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Satisfactory care at Chers hospital Scott coroners inquest jury is told Hie long wait is over Alter month of waiting CN Rom Knechtrl Terry Grubbe Mayor Peter crews tats week to repair the deplorable Pomeroy and Town complained and lobbied Mill St rati crowing Councillors Dave Whiting CS about the crowing in last winter Halton Hills population up The population of Hills has increased by living in the Town than there were last year nearly people Monday report a There are alliens in Acton another census based on the municipal enumeration people living in the rural area and 17 George- whichshQwithereare913morepeople own residents Earl Scott received satisfactory care at both Cher Rest Home and General Hospital in the weeks leading up to his July 13 death Witnesses at the inquest into the death of Scott testified Tuesday they felt all that could be done for the elderly resident of Cher a was done Tor Mm by the tune be arrived at the hospital June a Crown Attorney Jim TreJcaven counsel for coroner Dr Bruce Pen ton in his opening remarks noted some of the evidence is directed towards the lack of regulations for rest homes He emphasised the Inquest was not to attach blame onto any one person or to be overly critic Pathologist Dr Ling told the Jury of three women and two men that Scott was yearsold when he died of bronchia pneumonia in July His knees stiffened which could have been due to staying In the same for an extended lime or arthritis Ling also noted numerous bedsores on Scott s body mainly on his buttocks One such sore on his foot was open to the bone At the time of his examination Or Ling said the sores were clean and some were healing Scott also bad a heart condition which was not uncommon for someone of his age The bedsores Ling said were a factor In Scott death in that the patient was immobilited which makes anyone susceptible to pneumonia Dr Ling told Cher Rest Home solicitor Gerry the sores looked as if the person had been turned frequently during the day which was pro per treatment Douglas of the Regional Police told the coroner Cher Rest Home was clean and tidy when he entered the premises on August Dr Walter Scott coroner for Wellington and Waterloo counties testified he was concerned about the bedsores on the patient body at ihe time of death He noted air mattresses could have been used to avoid the sores He called for inquest because he wondered if Scott had re ceived adequate care Dr Scott explained that a nursing home would nave a registered nurse or an assistant on staff However by present regulation rest homes do not need to comply with this Bylaw a rest home can be described as any number of possible lodgings including a boarding home the coroner noted Dr Scott told the jury ho felt rest homes should be required to have someone on staff trained in Other methods of helping to prevent bedsores Scott said are sheepskins under the patient and a Strieker frame which allows the patient to be turned over easily This could have helped pre vent the pneumonia Dr Scott said Acton pharmacist Bill Yundt said he filled several prescriptions for antibiotics against Infec Hon and a cream tor infections for Scott begin ning Hay until June 12 He pUls for the condition Most of medication was pre scribed by Dr David van der Bent Scott was very adequately cared for Dr van Bent told the inquest He explained Scott was mentally in good shape but had arthritis and got around in a wheel chair or with crutches In January 1981 Scott suffered acute congestive failure and was put on medication In May 1962 be had bronchitis but recovered with an libiotics van he first saw the bedsores on June but theywerenotbadat that time Scott had been given sheepskins on which to sit which was adequate care at the time Owner of the rest home Tryphenia Cherwonlak was advised to tell the family their father was now a bed patient In the next nine days Scott condition detenor ated very suddenly On June Dr van Bent felt Scott should be moved to the hospital Mrs Cherwonlak told the doctor the family was aware of the situation and wanted him kept at the home Two days later van der Bent returned to find the patient s condition further worsened Ho felt the family did not realize how bad Continued on page A Community Newspaper One Hundred and Eighth Year Issue Acton Ontario Wednesday October 20 Panes Thirty Cenn Acton man challenges for the mayors chair Over dancers Including several from Acton enjoyed the Pine Valley the dancers clapping and stomping to such tunes as O Lord It Hard to be Squares annual at Georgetown high school last Saturday night Calhoun a guest caller from the BarrleOrlllia area kept Angr audience told No expropriation for quarries Land will not be expropriated for aggregate mining Ted Harvey of the Ministry of Natural Resources told over angry land owners from alt over North last night Tuesday at a public meeting into the proposed chilling of lands for pits and quarries operations Accusations of Gestapo Mere hurled al Harvey by landowners fearing their hands w ill be lied on their own property and some 14 acres of land in North mostly around Ac on frozen The meeting was called to further Inform residents of the Proposed Amendment Number Six to the Region Official Plan Res dents for the most part went home alter almost three hours unsatisfied with answers and Just as angry and frustrated as when the meeting began Residents Mere asked to attend next Wed Public Works meeting at Regional Headquarters in al am Hills Councillor Dave V luting demanded the meeting tn be held in Acton for the convenience of the people in Norm and that is still a The changing of the meeting will be brought up at s Wednesday meeting Failing that Whiting asked for a special meeting to be in Bring the government to the people instead of Unpeople to he appealed Ted Tyler pointed out to regional palnners Rush Mohammed and Bob While that Acton is willing to contribute its fair share to the aggregate industry but questioned the need for providing most of the share He wanted to know why alt the designated areas were In the north end of the region His concern was brought up by man people throughout the evening Tyler a ho won dered if there as am way the people would be compensated for their land Mohammed and regional lawyer Ken Anderson agreed there is no compensation for frozen land Harvey explained that has a variety of resource with sand and north of Acton crushed stone around Acton and shale from the Georgetown area Ever since regional government said It Lime house we have been crapped Many residents asked about alternative mm sites around Ontario One man wondered why the aggregate could not come from Crown land on