp he on the "I think it's important for all of ducE ~ponding, The key word to4pyese®tation was a prime ex -
Economics and Intergovern> same topic during the press con us, in government to reassure our a,. -pie of ` Opevation Hest"aint"
govern the need for expenditures ; „ ! : .
mental affairs met last Thursday ference•after the meeting. Then taxpayers of one thing: that de- policies: it had no frills or ex- ;• t ,
is "vital", he said.
with close to 400 concerned, and he explained to reporters that the spite all the necessary. cutbacks 6< cases or sugar-coating for a very
somewhat worried, representa entire situation seems to have a in various budgets, the essential Its time for a bit of soUi ,hitter pill. He emphasized the "J
g searchingand a lot of to h �.,'
tives from this area to discuss the core of misunderstanding and services which -taxpayers ex expect f >}cel for restraint in the face of an
need for provincial and muni- misconception: "We obviously and deserve will ihouts_ Priority setting. It won't be easy.,,,,;. -«unpleasant and difficult" task "zyja�'��(
q it won't win you any popularltj*.., ,iinvolvin both the province and J r'
cies! spending restraints, the haven't fully explained what tion —continue to be provided. contests, and it won't be fun." g P��
provinces program in this direc- we're doing, The key word there of course is the municipalities: y py y '� �� ?wi�sz,+
' Some of the provincial expend,; "Remember, you're not in this y F N,
tion and new provincial measures By and large, however, the word 'essential'. We can't � "` '' " ` Y
affecting municipal and school tore priorities for 1975-1976 we}�e alone. The
Provincial -municipal f` `
board financing, outlined in a series of charts dls - artnershi still prevails, and we
It was the eighth such meeting tributed at the meeting. Ford - ,v fully prepared to provide you
in Ontario to date and Mr. Me- T �+y ' most of the priorities, in terms of" yllith all the help, advice and sup-
Keough
up-
Keou h told reporters that onlh�k '
g P Y • � t >`e', °` �� preachers esugera nuation foBY-•• �� to do
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the specific details differ from' Rr p i y d is no more than what
area to area. He said that the re- r� (` lowed by the interest on the pub,., every tax ager and every resi- E D DEAR 1 N'G - 5
ai � s fu , cfi ' irman of the Perth County Board of Education, was one of about 400
action to Operation Restraint lie debt and health programs:';: 4ent of tario has the right to representatives of municipal governments and education boards throughout four counties ,
Y other than OHIP and hospital
is heartening: Everyone knows k pal expec from us at this time, We who met last Thursday with Darcy McKeough, Ontario treasurer. Mr: Dearing questioned
we need to do this and is willing to F payments. In terms of setons' , ,must not let them down." Mr. McKeough about the provincial program of restraint and its effects on education.
do their part. He added, how-
ever:
ow-ever: "Not everybody is happy
with the way we're doing it."
The Wingham meeting was not
unique in that"aspect.
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tives of both municipal and 0S e a es'
school boards during a question F4.l
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and answer session immediately The Wingham and District;' 'rent beds across the province. The'. program of closures could operation, Mr. Hayes' said. long run, we lose even�htbre than
following Mr. McKeough's pres- Hospital, Board will initiate The ministry has slated 3,000 also result in a demand for in- "We're getting better all the that," Mr. Hayes cautioned
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entation. £� public relations campaign within; hospital bed closures in the prov- creased productivity from the time. s
Board Chairman De Witt MilteC
Ed Dearing, chairman of the the next few weeks to retain..' _ ince as the target for 1976. The existing staff at the Wingham Alternatives said he agrees that so' e
Perth Count Board of Educa h(► ifim I
Y +- ' patients that to date have beeW figure for closure in Huron hospital to deal with the possible ` I think we have to decide what must be done to retainElie refer
tion, chastised the. government referred to•London for operations; . County is 99. increased demand for service. A we're going to do," Mr. Hayes • ral patients in Wingham, "The
y p letter from the de Y i
for a policy that has put local � and treatment. This decision wag,--- Mr. Hayes' report indicated deputy minister of told the board. He said there .are (the patients) feel the very best.is
politicians, ,not the province, in a made at a regular meeting of the' two •possible. means to achieve health dated Dec. 1, 1975 states four alternative stands to take on in' the city," he explained. ``Thi
difficult position. "Why has the Q,f, �= board, Monday. this end. Either the ministry firmly: "No additional' costs will the issue support bed closures on is the thinking of i
ministry of education led us to the t9x �� g the avetatle ,.
