Volume 3, No 20 , 16 pages • CORNWALL, ON • APRIL 3, 2013
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GOALTENDER GAFFE SPARKS COLTS RALLY TO BEAT CANADIANS
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PUBLIC INVITED FOR HOSPITAL WING’S BIG UNVEIL ON SATURDAY
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The Journal FOI request yields payout to former city administrator Former GlenStor DunLodge administrator DonnaDerouchie is pictured in this photo fromher Facebookpage in late 2011, justmonths after she and the city brokered a settlement for her to leave the top job at the lodge. The city has revealed how much she received in July 2011 settlement after battling for 15months to keep the information secret. Please see page 3.
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editionap.ca Medical officer of health tops 2012 sunshine list The $100,000 club of health organizations and hospitals in Cornwall and surrounding area
Eastern Ontario Health Unit Dr Paul Roumeliotis, director, ............................$308,722 Patricia Gauley, Director, Health Promotion and Prevention ...$113,015 Nicole Laplante, Director, Health Protection ....................................$112,815 Suzanne Ross, Senior Director, Administration and Operations .....$148,345 Frank Spagnolo, Director, Finance and Infrastructure ......................$113,265 Cornwall Community Hospital Shirley Alguire, registered nurse .....................................................$102,318 Mario Alibrando, Director Information Technology............................$106,481 Heather Arthur, Vice President Patient Services & Nursing Officer $155,062 Stefanie Auger, registered nurse .....................................................$100,123 Mary Baril, registered nurse .............................................................$107,991 Jennifer Barkley, Director Diagnostics & Respiratory Services .......$101,943 Kathy Bisson, Director of Equipment and Logistics ......................... $106,481 Sherry Ciampaglia, registered nurse,............................................... $127,090 Carolle Coleman, Registered Nurse ................................................$110,123 Jeanette Despatie,Chief Executive Officer .......................................$237,235 Ginette Ferguson,Senior Director of Critical Care Services ............$107,739 Margo Flaro, registered nurse ..........................................................$114,452 Debra Graham, registered nurse .....................................................$100,036 Nancy Grant, registered nurse .........................................................$116,007 Alan Greig, Vice President Support Services .................................$166,711 Alice Hull , registered nurse .............................................................$114,341 Allan Keane, registered nurse ..........................................................$100,683
United Counties of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Vanessa Bennett, Treasurer ............................................................$121,484 Benjamin de Haan, engineer ............................................................$111,535 Michael Otis, planner .......................................................................$113,027 Timothy Simpson, chief administrative officer ..................................$143,934 Winchester District Memorial Hospital Michelle Blouin, Vice-President, Corporate & Information Management Services ...........................................................................................$141,110 Cholly Boland, Chief Executive Officer ............................................$230,104 Gay Campbell, Registered Nurse ....................................................$109,537 Sylvie Forgues-Martel, Chief Liaison Officer ...................................$123,140\ Lynn Hall, Senior Vice-President, Clinical Services ........................$142,011 Sean O’Brien, Chief Information Officer ...........................................$115,982 Children’s Aid Society of Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry David Curtis, service manager .........................................................$102,367 Rachel Daigneault, executive director ...........................................$142,462 Melodie Lemoeligou, finance manager ............................................$101,445 Jennifer Wray, quality assurance manage .......................................$106,517 Glengarry Memorial Hospital Dularie Bhagwandin, registered nurse ............................................$100,105 Shelley Coleman, chief nursing officer .............................................$107,583 Linda Morrow, chief executive officer ..............................................$123,534
