The Creemore
Ech
Friday, June 30, 2016 Vol. 17 No. 27
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News and views in and around Creemore
Inside the Echo
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Plaque Buildup
Heritage plaque unveiling
Art shown with Canadian Pride
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Attempt to save medical board fails
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
In celebration of three anniversaries, Avening Women's Institute (WI) hoist a Canada flag Tuesday on the newly installed flagpole at Avening Hall, the hub of the community and the (WI). 2017 marks, not only Canada 150, but also the 110th anniversary of the Avening (WI) and the 120th anniversary of the Women's Institute in Ontario.
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School graduates pose for a group photo before commencement Wednesday. See page 8 for more.
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by Trina Berlo Clearview council narrowly passed a bylaw Monday night dissolving the Creemore Medical Centre Service Board. There was some hope that the board would be preserved so it could continue its doctor recruitment efforts in order to attract new tenants to the medical centre but there weren’t enough votes. Councillor Thom Paterson attempted to amend the motion to remove the Creemore Medical Centre from the list of boards and committees being dissolved but his motion was defeated in a tie vote. The hope was that the board could remain in tact and change its mandate. Township staff has already taken on certain duties relating to the management of the medical centre. The medical centre board’s current chair Marg Purkis and Bill Mann, a past chair, spoke during the public participation period of the June 26 meeting. Purkis said she doesn’t know how they can proceed with doctor recruitment without the authority of the board. “It appears we have lost our ability to interface with clients,” she said. “I fear that if I do not have a board behind me it does not carry the credibility.” Mann said the community raised more than $500,000 to expand the medical centre with the expectation the community would choose which medical practitioners would serve the community. “We could be more effective if we are inside the tent, not outside the tent,” said Mann. “It could be a real thorn in the hide of Creemore. A wise move would be to reestablish the board.” (See “future” on page 3)
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