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EOHU survey indicates almost 500 teenage girls contemplated suicide in previous year
ders required medical treatment the previ- ous year as a result of a suicide attempt. The full study will likely be released in the next couple weeks, Roumeliotis said. Speaking at a meeting EOHU board this morning in Cornwall, Roumeliotis also re- vealed a “worrisome level” of cyberbully- ing taking place among teens in the region, especially among girls. And he noted there is a correlation between bullying and sui- cide, which is the leading cause of death for teens in the region. “It makes sense. But I don’t think we can say: ‘It’s just bullying, if you stamp out bul- lying you stamp out the problem.’ “No, there is a pervasive mental health issue among our teens and our youth that is multi-factorial and bullying is just one symptom,” Roumletiotis said after the meeting. “I don’t think bullying is the only cause – it makes it worse. Bullying is an example of improper parenting or lack of parenting or improper examples. If you are beat up at home and you are bullied at home by your parents, what are you going to do?” Roumeliotis said he isn’t sure what the health unit’s role is in addressing the prob- lem, but said the agency will work to facil- itate measures needed. “It’s sad, but we’ve got to do it.” Follow @gkielec on Twitter. For breaking news, go to www.editionap.ca and click on The Journal. Email greg.kielec@eap.on.ca cility. A temporary suite for alternate level of care patients has been established at the site to ease the backlog of mostly elderly pa- tients tying up beds at the hospital’s Mc- Connell Avenue site while awaiting a long-term care bed. There also is a mental health wing and a sleep lab at the site on Second Street site. But the former Cornwall General Site has remained largely vacant since the merging
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“Strikingly worrisome” figures from an Eastern Ontario Health Unit survey show that one in seven teen girls thought about committing suicide in the previous year. The survey of grades 7-11 students also in- dicated that one in 12 males in the year leading up to the survey had contemplated suicide, said Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, medical officer of health for the region, speaking at an EOHU board meeting Thursday morn- ing. The survey has not yet been officially re- leased, but its results have already prompted the health unit to begin working on training area teachers to detect signs of potentially suicidal behaviour in students, said Roumeliotis. The study surveyed 3,509 students in the eastern Ontario region covered by the health unit, which includes urban centres such as Cornwall, Hawkesbury and Rock- land. If the percentages in the survey are extrap- olated to the total number of teens sur- veyed, it means that 491 girls and 280 boys had considered suicide in the previous year. The survey also indicated that 315 girls surveyed made suicide plans the previous year and 210 actually made a suicide at- tempt, while 175 boys made plans and 105 boys attempted suicide, Roumeliotis said. Of the students surveyed 35 in both gen-
Photo by Greg Kielec Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, medical officer of health for the region, speaks at a board of health meeting at the Eastern Ontario Health Unit in Cornwall on Thursday. He re- vealed a study by the EOHU revealed worrying figures about teen suicide ideation. Health unit advocates examining old hospital site for long-term care
long-term care beds as aging baby boomers fall prey to chronic illness. “It is … demon- strated that many of these seniors may de- velop some type of memory disorder, requiring more specialty care than ever be- fore,” the motion reads. Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, EOHU medical offi- cer of health, lauded Rivette’s proposal as a “farsighted” plan that deserved the support of the board. He said there will be a “big gap” between the young and elderly in the next 10 to 15 years and the region’s health care providers will face a “tsunami” of aging baby boomers coupled with people becoming ill at a younger age. He said the creation of the task force will at least give health care agencies a chance to plan for the inevitable, “because if you wait 10 years, you are too late.” greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
of acute care under one emergency depart- ment at a revitalized McConnell Avenue site under Cornwall Community Hospital. Rivette, in proposing the motion, said he was incredulous when he learned through an article in The Journal last week that the hospital had never been approached about using the Second Street site for long-term care. “I think we should be the leader,” he urged, in arguing for the proposal, which was endorsed unanimously by the health unit’s board. Board chair Todd Lalonde said it is “sad” that a discussion about using the site for long-term care has yet to take place. “It’s time that somebody takes the leadership role,” he said. Rivette’s motion cites demographics which indicate an increasing demand for
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Cornwall city councillor Andre Rivette’s mission to use the former Cornwall Gen- eral Hospital site for long-term care has been endorsed by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit’s board of directors. The motion recommends a task force be created by the Champlain Local Health In- tegration Network to investigate using the former General site as a long-term care fa-
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The Knights of Columbus, Bishop BrodeurAssembly, held a community breakfast on February 12, 2012, at Blessed Sacrament Church to raise funds for the students of Holy Trinity High School who are going on a missionary trip to the Dominican Republic. A cheque of $500.00 was presented by breakfast chairman Sir Knight Robert Bedard to teacher Kim MacLennan. Pictured left to right are: Jazmen Tourangeau (student), Justin Matte-Levac (student), Sir Knight Robert Bedard, Alex Stacey (student), Kim MacLennan (teacher and supervisor), Alexandra MacLennan (volunteer), MariaRamage (student). Missing fromphoto: Katrina Billard (student).
