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where all the problems start. The MHC is always in a "no win situation'. Several situations lead to this predicament. First of all there is the cost of keeping a person in a Mental Health Centre. An approximate cost for keeping a patient for a year at Penetanguishene MHC is $46,000. It is very difficult to justify such a sum when little of the outlay is returned in any manner from _ the institution. Another problem which opens the centres up to public criticism is the question of when a patient is ready to be released. To be released from a Mental Health Centre, the patient must face a review board made up of either a retired or active Supreme Court judge, two psychiatrists, one lawyer, and one other professional from an unrelated field. This board hears reports from lawyers, and the hospital about the patient, and then makes its decision as to whether he or she is released, moved _ to another facility, or re-examined. Each patient in a Mental Health Centre is reviewed after his first six months, and then every year thereafter. Whether the patient is released or not, the decision of the board is always open to criticism and second-guessing. Upon the results of the review board, patients are released, transferred or kept on by a cabinet order of government. The third, and most perplexing problem with the MHC's is that obviously the patients don't want to be there, and have certain rights guaranteed to them with which to try to Wayne MICKerrow --tiseadi tala cS MHC's top brass -- 2.00) OFF fil DEVELOPING | I l I | erie : | Wayne McKerrow, administrator of the Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre, was the guest at Wednesday's meeting of A ) the Midland Rotary Club at Budd Watson s Gallery. Bring us this coupon with your next roll of colour negative film for developing and printing, and { you'll get $3 OFF 36 exp. $2 OFF 24 exp. and $1 OFF 12/15 exp. colour negative film. Valid for any size of 110, 126, 135 or C-41 disc film - one coupon per roll only i] I { { t { { McKerrow gave an informative talk on how the MHC, especially the Oak Ridge section, fits into the legal and penal 4 otter ends Saturday, September 10. 1983 systems of Canada. Just bring this a your film to ey 4 Benjamin dealer The basic premise of the law is that no one can stand trial for / his actions unless he or she understands fully two things. The Hoff Seah first is that the person committing the crime must realize that weeeeeece ee ee eee ie in what he did was wrong, and secondly, that what he did was a myer Tyr crime. Being unfit to stand trial is a legal defence in Canada's law | system, and if this defence is taken, the defendent is sent to a | Mental Health Centre for an evaluation of his mental capacities | PHOTOFINISHING us. We'll try to help you find the answers. Ji get out. Patients have the right to file legal action against the MHC or any of the staff, if they feel they are being mistreated. Secondly, the patients have the right to stop publication of any information pertaining to their personal records. This often inhibits the MHC from defending itself against outside allegations. Finally, the question of how to treat the criminally insane is completely arbitrary initself. Very little research or investigation has been done into what will or will not be successful. Every thing that is done is almost experimental, and therefore subject once again to criticism. : / What should be recognized is that Canada's system far outshines the systems of other nations. It is internationally recognized as first-rate. It may not be without flaws, but it is a system which employs a hard-working core of professionals doing their best. , 'We're glad you asked! Jim Lynn Funeral Director PRE-PLANNING AND CHOOSING YOUR CEMETERY LOT We plan our futures with such care. Yet our futures must include a final resting place...and that frequently receives little or no planning. Sparing the bereaved this emotional detail and the anxieties with which it is associated is a wise thing you can do ahead of time. Presented here, then, are several questions often asked about the early selection of a cemetery lot. You might well ask them of yourself: A. Which cemetery and location of plot? B. How many spaces and what's the cost? C. If we move away from here, will the cemetery buy the lots back? D. Can I sell my lots to someone else? E. Is the cemetery properly funded for Per- petual Care? Some of these questions can't be answered without some action on your part. You should investigate - and discuss them with representatives of cemeteries under consideration. If you have specific questions, feel free to call on James H. olynn Funeral Homes Midland Eimvale 526-6551 322-2732 for either a 30 or 60 day period. At the end of this period, the MHC Business would employ handicapped A Midland man _ is trying to start a salvage and recycling venture which would employ the A meeting will be held in September at a location to be an- nounced, says Lalonde. reports back to the courts with the findings. If the defendent is found to be unfit, by reason of insanity, to stand trial, he or ee is acquitted of the crime in a court of aw. Penetanguishene, or a maximum security detention centre for the criminally insane like Oak Ridge. This, according to McKerrow, is The Friday Times Second Class Mail Registration Number 3194 Published at 309 King Street, Midland, Ontario / 526-2283 The Friday Citizen Second Class Mail Registration Number 2327 Published at 75 Main Street, Penetanguishene, Ontario / 549-2012 OF GIANETTO' MIDLAND YOUR FRIENDLY _GREENGROCER 290 King &., Midland 226-2761 | handicapped. , Ray Lalonde says that The defendent is then made a ward of Ce Ont. No. 1 a pilot program will} the Lt.-Governor of Ontario by. a ee they orient; | Warrant of the Lt.-Governor. rad at 'ictal end{ . According to the severity of the crime, newspapers, create| the patient is then assigned to either a jobs. regional MHC, or a provincial MHC like Pp x" CELERY fay : mi i] Polish SAUSAGE #199 /Ib. PEACHES 4 qt. basket $3.49 NECTARINES 59%/lb. *1.30/kg. GREEN PEPPERS 69%: GR. ONIONS 3/O9° = Publisher: Douglas Parker Editor: Douglas Reed Advertising Manager: Robert Finch Circulation Manager: June Robbins Beer MUSHROOMS *1.79/lb.*3.94 /kg.| sausAGE *2.79 1b. *6.14 /kg. Mild GOUDA *3.29 /Ib.*7.24 /kg.| CAULIFLOWER 79 §& cach Black Forest | Spanish HAM *3.99 /lb.°8.78/kg.) ONIONS 33%. 3 Is J jLanvrentiam Publishing Grou a % 2 y Sh : or 'Ss Page 4, Friday, August 26, 1983 BANANAS) ~~. et ee ere be 6 ce ane qo? --