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Clinton News Record, 2015-04-22, Page 1414 News Record • Wednesday, April 22, 2015 BUSINESS DIRECTORY To advertise in this BUSINESS DIRECTORY Please call Dawn Johnston 519-482-3443 INCOME TAX BOB DIETRICH INCOME TAX SERVICE 519-236-4989 12 MARY ST., ZURICH MecIiarlical Repair & 1_Ised Car Sales 3D O ' aio SI/eF: Ci'ntrsI ON N'T.Ifyl 1L0 519-4n-0439 i •°?i tiiL• a �^ _:..':°lie 'a e •'..:.,- RUE 7a4! CONCRETE FORMING CO.4fo4fE,RCIAL • I J<5 IDEPTEML .Fofinitikiiras. FIrinr FinLLliiri1 • CircularTnnks +Snndwidi Wu II. FltlFISE'1 I:lII: • II 519-523-9971 Fa,. :^.: ` •�s;iri ETTE€iLl REEN7 '' For Ali your odrporry rneds.. AIeesi C. ADAM: Gadd: 519-440-2142 r Dave Bernard • Bucket Truck Service ^,• Tree Trimming/Removal • Stump Grinding • Free Estimates Est. 1998 CLINTON, ON 9-482-3976 Dur lau€Inoes Is IkuJlt ori SERVICE. ENERGY HEATING F AIR CO ND IT I O NkN G - ELECTRICAL PLUMBING JEFF WISE 262 Bayr-lioid Read; Clinton - 510-482-7002 95 years of service Peggy Menzies Special to the News Record Ninety-five years ago, follow- ing the return of Dr. Gunn from WWI, a group of dedicated women met in the Clinton Council Chamber to answer a request to open and manage a general hospital. A Board was formed, Mrs. Walter Manning being the first president. The women took on the responsibilities of finance, administration, furnishing and staff recruitment. The first superintendent, Miss Jesse Grainger R.N., held the posi- tion for 27 years. Larger premises were needed and in 1923 Mr. McTaggart offered his family home, which is still the current site of Clinton Public Hospital. In 1936, the men took over the operation of the hospital and the women continued their work through a group call the Clinton Community Hospi- tal Association. In 1950, the name was changed to the Women's Auxiliary to Clinton Public Hospital and later named the Auxiliary to C.P.H. in order to include make volunteers. The astounding record of service to the community by Auxiliary members is some- thing in which we take great pride. The dedication contin- ues today with hard-working and enthusiastic volunteers. Last year we clocked 9065 vol- unteer hours. To celebrate this milestone, we are inviting the public to attend an Open House at Clinton Public Hospital on May 4 to share this historic event with us. OPP offers citizen self -reporting on mobile devices Laura Broadley Clinton News Record The OPP has re -launched a citizen self -reporting feature on its website that now allows for use on mobile devices. Instead of having an officer attend the scene citizens are able to go online and file a police report. The service is not meant to be a replacement for 911. The OPP are happy that citizens are using it for its intended pur- pose so far. People are encour- aged to make sure that the incident follows strict guide- lines. There are seven types of occurrences that can be reported online; lost or missing property under $5000, stolen license plates or validation stickers, theft from a vehicle under $5,000, mischief or dam- age to a vehicle under $5,000, mischief or damage to prop- erty (other than a vehicle) under $5,000, theft under $5,000 and driving complaints. This model for self -reporting has been used successfully by many police services, said Ser- geant Peter Leon, Media Rela- tions and Community Services Coordinator. The initiative was launched last July and was re-released last month because of its new mobile feature. The mobile ser- vice was added because the OPP realized convenience would encourage more reporting, said Leon. Even if it's just an old bike that isn't important the police want it reported. Leon explains the OPP want to know where the crime is happening even if it seems minimal. "If we start to see a bit of trend happening, not only can we alert the public to be proactive themselves but then our officers will know what is happening on our streets, in our communities," Leon said. Each report filed online is given an occurrence number and reviewed by an officer to make sure all the important information is recorded. Leon wants to stress that all the infor- mation provided is done through a secure network and that citizen self -reporting is optional; an officer will still attend the scene if wanted. Another notable service added by the OPP is Text with 911. This emergency service was launched last Wednesday only for people who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech impaired in OPP service areas. Each mobile device much be registered in advance in order to use Text with 911. ATTENTION ADVERTISERS! DEADLINES Our Weekly Deadlines are as follows: ADVERTISING & EDITORIAL Friday @ 2:00 pm Clintonws Record 53 Albert St. S, Clinton P H : 519-482-3443 www.clintonnewsrecord.com OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Fri. 9am - 5pm CLOSED TUESDAYS