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The invitation is out, the preparations are being made . . . okay, maybe the preparations have yet to be made, but the city is offering to roll out the wel- come mat to a certain Royal couple. Cornwall city council endorsed a proposal last Monday to invite Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker- Bowles, the Duchess of Cornwall, to the Seaway city during an their May Canadian tour. “We would be thrilled to be a part of the itinerary for this special tour to mark the Di- amond Jubilee year of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne,” wrote Cornwall Mayor Bob Kilger in an in- vitation letter sent to Governor General David Johnston. “Our community’s connection and sup- port for The Royal Family and the Com- monwealth extends well beyond the name association that we share with The Duchess of Cornwall. From the original settlement of our community by Loyalists in 1784 to the wartime efforts of past generations, the City of Cornwall has a long and proud associa- tion with the Commonwealth.” Councillor Bernadette Clement questioned what the cost would be should the Royal Couple accept the invitation, but city Chief Administrative Officer Paul Fitzpatrick said it would be too difficult to predict without an exact itinerary. In addition to the title of Prince of Wales, Prince Charles is also the Duke of Cornwall. Since their marriage in 2005, Prince Charles’ second wife Camilla has used the style Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall rather than Princess of Wales.
Cornwall city council has given its blessing for $575,565 in funding for outside agen- cies this year. The fundingwas approved by Cornwall city council with little fanfare at its meeting last Monday. The top recipients are Cornwall & Seaway Valley Tourismwith $181,144; S.D. & G. His- torical Society with $111,871, Aultsville The- atre with $97,000 and the Cornwall Regional Art Gallery which will receive $70,000. Councillor Glen Grant said he was reluctant in support the total, especially when seniors clubs that met with the city’s budget commit- tee are paying somuch in rent. But Councillor Elaine MacDonald urged her fellow council- lors to pass the motion and said it is a tribute to their dedication that the agencies survived last year in spite of a 10 per cent funding cut. City council had set a $500,000 funding last year, about abandoned the cap early on in the budget process. Councillor DavidMurphy, at the end of last week’s meeting, gave notice he will attempt to reintroduce the cap for 2013 in a motion at the next council meeting. Also receiving city funding this year are: Heritage Cornwall - $14,750; Seaway Senior Citizens Club #1201 - $30,000; Groupe Ren- aissance Group - $20,000; Centre Charles- Emile Claude - $30,000; Centre Culturel de Cornwall ¬- $16,000; Skate Cornwall - $5,000. All the agencies receiving fundingmust pro- vide a mid-year review to the city. The city will also require financial statements signed by two directors and a statement of revenues and expenditures for future grant requests. Follow @gkielec on Twitter for live news.
Photo by Greg Kielec City councillor Bernadette Clement speaks at a meeting of council last Monday. Clement wondered how much a royal visit would cost the city.