Peter Kennedy, Director Quality & Risk ...........................................$103,024 James Lafort, registered nurse ........................................................$124,807 Karyl MacEwne-Brisson, Psychologist .............................................$106,286 Amie McCosham, Registered Nurse ..............................................$125,805. Peggy McGrath, Registered Nurse .................................................$105,548 Greg McMillan, Director of Community Mental Health Services ......$104,291 Wendy Moses, Registered Nurse ...................................................$116,368 Beverley Murphy, Registered Nurse ................................................$108,971 Patricia O”Shaugnessy, Registered Nurse ......................................$121,788 Christine Penney, Vice President Addiction & Mental Health ..........$131,510 Wanda Renwick, Registered Nurse .................................................$105,080 Gwen Rombough, Senior Director Finance & Decision Support .....$123,837 Anish Sanghavi, Pharmacist ............................................................$109,292 Mohammed Shaheen, Pharmacist ...................................................$115,510 Paula Sleeman, Director of Patient Access and Community Liaison $106,481 Monique Stefanich, Registered Nurse ............................................$102,471 Stephen Sutherland, Vice President Operations .............................$106,533 Jo Ann Tessier, Director Medicine ...................................................$101,112 Angela Thompson-Tourangeau, Registered Nurse .........................$111,918 Donna Trasuk, Registered Nurse .....................................................$103,334 Champlain Community Care Access Centre Gilles Lanteigne, Chief Executive Officer .........................................$247,860 Kimberly Peterson, Vice-President, Client Services ........................$147,050 Deryl Rasquinha, Vice-President, Corporate Services and Quality $165,772
The top members of $100,000 club for City of Cornwall
City of Cornwall Paul Fitzpatrick, Chief Administrative Officer................................$192,230.33 Stephen Alexander, GM - Planning, Parks & Recreation .............$170,741.74 Dan Parkinson, CCPS Police Chief ..............................................$163,064.94
Maureen Adams, GM - Financial Services & Treasurer ...............$148,280.74 Norm Levac, GM - Infrastructure & Municipal Works ...................$146,872.90 Danny Aikman, CCPS Deputy Chief.............................................$146,332.06 Debora Daigle, Manager - Social & Housing Services ................$129,223.26
Robert Menagh, Manager - Human Resources............................$129,223.26 Myles Cassidy, Chief, Emergency Medical Services....................$129,103.14 Robert Burnie, CCPS Inspector ....................................................$129,038.04 Dana Emerton-Proulx, Platoon Chief ...........................................$127,259.61
The $100,000 club members for Upper Canada District School Board
Upper Canada District School Board Valerie Allen, Superintendent of Education ......................................$157,706 Sarita Anderson, Elementary Principal .............................................$115,349 Monique Antoine-Hartley, Elementary Principal ................................$112,852 Elizabeth Armstrong, Secondary Vice-Principal ................................$110,322 Brenda Asselin, Secondary Teacher .................................................$100,485 Jeffrey Ballantyne, Secondary Teacher ............................................$106,038 Deborah Banks, Secondary Principal ...............................................$118,574 Robyn Barker, Secondary Teacher ...................................................$100,189 Clayton Barkley, Elementary Teacher ...............................................$144,592 Joellen Bauder, Secondary Vice-Principal ........................................$124,667 Brenda Beaudette, Principal of Continuous School Improvement ....$124,667 Darryl Beck, Elementary Principal .....................................................$110,158 Beverley Bethune, Elementary Principal ......................................$112,852.04 Linda Billing, Manager of Human Resources - Strategic Planning ...$116,406 Ann Blackburn, Secondary Vice-Principal .........................................$112,194 Peter Bosch, Manager of Construction, renewal, Capital Planning ..$139,182 Christopher Boston, Secondary Principal .........................................$112,470 Dawn Bouchard, Elementary Principal ..............................................$115,349 Christian Boulay, Secondary Principal ..............................................$124,667 John Bourne, Elementary Vice-Principal ...........................................$101,411 Nancy Bowman, Human Resources Partner ....................................$132,474 Lorayne Bradshaw, Secondary Vice-Principal ..................................$110,322 Gail Brant-Terry, Elementary Principal ..............................................$115,349 Brent Brown, Secondary Vice-Principal ............................................$100,907 Patricia Brown, Secondary Principal .................................................$124,667 Chad Bronwlee, Labour Relations Specialist ....................................$124,667 Karen Bryan, Elementary Principal ...................................................$112,062 Anne-Marie Bulbeck, Elementary Principal .......................................$115,349 Dorothy Cameron, Secondary Vice-Principal ....................................$105,476 Campbell Jeffrey, Secondary Principal .............................................$124,667 Ian Carswell, Associate Director of Education ..................................$193,262 Lianne Chaput, Elementary Vice-Principal ........................................