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April 28, 2011 | 40 Pages
Year 31, Issue 17
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Health Centre expands New physician on the way to Carp family clinic SHERRY HAAIMA sherry.haaima@metroland.com
The population in West Carleton continues to grow and age and the West Carleton Family Health Centre is expanding to keep up with increased health care needs. Phase two of an expansion project that took several years to get off the ground is now underway; the new 6,000square-foot section is complete and the older parts of the building are being renovated. Dave Sellers, director of operations, says construction is expected to be finished sometime in July and after work on the parking lot and landscaping has been completed, a ribbon-cutting will likely take place in September. The total cost of the project is somewhere around $1.7 million, not including the purchase of land, equipment and other associated costs.
Last week, centre staff members were busy moving furniture and equipment into the new section to make room for renovations being completed in the old section. “Our 25-year-old exam rooms are being upgraded with new furniture and medical equipment,” said Sellers. He expressed his appreciation on behalf of the centre for the continued patience of clients. The family health centre serves some 15,000 clients, offering a wide range of medical and dental services and access to various allied health professionals, including physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, a dietitian and social workers. Following a slow and challenging start, the project has been running smoothly, says Sellers. See ‘CLINIC’ page 2
WCSS SET TO FIGHT BACK, SAVE A LIFE Students at West Carleton Secondary School are gearing up for the bi-annual Relay for Life event May 27. The last event raised more than $50,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society and the committee has high hopes for this year, which includes a Survivor’s Dinner coming up Tuesday, May 3. From left are Sarah Brown, co-chair Jessica Barr, Emma Roelen and Moh Ahmed. For more see Page 3. Photo by Sherry Haaima
Gord O’Connor grilled over pensions at all-candidates meeting Conservative incumbent defends government’s record BLAIR EDWARDS blair.edwards@metroland.com
Tory MP Gordon O’Connor faced a barrage of questions during an all-candidates meeting held in Kanata April 19. More than 300 people crowded into the ballroom of the Holiday Inn & Suites to listen to O’Connor and his challengers, Karen McCrimmon (Liberal) and John Hogg (Green). The New Democratic Party candidate Erin Peters did not attend the meeting, which was hosted by the Kanata Chamber of Commerce and Metroland Media. Another 100-plus people were turned away at the door
when the room reached capacity, some of whom gathered at the two doorways to listen to the meeting. A strong contingent of Liberal and Conservative party supporters, many holding election signs, were scattered throughout the crowd. O’Connor, who has won the Carleton-Mississippi Mills riding with a strong majority of the vote during the past three elections, defended his party’s stance on health care, the purchase of the F-35 fighter jets and its refusal to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to assist Nortel pensioners. The Tory incumbent said it was unfortunate situation that Nortel pensioners lost part of their benefits and
pensions after the company declared bankruptcy. “Ontario governs the pension laws,” he said, and the room erupted into a chorus of boos. He said the Conservatives will not reform the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to put pensioners to the front of the creditors’ line in the event a company goes bankrupt. “I tell you what we are doing,” he said, after facing repeated and heated questions about helping pensioners. “I don’t make up the future. I tell you we are not doing it.” See ‘PENSIONERS’ page 3
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