Highway this area was so good Mohammed staled Crown lands are not intended for extraction which had one angry landowner in Are you saying only privately owned land is good for extraction Mohammed admitted Crown lands had been considered and then dismissed These lands arc meant to be wood lots Another man interrupted by saving privately owned lands had had more rcplaniing done than Crown lands and he himself had planted trees on acres The representative wis unable to tell the crowd whit percentage of Ontario aggregate is coming from North hint that it as of substantial proportions Chris Wood of Acton wondered what happens to the property ner once the extractors come to their door Mohammed pointed out arrangements have to be made with the property owners ItwasMikePalmer whowond about expropriation When Harvey answered that the government not involved in lions an unidentified woman related a story she had heard from a friend Apparently aggregate producers approached a friend of hers to sell their land When he refused the producers stated we will take it anyway A few days later aerial photographs of his farm were on display at the municipal office Regional lawyer Anderson pointed out govern con only expropriate something that is dlr involving them such as property to widen roadways etc The Region of is not in Ihe pos of expropriating land for sand and gravel he stated Fred Buchanan said the entire matter was a fait accompli that road work was already being done to accommodate the additional truck traffic Chairman of theevemng Bill Johnson noted that is why they are fighting it One man went against the grain of of the even ing and told the planners he was tired of the meet ings and just to get the amendment passed and settle the issue Dennis questioned why acres could not be taken now to lost until the end of the The present acres of mined land has supplied aggregate for IS years Why are 14 minimal and maximum needed now Hills Mayor Peter said his council fully intends to fight the proposal but the Town is not going to get anywhere without the sup port of thepeoplc who suggested a ratepayers association be for med One man who did not give his name summed up the feelings of the majority of the people at the meeting when he said We are going to fight this damn thing right through and we are not going to get it inside this weeks Free Press The ant pain on pages J Cases Saw M page a tlad page On Hit LmvvU en pat S fa festered pages ana election races are set To days paper stories on Malum races on pages and B Aba a reports lac Tewashlp page page page Bit Theres a special car cut Inside Inlays paper Bill Smiley a page RES Nana has received aa MM grant far a Yamia Service Project which aria operate tbe Acton Sadat Service and Centra Details an page RE want the tan an pea A newcomer to political ranks has challenged Peter for the mayor chair A lifelong resident of Halton Hills Glen M Mill St East Acton his Monday afternoon days of rumors He Is the first Hills mayoralty McKeruie Is yearsold and works for Kit chener Coin He says he is actively involved in recreation programs He says he is running for Hallon Hills top post because he is concerned about the apathy surrounding municipal politics Pointing to past acclamations for the incumbent McKenzie feels the people of Hills deserve an alter native He wants to guide the community in a new direction McKenzie feels past administrations have performed admirably through the lonal government transition period but feels its McKenzie would like to see the GO Train to Acton and wants commercialindustrial taxes reduced to promote economic growth Tourism Is a key growth opportunity and be would promote this industry with tax dollars He sees Hills years hence as the tourist centre of southcentral Ontario Also he notes tourism is Ontario number one industry and believes recent success stories are Just the beginning to this development On other issues be has called for the demolition of the Acton Town Hall and the building of a community centre in the rural area between Acton and Georgetwon McKenzie has vowed to fight for private property rights threatened by the grave Issue Municipal government should be run like a business and says taxes can be cut by increasing the tax base and eliminating waste He says the economy is in sad shape and not enough is being done the local level He says his candidacy began as a protest Glen campaign but In recent days from talking to many voters it has turned serious He says his pro posed program is what Hallon Hills needs and he urges voters take a stand and work together tor the future Its lime to build this community not Just maintain it Allcandidates meeting The allcandidates meeting for people running for Acton seats on Region and Halton Hills councils Board of Education Separate School Board and Hills Hydro Commission will beneld tonight Wednesday Acton High School at Mayor calls for reward for capture cemetery vandals Halton Hills councillors have been asked con sider a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of cemetery vandals who toppled to headstones in Acton last week causing about da mage Monday Mayor Peter called for a staff report on a gate system for Fairvlew Cemetery which would see Ihe grounds locked each night as well as council consideration for a reward isn the only Halton Hills cemetery to be vandalised Pomeroy said adding it Is an Impossible situation to deal with unless council closes cemeteries except for funerals and puts up a six foot chain link fence However he has information which leads him to believe people living in the area of Cemetery have seen the and he wants to give them an incentive to cotnc forward The headstones were toppled with the use of vehicles be declared There comes a point where vanalistn is simply no longer acceptable the mayor said adding that point has been reached He d like to see those responsible for this damage to public property captured and have them pay the price He termed those responsible for the at tacks on animals He has discussed this problem with the Regional Police and concluded he only solution is participation Councillor Dave Waiting informed council be ha rece a tetter from the Oalmlle community committee a body he has dealt with through council dropin for Acton and that group to won In Acton and George town Ha said Us body i vandalism problem bat do mass the public more aware of and the for citizen action He ae pan of tea result IVre was aver la bead slants knocked aver tat I week at Cemetery raining an estimated Judicial system shortcomings said the town can wait any longer to acton on vandalism and It Is Important to integrity of municipality that the issue be resolved once and for all