The Huron Expositor, 1986-01-15, Page 1Births /A8
Brussels /A6
Classified /A10, 11
Dublin /A4
Entertainment /A15
Family /A8, 9
Farm /A14
INDEX
Hensal l /A7
Legion /A15
Obituaries /A9
People iA8
Sports /Al2, 13
Walton /A5
Weddings IA8
SmokersSmc)kers try to
Brodhagen woman celebrates her 100th birthday. See page A4.
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1986 — 16 PAGES
Coroner rules death
local misadventure
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• The coroner's jury has ruled the death of "1t (the death was ruled a misadventure
Michael Joseph McLaughlin was not asci- because common sense was not used by those
dental, nor intentional but rather the result of 011 the snowmobile." commented Seaforth
a misadventure. Police Chief Hal ('taus.
The verdict was rendered January 8. 1986
and established the date and time of death as
5:34 a.m. March 19, 1985 at University
Hospital, London. The cause of death was a
fractured skull with cerebral contusions.
These injuries resulted when Mr. McLaugh-
lin fell off or was thrown from a snowmobile And because evidence proved so many
between 9:30 and 10 p.m. on March 16. The people had abused alcohol and•or dregs on
incident was not ruled accidental since the night of the incident the jury further
investigation showed the snowmobile on recommended the Alcohol and Addiction
which Mr. McLaughlin had been a passenger Research Foundation, ora similar urganiza-
did not have proper brakes, and also that Mr, lion, extend its cnuncilling sen•le'es to the
McLanehlin had not heen wrarine a helmet. Town of Seaforth and other towns
In response to the circumstances sur•rerind-
ing the, death the ,jury recommended 0
mandatory inspection In ensure mechanical
fitness of all snowmobiles he held annually
and as a condition of transfer til ownership.
Doctors discuss billing
Executive members of the Huron County
chapter of the Ontario Medical Association
tOMAr are meeting today in Clinton to
formulate a collective position on the Ontario
government's controversial extra -billing
legislation.
The provincial OMA has expressed con-
cern over the legislation. introduced by
Health Minister Murray Elston on December
19. which would impose heavy fines on
medical practitioners who charge patients
fees higher than those set by the Ontario
Health insurance Plan (OHIP). Dr. Ken
Rodney. of Seaforth. press representative for
the county association. declined to comment
nn the extra billing issue until after the
meeting has been held. However. he did
confirm no Seaforth doctors have been in the
practice of _charging patients more than the
OI-IlPr rate. •
"We all accept the OHI' fee," said Dr.
Rodney. •
The problem of setting doctors' fees is a
complicated one. according to Seaforth
Cnmmuntiy Hospital Administrator Gordon
McKenzie.
"As far as extra killing goes. it's a
Iwo -edged type of problem. You don't like
anybody coming in and telling you what you
can charge for your services." said Mr
McKenzie "But on the other hand. health
care should be available to everyone
regardless of their ability to pay."
The apparent, inequity of forcing all
doctors In charge identical fees. regardless of
experience and ability. could prove to he a
sore point with the medical community. Mr.
McKenzie agreed
"There's a possibility they should look at a
Council endorses raise
sliding scale," which would allow more
experienced doctors to charge higher lees for
certain services, said Mr. McKenzie.
More communication between the Mini-
stry of Ileallh and members nl rho medical
pmfesskon is needed. if the situation 115 to he
resolved to .everyone's sat ion. Mr.
McKenzie said.
"1f yon don't meet and discuss t1, you are
going to get stuck with whatever they give
ynn." he said.
Under the proposed legislation, physicians
may continue to opt in or nnit of 1)111P, but
ihnse who opt out and hill their patients
directly will not he permitted to charge more
than (Of 1(Prates 'l'hose lvhu opt til w 111 bill the
plan directly as is now the normal practice for
most Ontario physicians
Health Minister Murray Elston has stated
equal access to health care is his primary
concern in developing the new legislation
W e claim that We have .1'Nsteni w here no
economic. social, ethnic nr age gnnip Will be
deterred from receiving sleeted health rare,
or ,from visiting a physician of choice. ' 11r
Elston has said
"I therefore find it inuderable that today.
in sonic urban evnlres id This pm%ancr.
WOITIe'rl 111 have dithioliy Meting on
ohs! Pi neian who does not extra bill I believe
that tis inexcusable Ihal Inday, almost 20
years after ensured health core services
became law In this pr %lore. patients
scheduled for surgery must discuss eel] (herr
anesthetist the fee for sonlces, stud 51r
EIsInn
1'nder1he proposed legisl t+nn. physicians
who charge fees higher than 111111' rtes
could he liable fnr pries (it cep In 510 0011
Huron County department heads will tee which proferred the (locomen' after
receive increases of up to nine per cent a year meetings with the depart merit hearts
after Huron County Council endorsed a A preface to the report suggested the
comprehensive salary package for its nine salaries were arrived at by taking the average
department heads at its regular meeting. paid to similar orcomparative[trimmer in the
The salary increases. covering a three-year • adjoining counties or in Soul heest ern Onlar
period to 1988, were granted after council io in 1985 and adding cost of living increases
deliberated in closed session at length. By a of four per cent in each year for 1986 through
vote of 18.13, council endorsed a salary to 1988 inclusive
schedule prepared by its executive commit- •corituriest in Page Al
NEW YEAR'S BABY—Four-year-old Laura Jackson, left,' looks
pretty Impressed as her mother Dianne Jackson shows her her new
sister. Charlene Dorothy Jackson, born January 8, at 2:14 p.m. was
the first baby of 1988 born at the Seaforth Community Hospital, to
Ken and Dianne Jackson. of RR 1, Varna. Charlene weighed eight
pounds. eight ounces at birth. Raft's photo
Optimism surrounds carnival
The Seaforth Optimist Club is remaining
optimistic good weather will accompany the
dates set aside for its 1986 Winter Carnival. f1
is scheduled to take place this weekend and
part of next.