»`x The decision was motivated by could close total hospitals or the be allowed in respect of increases a county -wide basis; support in- person. Of. course t.'sn't
edge f a precipice and then left <: _. h x, , i ,. i true.
ented to the board five major hospitals in the county in in-patient volume, and no re- divi,duni i p .�' ...,,�C� up ur. mctztm expl�liped that
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us to walk over." he asked. DARCY hACK Dy n.xec'iiiive'''iiirecltor Norman' could each lose a proportion of quests 'for.full-time or part-time ort the status quo; or combine much of the problem is based on ; l
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He warned that a ceiling ah, a Thursday at a Hayes and followed a lengthy.' beds relative to the proportion of staff increases will be enter- any of -these into one position for the referral pattern of physicians
,ts could place education meeting in Wingham with representatives of municipalities discussion on the implications of •referred active treatment pa "'tained." the hoap. I and agreed that a change is
boards in a difficult position with and '.school boards from Huron, Grey, Bruce and Perth the Ministry of Health's an- 'bents in the community. Mr. Hayes urged the board to Mr. HaY,.e ,also told the board needed.
Counties. The Minister of Treasury, Economics and Inter- nounced decision to close hospital%. Mhe first alternative action resist any attempt to close: beds tha:lihhe o al should start '
respect to providing even the h. s t on Its a
necessities and with regard to 9overrlu t ,ltta.I.Affa'irs,met with about 4t1Eltaw sons to'present b@ds in Huron County. vctidtl'h eaiY'indirebt impact on here ,lie:,; reseilted•..statisti question of how you im•
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public opinion: Our trustees A rnotien that. the discussion be`,.F the Wingham hospital since Stan- support the efficiency `rating of `;r'eferral patients". in Wingham. Clarke. "A lot of people:feel vii►
resent provincial politicians tell- conducted in "committee of the ley'Martin, deputy minister of the Wingham hospital. Informa- He sails there were 1,309 patients strongly about their freedom of
ging local, boards to reduce exwhole", i.e., not for public issue, ' health, earlier assured the board tion extracted from the, Ontario (1973 figures) that could have choice. People prefer• to go to
penditures. In these circum- N O h O s p • exp-a--n'---s-'io'n- yet made by Dr.' J. C. McKim and that there is plan afoot to close hospital association and 5tatrs- been treated at the Wingham London. It's a thorny issue."
stances, not one of them will sur- supported by several other this hospital. "In this regard, and tics Canada for January to June hospital if patients could be in- Ur. McKim proposed that the
vive next fall's election." The Wingham and District the official policy on remunera- . members of the board was de- considering the proximity of in 1975 indicates ,that the duced' to see the hospital "as a board implement a campaign to
Mr. McKeough agreed that the Hospital will have ' to postpone tion for chief executives of hos- feated, by a small majority, Dr. other institutions, Clinton and Wingham hospital. has lower viable alternative to treatment in improve the image of the hospi-
government,has in past years fol- any plans for expansion until at pitals now allows room for salary McKim said he feared that Exeter, would appear to be the average costs per patient day and London". This would mean an in- tal, stressing the services avail- i
lowed a policy that may have least next year. This information increases. There will be no in- opinions, expressed during the two hospitals most likely affect- shorter length of stay than the crease of 26 bed equivalents able and the quality of treatment.
contributed in part to the present was presented to the board.at a crease allowed for those already discussion might result in exag- ed," Mr. Hayes said. provincial average and ,higher based on an average length of The board agreed and voted to
inflationary situation. The ac- regular meeting Monday. earning $30,000 per year or moire, gerated headlines and misunder- He hastened to add that this percentage occupancy. p
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A letter from the de .public ra-
tions of the government in the puty' mini but rates below this may be in standing. last statement is only his own The statistical report for the "If we close beds in Huron lations committee which is'sche-
1960's and early 1970's reflected ster of health indicated that creased in accordance with the Mr. Hayes, however, asked the opinion, not fact, "It must be Wingham hospital for 1975 also County because we are shipping duled to'meet shortly to prepare r
the mood of the public and the expansion of services cannot be federal guidelines. board to keep the discussion pointed out that the above is supports the claim of efficient people south, we lose jobs. In the the program.
state of economy at the time, he .. approved in this "Most fiscally open. "If the boards are going to purely speculation at this point;
explained constrained period." He said no Letters of nomination to the continue to exist ti, h t
ey ave o there has been no indication from 1
"I wish I'd been 'smarter and answer on the issue would be board were received from four start making themselves heard," the Ministry as to how beds are to
seen top handwriting ,on the forthcoming until December 1976 member townships. They are: he said. He also urged board be reduced."