$101,973 Jennifer Charbonneau, Elementary Principal ....................................$110,158 Carmela Ciocio, Elementary Principal ...............................................$115,349 Joanne Clayton, Elementary Principal ..............................................$115,349 Terrance Closs, Project Manager .....................................................$105,116 Derek Cole, Secondary Vice-Principal ..............................................$110,322 Gordon Cooke, Secondary Principal .................................................$120,806 David Coombs, Superintendent of Education ...................................$165,665 Scott Corden, Principal of Teaching for Learning .............................$129,067 Shelly Corlyon, Secondary Principal .................................................$118,574 David Corney, Elementary Principal .................................................$115,349 Robert Currier, Secondary Principal ................................................$131,767 Jeffrey Curtis, Secondary Principal ...................................................$120,806 John Danaher, Secondary Principal ..................................................$124,667 Phil Dawes, Planning and Research Officer .....................................$118,403 Dale Dixon, Secondary Vice-Principal ..............................................$110,322 Gales Dores, Secondary Teacher .....................................................$104,044 Lea Doxey, Elementary Vice-Principal ..............................................$111,320 Carole Dufort, Elementary Principal ..................................................$115,349 James Duncan, Elementary Principal ...............................................$107,455 Susan Edwards, Superintendent of Education .................................$165,665 Karlene Elliott, Secondary Vice-Principal ..........................................$101,130 Lyne Ferguson, Secondary Vice-Principal ........................................$116,066 Ronald Ferguson, Secondary Vice-Principal ....................................$110,883 Stephen Ferguson, Elementary Principal ..........................................$115,349 David Fisher, Secondary Vice-Principal ............................................$105,476
Kevin Fisher, Elementary Principal ...................................................$107,455 Nancy Fitzpatrick, Elementary Principal ............................................$120,485 Amanda Ford, Secondary Teacher ...................................................$100,098 Dean Fournier, Elementary Principal ................................................$115,349 Paul Frey, Secondary Teacher .........................................................$100,159 Margaret Fritz, Elementary Principal .................................................$115,349 Richard Gales, Superintendent of Business .....................................$165,665 Terry Gardiner, Secondary Principal .................................................$124,667 John Gow, Secondary Principal ........................................................$125,674 Angela Grandy, Secondary Principal $110,752 Kelty Grant, Elementary Principal .....................................................$112,852 Janet Hall, Labour Relations Specialist ............................................$107,742 Sharon Halladay, Secondary Principal ..............................................$131,767 Nancy Hanna, Elementary Principal .................................................$115,349 Paul Hannah, Elementary Principal ..................................................$103,247 Eric Hardie, Secondary Principal ......................................................$112,157 Joe Harty, Elementary Principal ........................................................$105,115 Christopher Hawthorne, Elementary Principal ..................................$110,158 Charles Hayfron-Benjamin, Elementary Principal .............................$115,349 Victoria Hemming, Superintendent of Education ..............................$157,706 Jeremy Hobbs, Chief Information Officer ..........................................$165,665 Trevor Holme, Secondary Vice-Principal ..........................................$102,227 Jane Holski, Elementary Principal .....................................................$115,349 Jane Hume Bain, Elementary Principal ............................................$110,158 Frank Hummell, Principal of School System Success ......................$137,927 Alison Inglis, Psychologist .................................................................$128,282 Janet Johns, Secondary Teacher .....................................................$100,159 Nancy Keech, Secondary Vice-Principal ...........................................$105,457 Janet Kellar, Elementary Principal ....................................................$115,349 Daryl Kelly, Elementary Principal ......................................................$115,349 Susan Kelly, Elementary Principal ....................................................$115,349 Kieran Kennedy, Elementary Principal ..............................................$115,349 Michael Kennedy, Principal of Program............................................ $108,859 John Kingsbury, Secondary Teacher ................................................$100,012 John Lalonde, Principal of Student Support Services .......................