The city of Cornwall has played host to a few Royal visits in the past, including a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1984 to help mark the City of Cornwall’s Bicen- tennial celebrations. The Queen also visited Cornwall in 1959 for the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project. The city’s connection to the Royal Family dates back more than two centuries. Origi-
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ing a contraband bust Jan. 26 along the St. Lawrence River in South Glengarry; and 32 along the St. Lawrence River near the Corn- wall Civic Complex on Jan. 31. Police also seized eight vehicles during their investigations. Also facing charges of possession of con- traband cigarettes is Bradley Cooke, 39, of Akwesasne, Adam Pataky, 18, and Conner Thompson, 18 of Cornwall. Facing excise act charges for smuggled al- cohol are Alaina Point, 24, and Aaneva La- zore, 20, both from Cornwall. As well, Ateronhiatakon Francis Boots, 63, from Akwesasne was arrested at the Canada Customs point of entry in Corn- wall's on the strength of an outstanding warrant for his failing to appear at his sen- tencing date in December 2011. The sen- tencing stems from an October 2009 Excise Act offence. He was held for a bail hearing. Follow @gkielec on Twitter. For breaking news, go to www.editionap.ca and click on The Journal. Email greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
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released to appear in court on March 13. His name was not released as it would identify the victim in this incident. Woman’s girlfriend assaulted A 52-year-old woman was arrested on the Thursday in connection with an as- sault on her girlfriend. It is alleged that on the she got into an altercation with her 31- year-old girlfriend when she assaulted her. She was charged and held in custody until court the following day. Her name was not released as it would identify the victim in this incident. Locker theft Zachary Davison-Orr, 20, of Ottawa was arrested on Thurday after property was stolen from a locker at a Ninth Street facil- ity. He fled the area while being chased by staff. Police were contacted and he was ar- rested. He is charged with theft under $5,000 and held in custody until court the following day. Domestic breaches A 25-year-old Cornwall man was ar- rested last Wednesday for breaching a non-contact order. He was bound by a re- cognizance not to associate directly or in- directly with his 21-year-old ex-girlfriend. It is alleged that last Wednesday, he was found to be with woman with whom he is prohibited contact by a member of the Cornwall Community Police Service. He was charged with breach of recognizance and held in custody until court the follow- ing day. His name was not released as it would identify the female in this incident. Domestic mischief An 18-year-old Cornwall man was ar- rested Thursday after . He was bound by a probation order with relevant condition to keep the peace and be of good behav- iour. It is alleged that on Wednesday, he got into an altercation with his 18 year-old girlfriend when he broke property at her residence. Police were contacted and an in- vestigation followed. He was charged with domestic mischief and breach of probation order. He was released to appear in court the following day. His name was not re- leased as it would identify the victim .
Sexual assault charge A 40-year-old Cornwall man is accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend. It is alleged that on the Jan. 22, he attended his 34 year-old ex-girlfriend’s residence and sexually assaulted her. The man was arrested Feb. 14. The victim was not in- jured. He is charged with sexual assault. His name was not released as it would identify the victim in this incident. Threatened with knife A 17-year-old Cornwall resident faces charges after another teen was threatened with a knife. It is alleged that on the evening of Feb. 13 the teen approached another 17 year-old youth and threatened him while holding a knife. The teen is charged with assault with a weapon, ut- tering a threat to cause death and posses- sion of a dangerous weapon. He was released to appear in court on March 8. His name was not released as per provi- sion under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Assault with weapon A 27-year-old Cornwall man was ar- rested is facing charges in connection with violent assaults on his girlfriend earlier this month. It is alleged that between Feb. 11 and Feb. 12 he bit his 19-year-old girl- friend during an altercation. It is also al- leged that on Feb. 15 he got into an altercation with his girlfriend when he as- saulted her, broke property and struck her with a bottle. The victim suffered minor injuries. The man was charged with three- counts of domestic assault, one count of assault with a weapon, domestic mischief, utter threats to cause death, fail to comply with undertaking and breach of probation order. He was held in custody until court later that day. His name was not released as it would identify the victim in this inci- dent. Woman injured in assault A 41-year-old Cornwall man was ar- rested on Thursday in connection with a domestic assault. It is alleged that he got into an altercation with his 34-year-old common-lawwife when he assaulted her. The victim suffered a minor injury. He was charged with domestic assault and
The region’s anti-smuggling task force has seized 117 cases of contraband ciga- rettes since Jan. 21 — more than a third of them from a successful police chase in Cornwall’s east end. Scott Joel Julien, 23, of Martintown, faces a number of charges in connection with the Jan. 31 pursuit, including dangerous oper- ation of a motor vehicle and possession of a prohibited weapon. Police say Julien attempted to evade arrest by driving through a red light and then con- tinuing the wrong way on a one-way street before abandoning his vehicle at the Bob Turner Memorial Centre on Fourth Street. Julien was arrested without incident at a nearby residence after a search by the On- tario Provincial Police’s K-9 unit, according to police. Julien’s vehicle was seized as well as 41 cases of contraband cigarettes. As well, nineteen cases of contraband cig- arettes were seized Jan. 21 at the Canada Customs port of entry in Cornwall; 25 dur-