wall," Mr. McKeough said. "We at the earliest. He. also indicated' East Wawanosh, Howard members to establish a stand on More Admissions . County
baCks re�that lans Walker Morris, Melvin Crai „ o'ut1onall are going to have to take part P proposed at that time Turnberr Harold Elliotg; the issues. I think it s absolutely Bed closures in other hospitals �
of the strain — join the club. would have to be approved Yr necessary that the Wingham and or closure of another hospital
Other ..complaints centered on primarily' by a district health Howick, Bob Gibson. The annual District Hospital formulate a would, however, indirectly affect • questions as to what constitutes a council. meeting will be scheduled for 'position as far as the county and the Wingham hospital, Mr. Hayeseondemn1n"vital service" and just how The letter was in answer to a March. the province are concerned," continued. , He su ested that hOs • clo"
gg g p sure
much "restraint" is needed and presentation made earlier by the Mrs. Robert Ritter reported said Mr. Hayes. area admissions might increase Huron County Council endorsed worried about hurting Miller's be cut -
for how long. hospital board in the form ,of .h that the gift case proceeds ,for Closing Active Beds as a result and that the move a resolution calling for the feelings. "We are concerned Work began in November on a
More specific questions were role study in the Wingham area. 1975 were $4,099.79, almost,double A major part of Mr. Hayes' could also mean a greater avail= resignation of Ontario Health about stepping on people's toes, new $300,000 wing for Alexandra
asked by Stratford Mayor Betty The issue was first discussed with that of 1974. She also, told the report centred on an analysis of ability of better qualified people. Minister Frank Miller and his top but it shouldn't be the case," he Marine and General Hospital in
McMillan who argued that a re- ministry representatives last board that she would end her the current situation and the pos- advisor staff if the do not
duction in expenses will be neces- Year.., term as president of the Wing- Bible effects of ministry decisions Y Y said. "The government was not Goderich and Dr. Mills expressed
In other correspondence, the ham and District Hospital Auxili- on the Wingham and District reconsider their decision to close . concerned about the feelings of concern for the life of the new
'sarily reflected in salary and ser- P • the Goderich Psychiatric Hos- in Huron Count
vice decreases. She also com- board was presented with a, ary on Jan. 26, when a new presi- Hospital. "First and foremost of people Y•" wing and explained that people
One in injured pital. Huron Count Medical Officer
plained about the problems fac- second letter from the Ministry of , dent will be elected at the auxili- the problems," he told the board, ' Y would have to deal with ninny
Council endorsed the resolution of Health Dr. Frank Mills viewed possibilities and changes in
ing local governments when arbi- Health indicating that a review of ary's annual meeting, "is the closure of active treat- •
i n accident from the medical staff of Alex- the government's decision as a health care.
trators award salary increases "andra Marine .and General Hos- symptom of what is to come in "Unless we take a strong stand
beyond the guidelines. A Kitchener man, Orval P>tal, Goderich, that condemned health care. "We go from crisis to now we will suffer and the system
Mr. on is oughnly told her that ae- Dunsmore of 970 Hi the ministerial decision to close crisis in health care in Ontario," will deteriorate," he said. "Our
bitration is only an alternative, In brief • Highland Road, the
hospital without consultation he said. "The closure of the s
was injured Sunday night when P Y- health is most important and we
and other ways of settling lis the snowmobile he was operating with local health professionals • ,chiatric hospital will create a d the facility and we need.
putes are available if arbitration climbed a snowba'nk on Boland and endangered total psychiatric -vacuum." m ' 1 health care."
imposes difficulties. "The arbi .e ® f the- Ndfioo* Street after the machine's health care in the county. The Dr. Mills told the councillors Dr. Mills said only the provin-
trator is not ,,concerned with n throttle stuck open. Mr. Duns resolution called the government that it would be difficult to get cial government is concerned
rrrore injured his left foot when he acti-in a threat to the people's patients admitted for psychiatric about the health care costs. He
Canadian National Railways of the best things that ever hap- Toiler Cranston 'won his sixth fell from the machine. He was rights to adequate health care. care from a distance, considering explained the government wants
has announced a 15 per cent in- pened for the county. The facility consecutive, Canadian figure taken to the Wingham and Dis The medical staff of AM & G that the resent facilityserves all an $80 million reduction in health
Gurney building crease in passenger fares, effec- will become a "resource centre" skating championship, narrowly trict Hospital where his foot was made three recommendations of the count He added that care costs this ear and $150
tive Feb. 1. Sleeping car fares on for the mentally retarded. defeating Ron Shaver of Galt. P that called for removal of tFe p year. He claimed
x-rayed. He was later released. general hospitals in Huron million next
is porch®Sei by transcontinental runs and trains 0-0-0 The championship trials were One other minor accident was closure decision; a withdrawal of County would lil ely come under that such severe restraint
to the Maritimes will be in- 'According to federal Industry held in London last week. reported by the Wingham Police Plans for closure of general hos close scrutiny by the government measures could be eliminated if
creased by the same amount and Minister Don ,Jamieson, 1976 will 4-0-0 Department. On Friday, at the Pital beds in Huron County and and it was his understanding that there was a $2 user charge on
Cambridge m®n in addition a 121/2 per cent sur see a recovery of the economy to The .executive of the Pro Lloyd Door parking lot, a vehicle that the minister and his staff 97 beds in county hospitals would OHIP which would amount to
charge will be applied on the some degree, but he predicts that gressive Conservative Associa commit themselves to decision
Arrangements have been com- tion has re' operated by Murray Stainton le $100 million a year.