$124,667 Guy Lamarche, Secondary Principal .................................................$124,667 Gary Leroux, Project Manager of Technical Services ......................$110,387 Paul Leroy, Elementary Principal ......................................................$100,744 Donald Lewis, Secondary Principal ...................................................$124,667 Marnie Lindsay, Elementary Principal ...............................................$110,158 Pamela Little, Elementary Principal ..................................................$117,510 Bill Loshaw, Secondary Principal ......................................................$124,667 Linda Lumsden, Superintendent of Education ..................................$165,665 David MacDonald, Secondary Vice-Principal ....................................$112,424 William MacDonald, Secondary Teacher ..........................................$102,743 Donna MacGillis, Secondary Vice-Principal ......................................$110,322 Lesley MacKellar-Birtch, Secondary Teacher ...................................$100,293 Stephen MacKenzie, Supervisor of Central Services .......................$120,795 Ronald MacLaren, Manager of Purchasing and Administrative Services......... $111,427 Krista Mano, Elementary Principal ....................................................$115,349 Laurie McCabe, Secondary Principal ................................................$124,667 Nancy McCaslin-Barkley, Comptroller of Finance ............................$127,793 Mary McCrimmon-Leduc, Elementary Principal ................................$107,455 Roxane McDonell, Secondary Vice-Principal ....................................$115,349 Laurie McElheran, Elementary Principal ...........................................$115,349 Harold McInnes, Secondary Principal ...............................................$119,343 Sharon McKenzie, Elementary Principal ...........................................$115,349
Jennifer McMaster, Elementary Principal ..........................................$112,852 Marsha McNair, Secondary Principal ................................................$116,011 Marg McPhee, Secondary Teacher ..................................................$100,075 Desiree McWilliam, Elementary Vice-Principal .................................$101,130 Kimberly Melvin-Long, Elementary Principal .....................................$101,587 Margaret Merpaw, Elementary Teacher ............................................$102,052 Tim Mills, Executive Director of the Upper Canada Leger Centre for Education $162,32 Jennifer Moore, Elementary Principal ...............................................$107,455 David Morrison, Elementary Principal ...............................................$115,349 Suzanne Morrison, Elementary Principal ..........................................$115,349 David Mowat, Guidance Teacher ......................................................$100,012 David Myers, Manager of Information Technology Services ............$106,285 Thomas Nagel, Secondary Teacher .................................................$100,369 Susan Neilson, Elementary Vice-Principal ........................................$100,093 Amanda Nieman, Elementary Principal ............................................$107,455 Brad O’Neil, Elementary Vice-Principal .............................................$110,322 Peter Onstein, Secondary Vice-Principal ..........................................$110,322 Jane Packham, Secondary Teacher .................................................$100,012 Charlotte Patterson, Superintendent of Human Resources ..............$165,665 Jill Pensa, Elementary Principal ........................................................$112,852 Alan Perry, Elementary Principal ......................................................$112,852 Gordon Phillips, Secondary Principal ................................................$120,806 Davie Pier, Secondary Vice-Principal ...............................................$107,996 Timothy Power, Secondary Vice-Principal .......................................$110,322 Anne Presley, Elementary Principal .................................................$115,349 Matthew Robinson, Vice-Principal of E-Learning ..............................$106,132 Patricia Rogers, Elementary Principal ...............................................$115,349 Mhairi Rowland, Elementary Principal ..............................................$110,158 Susan Rutters, Secondary Principal .................................................$124,667 Debra Schouten, Elementary Principal .............................................$102,792 Douglas Searle, Secondary Vice-Principal .......................................$110,322 Toby Sebalj, Elementary Principal ....................................................$115,349 Cynthia Séguin, Elementary Principal ...............................................$115,349 Robert Shaheen, Secondary Teacher ...............................................$108,818 Stephen Sharp, Secondary Principal ................................................$124,667 Terry Simzer, Director of Communications .......................................$118,403 Sandra Sine-Szirtes, Elementary Principal .......................................