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The Review-Mirror February 4, 2016 – 16 Primary students at Rideau Vista Public School were enjoying the school yard with- out the school's older students who enjoyed a day at Foley Mountain last Friday. Westport's Winter Car- nival kicks off this Satur- day, February 6 with the Westport Lions Club Pond Hockey Tournament on Sand Lake and continues February 12, 13, 14 and 15 over Family Day week- end. This year community groups have brought their activities together under one banner to help get the word out about what promises to be a lot of weekend fun for families. Teams interested in par- ticipating in the pond hockey tournament should contact Bob Reddick at 273-3499. Next Friday, Feb.12, at The Westport Community Center with the Westport Jr. B Rideaus taking on The Brockville Tikis The Theme is "fill the rink" when FOTA will be honor- ing its many supporters and volunteers and Aviva will be presenting a $50,000 cheque for rink improvements. The evening also includes lots of draws and prizes and a Mayors Challenge. The annual Wolf Howl, scheduled for Sat., Feb. 13, has been cancelled due to potentially unreliable ice conditions. On Sunday Feb. 14 at the Westport Community Center's parking lot is the return of the Westport Arts Council's Winter Games. Beginning at 11 am there will be horse and wagon rides around the streets of Westport with 16 to 18 people per ride. There is no charge but donations will be wel- come. Hot food and beverage will be available outside until 4:00 p.m., thanks to John Pringle and Cottage Coffee House. Also at 11, Westwinds Farm will provide a Pet- ting Zoo and Pony Rides for the Kids to enjoy. The Winter Games will begin at 1:00 p.m. with crosscut Sawing, nail hammering, fresh egg marathon and tug of war. Competitions will see Business vs. Business, Service Club vs. Service Club, Fire Dept. vs. Fire Dept., seniors vs. seniors and last but not least Kids vs. Kids. Plaques already hang at Town Hall for the winners of last year's events and those same plaques will be awarded to the winners of this year's Events Everyone is invited back to the Cove at 4:00 p.m. for free live entertain- ment with Shawn McCul- lough and Henry Nor- wood. While there's fun going on outside the Royal Canadian Legion Upper Rideau Branch 542 West- port Presents: Country Sunday for Valentine's Day with Jeff Code and his band Silver Wings. The event gets underway from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m. There is an admission charge and a light lunch will be served. On Monday the North Crosby Recreation Com- mittee from 1:00 to 4:00 will be hosting crafts, karaoke and hot chocolate inside the hall at Shilling- ton Park with outdoor activities of skating and snowshoeing outside. More information about the events is avail- able on the Westport Arts Council's Facebook page. Wolf Howl cancelled but all other activities a go Westport Winter Carnvial gearing up for next two weekends 43 Bedford St., Westport, ON K0G 1X0 • 273-8000 • 1-800-387-0796 advertising@review-mirror.com Mirror The Review Don't forget your Valentine Sunday, February 14 The Review Mirror will be publishing a gift and dining guide again next week. Deadline is Monday at 5 p.m. The South East Local Health Integration Net- work (LHIN) is inviting feedback on Patients First: A Proposal to Strengthen Patient Centred Health- care, which was released on December 17, 2015 by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC). Patients First is a dis- cussion paper that outlines proposed changes for the health system. The pro- posed structural changes would see LHINs assume responsibility for home care and the planning and monitoring of primary care, and have improved linkages with population health planning. One new proposal is to make it easier for patients to find a primary health care provider when they need one, see that person quickly when they are sick, and find the care they need, closer to home. Opportunities are being provided by the South East LHIN for members of the public to learn more about the proposal, as well as to provide feedback. An online survey is available at www.south- eastlhin.on.ca, between February 1 - 26, 2016, and a phone-in town hall will be offered on February 19, 2016. Find more details at www.southeastlhin.on.ca. A series of meetings to learn more and provide feedback are Feb. 9 in Brockville, Feb. 10 in Belleville; Feb. 16 in Kingston, Feb. 22 in Perth and Feb. 23 in Kingston (French). Contact the LHIN at 1- 866 831-5446 for more or to register. LHIN looking for feedback on health care reforms Health reforms should facilitate smoother transitions: Crapper •Continued from page 1 were served at their Westport location. The new Westport Country Roads team are still in the transition of having their first appointments with the site's clients. "Our plan is to continue to focus on the folks who came from CPHC," said Crapper. "The medical providers have to review those files. If you have someone with a whole complex medical histo- ry it does take a lot longer to process new folks," he said. Crapper sees the newly orphaned patients as an example of one of the reasons the organization of health care services is currently being re-organized by the Min- istry of Health. "We want to see that never do patients have to look for a health care provider. We want to make sure that when a doctor retires they are part of a team and that team has the responsibility for ensuring there is a replacement," he said.

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