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Page &. N \\o hm e S eaves, o i i k M i e THE KINCARDINE INDEPENDENT, Wednesday, August 1, 2012 Pag) C t 2 5. ' ~» ie a 5 _A# -- m TR A N N N 6 'New doc, RPN for Kincardine Community Medical Clinic e _ _ By Barb McKay raised in New Liskeard _ ity toperform a number . will belookingforsports . and played the snare -- ing community. His chil-- C |----. s and earned his doctor of _ of procedures, including opportunities, as well. drum. . dren-- will be enrolled C ?@mhough he's only -- chiropractic degree. He vasectomies and endo-- He said he's impressed Poirier is fully bilin-- in French ImmersiOn 'i:in Kincardine for practiced chiropractics metrial biopsies. C with all that's available gual, which he hopes at Elgin Market Publi¢ € f§;§i§é§'s.'<li wan a month, Dr. in Michigan, where he Poirie'randhls family in the way oi.' arts ?.nd will pe 2'1 benefit to Kin-- School this fall. 7 'smeggomer is already _ met his wife, and joined -- are looking forward to culture in Kincardine. cardine's French--speak-- .- i 4]; Ea'i!fi"atwork at his new a multi--disciplinary becoming 1mmer§ef1.1n Of course, th'? family R eka Ves ~win xd aOr" A# it pficfiw and is looking clinic. Poirier said it many of the act.1v1t1es plans to ta}<e in many € \ to take on new patients: -- was there that he took _ that the community has -- Saturday night Kincar-- § f _ Poirier is the newest an interest in family to offer |_ dine Scottish Pipe Band C \ general practitioner to medicine. >E The children are al-- parades. Poirier, himself, f | mmwmneCom Poirier returned to readytaking partinsoc -- was the member of the ~ C | munity Medical Clinic: Ontario and earned his cer and Poirier said he -- New Liskeard pipe band _ & He was recruited earlier medical degree at the . ; | & \this year and arrived -- NorthernOntarioSchool ain & | gastm%hafter~efim of Medicine in Thunder . | pleting his residency in Bay. He is thrilled to . _ k8 | stt f : & | Sault Ste Marie. _____ be recruited to Kincar-- s o J R | 0s : & _ "We were looking for (dine. _ _ . al hm €! . ~ S £ \ a small rural town, bes --_ "We feel very wel-- oo &A To : i \= e j C cause that's the kind of -- comed by the clinic and ~<--\@ ,\r : Te C | practice I like," Poirier-- the town," he said. "It "~townlt _ o >p . | \ said. "You get to do a immediately struck me aA~oyg, a\ ' --Mi4 e=!> & / little of:eve'rytfli& thing." ®* _ that this will be amsafe nsl aaelh. | --_| ,j C f 7 _ His wife, Tina, is place to raise my kids." {e taa ; 11} so9 | C (_a registered practical Poirier said he's eager Payso l y < 20e _ & -- nurse and is working to take on new patients tssn e | ' with him at the clinie. andis looking to provide se YE e a a 'The couple has two chil-- _as many services as pos-- . -- m N ) ) es dren; a nine--year--old sible. He will also work } \\ * : (\' ~ P 4"1 $ __J 5.: € daughter and four--year-- in the emergency depart " * _ m ie 2p e e k ; 1 & old son.-- _ _ _ ment at the Kincardine -- Dr. Steven Poirier right, and his wife, Tina Poirier, & Poirier was born and -- hospital and has the abil-- _ RPN. (Barb McKay photo) ' € o e s " 2 TheKincardine News-- BB Tuesday, August 28, 20. * : C FERE _4 | i Kincardine resident one of many aboard tall ships . i W Samhv.'Boych|f|kr = Ne ar ic e T a * > * ds . ie * & " > Ki_ncél'dl'ne News-t'g--.;v-x_s"-'p?-f- t & f m 2l :;'} & hi.'-'l * nc .'. c<%, ~ ,«.":\%': ' ¢ ' | e Ww Al _ [ _ Crews aboard two Toronto Brig-- T. 5e k. _ _ > % . ~l _ . ited welcome after oc!ing% r the § ----, M i) ----R--: --A es a ;s;eg]éenfim Kincardine on Aug. /" ue k: Ai | : _ O _ ARL _ The PathfinderandPlayfair were f *' M id ' ~1 f f § >' K _ | stfiffetdbz crews o'lfi studen§3 sailors > Sigy -- | fi .