$115,349 Jason Sloan, Secondary Teacher .....................................................$100,012 Jacqueline Slowey, Elementary Vice-Principal .................................$101,377 Jane Smith, Manager of Human Resources .....................................$132,708 Silvia Speck, Elementary Principal ....................................................$112,852 Todd Spencer, Secondary Teacher ..................................................$100,141 Randy Stevenson, Secondary Vice-Principal ....................................$115,349 Tracy Stewart, Secondary Teacher ...................................................$100,129 Wayne Suttner, Secondary Teacher .................................................$100,012 Kyle Taugher, Elementary Principal ..................................................$115,349 Susan Thain, Elementary Principal ...................................................$115,349 Danny Thomas, Secondary Teacher ................................................$110,184 David Thomas, Director of Education ...............................................$221,949 Geoff Trasuk, Secondary Principal ...................................................$124,667 Marc Trottier, Secondary Teacher ....................................................$100,012 Kellie Weir-Burtt, Secondary Vice-Principal ......................................$102,227 Ray Westendorp, Elementary Principal ............................................$115,349 Trevor Wheeler, Secondary Vice-Principal .......................................$110,322 Lynn-Mary Wilcox, Secondary Vice-Principal ...................................$102,227 Mark Williams, Elementary Principal .................................................$110,415 Richard Zeilstra, Secondary Teacher ................................................$104,087
Please see the April 10 edition for more $100,000 club members
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Former lodge head received payout of up to $170,105
found no incident of abuse. One month lat- er, Menagh sent a disciplinary letter to Shay criticizing her “largely erroneous views” and claiming she was “blinded by (her) zeal” in reporting the abuse case. Shay, whose job was eliminated shortly after reporting the case of abuse, won her job back after filing a lawsuit against the city and went on to win a whistle-blower retaliation case against the City in October 2011 filed on her behalf by the Ontario Min- istry of Health and Long-Term Care, whose investigators determined an incident of abuse did indeed take place at the lodge. The City also released two sets of redact- ed minutes from closed council decisions revolving around the Derouchie deal, one from a 5 p.m. June 27 meeting that last one hour and 50 minutes and the other from a one-hour 6 p.m. July 11 meeeting. All pertinent information has been re- dacted from the minutes that would have pertained to the Derouchie deal except for the headings “CONFIDENTIAL – Human Re- sources Issue” on June 27 and “CONFIDEN- TIAL – Legal Services” on July 11 All council members were present at the June 27 meeting, as were Fitzpatrick, Labelle-Gelinas, Menagh and general man- ager of financial services, Maureen Adams, who arrived 90 minutes after the meeting began. All council members were again present for the July 11 meeting, but Councillor Les- lie O’Shaughnessy left the meeting at 6:23 p.m. O’Shaughnessy has said he routinely walked out of closed council meetings over frustration with a lack of information from administration. Labelle-Gelinas was also present, as was Adams, Fitzpatrick, Menagh and Mark Boileau, manager of economic development. Derouchie was the first in a string of high-ranking managers and administrators to leave the city over the past two years. Menagh was fired January 11, 2012 just months after the city was convicted of the whistle-blower retalitation. He was award- ed a settlement of $293,000 in salary and benefits over 105 weeks. Fitzpatrick went on paid leave until his
retirement date of Jan. 31 this year, after Kilger on June 29, 2012 he would be leav- ing the city’s top position. Labelle-Gelinas announced her retirement shortly after the
announcement about Fitzpatrick. She re- tired at the end of 2012, after her employ- ment was extended a few months beyond her original retirement date.
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A former administrator with Glen Stor Dun Lodge, who became embroiled in a city whistle-blower retaliation scandal, received $170,105 in salary, benefits and other costs, according to documents re- ceived by The Journal in response to a Freedom of Information request initiated more than one year ago. Donna Derouchie received 15 months of salary under a deal with the City in July 2011. Based on the figures of her 2012 salary of $118,757 and benefits of $1,327 released in the Ontario government’s Sunshine List late last week, Derouchie would have received $150,105 in salary and benefits by the time she reached her cut-off date of Oct. 7, 2012. Transitional training and legal costs totally no more than $10,000 each would put the maximumpayout to Derouchie at $170,105. SEVERED VERSION The information is contained in a severed version of the minutes of settlement cover- ing the termination of Derouchie’s employ- ment, signed by Derouchie, Mayor Bob Kilg- er and then clerk Denise Labelle-Gelinas on July 5, 2011. The minutes of settlement were not signed by then-CAO Paul Fitzpat- rick, although it is unclear why. The release of the information under or- der of IPCO ajudicator Diane Smith culmi- nates a 15-month battle The Journal has waged with the City – which included a number of appeals and couter-appeals – to determine the amount of taxpayer dollars spent on the settlement. The deal was brokered with Derouchie – who quietly left her top job at the lodge in July 2011 – just months before the city was to head to trial on a charge it had retaliated against a whistle-blower, Diane Shay, who had reported a May 2008 case of abuse at Glen Stor Dun Lodge against the wishes of city administration. Shay was criticized by then human re- sources manager Robert Menagh, who told Shay in June 2008 that Derouchie had