By Greg Kielec assaulting her and brandishing a weapon. The man is charged with possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose; careless use of a firearm, weapon and ammunition; and pointing a firearm. He is also charged with two counts of assault and criminal ha- rassment-threatening conduct. He was held in custody pending an ap- pearance in Cornwall court. Man accused of pointing weapon ing to a report of threats at 4 p.m. on Feb. 15. The woman is charged with utter a threat to cause death or bodily harm and making harassing phone calls. She was held in custody pending an appearance in Corn- wall court. Woman charged with making death threat A South Dundas man is facing weapons charges after a gun was brandished dur- ing a domestic dispute in South Dundas on last Monday. The 56-year-old man and his common-law wife were involved in an argument on County Road 5 when the man is accused of The Journal A South Glengarry woman is accused of making threats against her ex-common- law husband’s current wife. Police arrested the woman after respond-
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Tax proposal too high? The Cornwall Community Action Group is calling out the city on its pro- posed 2.3 per cent tax increase. “In view of our city’s present economic situation and pending significant measures being planned by federal & provincial governments, with major cuts on the horizon, the action group is of the opin- ion that the proposed 2.3 per cent in- crease in taxes to be imposed on Cornwall taxpayers is clearly out of touch with our reality and disregards our economic capacity, affordability and competitiveness in attracting new development,” the group wrote in a re- lease issued Friday. The proposed hike would increase taxes $56 annually for the average homeowner in Cornwall. Building increase The city of Cornwall issued building permits for 180 family units in 2011, the largest output for Cornwall’s residen- tial sector in nearly 20 years, according to the city. Numbers from the year-end building activity report from the city’s building services division, show there were a total of 31 single family homes, 38 semi-detached and duplex units and 16 apartment units approved in 2011. A further 95 units are being created in the Riverdale Terrace retirement residence on Second Street West. Cleaning up A Cornwall area entrepreneur has re- ceived a tremendous vote of confidence from an environmentally friendly on- line retailer. “Ground Soap is one of the best ethical brands in America,” said Chad Hamre, CEO of Ethical Ocean. “In fact, we have taken a close look at over 3,000 ethical consumer companies and selected Ground Soap as one of the top 200.” The online retailer has de- cided to feature Angela Young’s Ground Soap -- which is made from natural ingredients and packaged in batik cotton -- in its online store. Ethical Ocean features close to 4,000 organic, vegan, fairly-traded and eco-friendly products. What’s next? Transition Cornwall + invites all in- terested persons to the Cornwall Public Library Sunday at 1:30 p.m. to discuss “What’s Next? Moving from Aware- ness to Local Action”. The event will start with Bob Stevenson of Akwesasne telling the inspiring story of the award winning local eco-tourism project “Tentsitwiena”. TO THE POINT News in brief from Cornwall and the surrounding area
Frequently Asked Questions: French Language Services
1. Why are French language skills considered as part of the hiring policy and recruitment at Cornwall Community Hospital? French language skills are part of the hiring policy at Cornwall Community Hospital for two reasons: (i) the hospital is required under law to provide services to the community in both official languages, and (ii) we are committed to providing high quality health services to our community, in order to do that we strive to meet communication needs. 2. What is the French Language Services Act (FLSA)? And how does it impact Cornwall Community Hospital? The FLSA is a statute that was adopted by the Ontario government in 1986. The legislation guarantees an individual’s right to receive services in French from the Government of Ontario ministries and agencies in 25 designated areas. All the services that are provided to the public by a ministry or agency of the Government of Ontario are available in French in the government offices located in or serving a designated area. While agencies that are partially funded by the province, such as hospitals, are not automatically subject to the FLSA, they may ask to be designated. Notwithstanding the latter, in the case of Cornwall Community Hospital, the designation under the FLSA was a requirement under the Directions of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, as part of the amalgamation of the Hotel Dieu Hospital and the Cornwall General Hospital which led to the creation of the Cornwall Community Hospital. Hence, Cornwall Community Hospital was required to become designated under the FLSA. Cornwall Community Hospital is therefore required by the FLSA to provide services to our community in both official languages (English/French). 3. With this requirement under the legislation does that mean that all job postings at the hospital require French language skills? No, not all positions require candidates to have French language skills. Positions that do not have direct contact with the patients/community do not require French language skills; and where the department has sufficient numbers of bilingual staff to fulfill the communication requirement new recruits are not required to have French language skills. 4. How many vacancies were there at Cornwall Community Hospital in 2011 and how many of these vacant positions required French language skills? How many of these positions were filled by candidates with French language skills? In 2011 there were 217 positions to be filled. 132 of these positions were advertised as requiring French language skills and 57 were filled with candidates with the required French language skills. 