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2 C garcure.) ENFPe persCenT <4<y j§/p3 f @ © ® Firstâ€"ever juried show on now at the Colborne Art Galler By RayYurkowsti _ new combinations of things have work in this show," said it‘s in Colborne and not evâ€" [ oo _ y EMC News â€" Colborne â€" we would never have seen Buntin, in her opening adâ€" erybody knows about it. We iss esemanpemermintire The ‘Colborne Art Gallery together." dress. "None of our members were trying to raise awareâ€" e ' inaron on esn launched its firstâ€"ever juried __ "Artists arealways looking. were included in the process ness and this has raised our y Ts art show at an opening recepâ€" for opportunities to exhibit so _ and we hired an outside juror profile above and beyond our ||| "_â€" s ES tion held last weekend. Fiftyâ€" we posted our call for entries . to make the selections." local community." | ol 3 * f > ks 6 j five guest artists are featured a number of places online," _ James Campbell, executive. _ Buntin gives high praise to | * s 2R * . (%., in the exhibit, which willnow she added. "People have director and curator of the municipal council for paving | ie\ o oopmines... P ts . g become an annual event. found us and responded." _ Visual Arts Centre in Clarâ€" the way and supporting the | > M C y 9y A ie L. 3 _ "We‘re absolutely over _ One piece was shipped to ington, took on the challenge gallery. o f F m & . 4 joyed with the response," the local gallery from Stratâ€" of reviewing 188 submitted _ "It makes all the differâ€" | _« x4 ol §‘ & 2 said gallery marketing direcâ€" ford, Prince Edward Island, works to select the collection. ence," she said. "We‘re artâ€" (Malk * 'Q\.“-E\ â€" C 5 5 tor Barbara Buntin. "In the art . along with two from Quebec. for the show. As a result, the. ists and our primary interest |"__"« \ "W/" 7 ' o K. s "all J world, having. juried shows. The rest came from Ontario. . exhibit showcases a diverse is doing our own work. Runâ€" | "\\) "’"‘:"[ ue â€" s [Â¥ is a way we can gather toâ€" _ "The real interesting thing. range of mediums and styles. ning a gallery is a secondary | e Â¥y% i J ol f ty K{ gether a really unique group is, for the first time in 16 _ Buntin thanked and conâ€" thing for us. It‘s challenging | â€" ns +0% B I ; 6 of work. You get some brand years, none of our members gratulated all of the artists to do all the administrative | _ } . Wwki \| & @ who submitted their work. _ work and having the support [ #®*"~~â€" ‘ C "It‘s a brave thing to put of the township is a lifesaver |â€" t § hx your work in front of a juror," . for us." hk xf,i\ .« a M | she said. "Most of us, who are The juried show is on from 2 ~. tohe ?‘“"0 & w argis!s.dhave been accepted or noon to 5 p.m. Thursday 'fi * 7 rejected many times." through Sunday until A in thawr e CA Oll_fi; n'!fyl gstg,nes. § he dhow sls paiine 18 atthe Colb{')me An“(fl}zif Crarna?ne Township Mayor Marc Coombs congratulates best of show winner Judy Hopkins, of Baltiâ€" 140. AeL 2p2A Colborne on the pictorial map. lery, housed in the historic atthe her acrylic and crayon work, *Daffodils." Hopkins says she‘s "very flattered" to be singled out 4 "That was another reason East Northumberland land at the exhibit. "It‘s a really strong show and it‘s an honour to he recognized." Photo: Ray Yurkowsi Personal Notices Personal Notices we did it," said Buntin. "We registry office, at 51 King _ have this fantastic space but Street East. s : CLIFFCREST Jewellers Ltd. is $ NOTICE OF STORE CLOSING ; & ; Clifferest Jewellers Ltd, located at » 11 King Street East, Suite 2, Colborne, g f : will be closing permanently. Te eeumeirms m mss | . = o Jul 7 and provide your claim ta{] number. co u nty to tu rn Co I bo rn e a m bu | a n ce es station into 24/7 operati H#riy EmpePerpen; p au\~y 2s7}3 ByJohn Campbell _ _64'_‘â€" ______ area measuring 1,906 square kiloâ€" Uukkivi stated. . EMC News â€" Northumberland _ metres, Uukkivi said. Lastly, the five ambulances on f County â€" The Colbome ambulance _ But the response time is edging duty between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. in | station is adding a 12â€"hourshiftso it upward as call volumes increase Northumberland have more disâ€" | can function around the clock with . because of the county‘s patient deâ€" tance to cover than the seven in use ? an additional eight paramedics, four mographic, he stated, noting the during the day, which can impede of them fullâ€"time. county‘s aging population, the secâ€" their ability to respond quickly to Tarmo. Uukkivi, chief of Norâ€" _ ond oldest in the province, requires . calls, which are also increasing in thumberland: County‘s emergency "more frequent use" of ambulances number overnight. < medical services, said in a report to â€" as well as more complex care. County. council had already set |county council July 17 that the extra _ Other factors adding to the serâ€" aside monies in its 2013 budget for p staffing is needed because "there is vice‘s challenges include: frequent additional staffing to be hired in the a clear trend that current resources offâ€"load delays (they occur when fourth fiscal quarter. In formally 304 have been stretched beyond capacâ€" paramedics delivering a patient to agreeing to make the Colbome ity in the face of increasing call volâ€" . an emergency department must wait . ambulance station a 24â€"hour operaâ€" umes." until space can be found to receive . tion last week, the county will draw ; Northumberland at present operâ€" . the patient); a decline in the general. upon a "modest budget surplus" ates six ambulance stations, in Coâ€" health of the population, and a rise EMS has experienced as a result bourg, Port Hope, Campbellford, in obesity, leading to an increase in . of receiving a largerâ€"thanâ€"expected . Brighton, Colbome and Roseneath, medical emergencies, and: more subsidy from the Ministry of Health but Colbome is the only one that. traffic on the roads resulting in more . and Longâ€"Term Care last year. doesn‘t have a crew onsite 24 hours . collisions and incidents that require _ The four fullâ€"time and four ; a day. ambulance responses. partâ€"time paramedics to be hired ; Last year, EMS responded to _ Also, Northumberland ambuâ€" will increase the 2014 EMS 3 1 nearly 20,000 calls, a fourâ€"fold inâ€"» lances are having to respond to staffing budget by $652,000 in - crease since 1996. Still, the service â€" calls in neighbouring municipalitiesâ€" salaries, benefits and operational F > was able to respond to emergency . "with increasing frequency," as part costs, but the amount will be calls in 16 minutes and 12 seconds of Ontario‘s "seamless coverage" reduced by 50 per cent with the & or less 90 pghéent of the time, in an. in providing: emergency services, ministry subsidy. @ . â€" a