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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. T 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 Syl- vie Thibert at 613.931.3119. Helping BEYOND 21 BEYOND 21 of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry will be holding a fundraiser on Tuesday, April 9 at Shoeless Joe’s Restau- rant located at 1110 Brookdale Avenue from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. A Bose Wave 111 will be raffled; the tickets will be sold at $2 each. There will also be a silent auction. Ten per cent of all food sales will be donat- ed to BEYOND 21, an organization whose mandate is to help developmentally chal- lenged persons. Dinner Fundraiser The Patrons of St. Columban Founda- tion is holding a chicken dinner fundraiser on Sunday April 14 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 297 in Cornwall from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. to raise funds for the resto- ration work at the historic St. Columban’s Church in Cornwall. For further informa- tion contact Brian Lynch at 613-933-8353. 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
To the editor: Re: Dave Windsor’s Letter of March 27, 2013. Thank you Mr. Windsor for taking time to express your disappointment and anger with City Council. I cannot wait for an election! Are the citizens of Cornwall angry enough to find capable people to run against the mayor and his six disciples? The overthrow of the entire South Glen- garry Council in 1991 is a fine example that this can be done. Only one councillor remained because, just before the election he came clean with the public. The ousted council had power problems and thought the people were not worthy of honesty or integrity. Many good people ran for the positions and won. South Glengarry taxpayers organized a year in advance. Kitchen meetings, letter writing and attending council meetings were some of the democratic used to revolt. Cornwall city council has cost us much money, grief and has jeopardized the safety of our seniors. They no longer have the right to be sitting at the table. Lorraine Laplante Cornwall City council members have lost their right to sit around the table The Cornwall and S. D. & G Racing Against Drugs will take place from April 9 to April 12 at the Cornwall Armories. Racing against drugs is a bilingual com- munity-based drug and alcohol awareness program which employs the sport of rac- ing to capture the attention of Grade 6 stu- dents. The program demonstrates the benefits of a drug and alcohol free lifestyle and of- fers various alternatives to students by teaching them the required skills to say no to drugs and alcohol. The program consists of a number of pit stops which are set up in a circular fashion. Representatives from various agencies use the pit stops to explain to students the ef- fects drugs and alcohol has on their body while under the influence of an impairing substance as well as enlightening them about healthy lifestyle choices. Race against drugs
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Two long-serving members of the Cornwall Community Police Service were awarded Queen’s Jubilee Medals at a recent police board meeting. Pictured above, Deputy Chief Danny Aikman and, below, Insp. Bob Burnie receive their medals and plaques from police board chair Pat Finucan.
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Coming out party for hospital’s new west wing Saturday
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what a spectacle the design of the new building is,” she said. Visitors may enter at the new set of traffic lights atop the hill at 840 McCon- nell Avenue to gain access to parking in the hospital’s north lot. Organizers will be waiting at the new north emergency entrance to guide visitors into the build- ing. A commemorative maga- zine with information about the wing, and a map of the tour route will be provided to all who attend upon arriving at the newmain entrance.
The public is being invit- ed to tour the city’s own West Wing – the newly constructed west wing of the Cornwall Community Hospital on McConnell Av- enue. The public will get an op- portunity to see the hospi- tal in a whole new light on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The building has been a community project since 2009, and we are proud to deliver on our promise of
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The newly restructured McConnell Avenue site of the Cornwall Community Hospital is shown in this recent artist’s rendering released by the hospital.