5. Why is there a discrepancy between the number of vacancies requiring French language skills and the number hired? This discrepancy exists because the hospital is often not successful in finding candidates that meet the clinical or professional requirements as well as the French language requirements. These positions are then filled with unilingual candidates. 6. How many vacancies were there in the nursing departments in 2011 and how many of these vacant positions were filled internally? In 2011 there were 13 vacant (full-time) Registered Nurse vacancies. 9 of these vacancies were filled by internal staff (formerly part-time). In 2011 there were 52 vacant (part-time) Registered Nurse vacancies. 27 of these vacancies were filled by internal staff. In 2011 there was 1 vacant (full-time) Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) vacancy. This vacancy was filled with an internal candidate. In 2011 there were 14 vacant (part-time) Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) vacancies. 13 of these vacancies were filled with internal candidates. 7. How many nursing vacancies required French language skills? How many of these positions were filled by candidates with French language skills? All full-time nursing vacancies were posted for French language skills. 5 of the 13 full-time Registered Nurse positions were filled with candidates with the required French language skills. 39 of the 52 part-time positions were filled with candidates with the required French language skills. The 1 full-time Registered Practical Nurse position was filled with a candidate with the required French language skill. 10 of 10 part-time RPN positions were filled with candidates with the required French language skills (4 part-time positions did not require French language skills). 8. Is it possible for unilingual (English) staff to move from part-time to full-time under hospital policy? Yes. In 2009 the Board of Directors amended the hospital hiring policy to ensure that unilingual part-time staff were recognized for their experience, education and training. This was meant to prevent senior experienced staff from being by- passed in the selection process due to the French language requirement. ONA has agreed through a letter of understanding which provides a manager the means to override the French Language Human Resources Plan in cases where other skills are critical to the unit’s proper functioning at that time. Some of the Registered Nurse positions have been filled with internal candidates, and not all candidates met the French language requirement. It is important to note that, because the hospital allows internal unilingual nurses into designated positions, our current external requirements for French is high in an attempt to maintain our inventory of nurses who speak French. This practice has not been accepted by the OPSEU and CUPE unions. Registered Practical Nurses are covered under the CUPE contract. 9. What requirements, other than a French Language Human Resources Plan, must the hospital address in order to be in compliance with the legislation? Other requirements include: bilingual signage and public communications (e.g. Web site, Annual Report, press releases), French language representation on the Board of Directors (to be provided in the By-law). 10.What does the statement “the language of administration is English” mean? While the hospital is directed to meet the provisions of the French Language Services Act in terms of communicating with the public it is not required to carry on its business in French. Cornwall Community Hospital operates its business, including all administrative and patient records, in English. 11.How can I get more information on French language services at the hospital? Staff are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department for more information on French languages services and skills. Community members are welcome to contact us through the website at www.cornwallhospital.ca or by contacting the Executive Offices at 613-938-4240 ext. 2262 .
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Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall : vives réactions d’élus francophones
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tient d’obligations héritées de la Com- mission de restructuration des services en santé, mise en place par le précédent gouvernement… « Nous sommes à Cor- nwall. D’abord que la personne puisse communi- quer en français, c’est l’essentiel » A NDRÉ R IVETTE
devrait être révisée, a-t-il rajouté. Elle est discriminatoire ». Dans une missive envoyée aux médias, la ministre déléguée aux Affai- res francophones, Madeleine Meilleur, réagit vivement aux gestes de la com- munauté de Cornwall. Elle demande à la municipalité de Stormont Sud de se raviser quant à sa décision de suspen- dre ses dons. Elle se dit sensibilisée aux patients francophones qui souhai- tent recevoir des soins de qualité dans leur langue maternelle. « La langue française est une compo- sante intégrale de l’ensemble des habilités professionnelles requises pour offrir des services de qualité …La demande de dési- gnation partielle de l’hôpital de Cornwall
« Nous sommes à Cornwall. D’abord que la personne puisse communiquer en français, c’est l’essentiel », a-t-il ajouté. Mais le maire de Stormont Sud, Bryan McGillis, maintient sa position, et il dit avoir reçu pour la majorité, l’appui de la population de la région. « 95 % des gens qui m’ont contacté sont d’accord et m’appuient dans ma décision », a-t- il déclaré, en faisant référence à la suspension des dons à l’hôpital. « Les gens devraient être embauchés de manière juste. », a-t-il réitéré. Le maire McGillis demeure cependant disposé à discuter avec la direction de l’hôpital. « La Loi (sur les services en français)
Le conseiller municipal André Rivette n’est absolument pas favorable à ce que la municipalité de Cornwall imite la municipalité de Stormont Sud qui a suspendu ses contributions à la Fondation de l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall. « C’est frustrant, je ne suis pas d’ac- cord avec les fonds retirés à (l’hôpital de)Cornwall », a commenté le con- seiller. M. Rivette ne croit pas qu’il soit nécessaire de parler un « français avancé» pour travailler à l’hôpital.
