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Doctors happy with new hours Elmvale doctors Dr. Jim Young and Dr. John MacKenzie are pleased with the results to date of each man's joining the call group of doctors at Penetanguishene General Hospital, as of Jan. 2. In separate in- terviews this week both doctors said they had not encountered any problems. Last week Elmvale's third doctor, Dr. Doug Patchell, told the Lance that he was carrying on his practice exactly as he had in the past. Since Dr. Young and Dr. MacKenzie joined the call group, each doctor has been on call about one nght in eight nights, compared to a previous ratio of about one night in three nights. A number of petitions protesting the two doctors decision to no longer take calls after office hours were delivered to the Elm- vaie village office. Under the _ present setup, patients of either doctor desiring the attention of a doctor after office hours is to either call the doctor on callat PGH, or go there. Dr. Patchell said that, "T will take calls as always. If I'm here, I will see them. I can't change a lifetime of habit." Dr. Young said he and Dr. MacKenzie respect the opinion of the people who signed the petitions, and that their points are well cosidered. However, the petitions "didn't make us aware of anything that we didn't know." Dr. Young described the petitions as being like motherhood questions. "'My answer would be yes too but I do not particularly want to be the guy who wants to work all that time." Both Dr. Young and Dr. MacKenzie said that no problems have come up yet. If they find the new arrangement is an "unmitigated disaster', they would make a change. "We would Mm Ong fy the arrangement if we found something wrong with it," Dr. Young said. Drs Patchell described Dr. Young and Dr. MacKenzie's solution to the burden of « overwork as "good in theory, but not in practice."' The practice of medicine in Elmvale is a country practice, not a city practice, he said. "They are two different things all together."' It's a "little ludicrous"' for a person who needs a doctor in the night to pass three doctors to go to a hospital and a doctor the person doesn't know, Dr. Patchell said. Dr. Young said that his and Dr. MacKenzie's joining of the call group was important because it was a benefit to them without being a risk to their patients. Dr. Young said that those of his patients who did speak to him about the new hours were very favourable in their comments. From Penetanguishene's past Here's an old memory-maker from Penetanguishene's past. railway station at the foot of Main Street It shows the ago. being demolished at the town docks. The move was taken after railway service to Penetanguishene was stopped some years Three certificates Planning administrator wins his spurs as township pays tribute Roger Robitaille, Tiny Township planning administrator, was honoured by council Wednesday for professional _qualific- ations and certifications earned recently. Reeve Morris Darby officially presented Robitaille with three certificates in the name of the Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers (A.M.C.T.). Through a three-year study program under the extension depart- ment of Queen's University, Robitaille has been recognized as a graduate of their Municipal Administ- ration course. This brings with it a membership in the A.M.C.T.--letters which will follow Robitaille's name Officially in the future. The third cer- tificate presented to Tiny's planner by the Reeve was a mem- bership in the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians. "That's quite an array of certificates' observed Reeve Darby, in making the presentation. The reeve congratulated Robit- aille, expressing the support of Tiny town- ship for municipal employees who _ un- dertake professional up- grading. In what has lately become a Tiny tradition, Robitaille was invited into the council chambers, and engaged by council in discussion while township staff filed silently into the spectators' seats behind the unsuspecting planner. Obviously surprised by the ceremony, Robitaille was warmly applauded by his colleagues and_ by council: He's off to Aylmer and studies Midland council endorsed a public safety committee recomm- endation which clears the way for town policeman Const. Dan Gilbert to attend police college from Jan. 11 to March 26. There, the long-time policeman will take part in the special iden- tification course at Aylmer. think the outting. to 12 inches thick. W : Although at first glance the ice-covered bay appears to be safe for a weekend jaunt, one considering such a move might want to re- Capt. Earle McNaught of the CCGS Mont- morency noted yesterday, the ice is only eight The Montmorency is a buoy tender, light house supply vessel and is classified as a light ice-breaker. CCGS Griffon is a medium ice- breaker. That is she can cut through medium ice depths on the Great Lakes. Capt. McNaught indicated yesterday it took the Montmorency-about three hours to travel about two miles to the Tiffin earlier this week Ice on the bay here not all that thick even through ice that was a foot or less thick. Monday, weather permitting the ship will break ice in the Simcoe Elevator area of Midland harbour. Every effort, according to the captain, is made to stay in "tracks" his ship has previously cut. However there are occasions when the ship bangs up against the side of one of the tracks causing ice cracks to radiate out in all directions. That's where the danger to life and limb really could come into play for any un- Suspecting soul who encounters such a phenomenon. This year Penetanguishene is celebrating its centennial. Do you have a flashback you'd like us to publish? We'd like to hear from you. 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