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Too close Christopher Watters, 54 of Cornwall was arrested on March 19 after he was ac- cused of breaching release conditions by coming near a residence he was or- dered to remain away from. He was bound b y an undertaking with the conditions of no contact directl y or indirectl y with certain people or fro m going within 100 m etres of their place of residence and to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. It is alleged that on March 18 , he was seen within 100 m eters of a residence contrar y to his conditions. He was charged with failing to co m pl y with un- dertaking and released to appear in court on April 16. Theft and breach A 24-year-old Cornwall man faces charg- es after he was accused of stealing prop- erty from a Marleau Avenue store. Ra y Greenwood was arrested on March 19 in connection with the March 15 theft. He was bound b y a probation order and an undertaking with the conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour He was charged with theft under $5,000, failing to co m pl y with an under- taking and breach of a probation order. Damage to restaurant A 58-year-old Cornwall man has been charged after he was accused of damag- ing property at a Montreal Road restau- rant just before 10:30 p.m. on March 19. Daniel Ouellette is charged with m is- chief under $5,000. He was released to appear in court on April 16 . Kicked the dog A 28-year-old Cornwall man placed him- self in double jeopardy when he was accused of not only assaulting his girl- friend, but also kicking their six-month- old dog. The m an was arrested last Wednesda y after it was alleged that the previous da y he assaulted his 33- y ear-old girlfriend during an altercation and kicked their dog. Neither the victi m nor the dog required m edical treat m ent. The m an was charged with do m estic assault and cruelt y to ani m als. He was held in custod y until court later that da y . Theft and mischief A 14- y ear-old Cornwall y outh was ar- rested on March 19 after it was alleged that 2013 the y outh re m oved propert y fro m his father and caused da m aged to the residence on March 7. Please see TRAFFIC STOP: Page 4
GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
The west wing of Cornwall Community Hospital’s McConnell Avenue site was un- veiled to glowing reviews Saturday. As m an y as 150 people were lined up out- side the wing housing a new e m ergenc y depart m ent, diagnostic equip m ent and op- erating roo m s for a public unveiling of the hospital’s crown jewel at 10 a. m . Saturda y . “It’s a drea m co m e true. I couldn’t be prouder,” said Margaret Darling, a registered nurse with 44 y ears of service at the hospi- tal. “It’s Cornwall’s ti m e to shine and we’re shining toda y .” Visitors arriving at the new wing were welco m ed b y hospital chief executive of- ficer Jeanette Despatie and hospital board chair Helen Periard to a large, air y entrance to the e m ergenc y depart m ent flooded nat- ural light fro m large windows. As the y wended their wa y through the hallwa y s to various depart m ents, the y were greeted b y staff on hand to answer ques- tions and highlight the new and i m proved features of the two-floor addition to the hospital. Despatie said she was hoping the new wing would i m press visitors be y ond what the y had i m agined, and b y all indications earl y Saturda y afternoon, the bright, uplift- ing new facilit y did just that. “I think it had the ‘wow’ factor,” Despatie bea m ed. “The reaction has been ver y posi- tive.” It was the onl y opportunit y for visitors – other than on a stretcher -- to see a ke y co m ponent of the wing, new surgical suites that will be disinfected and put into opera- tion shortl y , Despatie said.
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And she cautioned that there is still one m ore y ear of work to be done before the entire hospital restructuring is co m plete. “Then we will have a big shebang,” she said. Periard said there were plent y of surprises for visitors eager to get a peek at the new digs. “I believe the y were surprised b y ev- er y thing,” she said. One of the big attractions was the new m agnetic resonance i m aging m achine, housed in one of a nu m ber of diagnos- tic suites along a long hallwa y containing $15.5 m illion in high-tech equip m ent all raised b y public dollars. “Ever y one wanted to see the MRI,” Periard said. It was a piece of equip m ent fore m ost in the m ind of Colleen MacLean of Ingleside, who has travelled to Kingston in the past to get an MRI scan co m pleted. The MRI in Cornwall will lift a huge financial burden Margaret Darling, above, a registered nurse with Cornwall Co mm unity Hospi- tal, points to a new e m ergency treat m ent area at the hospitals’ new west wing. Pic- tured right, visitors talk in a well-lit foyer on the ground level of the wing.
fro m people on fixed inco m es who previ- ousl y travelled to Ottawa or Kingston for a scan, she said. Nanc y -Ann Bush, m anager of infection and prevention control, was welco m ing visitors on their wa y to exa m ine the new da y -surger y suites, said she was “incredibl y excited” about m oving into the new wing. “It’s ever y thing we expected and m ore. It’s bright and full of light.” Hospital changes parking rates Cornwall Community Hospital is changing to a variable parking rate from its flat rate of five dollars per day to better meet the needs of patients and visitors, according to the hospital. “Due to increased public de m and, we are evolving fro m a dail y rate s y ste m to a vari- able rate s y ste m , which will save people m one y when the y visit the hospital for a short period of ti m e,” said hospital co mm u- nications co-ordinator Shaun MacDonald. Under the new s y ste m , the m ini m u m rate drops to three dollars for visits of less than an hour, two dollars less than the previousl y used flat rate, but will increase to six dollars for visitors sta y ing longer than an hour, one dollar m ore than the previous flat rate. The Journal jcornwall@eap.on.ca
CCH reveals $1-million donors GREG KIELEC GREG.KIELEC@EAP.ON.CA
With the opening of the hospital’s new west wing, Cornwall Hospital Foundation is now able to unveil the name of the $1-mil- MJPOEPOPSTUPUIF0VS)PTQJUBMt0VS'VUVSF Campaign: Rose and David Bloomfield, owners of Cornwall’s Morbern Inc. The Bloo m fields whose gift re m ained anon ym ous for y ears will now leave a long- lasting legac y in the cit y . Cornwall Co mm u- nit y Hospital will na m e its new diagnostic depart m ent The Rose and David Bloo m field Diagnostic Centre in their honour. Given through the David Bloo m field Fa m - il y Foundation, the visionar y donation was a catal y st gift received earl y during the Our Hospital Our Future Ca m paign m otivating several other donors to support the project. “This region is i m portant to us,” sa y s David Bloo m field. “Rose and I started Morbern Inc. in Cornwall over 50 y ears ago. During that
Rose and David Bloo m field
ti m e we’ve learned a few things. One of the m ost i m portant is that in business as in life, people are precious.”
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