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Suite de la page 10 Ceci vient appuyer l’engagement de l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall à fournir des soins de santé de qualité à une population largement bilingue. Selon le recensement de 2006, 29% de la popula- tion de Cornwall est francophone, et 24 % de celle de Stormont, Dundas et Glengarry… » Bernadette Clément, conseillère mu- nicipale, a confié qu’une copie de la résolution adoptée par la municipa- lité de Stormont Sud, décrivant l’arrêt des dons à la fondation de l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall, aurait été reçue à l’hôtel de ville de Cornwall, la semaine dernière. Le cas n’aurait pas encore été discuté entre les con- seillers municipaux. Vives réactions d'élus francophones «...Il n’est pas plus coûteux pour l’hôpital d’offrir des services dans une deuxième langue telle que le français...» H ELENE PERIARD Du côté de la direction de l’hôpital, Helene Periard a confirmé, lors d’un bref entretien téléphonique, avoir reçu une lettre au nom de certains supporteurs de la loi sur les services en français. « C’est une démarche appréciée de leur part, pour nous ac- corder leur soutien. Nous avons une approche ouverte à la communauté, et notre mandat est consacré au bien- être de la communauté», a déclaré la présidente du conseil d’administra- tion. Elle poursuit en maintenant la po- sition de l’hôpital quant à la loi sur les services en français, de même que la politique d’embauche : « Nous avons une obligation légale et nous voyons la population comme un tout. C’est une question d’équilibre. Il n’est pas plus coûteux pour l’hôpital d’offrir des services dans une deuxième lan- gue telle que le français. Le salaire est le même et cela devient une valeur ajoutée pour la communauté », a-t- elle conclu.
1. Pourquoi tient-on compte des compétences en français dans la politique de recrutement et d’embauche de l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall? Deux raisons expliquent l’inclusion des compétences en français dans la politique d’embauche de l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall : (i) l’hôpital est tenu, en vertu de la loi, de fournir des services dans les deux langues officielles à sa communauté; (ii) nous sommes résolus à fournir des services de santé de grande qualité à notre communauté. Pour y arriver, nous devons faire l’effort de répondre aux besoins de communication. 2. Qu’est-ce que la Loi sur les services en français? Quelle incidence a-t-elle sur l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall? Le gouvernement de l’Ontario a promulgué la Loi sur les services en français en 1986. Cette loi garantie le droit à tous les citoyens de recevoir des services en français des ministères du gouvernement ontarien et de ses agences, dans les 25 régions désignées. Tous les services qu’un ministère ou une agence gouvernementale de l’Ontario fournit au public sont offerts aussi en français. Bien que les organismes qui sont partiellement subventionnés par le gouvernement provincial, tels que les hôpitaux, ne sont pas automatiquement assujettis à la Loi sur les services en français, ils peuvent être désignés en vertu de cette loi. Malgré ce qui précède, la désignation de l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall était une directive émise par le ministère de la Santé et des Soins de longue durée lorsque l’Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu et l’Hôpital général de Cornwall ont été fusionnés pour créer l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall. L’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall a donc été tenu d’obtenir la désignation en vertu de la Loi sur les services en français . L’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall est requis par la loi de fournir des services dans les deux langues officielles (anglais/français) à sa communauté. 3. Compte tenu cette exigence stipulée par la loi, est-ce que tous les postes affichés à l’hôpital nécessitent des compétences en français? Non, ce ne sont pas tous les postes qui nécessitent que les candidats parlent le français. Les compétences linguistiques en français ne sont pas requises pour les postes dont les titulaires ne sont pas en contact direct avec les patients ou les membres de la communauté. Aussi, dans les services où il y a un nombre suffisant de personnel bilingue pour satisfaire aux besoins en matière de communication, il n’est pas nécessaire pour les nouvelles recrues de parler le français. 4. Combien y a-t-il eu de postes à pourvoir à l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall en 2011 et combien de ces postes nécessitaient des compétences en français? Combien de ces postes ont-ils été comblés par des personnes qui maîtrisaient le français? En 2011, nous avons dû pourvoir 217 postes à l’hôpital. De ceux-ci, 132 nécessitaient des compétences en français et 57 d’entre eux ont été comblés par des candidats qui détiennent les compétences requises en français. 