LHIN starts updating regional health service
TO THE POINT News in brief from the Cornwalland the surrounding area
OPG visitor centre open Ontario Power Generation invites everyone to make a visit to the St. Lawrence Power Development Visitor Centre part of their summer plans. “The Visitor Centre offers people a chance to explore the history of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project and the communities it affected, including the Mohawks of Akwesasne, the Lost Vil- lages and the City of Cornwall,” said Bill Hughes, Production/Project Manager at Robert H. Saunders Generating Station. The centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday to Oct. 5, and on Saturdays on June 2, July 7, and Aug. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dunigan to speak at AGM CFL football star-turned TSN broad- caster Matt Dunigan will deliver a speech at the Team Cornwall Annual General Meeting on Thursday at 7:30 a.m., at the Ramada Inn and Conference Centre. “Matt Dunigan is a familiar face to many Canadians, and we are fortunate to have such an accomplished athlete and influ- ential broadcaster speak at our meeting,”said Gilles Latour, chair of Team Cornwall. “Mr. Dunigan has a connection to Corn- wall - he is the former teammate of Ra- mada Inn owner and Team Cornwall member Scott Lecky. The two played to- gether for the B.C. Lions.” The meeting is open to all - regardless of Team Cornwall membership. Tickets to the Team Cornwall Annual General Meeting are $10 each. You can reserve your ticket by calling Julie at the Economic Development office @ 613 933-0074.
Be safe on grad night Cornwall SD&G Emergency Medical Services, Cornwall Community Police Services, Cornwall Fire Department and approximately 1,000 high school stu- dents from the city of Cornwall and the United Counties of SD&G will take part Thursday in a presentation called Safe Grad 2012 – Making Smart Decisions. The presentation will involve guest speakers, a video presentation, real time vehicle extrication involving two cars and simulated casualties involved in a mock car accident as a result of impaired driv- ing. The cars will be involved in a simu- lated accident with injuries and feature the cooperative work of rescue personnel including paramedics, police and fire per- sonnel. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Ed Lumley Arena at the Corn- wall Civic Complex. Tabuns speaks at NDP dinner Peter Tabuns, the NDP MPP for Toronto-Danforth and the Ontario NDP education and energy critic, was the guest speaker at the Tommy Douglas Dinner fundraiser sponsored by the SD&SG Provincial NDP riding associa- tion on April 27 at the Cornwall Golf and Country Club. Tabuns spoke about the need for afford- able energy and the need for Ontario to become a world leader in green energy. Tabuns also told the enthusiastic crowd: “The McGuinty Government should ne- gotiate in good faith with its public em- ployees, including the province’s teachers.” Tabuns praised NDP activists for working to support essential public services.
attention to the needs of seniors, and “more value for the money” in health care programs through efficient use of existing resources. The Champlain LHIN is responsible for distributing provincial health funds to local hospitals and other health service agencies in the Champlain region, which includes the City of Ottawa, the Five Counties, and neighbouring parts of Leeds, Grenville and Ren- frew counties.
By Gregg Chamberlain
The plan that guides how all health services are delivered in Ottawa and the five counties to the southeast and beyond is up for review, revision and renewal. The Champlain Local Health Integration Network board of trustees, which oversee health services in the Cornwall area, has
given the green light to the start of the review process for the Integrated Health Service Plan. The strategic plan outlines priorities and issues for health care services in the Champlain region for next three years.
“It’s an important pice of work.” Chantal LeClerc CEO of Champlain Local Health Integration Network
LeClerc noted that the Champlain region’s IHSP will not be a copy of what other LHINs in the province are doing but will focus on funding priorities that deal with the health service
“Our new plan will build on what we know,” said Chantal LeClerc, Champlain LHIN chief executive officer, during a phone interview. PLANNING TO 2016 The LHIN’s previous IHSP covered the period up to 2012. The next plan will guide the regional health agency and its affiliates like local hospitals and other health care service providers for the pe- riod from 2013 to 2016. “There’s been a lot of progress on some of the priorities identified in the first place,” said LeClerc, regarding the past IHSP. She noted that the new strategic plan will identify any new priorities and issues of concern and also look at “advancing the overall priorities of the province” outlined in the Ministry of Health’s own Action Plan for Ontario’s health services. Those priorities include increasing the role of family health care facilities, more
needs unique to the region. “It’s an important piece of work,” she said. Right now the review process for the IHSP is in the start-up stage. The Champlain LHIN board will appoint one of its members to take part in a Com- munity Engagement Advisory Group (CEAG) that will seek feedback from com- munity groups, individuals and other stakeholders. The review process for the strategic plan will also include a review of the LHIN vi- sion, mission statement, and overall val- ues. LeClerc indicated part of the preparation work underway now for the review will include setting up a timetable for the con- sultation part of the process. Updates on the program should be avail- able at the Champlain LHIN website at
www.champlainlhin.on.ca. gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
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