and equipment highlighted along the way. “This is our chance to show off the hos- pital in a way that people have never seen before,” said Alan Greig, vice-president of support services. “It’s not every day the public gets to see our leading-edge tech- nology and experience everything we have to offer on a voluntary basis, without being
a patient.” Kathy Bisson, director of logistics and equipment planning, said “it’s time for ev- eryone to enjoy the payoff of all their hard work” after the organization and prepara- tion that went into the new addition. “The open house offers an opportunity to open our doors and show the community
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Gareau raised a number of unanswered questions about the case of abuse at Glen Stor Dun Lodge and the resulting retalia- tion against her sister, including whether the City has policies and procedures per- taining to resident abuse, and if the policies did exist, why were they not implemented at the lodge at the time of incident. She also questioned whether the City has a policy that gives “assurance of protec- tion” to whistle-blowers in such cases, and if the City did, she asked why the person in charge at the time did not implement those policies and procedures. TRUTHWILL COME OUT “You know it has been way too many years where it has been darkened. I do be- lieve there are court documents that will truly unveil transparency as far as the whis- tle-blower case – what happened to my sis- ter Diane Shay,” Gareau said. She also said there is a role for the public to play in this case. “They should voice that they want transparency, that they want dis- closure – complete disclosure. Chris Cameron, one of the leaders of the protest, would not say if more protests are planned for city hall, but he said he would be keeping his eye on city council. “We’re making more people aware in the community. That’s the key factor.” about the Victoria Village in Barrie – that was big.” “It was big to get a letter from the hospi- tal board saying the timelines were going to be respected. But tonight was a big step forward and council clearly showed support for the project and we’re going to move for- ward in a positive fashion and try to secure our other conditions to the sale.” JoshWelsh, a local student activist who has been at MacDonald’s side throughout the whole community campaign, said “you’re never too young” to get involved in commu- nity activism. The Concerned Citizens Group campaign has piqued the 17-year-old’s interest so much in the local political process that he said he might run in the next municipal elec- tion in the fall of 2014.
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For an unprecedented second consecu- tive public meeting of Cornwall city coun- cil, there were sign-wielding protesters on the street in front of city hall last Monday demanding accountability and transpar- ency from their elected officials. About 25 protesters, many wearing the highly symbolic Guy Fawkes mask and anti- bullying T-shirts bearing a doctored picture of Councillor Syd Gardiner and one loudly calling out council actions on a mega- phone, walked the sidewalk in front of city hall demanding change at city hall. WHISTLE-BLOWER’S SISTER Among those on hand was Debbie Gareau, the sister of renowned Cornwall whistle-blower Diane Shay, who has been engaged in a lengthy five-year battle, ac- cording to Gareau, with the City over her initial complaint of resident abuse at Glen- Stor-Dun Lodge. Shay is believed to be one of two city managers who filed for whistle-blower pro- tection early last year. The other manager is believed to be the Cornwall Fire Depart- ment’s deputy fire chief, Robert Hickley. The Cornwall city council members have placed support behind a community proposal to convert the former Cornwall General Hos- pital into a multi-use, senior-focused facil- ity. Council members unanimously endorsed a request for city resources to help the group with its proposal at last Monday’s council meeting after a presentation by Mark Mac- Donald of the Concerned Citizens Coalition. “It’s probably the most important part of the whole process,” said MacDonald, who suggested work on the proposal could be led by a new seniors task force created by city council and dovetailed with a long-term task force proposed byMayor Bob Kilger that
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Chris Cameron, one of about 25 protesters at city hall last Monday, holds out his sign to passing traffic prior to the regularly scheduled city council meeting.
City has not officially confirmed the names of the whistle-blowers or the nature of their complaints. Gareau said she still has questions about the City’s handling of Shay’s whistle-blower case, which has taken an enormous toll on her sister. The City was convicted and fined $15,000 plus a 25 per cent victim surcharge
inOctober 2011 for retaliating against Shay.. Shay has endured “a terrific amount of retaliation in the worst forms of bullying,” Gareau said, and “I know that she hopes also the whistle-blower policies and proce- dures are reviewed to prevent a repeat of what (she) has endured and was inflicted upon her.”
City council lends its support to community hospital proposal GREG KIELEC GREG.KIELEC@EAP.ON.CA
was approved at the same council meeting. The request was endorsed despite reser- vations from council members about how much the utilization administrative resourc-
would likely only be a small portion of the facility and would be paid for and oper- ated by a private company without fund- ing from the community. The remainder of
es would cost the city and the daunting potential cost of the proposed conversion of the Second Street hospital site. Councillor Syd Gar-
the facility would be a combination of se- niors housing, social housing and com- mercial space, much like a similar project dubbed Victoria Vil-
Tonight was a big night. There’s no question.