5. Pourquoi y a-t-il une divergence entre le nombre de postes à pourvoir nécessitant des compétences en français et le nombre de personnes embauchées détenant ces compétences? Cette divergence existe parce que l’hôpital a souvent de la difficulté à trouver des candidats qui satisfont aux exigences cliniques et professionnelles en plus de détenir les compétences linguistiques requises. Les postes sont alors comblés par des candidats unilingues. 6. Combien y a-t-il eu de postes en soins infirmiers à combler en 2011 et combien de ces postes ont été comblés à l’interne? En 2011, il y a eu 13 postes à plein temps à combler par du personnel infirmier autorisé. De ces postes, 9 ont été comblés par du personnel déjà à l’emploi de l’hôpital (précédemment à temps partiel). En 2011, il y a eu 52 postes à temps partiel à combler par du personnel infirmier autorisé. De ces postes, 27 ont été comblés par du personnel déjà à l’emploi de l’hôpital. En 2011, il y a eu 1 poste à plein temps à combler par du personnel infirmier auxiliaire autorisé. Ce poste a été comblé par une personne déjà à l’emploi de l’hôpital. En 2011, il y a eu 14 postes à temps partiel à combler par du personnel infirmier auxiliaire autorisé. De ces postes, 13 ont été comblés par du personnel déjà à l’emploi de l’hôpital. 7. Combien des postes à pourvoir dans le personnel infirmier nécessitaient des compétences en français? Combien de ces postes Des 13 postes à temps plein à pourvoir, 5 ont été comblés par des candidats qui détenaient les compétences linguistiques nécessaires. Des 52 postes à temps partiel à pourvoir, 39 ont été comblés par des candidats qui détenaient les compétences linguistiques nécessaires. Le poste d’infirmière auxiliaire autorisée a été comblé par une personne qui détenait les compétences linguistiques nécessaires. Les 10 postes de personnel infirmier auxiliaire autorisé à pourvoir ont été comblés par des candidats qui détiennent les compétences linguistiques requises (4 des postes à temps partiel à pourvoir ne nécessitaient pas de compétences en français). 8. Compte tenu la politique de l’hôpital, est-il possible pour le personnel unilingue (anglophone) à temps partiel d’obtenir un poste à temps plein? Oui. En 2009, le Conseil d’administration a amendé la politique d’embauche de l’hôpital afin de tenir compte de l’expérience et de la formation du personnel unilingue à temps partiel. Cette mesure avait pour but d’éviter que la candidature du personnel d’expérience ne soit pas considérée en raison des exigences en matière de compétences linguistiques. L’Association des infirmières et infirmiers de l’Ontario a accepté cette façon de faire dans le cadre d’une lettre d’accord qui permet à un gestionnaire de déroger au plan de ressources humaines en français dans les cas où d’autres compétences sont essentielles au bon fonctionnement du service à ce moment précis. Certains des postes de personnel infirmier autorisé ont été comblés par des candidats déjà à l’emploi de l’hôpital, qui ne possédaient pas toutes les compétences linguistiques requises. Il est important de noter que parce que l’hôpital permet à du personnel infirmier unilingue de combler des postes désignés, les exigences actuelles relativement aux compétences en français lors du recrutement à l’externe sont élevées dans un effort de maintenir notre inventaire de personnel infirmier qui parle le français. Cette façon de faire n’a pas été acceptée par le SEFPO ni par le SCFP. Le personnel infirmier auxiliaire autorisé est géré en fonction du contrat avec le SCFP. 9. Autre que le Plan de ressources humaines en français, quelles exigences l’hôpital doit-il satisfaire afin de se conformer à la loi? Les autres exigences comprennent : la signalisation et les communications avec le public dans les deux langues (p. ex. le site Web, le rapport annuel, les communiqués de presse), la représentation francophone au sein du conseil d’administration (devant faire l’objet de dispositions dans le règlement administratif). 10. Que veut dire l’énoncé « la langue de l’administration et l’anglais »? Bien que l’hôpital soit tenu de satisfaire aux dispositions de la Loi sur les services en français en ce qui concerne la communication avec les membres du public, il n’est pas tenu de d’exercer ses fonctions administratives en français. La langue d’administration de l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall est l’anglais, y compris les dossiers administratifs et des patients. 11. Comment puis-je obtenir plus de renseignements sur les services en français à l’hôpital? Pour obtenir plus de renseignements sur les services en français et les compétences en français, nous encourageons les membres du personnel à communiquer avec le Service des ressources humaines. ont été comblés par des candidats qui détenaient les compétences linguistiques nécessaires? Tous les postes de personnel infirmier à temps plein nécessitaient des compétences en français.
