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URGENT ACTION ALERT

June 9, 2005

Cross-province campaigns and events are gearing up on P3 hospitals local campaigns, LHINs regional planning, Long Term Care and Health Restructuring.

 

●       Communities under threat of P3 hospital privatization are holding emergency local assemblies to plan for plebiscites and local action.

●         LHINs - we are holding regional briefing and strategy setting sessions in each LHIN to set up communications networks and plan for democratic LHIN watchdog and action groups.


All are welcome to help and participate in all events. Look for events in your community in the list below:

Upcoming Events Listing:

  • Jump to Coalitions React to Privatization Announcement

    • P3 Hospitals - Toronto Thursday, June 9
    Emergency Action Strategy Meeting Community Agencies, Health Care Workers and Activists 3 - 4:30 pm Trinity - St. Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor St. W.

    P3 Hospitals - Toronto Saturday, June 11
    Sign Up for Signs! Tables & Leafletting 11 am - St. Jamestown Festival

    P3 Hospitals - Toronto Sunday June 12
    Bloor West Street Festival Tables & Leafletting noon to 2pm - table in front of St. Paul Trinity Church, 427 Bloor St W (west of Spadina)

    Long Term Care - Sudbury Monday, June 13
     Rally ---- 9:30 am - City Hall

    P3 Hospitals - St. Catharines/Thorold/Niagara-On-the-Lake Monday, June 13
    Niagara-On-the-Lake Municipal Council Resolution 6:30 pm

    LHINs - S/E Ontario Region including Kingston, Brockville, Ottawa, Cornwall, Renfrew (LHINs # 10 & 11) Tuesday, June 14
    Regional Planning Session to set up strategy and communications in this LHIN: 7 pm, -------------location, Brockville

    P3 Hospitals - Toronto Tuesday, June 14
     Leafletting at Union Station call 416-441-3713

    LHINS - Toronto Region Wednesday, June 15
    Regional Planning Session to set up strategy and communications in this LHIN: 7 pm, Trinity - St. Paul’s Church, 427 Bloor St. W.----------location, Toronto

    P3 Hospitals - St. Catharines Thursday, June 16
    Leafletting and advance polls at local hospitals 11 am - 1 pm meet at front doors of Shaver Hospital, Niagara Rehab., Hotel Dieu, Niagara-On-the-Lake Hospital, and St. Catharines’ General Hospital

    P3 Hospitals - North Bay Thursday, June 16
    Public Action Assembly to set local strategy for planned North Bay P3 hospital: 7 pm, Legion, 150 First Ave. W.

    LHINS, P3s, Health Restructuring - Lindsay Saturday, June 18
    Health Action Assembly - to update & set strategy 11 am - 2 pm, 33 Lindsay St. E. in the Community Living Building

    P3 Hospitals - St. Catharines/Thorold/Niagara-On-the-Lake Sunday, June 19
    Rally & Barbeque at Montebello Park 11 am - 3 pm, Montebello Park, St. Catharines

    P3 Hospitals - Toronto/Scarborough Sunday, June 19
    Public Meeting with Ali Mallah, Amy Go, Mahallingan Kandiah, Natalie Mehra 6:30 pm, Scarborough Civic Centre

    P3 Hospitals - St. Catharines Monday, June 20
    City Council Resolution 6:30 pm

    LHINs - Kitchener Waterloo, Guelph, Cambridge and north to Clifford & Swinton Pk. (LHIN #3) Wednesday, June 22
    Regional Planning Session to set up strategy and communications in this LHIN: 7:30 pm 844 Cortland Ave. E. (in CAW office - look for the building in behind), Kitchener

    P3 Hospitals - St. Catharines/Thorold/Niagara-On-the-Lake Thursday, June 23
    Final campaign planning meeting    7 pm - Campaign Headquarters 455 Merritt St.

