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Fundraiser for vets The Friends of Vets will hold a roast beef dinner and fundraiser at RCAFA Wing 424 at 240 Water Street West in Cornwall on April 6 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The guest speaker with be World War II veteran Len Hart. Money raised will be used for the production and costs of the Friends of Vets documentary Breaking the Silence about true life experiences from local vet- erans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Tickets are $20 each and are available at the wing bar or by contacting Denis Lab- be, Friends of Vets president, at 613-931- 1892. Contact Labbe for more information or send an email to cornwallveteranssup- portgroup@live.ca. Concert of favourites Out of the Shower!, a concert of fa- vourites with Felicity Brown and Colleen Fitzpatrick, accompanied by Rosemary Brown, will occur on Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. at Trinity Anglican Church at 105 Second Street West in Cornwall. The cost is $10 at the door and a reception will follow. Those attending are urged to bring a non- perishable food time for the food bank. Wellness fair A Healthy Living Wellness Fair will be held Saturday, April 6, from 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. at the Harvest Christian Fellowship Church located at 847 York Street, Cornwall. This event will be of great interest to all who live with food intolerances such as gluten, dairy, soy, etc. or anyone wanting to pur- sue a healthier lifestyle. More than 30 lo- cal vendors will provide free samples, free demonstrations and draws as well as help- ful literature to introduce the public to the many natural, organic and life-enhancing options that are available in and around Cornwall. An admission fee of two dollars for Maison Baldwin House would be very gratefully received. For more information, please contact Mary Brink at 613.938.2908 or Sylvie Thibert at 613.931.3119. Nomination meeting Brian Lynch, president of the Stormont- Dundas-South Glengarry Provincial NDP riding association, has announced that the local provincial NDP riding association will be holding their nomination meeting on this Wednesday evening (March 27) at 7:30 p.m. at the Navy Veterans Associa- tion, 30 Sixth St., E., Cornwall. Everyone is welcome to attend the NDP nomination meeting and AGMs. Email your coming events to lyse.emond@ eap.on.ca. // Envoyez vos événements à lyse. emond@eap.on.ca. communautaire Le lien community link The
City whistle-blower lauds O’Shaughnessy for apology To the editor:
City management and council (council should have had no business in ‘perso- nel’ affairs) who illegally disrespected the whistleblower laws of the province must be personally made responsible for the legal charges paid for each of them by the city of Cornwall tax payers. Had they been cleared of wrongdoing, I would agree they would not be otherwise charged these costs. IT WAS REPREHEN- SIBLE THAT THE CITY TAXPAYERS HAD TO COME GOOD FOR LEGAL COSTS ON THEIR BEHALF. If a policeman or soldier committed a wrong, they would be dismissed without their pensions. Should this have been done in this case too? A $400,000 pension lottery windfall I would think. It is reprehensible that these people would not see to it that Ms. Shay’s legal costs would be paid for, just as theirs were. The nurses association that backed her charges up should sue for compensation to cover their support costs. I would hope that the treatment of whis- tleblowers in the future would be respected and acted upon immediately to protect the innocent of our city from abuse or other il- legal activity affecting them. One wonders how many other incidents in this city in particular were circumvented in this way in the past. If our dedicated em- ployees of integrity, honesty and determi- nation to correct wrong activity are not al- lowed to speak up we may as well be living in a dictatorship. Please see “SHAME’: Page 6 Multiple wrongs don’t make for any rights
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good people will dig for the truth and not back down. Good people will require that the law be enforced or will try to stop illegal conduct. The lawabiding public servants in this com- munity deserve the support and protection of the public and council.
I would like to thank Mr. O’Shaughnessy for his personal apology to me for the or- deal that I have gone through as a whistle- blower. This ordeal began with my efforts to en- sure that the corporation dealt with resi- dent abuse at Glen-Stor-Dun Lodge in a manner that was in accordance with the law, designed to protect the vulnerable per- sons in our community. It certainly took courage for Mr. O’Shaughnessy to resign in protest last year, and to come forward with the statements in his press release on March 19, 2013. I have spent years trying to maintain a steady course, to have the city abide by the law, to expose the illegal conduct and to encourage council to investigate why it happened. I hope that the public realizes the deep personal sacrifices that have to be made, to make a meaningful difference and to stand up for what is right. The employees of the city who broke the law were supported by public money, and they needlessly fought the illegal retalia- tion charges for almost two years. I was the city employee who had done what was right, yet the city lawyer was intending to try to break my evidence in court. The guilty plea was correct on the evidence that the judge accepted as proof, beyond a reasonable doubt, of guilt. Mr. O’Shaughnessy gives me hope that
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following background was provided by Shay’s Ottawa lawyer Fay Brunning. I acted for Diane Shay in relation to whis- tleblower protection, reinstatement and witness representation in the past. She forced the city to report resident abuse at the lodge that was investigated and con- firmed by Janet McFarland and Kathleen Smit, investigators from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. Ms. Shay was harassed, disciplined and then had her em- ployment terminated. She had to bring a civil action to be reinstated to her employ- ment. She was then the key witness for the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, which had laid charges against the city and Mr. (Robert) Menagh for illegal retalia- tion. The retaliatory conduct/failure to stop retaliation of Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Menagh and (lodge administrator) Ms. Derouchie formed the basis of the charges against the corporation of the city of Cornwall. Please see “WHISTLE-BLOWER”: Page 6
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