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132nd Year, Issue 1
January 05, 2012 | 40 Pages
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Hospital pay, perks unveiled DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com
It was a year of ups and downs for Arnprior and area. We take a look back at some of the most powerful images of 2011. – Page 10, 11, 12, 13
The Arnprior and District Food Bank is praising the generosity of area individuals, businesses and organizations after a record holiday season. – Page 2, 16
Ontario hospitals made public the contracts of their top managers on Jan. 3, with Arnprior District Memorial Hospital’s CEO Eric Hanna coming in at $192,406. Many hospitals disclosed the information three days after they became subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Ontario Hospital Association president and CEO Tom Closson said he released the information to build trust with taxpayers. “Hospitals’ decision to proactively disclose their key material signals a strong commitment to transparency, accountability, and the importance of building the trust and confidence among the people they serve,” Closson said in a press release. ADMH’s four highest managers, according to last year’s “sunshine list,” came in at a combined $522,116. Hanna doesn’t find the announcement of salaries new or unsettling, saying market conditions dictate appropriate pay. Were he to do comparable work as a small hospital CEO in the private sector, he said – citing the Manley Report - he would be paid more. While private sector wages can be pegged to profitability, Hanna’s is tied to performance. The ADMH board of directors has eight goals laid out for him related to quality of care. See ‘JOB SATISFACTION’ Page 3
Photo by Sherry Haaima
ENJOYING THE GREAT OUTDOORS Darian Stevens and his sister Jessica Stevens of Prospect, Ont., are rosy cheeked after playing at McLean Avenue park Wednesday morning. The Stevens kids, who were visiting grandmother Fran Caoutte of Arnprior, said they were having a great time getting out for some winter fun. Most local school children are also out enjoying the last days of the Christmas break. Students return to classes on Monday, Jan. 9.
Town loses former reeve, ‘gentleman’ DEREK DUNN derek.dunn@metroland.com
The Arnprior Lions Club recognized several of its members and contributors at a special event in the month of December. – Page 19
Arnprior lost a long-time community builder and gentleman on Dec. 30, say to friends and colleagues of Henry Murdoch. Murdoch, a long-time reeve of the town, died in Arnprior District Memorial Hospital at the age of 91. Born in 1919, Murdoch worked at Kenwood Mills and Huyck, but is best known for his many years on town council, contributing so much that town hall itself is known at the Henry A. Murdoch Building. “We lost an individual that dedicated most of his life to municipal government,” said Coun. Ted Strike, who worked with Murdoch on council and
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HENRY MURDOCH for him as a town employee. Strike recalls the former
reeve and one-time county warden as taking the lead in the planning and building of the new Bonnechere Manor. The Renfrew nursing home named two floors after Murdoch. Murdoch held many titles on town council. He was councillor back when elections were annual – 1965 to 1966, 1968 to 1972, 1979 to 1980, 1982, and 1983 to 1985; he was deputy reeve from 1968 to 1972; he was reeve from 1972 to 1974, and again from 1986 to 1997. “Henry always had the town of Arnprior at heart, front and centre,” Strike said. “Honest, dedicated, a man of integrity; he was quite a gentleman.” See ‘GENTLEMAN’ Page 2
Arnprior papers join forces It’s a new beginning for the Chronicle-Guide and the EMC. Starting with this week’s edition, the two community newspapers have merged, bringing readers and advertisers the best of both in one package. The new-look Chronicle-Guide EMC features a larger tabloid format. Inside, readers will find all their favourites including Michael Runtz’s Nature column, together with the local stories and photographs produced by our talented editorial team. Mike Mount, vice-president and regional publisher, welcomes the combination that brings the strengths of the Chronicle Guide and the EMC together. For more information contact John Willems, group publisher, at 613-2216202 or email john.willems@metroland.com.
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