diner once again raised the figure of $72 mil- lion to convert the former hospital to a long- term care facility. But Mark MacDonald said Gardiner’s cost assessment is not accurate because it is based on the assumption the entire facility would be converted to long- term care. MacDonald said a long-term-care unit
lage in Barrie. “Tonight was a big night. There’s no ques- tion,” MacDonald said in an interview with The Journal after his presentation. “There have been a number of things that have helped move the issue along,” he said. “One of the things that really moved it along is when we found out from a Journal reporter
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minute later on their one-man advantage to cap their comeback. The Colts, however, had to fight to ensure they could hold off the Canadians to get a shot in overtime after Mitch Zion was pe- nalized for cross-checking with just 1:14 left in the game. Quince led the Colts in scoring with two goals. Belizario, Pontarelli, Quince and Zion all had two-point nights. Globke led the Ca- nadians with one goal and two assists for three points. The penalty box was Carleton Place’s big- gest enemy of the evening. The Canadians were handed 30 minutes of penalties on 11 infractions. The Colts were handed six in- fractions for a total of 20 minutes of penalty time. Jordan Piccolino was a standout again be- tween the pipes for the Colts, stopping 41 of 45 shots, including some key saves late in the game. The Colts returned home Monday night for Game 2 of the series at the Ed Lumley Arena. Check out The Journal at www.edi- tionap.ca for post-game story.
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A puck-clearing gaffe by Carleton Place goaltender Brendan O’Neill in overtime gave the Cornwall Colts the opening they needed to take the first game of their CCHL semi-final series versus the Canadi- ans Friday night. Marly Quince netted the OT game winner on a set up from Carl Belizario and Stephen Johnson – who led the Colts with a four- point night -- just 16 seconds after O’Neill’s clearing attempt soared over the glass, earning him critical two-minute delay of game penalty. The goal capped yet another major come- back by the Colts, who scored two power- play goals within 1:10 to tie the Canadians, who had stretched their lead to 4-2 on a goal by Alex Globke 7:33 into the final frame. The Colts got on the scoreboard just 1:41 into the game with an unassisted goal by
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A bad clearing attempt by Carleton Place Canadians goalie Brendan O’Neill sparked a late-game rally which led to an overtime victory for the Cornwall Colts Friday night.
Johnson. They increased their lead to 2-0 with 4:45 left in the first with a power-play goal from Quince on a set up by Pietro An- tonelli and Michael Pontarelli. But Evan Peterson got Carleton Place within one goal with a power play marker set up by Globke and Christian Weidauer with 2:31 left in the first frame and Kevin Dufour tied the game at 2-2 just 10 sec- onds later on a set up by Globke and Jide Idowu.
The game remain tied for most of the sec- ond period until Tyson Stewart and Devin Campbell found Luke Martin to give Car- leton Place the lead with a little more than five minutes to play in the second frame. Globke increased Carleton Place’s lead to 4-2 with his third point of the night, which was frittered away by a 5-3 advantage handed the Colts late in the game. The Colts scored 15 seconds into the two-man advan- tage and then scored a little more than a
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The Cornwall River Kings opened their first ever LNAH playoff series with con- vincing back-to-back wins at home over St-Georges. The Kings dumped the Cool FM 5-2 this afternoon and have a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series. The visitors struck early just 1:10 into the first on a nice deflection in front from Dany Roussin to take the 1-0 lead. It was all River Kings after that scoring four unanswered goals. Eric Meloche got the home team on the board with a power play marker. Pierre- Luc Faubert scored just over five minutes later to make it a two goal lead. Two more goals from Francis Lessard and Jonathan Jasper came 18 seconds apart to make it 4-1. St-Georges start the second period
with a new goalie sending Michel Robin- son in replacing Jeremy Duschesne. For the second game in a row Francis Lessard and Dave Starensky drop the gloves this time with plenty of punches thrown by both sides. Nicolas Corbeil thought he had a goal with just under four minutes to go but the officials called it back saying he hit it with a high stick. The Cool FM make things interesting at the 9:31 mark of the third when Alexan- dre Gagne scores to narrow the gap to two goals. The goal did not seem to rattle the Kings who looked solid in their own end. The Cool FM pulled their goalie with 1:36 to go and were unable to get any good chanc- es. Loic Lacasse was solid with 28 saves.
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