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Continued tram front page hospitals so much per bed and
Mr. Hayes appeared cwt to say that's it, he suggested.
concur with the lung range Bill Crump noted ,the ministry
forecasts of Dr. Mowbray and is closing $100 per day hospital
Dr. Wilkins, but be did agree with beds here and asked, "How many
more will have to go to $200 a day
some quos .... that there is a beds in London?„
lack of alternative health care EAGER TO HELP
facilities in this area. Nursing People at the meeting were
homm are full and there is no quite concerned over the
home care program• potential threat to their hospital
In response to a question what and eager to take whatever
mothers in this area will do if a action is needed to keep it alive
child is sick and no beds are and well. They pressed the board
available, he suggested overflow to seek an injunction prohibiting
could be diverted to surrounding the bed closures and offered to
hospitals. But he admitted no pass the hat to help raise legal
arrangements have been worked fees if necessary.
out whether local doctors would One man, noting the com-
have privileges at these other munity had raised the money to
hospitals• build the hospital in the first
When anon gnmboner asked place, inquired when the
whether the minister is aware of government had taken it over
the" large proportion of senior and suggested somebody should
citizens in this area, noting you ``get a shotgun" to defend it.
can't just stick them in a It appears any opposition to the v°"
aaowbank if, they're sick, Mr• bed cuts must come from the ,
Hayes declared the hospital has local communities, since neither
never turned away an emergency the Ontario Hospital Association
can and won't start now. nor the Ontario Medical
Both he and Dr. Mowbray Association has yet raised any
admitted that occasionally there protest. ' ........,..a
are patients in the hospital who P Boris Milosevic, board vice _..
might not really treed to be there' chairman, inquired what the
but they didn't seem to feel this is OHA is doing, noting the
a serious problem and Dr. hospitals pay substantial
Mowbray suggested that membership fees and it should
sometimes there is no alter- act as their spokesman. He was WOO
native. told the group won't do anything leader
ALL HOSPITALS untilmore hospitals are involved. compl
GETTING CUT? Several persons at the meeting rese
Mowbray told the picked up Dr. Mowbray's for Sc
hospitals are feeling the pinch.
meeting that nott all
ll Ontario suggestion that a group should Scouts
Some Ottawa hospitals have
never heard of the cutbacks, he
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claimed, and . he said the
hospitals in London have sought
an injunction to prevent any bed
cuts until a study can be com-
pleted.
Mr. Hayes expressed doubts
about this and the next day he
said the rumor about the London
hospitals isn't true. He talked to
the administrator of one of the
hospitals and he's "looking
desperately" for places to make
cuts, he reported.
In answer to a question
whether provincial spending on r
hospitals is really increasing so
fast these cuts are required, Mr.
Hayes said the hospitals' share of
Ontario's gross provincial r
product has changed little since
197o, and will probably decrease
this year.
"We're not wasting money
here, but the fact that vp•;�
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efficiently isn't N,ti },e -
said.
Rev. Barry Passmore had ,x
earlier taken the government to
task for not paying attention to �f
hospital efficiency in deciding
which ones should` be cut back, r¢�
lashing out at "incompetent
bureaucrats sitting in Queen's CAMPFIRE SINGALONG—Scouts
Park and making decisions". at the Wingham Legion Hall and led
If the government is concerned the parent -son dinner.
with :.. _.... y it should give
form to spearhead the fight didn't wantit 44m
pilaf
against the bed closures, doctors are 444 to
however by the end of the beds open for their ovm =40stary
evening no one had come forward gain.
to head the group. Dr. Mowbray If a group is formed he offered
declined to lead it, saying he to help it, as did Mr. Hayes.
D BADGE ---Dianne Thynne, one of the Beaver
s, recently received part 1 of her Wood Badge after
eting the training course for Beaver leaders. The
ntation was made by Paul Pick, district commissioner
outs, at the annual parent -son dinner for Venturers,
, Cubs and Beavers here last week.
gathered around their glowing campfire on the stage
in a singalong as their contribution to the program at
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Association plans,
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NEW EXECUTIVE
to merchants, he said.
The group followed a recom-
pose Gibson noted that in the
mendation by its executive
Listowel chamber each sector
committee and again chose a
five -person executive for the
gets a representative on the
executive so no one's interests
coming Four
Jim
Bre
Joan Crawford,emb
Ken andear.
Cal Bunte, who chaired the
l Burke,
Watt and Bill Keil—are new to
the executive, while Cal Burke
meeting, recalled there used to
be a chamber of commerce here,
remains from last year's
but he said it failed because the
executive.
directors ran the whole show and
Sheila Dabrowski replaces
the members lost interest. The
Audrey Currie as secretary to the
rules have since been changed to
association phile A[urray Gerrie
allow more membership par-
agreed to carry on as treasurer.
ticipation, he added.
The association rehashed the
Mr. Burke then asked the
topic of its parking authority,
member's what they thought of
dormant for the past year, and
town council's plan to sell the
rn� still favored pursuing
"prime main street property';—
off-street Parking op -
Cruickshank Park—to Ontario
portunity should arise. Mr.
Housing for a senior citizens'
Vagse said he felt the town
should take more initiative in
apartment complex, and a straw
vote showed the association
developing parking lots, com-
solidly opposed the plan.
menting he didn't see why the
Several members suggested
merchants should be responsible
there must be a better place than
for providing parking.
the main street for such a
development, noting this is the
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"We don't want to expel the
senior citizens out of town, or
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close to the downtown core.
Public speaking has been the
The association decided to send
highlight during February. The
a delegation to council to oppose
school contest was held Feb. 15.
the use of the land for this pur-
Finalists in the Junior division
pose and also to circulate a
were Brenda Richey, Shirley
petition against it.
Marklevitz and Carol Belanger.
Lorne Humphrey told the
In the Intermediate division they
group he's offered council twice
were Vickie Belanger, Natalie
the price it's getting from On-
Campeau and Anne Kernaghan.
tario Housing for the land.
Council agreed to sell a large
Carol and Natalie spoke at the
portion of the park, about 3/4 acre,
Legion contest; congratulations
to the housing ministry for
to Natalie, who placed first. The
$24,000. At its January meeting
other girls spoke at the Ontario
council was told by Mike
English Catholic Teachers'
Chappell, works commissioner,
contest at Kingsbridge Feb. 24.
the land should be wprth at least
Anne placed second in the In -
$42,600, however council decided
termediate division and will
to stick to its oroginal price and
speak in Dublin March 6. Natalie
also gave the ministry until the
� goes on to speak at the Legion
end of February to come up with
contest at Brussels.
the money.
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DATE: Wednesday, March 28, 1979
PUCE: Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Ooderioh
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Development Committee of Huron County is holding a
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--Members of the Wingham Cub Pack
Donelda Anson
dinner.
and other leaders
at last week's parent -son
sang 'Row, Row,
Row Your Boat' under'the watchful eye of
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HOLE IN THE DANS --The Beavers, led by Dianna Thynne,
Marifyn Meclnfyre and other leaders, wdwtained with a
LL BONUS OF 1000C
AIS The RegularWintario Rises
• • • '� �� 1
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song about a hole in their dam following the parent -son din- pm t*bmedon 1W series
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