& 'f; / ; | & s : -- _ ' who took part in Toronto Brigan-- _ | ow _ " C mz | Al 6. m / h g & 4 +/¥ a ';:i'u V-tin?_lgcrs s%mmercamp pl'oglgam, ', % ' F 3_ C y C }f&_ 2 h:fl"'!'m , » . UA >A es which uses experiential learning o 4. y *~ 3 A l | f 3X Mb > s e to teach leadership skills to youths +. 1 ' \-- ME eer| : <@ %, _ (tam --~ WR between the ages of 13 to 18. The _ --| Kss hg. --C. ® J k. / t ¥ PNQ, f m A ulims: §H majority of the trainees have no \paurhs |¥" /~<' W y /4 * K P % pit| & | c h f Agf_evxq}lssail_ingz%)_'eriencewhen s \3 ts G Wls !| iA e i e sn 4 &" C . y a __--_ P ' mesk gYQl'me?nbO e . e Ey V¥ 2 41. [ G oofi -- "U 'alp !_' mmfi --___ W P _ Pathfinder captain Colin Burt h De. o ' P1 }<| i ---- l Cal . B @ |_ e +4 \ [ said the week--long voyage from n biccni oi --__ T < " c iiomnis Cosays. > | mss 0 Owen Sound was a successful one. n i %'; se < pror e hE "It was pretty good," Burt said _ [ Kincardine's Graham Mahood and Peter Humble ts > esd e s xry --} f nPLm uniforms from the War -- after the boat was secured at Kin-- looked the part of British Canadian and American uin 'encreagtoscenn .. a \[of 1812, Nathan Reaman carries the -- cardine's marina. "There wasn't a _ [ soldiers while welcoming the Toronto Brigantine | . T ) } 0. \Union Jack flag with his grandfather | lot of wind, but that's August for _ [ ships Pathfinder (above right) and Playfair (right). '4 € 4 < || Sid Duggan, carrying the Canadian flag _ you." Burt added that while this _ [ The Kincardine Scottish Pipe Band piped in both »,','; at l /s 190L \etin' | § down Kincardine's pier to greet the tall _ summer's low water levels posed a _ [J ships while hundreds watched their amval (TROY . Hhac.| NA e JX O A 9. < _ l ships. GARAHBOYCHUK/KINCARDINENEWS) bitofa Chanenée' the trip was with-- _ [ PATTERSON/INCARDNENEWS) t 2X lng f oi > apaame.. out major incident. -- s &43 O tE i Wik |--P4 & J , .. e That was §00d news for Brenda _ MacDonald, who grew up pow-- _ watch, arsk & > | * P a h es MacDonald, a Kincardine resi-- -- erboating in MuskoE; but%as no. trainees . e C e id € ;a m@ ME dent who waswaitiné at the shore sailing experience, said the trip _ divide ;};:'u 3 B es € pi p PB to welcome her son Scott, a Path-- --was somggfing to look forward to _ theirtime | W §A ' a a . Faa [ TA ie finder trainee, backhome. _ _ alllsummer. between f:é'r'" $ £4° & ; Appimercegtanl, "Iwganwous,".she said. "They Scott, a grade twelve student _ house-- + 84 f € a en 'fl'! f' un )wfifiggi_t@flk@wa@;cellphones, so _ at Kincardine District Secondary _ keeping | A oo e =£ L. h [ we had no contact." MacDon--_ School, called his sailing days 'a activi _ """ o C ® C & s & M .]" y is ald was able to partially track her -- great experience." . * ties and the experience with armed with | mt s son's progmglgxough Facebook _ "There was so much %m on," _ leisure time. Scott didn't mind new friendships and first--hand @ 3] updates posted by the ship's sen-- -- he said after greeting his family Fri-- _ the hard work, and while his age -- Sailing expertise, his immediate _ forstalft _ _ _ . day afternoon. "Tlearned a lot." means he isn't eligible for a return thougits were on fulfilling some € C a k -- >3 + > 5.. Trainees are divided into n'ipnextsmnmer,ilesaidhewould basic needs, t s * Cl \three watches, with one group . definitely recommend it to fellow "I'm looking forward to shower-- & const_antly momtonni sailing _ adventurers, + _ ing and sleeping in my own bed," € \conditions, When not keeping _ While Scott walked away from -- hesaid. ® | f «= f --<