I was challenged by a reader that my previous story (here) on the mass resignations from the Southlake Hospital Foundation was wrong. This reader said this story (here) was the real reason why these members resigned.
My source was actually remarkably accurate for someone who acknowledged not being in the room during this late June closed door meeting. Every single detail was true, with exception to the identity of the person whom the hospital's administration wanted to turf.
I went back to my source and asked about the Ms. Poscente, the current (but possibly impermanent) CEO of the Southlake Foundation.
My source observed two items of note. First, even if the hospital administration may have been gunning for Neila, the former Foundation Chair (and local donut store owner) Jim Alexander'a statement doesn't explain why she ended up as a candidate for termination by the hospital's administration.
Secondly, my source says that heavyweights like Newmarket Mayor Tony Van Bynen and Aurora Mayor Geoff Dawe have been making phone calls to Mr. Alexander and friends to try and mend fences.
My source still feels certain that Steve Hinder was the real target of hospital administrators. It is suggested that perhaps Neila Poscente was asked to seek Mr. Hinder's departure from the Foundation and she wasn't willing or able to carry that task out. As a power struggle ensued between the Foundation and the people who actually run the operations at the hospital, the only way to resolve the matter effectively was to seek Neila's termination.
Because every other detail of what my source said was incredibly accurate, I have no doubt about the claim of a power struggle between the Foundation and hospital administrators. At very least, the people who run the golf tournaments and organize the Mardi Gras Ball seem to have gotten a little too big for their britches in the eyes of hospital management and seeking Neila's termination was the way to reign this renegade group in again.
It is so embarrassing that these so-called "community leaders" like Jim Alexander and friends have put a blight on our town and hospital with their child-like antics. Their lack of character have taken a world class health care facility and lessened it because they wanted to be "in charge". That kind of behaviour may be acceptable in the drive thru lane at the local donut store but it isn't acceptable at the leadership levels of our hospital.
If you wish to voice your disapproval to what these most disloyal former members of the Southlake Foundation board are alleged to have done, may I humbly suggest that you donate to the hospital today? You can donate by following this link: Donate to Southlake
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
Thursday, 9 July 2015
The Story Behind the En Masse Resignations at Southlake Foundation
Southlake Hospital is one of the best community health care facilities in Ontario. It ranks near the top in many different areas of operation and that is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the people who work there.
News that the Southlake Hospital Foundation (the people responsible for fundraising for the hospital) board had 12 of 14 members suddenly resign has rocked the community.
These resignations have created confusion. Do these resignations mean that something is being mismanaged in the hospital? The answer is clearly, "No", because the Foundation has nothing to do with the day-to-day operations of the hospital. The Foundation organizes golf tournaments, the Mardi Gras Ball and other fundraising events.
There was rampant speculation that charity funds may have been embezzled or have gone missing. The chatter about this rumour had gotten to such a fever pitch that the Foundation felt pressure to put out second statement on the board resignations which was reported in the Toronto Star. This second statement made it clear that the resignations on the Foundation board were not related to any fiduciary matter.
The public can be assured that it is still safe to donate to Southlake hospital and all donations are working to improve the quality of our local health care. Nobody affiliated with the Southlake Foundation is alleging any criminal conduct or mishandling of Southlake hospital donations.
As reported in the Toronto Star, (which you can read here: The Star) the reason for the mass resignations is as follows:
The hospital and foundation confirmed the mass resignation and said a “personnel issue” was behind the sudden action.
News that the Southlake Hospital Foundation (the people responsible for fundraising for the hospital) board had 12 of 14 members suddenly resign has rocked the community.
These resignations have created confusion. Do these resignations mean that something is being mismanaged in the hospital? The answer is clearly, "No", because the Foundation has nothing to do with the day-to-day operations of the hospital. The Foundation organizes golf tournaments, the Mardi Gras Ball and other fundraising events.
There was rampant speculation that charity funds may have been embezzled or have gone missing. The chatter about this rumour had gotten to such a fever pitch that the Foundation felt pressure to put out second statement on the board resignations which was reported in the Toronto Star. This second statement made it clear that the resignations on the Foundation board were not related to any fiduciary matter.
The public can be assured that it is still safe to donate to Southlake hospital and all donations are working to improve the quality of our local health care. Nobody affiliated with the Southlake Foundation is alleging any criminal conduct or mishandling of Southlake hospital donations.
As reported in the Toronto Star, (which you can read here: The Star) the reason for the mass resignations is as follows:
The hospital and foundation confirmed the mass resignation and said a “personnel issue” was behind the sudden action.
“The matter in question dealt with a personnel issue, and was not fiduciary. Personnel matters will not be discussed with the media or (publicly),” the board said in an email statement Wednesday.
My source with close connections to these matters sheds some light. The source, (and for the record, my source was not actually present during the closed door meeting that preceded the resignations), believes that "personnel matters" do not involve any employee of the Foundation. Instead, the personnel matter involves a board member of Southlake Foundation.
Keep in mind that the 12 Board members who quit would have control over the outcome of any controversial staffing change, (for example, whether to hire or fire an employee of the Foundation), by virtue that they number 12 of 14 votes.
But when a Southlake Foundation board member was asked to resign, my source believes that the other 11 member stood in solidarity during that closed door meeting.