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Les membres de la communauté sont invités à communiquer avec nous par l’entremise du site Web www.hopitalcornwall.ca ou en appelant aux bureaux administratifs au 613-938-4240, poste 2262 .
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Rappelons que dans le cadre de l’engagement qu’il a pris d’éliminer le déficit d’ici 2017-2018 tout en pro- tégeant l’éducation et les soins de santé, le gouvernement McGuinty a ralenti le rythme des dépenses l’an dernier. Néanmoins, vu le ralentissement de la croissance économique à l’échelle mondiale qui exige qu’on freine encore plus l’augmentation des dépenses, en mars 2011, le gouverne- ment a établi la Commission de la réforme des services publics de l’On- tario pour qu’elle lui fournisse des conseils sur la façon d’apporter des changements fondamentaux à long terme. Le président de la Commission, Don Drummond a déposé un rapport exhaustif le 15 février dernier, rap- port qui suscite des réactions dans tous les milieux. M. Drummond est connu notam- ment pour avoir occupé le poste d’économiste en chef à la Banque TD. Le rapport est disponible sur le site du gouvernement de l’Ontario : www.fin.gov.on.ca développée : l’éducation, la santé, la justice, les arts et la culture doivent être préservés » G ILLES LEVASSEUR « Les piliers sur lesquels notre communauté s’est
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Les militants francophones de Cornwall et de la région ont vivement réagi au désengagement financier de la municipalité de Stormont Sud envers l’Hôpital communautaire de Cornwall, en guise de protestation à l’affichage récent de postes d’infirmières qui exigent, entre autres, la maîtrise du français et de l’anglais. Toute la controverse a été déclen- chée suite à la dénonciation de cette exigence par le docteur Dany Tombler. « Certains pensent que les fran- cophones de Cornwall, qui représentent 30 % de la population, reçoivent trop de services. Mais à l’hôpital, c’est le patient qui est im- portant. Le français, ça s’apprend », a commenté Gilles Bourdon, ancien président de l’Association française de l’Ontario et résident de Cornwall. Les critères d’embauche de l’Hô- pital communautaire de Cornwall sont décrits sur le site Web de l’hô- pital. Dans la section des questions de la population, les critères d’em- bauche sont également expliqués en ce qui concerne l’usage de la langue
À la suite du dépôt du rapport Drummond, le vice-président de l’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO), Gilles LeVasseur réagit. « Avec le rapport Drummond, le gouvernement de l’Ontario se dote d’une approche économique ration- nelle pour éliminer son déficit provincial. En tant que citoyens à part entière, les Franco-Ontariens soutien- nent les efforts qui seront investis pour rééquilibrer le budget de notre pro- vince. Pour autant, l’Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario veut rester particulièrement attentive aux déci- sions qui seront prises par le gouvernement concernant les servi- ces en français. » A ce titre, l’AFO aimerait ici réitérer sa position. « Les piliers sur lesquels notre communauté s’est développée : l’éducation, la santé, la justice, les arts et la culture doivent être préser- vés. La population franco-ontarienne doit continuer à avoir accès à des ser- vices de qualité, peu importe les moyens proposés pour réformer le sec- teur parapublic ou réviser le budget. Dans les semaines à venir avec les consultations pré-budgétaires, nous croyons en la nécessité pour le gou- vernement d’entretenir un dialogue soutenu et constructif avec la commu- nauté francophone et ses représentants. »
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