g same accommodation in the unemployment will continue to be )acted the bids of two Catherine Street struck a vehicle by consultation with representa- " Council also agreed to support
pleted for the sale of the Kent and summer travel period from June widespread and inflation will aspirants for the leadership, race. tives at local levels. Failing • the efforts of Goderich town
Morton Blocks owned by W. W. 27 to Sept. 11. Canadian Pacific continue to be a problem for the Joseph Zappia, who holds con- owned by Cecil Yeoman of 10 Record Service j
eter, causing an estimated $100 action on those recommendations council in seeking
Gurney and situated on the corn- announced a similar increase in nation. tracts for the Olympic Games g the minister and his institAtional r g an injunction
damage. to "stop the,closing of the GPH.
er of Josephine and Victoria December. 00-4 installations in Montreal and advisors were requested to resign for®e Kerr
Streets, to Lorne Humphrey" of 0-0-0 Eaton's, Canada's oldest de- Leonard Jones of Moncton, N.B., immediately.
Cambridge. Consumer Affairs Minister Sid- partment store, announced that an outspoken opponent of bi- Som1 councillors argued that
The manufacture of gloves and ney Handleman said he is con- its catalogue sector will be closed lingualism, have. both been in Jack Ernest the final paragraph of the reso- Wingham Reeve Joe Kerr es -
mitts will be phased out over the siderin licensing the sale of beer out. Some 9,000 employees are formed that their candidacies ,
lotion was a bit d: astic and that it tablished a record when the 1976 Prime Minister Trudeau,
next six months when the firm of in arenas and sports stadiums in affected by the move, including will not be approved. Jim Watson IS doing, well be deleted or altered. Health Huron County Council sat for speaking before the Canadian
W. H. Gurney and Son must va- the province. He is also taking a about 225 order office employees of Blyth, is officially in the runCommittee Chairman Ed Odd opening sessions in Goderich last Club in Ottawa on Monday eve-
cate the premises. close look at beer advertising, in the Western Ontario area. The ning for the leadership, as one of The many friends of Jack Ern- leifson of Bayfield argued that week. He commences his 20th ning, reiterated his remarks
The original Gurney Glove o—(—o Eaton company, one of the few 16 candidates. est, who was seriously injured in the government used shock year as a member of that body, about the Canadian economy
Works commenced operations in Health Minister Frank Miller privately owned "big business" 0•-0---6 a motor vehicle accident in mid- tactics against the people and it believed to be the longest period which caused so much stir after
1906 under the ownership of the has renewed his declaration that firms in Canada, is currently Three children ranging in age December, will be pleased to was only fair that they use shock of county council service in the he was interviewed on the CTs/
late W. H. Gurney. At its peak the Goderich Psychiatric Hos- erecting a multi-million dollar from 11 months to 31/2 years know that he is making good pro- tactics against the government: history of the province. network at the year end. He ,.
period from the 1930's to the 60's pita] will be closed. Mental store at Yonge and Dundas in perished in,a flaming log house grecs at London's University "The closure 'was without In addition, Mr. Kerr was nam- maintains that the "free market"
the company employed from 65 to patients how in care at Goderich Toronto. Timothy Eaton, the northeast of Chesley on Monday. Hospital. precedent and there is no other ed for the third time as chairman system, as we have known it in
80 people• will be removed to hospitals at company's founder operated his Mr. and Mrs. Emery Hersh- Although still in the intensive hospital supplying similar ser- of the county's roads committee, Canada, has failed and that in
The new owners of the building London and Owen Sound, despite first business in the Village of berger were doing chores in the ' care unit, members,of the family vices," said the Bayfield reeve. one of the most important coin- "future government will have to
will develop the street level the protests of citizens�of Goder- Kirkton, a few miles south of Mit- barn when their home caught are pleased with his recovery. "It was a+complete siiprjse and mittee posts. He has already take a larger and more active
stores and will construct modern ich and other points in the county. chell, and later was in business in fire. When the father discovered However, it is expected he will they didn't let anyone know. served for 12 years as head of the rple in moderating the influences
apartments on the second and However, Reeve Derry Boyle of St. Marys before moving on to the blaze it was too late to save have to remain in hospital until Goderich Reeve Stan Profit roads committee. The present of big business corporations and
third floors. Exeter says the move will be one bigger things in Toronto. the children from the flames. June or July. said that council shouldn't be term will run for four years. powerful labor unions.
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