    P3 Hospitals - St. Catharines/Thorold/Niagara-On-the-Lake Friday, June 24
    Workplace Votes

    P3 Hospitals - St. Catharines/Thorold/Niagara-On-the-Lake Saturday, June 25
    Community-Wide Plebiscite (Vote)

    P3 Hospitals - St. Catharines/Thorold/Niagara-On-the-Lake Monday, June 27
    Announcement of Plebiscite Results Time & Location TBA

    P3 Hospitals - Hamilton Monday, June 27
    Public Action Assembly to plan strategy for planned P3 hospital redevelopments in Hamilton: 7 pm, Hamilton Public Library

    P3 Hospitals - Woodstock Tuesday, June 28
    Planning Meeting regarding planned P3 hospital redevelopment in Woodstock: 7:30 pm, CAW l.636 Hall, 126 Beale St.

    LHINs - LHINs Central East including Oshawa, Peterborough, Lindsay

    (LHIN #9) Thursday, June 30
    Regional Planning Session to set up strategy and communications in this LHIN: 7 pm, CAW Hall, 1425 Philip Murray Ave.

    St. Catharines events: campaign office 905-688-3929

    Toronto Area P3 Lawn Sign events: campaign hotline at 416-441-3713


    Ontario Health Coalition tel: 416-441-2502 fax: 416-441-4073

    email: ohc@sympatico.ca www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca



    Coalitions Kick Into Action Across Ontario In Response to Government’s Privatized Hospitals Announcement

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    • In response to Ontario Minister Caplan’s “ReNew Ontario” announcement on May 25, 2005, local health coalitions kicked into action.

    On May 30, five cities held press events:

    ●        Brampton Health Coalition met with the editorial board of the Brampton Guardian.

    ●        Brockville Health Coalition met with local press.

    ●        Hamilton Health Coalition held a press conference at the Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, with Fran Borsellino (Hamilton HC), David Goodings (Burlington HC) and Jan Ouzas (CUPE 4800).

    ●        Kenora Health Coalition held a press conference at Lake of the Woods District Hospital with Cassiey Moeller and Doug Kurtz Kenora HC). Coverage included the front page of the Kenora Daily Miner and News, as well as radio coverage over Northwestern Ontario on CBC, and locally in Kenora.

    ●        Windsor Health Coalition held a press conference at the CAW 200/444 Hall with Mike Longmoore and Andy Schmidt. Coverage included the Windsor Star.

    ●         Lindsay Health Coalition held a press conference June 2nd on the sidewalk in front of Ross Memorial (they weren’t allowed on the hospital grounds). Representing Lindsay HC were Deborah Scott and Rheta McLaughlan.

    ●        Kingston and Area Health Coalition held a media event and delivered a letter to local MPP John Gerretsen June 3rd.

    ●         Cornwall Health Coalition held a press conference on June 6th. The radio station CFLG –FM / Variety 104.5 FM aired the story, placed a feature photo of Elaine and Co-Chair Dianne Morin on their website’s main page, and included a news brief in the local news section.

    Coalitions in North Bay, Hamilton, and Woodstock are organizing local action assemblies to plan their campaigns to keep their community hospitals public and non-profit -- see events listing. Information on other communities will be released as soon as possible.

    Toronto Health Coalition - a series of events are planned all month long for the Toronto lawn sign campaign to keep our hospitals public. The first 500 lawn signs are gone and another 1,000 are on their way. Please send in your lawn sign orders (call 416-441-3713 for order forms). See events listing for upcoming activities.

    Niagara Health Coalition - a series of events are planned leading up to the community-wide vote in St. Catharines, Thorold and Niagara-On-the-Lake on June 25th. Come out and vote to keep St. Catharines’ new hospital public and non-profit. See events listing for upcoming activities. Call 905-688-3929 for more information.

    Upcoming on Homecare, LHINs, Health Spending, Mental Health

    and Long Term Care


    The Ontario Health Coalition will release a preliminary analysis of Elinor Caplan’s homecare review and an analysis and backgrounder on Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs). Copies will be available on the OHC website or by calling the office.


    Look out for our upcoming series on health spending, local mental health round tables, the release of the results of our long term care consultation and homecare activities.

      

    Ontario Health Coalition tel:416-441-2502 ohc@sympatico.ca

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