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The Independent
Thursday, May 4, 2017
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Painters were hard at work in Petrolia’s downtown during the recent sunny weather. The former Bailey’s Jewelry building is being transformed into a new co ee bar and a coat of paint was one of
the rst things on the agenda.
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Dawn-Euphemia to offer scholarship
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to post secondary education. Students entering elds such as agriculture, re ghting or municipal government will
be given priority and Clerk- Administrator Donna Clermont says someone who has been active in the community is also
a good candidate.
The family of municipal
Dawn-Euphemia is planning to help one of its residents go to school.
politicians and staff won’t be eligible and if there is not a suitable candidate on any given year, it will not be awarded.
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Council has approved a $1,000 scholarship to be given to a student heading
Council will begin giving out the scholarship in 2018.
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Warwick woman rescued from her home
An elderly Warwick woman was rescued from squalor in her own home by Lambton OPP.
were checking on the health of a resident. The of cers helped the workers to get in and found the home was “in a state of squalor.”
coherent and in need of medical intervention.”
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Police went to a home on Hickory Creek Line in Warwick to help health care workers who
Police say a search of the home “eventually located the elderly female who was in-
The OPP have arrested and charged a 50-year-old Warwick woman with failing to provide the necessities of life.
CEEH future secured as province provides cash
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(Health Care) village because the services are go- ing to be needed and I believe Bluewater Health is open to that.”
“It was a small group of people but we never got discouraged,” says Orcutt.
“We always knew that as long as we were knowledgeable and reasonable and rational but relentless then we would eventually get the out- come we wanted. And it’s true. We have.
Mayor John McCharles agrees saying the an- nouncement shows the value of Petrolia’s hospi- tal.
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“We talked to the hospital and we talked to the province and they realized this is a better idea for a small rural area.
“I think Bluewater Health and the LHINs real- ize there is a lot of usage here and it is necessary to have a hospital here.”
Driveways, sidewalks, patios and garage floors
“We just made people listen to us.”
The mayor was clearly pleased with the an- nouncement calling it “possibly the greatest day ever in this community.
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Orcutt believes there are better days ahead for CEEH. “I think more services are coming... more and more specialists are coming to our hospital... if people need to see a specialist they don’t have to go to Sarnia because they can come here.
“We’re going to keep the hospital, we’re going to preserve our hospital and keep it for a long, long time.
“I see more services coming as we build the
Water study to be paid by Dawn-Euphemia
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proponent.”
Broad and council agreed to
with the cost of their water. “If not, we have the
The study is expected to cost $5,000. “Petrolia was clear they were not paying for it and Enniskillen did its investigation,” says Broad.
foot the initial cost of the study. “We pay for the water study and if the greenhouse moves forward, it is part of the cost that will be pushed off to them
information for the future.” The money for the study will come from the water reserves.
“So it is either us or the
It’s not clear how long it will take.
The woman was taken to the hospital to be treated.
“We keep our heart. This is our heart..this is the heart of the operation. We gotta have this.”
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