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Reaping the harvest Various area politicians and dignitaries gathered around Simcoe East MPP Gordon Smith as he presented John Cooper, chairman of the St. Andrew's hospital board, witha cheque for close to $600,000 -- the first installment of the government's contribution towards the new area hospital, presently under construction on the Old Penetanguishene John Brennan elected chairman of separate board John Brennan of Barrie was chosen chairman of the Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board last Thursday at the newly-elected board's first meeting of 1975. Child clinic begins Beginning January 23, the Simcoe County District Health Unit offers its annual pre-school screening clinic designed for children going into kindergarten in Sep- tember The clinic is supposed to detect any health problems a child might have and help correct them before school Operator of a meat market in the city, Brennan has been vice-chairman of the board for the past two years, and has been a member since the board was established in 1969. Earlier, he served as a begins The child's health history will be looked at, along with a physical examination by a community nurse. He will receive a screening for general development, a vision and hearing check, along with a urinalysis and hemoglobin test Good health habits, im- Road. From left to right, Tiny Township deputy-reeve Hilda Sibthorpe, Tiny reeve Morris Darby, chairman of the hospital board John Cooper, MPP Gordon Smith, Port Mc- Nicoll reeve Bruce Dockray, Midland deputy-reeve Catherine Dion, Midland reeve Moreland Lynn, and Tay reeve Tom Robinson. trustee for several years on the old Barrie Separate School Board. Chosen by the members as the new vice-chairman was Colgan's Vice Egan, a far- mer and also a founding Jan. 23 munization, and dental care will be discussed with both the parents and the child. The complete check-up takes approximately an hour. The clinic will move around the area, and parents are requested to phone 526- 9325 for an appointment or further information member of the board. Egan is serving or has served on a wide range of committees, including budget, playground, com- munity education, catechetics, animal care, and the Bradford building committee for the new school being built in that community. Also at the meeting, John Consitt was named to sit on the Midland Public Library Board, and trustee Lloyd LaPlume was appointed as a representative of the board to the St. Theresa's Private High School Board. As in past years, the board voted to continue its practice of meeting on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Tiny complains about Ma Bell's service At its last meeting of the year on December 30, the Tiny Township Council once again voiced complaints about the service of Bell Canada within the township and decided to support a petition sent to the telephone company from people in the Lafontaine calling area A resolution moved by councillors John Lackie and Hilda Sibthorpe received unanamous support from council. Along with sup porting the petition about free calling privileges between Lafontaine and Elmvale and the request of meeting between Bell Canada and Tiny council the resolution stated: "The Township of Tiny considers it a deplorable state of af. fairs when over half of the township does not have free calling privileges to all parts of the township." In a letter sent to Mrs George Troyer of RR 1, Perkinsfield, W.I McCullough, a_ district manager for the Bell, siad free calling between Lafontaine and Elmvale could not be planned "until after 1978." He explained that council was told on January 25, 1973 the free calling privileges were a years off due to "provisioning and capital limitations." At that time, the Elmvale Lance carried the story. McCullough added in his letter that 'planning and provisions do not allow us, at this time, to change the statement In 1973, the Bell changed a group of people from the Penetanguishene exchange to the Laiontaine one because the lines were becoming overloaded on the Penetanguishene exchange He statéd*serious criticisms were being received from residents, and in April 1972 Tiny Council asked the Bell to improve service Changing areas, according to McCullough's letter, was the 'most practical and economic alternative available to improve customer service." At the time of the change, only four complaints were received. In a telephone interview with McCullough on Friday, he stated that he had not yet heard from the council about its recent resolution, but assured this news paper he would make sure representatives from Bell Canada met with the township as soon as he received the request He agrees a great portion of the township does not have free calling to the rest, but explains that centres of interest had been assessed when the system was set up and that the township residents have free calling privileges to many places outside the township. He said the change in areas from Penetanguishene to Lafontaine did take away some free calling privileges for a small group of residents, but it greatly increased the quality of their telephone service. SteeReeePeteeeeeeeeseseereees Castle Village Giftshop BALM BEACH RD. AT. HWY. 27 MIDLAND are A REAL CASTLE? YES! Where we sell early Canadian wicker, lamps, brassware, copperware, pottery, glass, candles, woodenware, and many, many other gift items. 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