last year blizzanl conditions forced the
optimists to cancel their Saturday night
stance and left a number of visiting hockey
foams stranded in town once the weekend
ended
This year event chairman Steve Gray said
the dub hopes everything will run smoothly.
with no complications from Mother Nature.
"We're hoping the weather will be good. 11
was very had last year. You couldn't see at
all." he said.
Mr. Gray added the amount of snow in
town now should be sufficient for the snow
sculpturing contest scheduled for Saturday,
and should provide a good base for the cross
country skiers who plan to participate in the
Poker Rally on Sunday.
Other events include a teen dance and the
crowning of Miss Optimist on lliday night,
and a second dance on Saturday night. Both
will he held at the Community Centres.
An Atom hockey tournament will run
Ihmughout the weekend with the finals
carrying over until the next weekend.
Anyone interested in finding out more
about the events can contact: Jack Bedard,
527.1792 (hockey tournament 1; Arnold Stin-
nisen, 527-0410 (know sculpturing) and Bill
Pinder. 527.1851, llarb'Alkemade, 527.0365,
or Steve Gray. 527.0146. (poker rally).
Seaforth players win overseas tournament
RETURN room DENMARK—Members of tee Seaterth
Bantam Team, which returned from an exchange hockey trip to
Denmark on Saturddy riight, prise with a fr0phy Wen by (fie Bartlett
playoy bn the'teaffrat e'tdurnament &Medeas.'f=rom left: trent, Rick
1,
MacLean, Steve Balfour, Pat Miterey ETatr Beuerreann; back, Pat
Moylan, Ron Pryce. ''any Van Lo:zo, Ste\e Schroeder, Mike BettleS.
Raftis photo
Rnntan, 'tee players who participated in
the Seafoi n -Denmark hockey exchange
achieved what will probably rank as the most
remarkable victory of their lives, when they
emer'eed victors of an international tome -
men! overseas
The younger members of the hockey
entourage teamed up with members of their
hnsi team in Esbnrg. Denmark and took fist
place in the tournament. which involved
teams from four countries.
The team was afforded a royal welcome
when they returned home Saturday night.
after having been overseas since December
26 Over 150 people were on hand at the
Seaforth and District Community Centres, to
gree) the ream bus, which was escorted from
the nntskirts of Seaforth by the town's fire
muck
Hockey -wise. the tour was a great success
for the !mai boys. who coon 10 games and lost
only once. The most satisfying victory for
many of the players was a 7-6 win over the
First Junior Denmark team. which boasted
"the hest midget age players in Copenhag-
en " according to Midget player Pat Murray.
Although all the players felt they had
learned a great deal about 8nropean hockey.
most agreed with Pat the brand of hockey
played in Denmark is net up to Canadian
standards
•'They were not as good as us at all," said
Pat. "Hockey is not their national sport,
snceer is They could beat us in soccer and we
can beat thein in hhoekey." he explained.
Playing on the larger European ice -surface
was a major adjustment for the Seaforth
team, but 11iey adapted to it quite w*ell. 1i1
fact. Pat said he preferred the extra skating
room ii affords.
GoallenderSfeVe Stapleton was extremely
enthusiastic about the whale trip.
"i loved If was great," he said of the
exctr'inn.
While he felt the bays had a char& tri play
some grind hockey. Steve commented the
players from Tlenrnark were not a match for
the local hnvs
COL'1J»'TSHOOT .ti WF.11,
"They were gond skaters, but they
couldn't shunt as well as our guys." said
Steve, who as a netminder has a good insight
into the art of shooting "They always tried to
make the perfect play." he said. citing a
downfall often at Whirred to European hockey
players
Steve did say the teams Seaforth faced
appeared to he "well coached and well
organized "
Steve said he was both surprised and
pleased Ili discover most of the people he met
in Demnark spoke fluent English. He also
enjoyed Mitring the cathedrals and other Local
tourist attractions, The group even had a
chance to spend part of an afternoon in
Sweden. where they were able to do some
shoppine
Between sightseeing and playing hockey,
the visitors were kept quite busy.
"We didn't get mach sleep at all," said
Pal
The New Year's Eve festivities in Copen-
hagen. complete with fireworks. were among
(he highlights of the trip. according to Steve.
Ron Murray. chairman of the exchange
nrganizatinnal committee, accompanied the
team on the trip. "l'rr. satisfied with the way
things went over there," he said.
Mr. Murray said the team probably
learned a lot from their opportunity to play
hockey in Europe. but said there were other
benefits as well.
"it was an education for the kids. f'think
the trip was an excellent idea." he said.
Pans are in the works for Seaforth to host a
learn frorn Denmark In the future. OHA
officials are currently looking into the
possibility and Mr. Murray said he hopes tri
hear trent them in a couple of weeks. •