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Wednesday August Page New walkin clinic treats minor ailments quickly Contrary to comments made by some in the medial profession a medical walkin centre com pliments rather than competes against the services provided by family physicians and hospitals Georgetown family doctor says Dr Clay Li is one of seven doc tors who ran the recently opened walkin centre in the new profes sional building at Sinclair Ave and Guelph Stret in Georgetown The centre which is opened five days a week from p to serves patients with minor ailments such as the common cold sore throats fever and allergy flare ups Between these hours the public can expect to be examined by a doctor in a calm and comfortable atmosphere without having to wait for a long time Lisaid The centre is for people who need medical attention but not enough that they have to take time off work he said Dr Li emphasised the centre is not equipped to provide the kind of personnel care a family physician can offer or handle emergency situations that hospitals can han- physician Dr Clay Li is one of seven doctors who operate Georgetowns first medical walkin clinic The Sinclair Avenue clinic is open to the general public five days a week from pm to pm and services nonemergency medical cases Herald photo die Although a medical facility of this type is new to Georgetown most large towns and cities have them Dr Li said There are eight or nine alone in Brampton he said Dr Li stressed everyone should have a family doctor To make a proper diagnosis the doctor must not only know the patients medical history but also that per sons social and personal background Only the family physician sees that patient enough to learn this information he said The family physician is also looked upon to provide health counselling and education and help out in related family problems By offering immediate medical attention to nonemergency cases walkin centres also help alleviate hospitals overburdened emergen cy wards he said Based on experience of working on many emergency wards Dr Li to per cent of the people who go to emergency could wait and see their family doctor at a later date But people worry and want the immediate reassurance of a doctor he said This is where the centre comes in The walkin centre frees up need ed resources to treat real emergencies Dr Li said the response to the Georgetown Clinic has so far been supportive He would not say how many peo ple have used the centre since it opened three months ago There is also other diagnostic services found in the new building They include Xrays physiotherapy and electro encephalogram tests Helldrivers highlight Fall Fair 89 There will be fun excitement and entertainment galore at the edition of the Georgetown Pair Thats right the threeday ex travaganza at the Fairgrounds runs Sept 8 and and promises to be A fine time in 89 So come on out and join the fun The big attraction at this years fair is the ever famous Hell Drivers The stunt driving team has thrilled audiences all over North America They are schedul ed to start their engines at 530 pm on Saturday Sept The admissionprice to the fair is for adults aria for children age seven to 16 Weekend passes are still the best buy at for a fami ly and for a single weekend pass Friday night is youth night with a rock concert scheduled to run along side of thfc western horse show Saturday family day in cludes fair parade beginning at noon at Dominion Seed House and proceeding to the fairgrounds The Kinsmen softball playoffs run throughout the day and there will be two local bands performing during the afternoon the first Sound Investment a local 60s and 70s group and Rebel Hill for the Country Western in all of us Sunday sees the return of the ever popular farm Olympics so get ready for a not too serious but fun filled competition which promises to be fun for all This years fair will cost close to to produce And promises to be the best yet Other new and regular attrac tions of the fair are Conklin Show will return with two more carnival rides and lots of Wilbur the Purple Pig will once again reign supreme at Old MacDonalds Farm Councillor John McDonald and his band Sound Investment will be on stage Saturday afternoon They will be on stage from noon to a pm and will be immediately followed by the Country Western group Rebel Hill They will be on stage from 330 to5pm Amateur farmers will compete at the farm Olympics on Sunday and the fair organizers are looking for local groups to join in the fun and compete for prize money at the fair Agricultural shows include the Beef and Dairy show western horse show paint horse show and the light and heavy horse show featuring the magnificent Clydesdale and Belgian horses Last years western show had com petitors from as far away as Sud bury The heavy horse show with some of the horses in the competi tion weighing in at over a ton will host competitors from Quebec and Northern Ontario Last years heavy horse show had over en tries and was the biggest ever One of the busiest spots the whole fair weekend is always in the homecrafts building A vast assortment of local home baking jams pickles and canned fruit as well as hand crafted knit ting and sewing items are beautifully displayed for viewing and judging The junior exhibit gives young people a chance to exhibit with pride their artwork baking flower arranging and sewing A leisurely stroll through the building assures the fairgoer that Georgetown still has that old fashioned community spirit Jahmince Bulk Foods FOR ALL YOUR BAKMG NEEDS OPEN DAYS IN PLATA I Police STEP up speeding tickets By BEN Herald Staff Halton drivers beware Halton Regional Police will begin cracking down on those caught speeding not wearing a seat belt or driving impaired starting in midAugust or the beginning of September Sergeant Ken of the for ces regional traffic bureau said There will be no breaks strict enforcement will apply Sergeant Bonham said Sgt Bonham recently com pleted a telling traffic report showing among other statistics that speeding played a part in a 116 per cent increase in fatalities in the Halton Region this year from January to July over last year during the same period Fatalities are up from six last year at this time to he said To reduce this number Sgt Bonham has established the new Safety Traffic Enforcement Program The program will be im plemented by a task force of two officers from each of the forces four districts Milton Oakville Georgetown and Burlington plus officers from the regional traffic bureau Were going to be out there were going to enforce the speed limits- whatever the radar says will apply he said The crackdown will be concen trated primarily on roads north of Highway 5 and in the kilometre per hour speed zones Sgt said He explained per cent of this years speeding related fatalities occurred north of Highway 5 and 692 per of this percentage happened in the kilometre per hour speed zone Up until this point police have been soft on the drivers Sgt said The tendency has been for the police Ho reduce a speeding ticket enough that the driver receives a small fine and no demerit points he said Demerit points are issued to drivers caught speeding a minimum of 15 kilometres per hour over the set speed limit Sgt Police are criticized by drivers when issuing a speeding ticket he said But like most people the police want to be liked so if possible the tendency has been to give the driver a break he said Its norma to hear someone say that a particular officer is a nice guy if he has reduced a speeding ticket Sgt said However motorists travelling at a speed limit about 15 kilometres per hour higher than the established one will be charged he explained The program will hopefully establish a situation comparable to the one in the United States where speeding isnt as widespread he said Drivers reluctance to wear seat belts is another problem Sgt Bonham hopes STEP will help to correct There have been five ejections from vehicles so 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