Well we did it - said our piece
Last night the Northumberland Concerned Citizens addressed Council in Cobourg. Yours truly and Patty Park - video to follow - made a presentation that laid out the health care issues that will grow from the proposed cuts to community health. A big part of the presentation, although it took little time to explain it, was the emphasis on the role that Council has to play in this. Cobourg has invested heavily ($4.4 million cash and untold millions in-kind) and set the hospital into the centrepiece of its economic strategy therefore it is essential that they protect that investment. Patty did an exceptional job laying out how the "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" and why it is absolutely necessary that Cobourg Council pass a motion decrying the cuts.
Council listened intently, although some really bad body language betrayed true feelings, and promised to make a decision next week after listening to an explanation, in a private meeting, (to be held on Thursday) from Mr Biron.
Finally let us all understand the this issue is not going to be solved by Mr Biron and the hospital board, it is a provincial gov thing. Rinaldi and his pals are not going to support this in any way ; that has to change! So the next thing to do is to pack the Council chamber next Monday and listen to Council discuss this important issue.
Council listened intently, although some really bad body language betrayed true feelings, and promised to make a decision next week after listening to an explanation, in a private meeting, (to be held on Thursday) from Mr Biron.
Finally let us all understand the this issue is not going to be solved by Mr Biron and the hospital board, it is a provincial gov thing. Rinaldi and his pals are not going to support this in any way ; that has to change! So the next thing to do is to pack the Council chamber next Monday and listen to Council discuss this important issue.
2 comments:
Very good job, Ben. NHH serves more than just Cobourg. Will you also be speaking to Port Hope Council, Hamilton Twsp Council, and any other municipal gov'ts in the catch basin of NHH?
Let us hope that more turn out. There was a good number of people who had turned out for the protest outside NHH a couple weeks back. Then the numbers decreased in the protest outside Victoria Hall a few days ago. Even fewer turned out for this Cobourg Council solicitation. The optics don't look good, so let's hope the turn out will increase for next Monday.
I know Peggy Smith is going to go to Port Hope but not when. Patty is going to go to Hamilton Township, but again the timing is unknown
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