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Hospital board to undergo shake up Tara Gesner
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The Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital (CPDMH) board of directors is about to undergo a shake up. During the board’s Oct. 28 meeting, a packed room of elected officials from Carleton Place and Beckwith, as well as concerned citizens heard the hospital wants to advance best practice in board size and composition. “The board members that were here and present are all in favour of moving forward with best practices and adopting them for our governance structure,” board chair
Marcel Pinon said, following an in-camera session. Some audience members claimed this session broke procedure after a motion from Carleton Place’s board representative, Coun. Sean Redmond to turn the closed portion of the meeting into an open session was ignored and the public was asked to leave the boardroom. In a phone call on Nov. 3, chief executive officer (CEO) Toni Surko stated: “The minutes reflect Sean approved the motion to go in camera, and there was a seconder. A motion from Sean was not heard at the front of the table. If so, there would have
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were excused. “We are deemed to be in conflict of interest,” Redmond told the Canadian Gazette, “and we were asked to leave the room.” Presentations Last week’s meeting included a 30-minute presentation by Toronto lawyer Michael Watts of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, regarding best practices in board structure. “This hospital, like many other hospitals, goes through accreditation, which identifies the board should regularly review its size and See BOARD page A/CP7
Nov. 11 approaches Tara Gesner
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Like other Canadians, residents of Beckwith, Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills observe Remembrance Day every year on Nov. 11 to remember the men and women of their armed forces who died in the line of duty. First World War hostilities formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
11th month. Carleton Place’s Remembrance Day service begins at 11 a.m. at the cenotaph, which is located in Memorial Park beside the library. In advance, a parade of veterans, legion members and many more leaves from the town hall around 10:45 a.m., making its way to Franklin Street, which was renamed Veterans
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 192 president Brian Comeau (right) presents Carleton Place Mayor Louis Antonakos with the first poppy Friday morning, Oct. 30, signifying the kickoff of the Poppy Campaign leading to Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. Poppies will be available around the community. Inset: Murray Guthrie (right), a veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served between 1941 and 1946, receives a poppy from Rob Madore, president of Branch 240 of the Royal Canadian Legion.
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