My source believes that the controversy (such as this recent imbroglio: Hinder) that surrounds Steve Hinder got to be too much for Southlake senior administration. At one time Mr. Hinder's involvement with the Foundation was important because of his close ties with Belinda Stronach, but with the Stronachs and Magna International now appearing to be distancing themselves from Mr. Hinder, his ability to raise money for the Foundation was diminished substantially. The hospital's administration, valuing the hospital's relationship with the Stronachs and Magna International, determined that it was time for Mr. Hinder to leave the board.
My source suggests that other board members were upset about the way Hinder was being shuffled out. As my source explains it, Hinder has not yet had his day in court and these board members felt that there should be a presumption of innocence given to him especially in light of Mr. Hinder's record for volunteerism with the hospital.
If this is correct, then it is too bad that these 11 resigning board members had more loyalty to Hinder than they did to the hospital and the communities that Southlake serves. Their mass resignations have undoubtedly hurt the hospital's ability to raise money. They have inappropriately implicated the hospital in controversy because of their feelings towards Hinder. These resignations speak to their character and not in a good way.
Donut store owner, Jim Alexander, is among the group who resigned on June 30th. Here is what he had to say in an earlier statement:
"As a volunteer board made up of prominent community leaders, the foundation board was guided by our individual principles and values. As we were not willing to compromise those principles and values, we felt that the best thing to do for the future of Southlake Regional Centre and its Foundation was to resign."
The question for Mr. Alexander, (and other resigning members), is which one of these principles and values allows him to undermine the worthy fundraising efforts of Southlake Hospital?
If you wish to voice your disapproval to what these most disloyal former members of the Southlake Foundation board are alleged to have done, may I humbly suggest that you donate to the hospital today? You can donate by following this link: Donate to Southlake
Saturday, 27 June 2015
Council continues to cater to only the wealthy in times of austerity
Have you noticed what's happening to your grocery bill lately?
Throughout southern Ontario, the cost of food keeps rising. In a province with public medicare, the long term effects of expensive food is magnified, as healthy food becomes unattainable for our poor. Those who cannot afford to eat healthy invariably resort to low cost, high calorie processed foods that lead to obesity and dietary concerns.
So good on Newmarket's Marc Mantha and his ongoing advocacy for backyard hens. Allowing residents to garden for fresh vegetables and have inexpensive access to fresh eggs can go a long way to bridging the financial gap for many.
But in a town where our local politicians believe that a $500,000 home qualifies as affordable housing, it should be no surprise that our Council wants to reserve this healthy lifestyle choice to the wealthiest residents exclusively.
They have passed a pilot project allowing for backyard hens for homes that have a minimum of 50 feet distance from the hens to the next residence.
In other words, if I were to build a coop in the middle of my backyard, and I have neighbours on either side of my home, then I would need to live on a property with a minimum 65ft frontage in order to meet that 50ft requirement. (32 ft to my property line plus 18 ft to the neighbour's home, provided that there is that much space to the neighbour's home). I haven't even begun to factor in how large the backyard would need to be if the home has neighbours to the rear.
But how many of our community's poor live on 65ft lots? How many middle class residents have 65 ft lots?
Unfortunately, it is only the wealthiest families in the community who can afford a large lot. Therefore it is only the wealthiest who can have a healthy lifestyle in Newmarket. Thanks to your Newmarket Town Council.
Throughout southern Ontario, the cost of food keeps rising. In a province with public medicare, the long term effects of expensive food is magnified, as healthy food becomes unattainable for our poor. Those who cannot afford to eat healthy invariably resort to low cost, high calorie processed foods that lead to obesity and dietary concerns.
So good on Newmarket's Marc Mantha and his ongoing advocacy for backyard hens. Allowing residents to garden for fresh vegetables and have inexpensive access to fresh eggs can go a long way to bridging the financial gap for many.
But in a town where our local politicians believe that a $500,000 home qualifies as affordable housing, it should be no surprise that our Council wants to reserve this healthy lifestyle choice to the wealthiest residents exclusively.
They have passed a pilot project allowing for backyard hens for homes that have a minimum of 50 feet distance from the hens to the next residence.
In other words, if I were to build a coop in the middle of my backyard, and I have neighbours on either side of my home, then I would need to live on a property with a minimum 65ft frontage in order to meet that 50ft requirement. (32 ft to my property line plus 18 ft to the neighbour's home, provided that there is that much space to the neighbour's home). I haven't even begun to factor in how large the backyard would need to be if the home has neighbours to the rear.
But how many of our community's poor live on 65ft lots? How many middle class residents have 65 ft lots?
Unfortunately, it is only the wealthiest families in the community who can afford a large lot. Therefore it is only the wealthiest who can have a healthy lifestyle in Newmarket. Thanks to your Newmarket Town Council.
Bell Let's Talk About Internet Giga Bytes
Each month, our Newmarket Mayor publishes a column in the Newmarket Era, and without fail, each column boasts about his broad band internet plan. He talks about the need to connect. He talks about the Town's plans to create 32,000 new jobs by the year 2051, (despite the fact that his administration saw just a pitiful 100 new jobs since 2010, while the municipalities around us had much better job creation numbers).
This past week, Bell beat him to the punch. Bell has announced over a billion dollars in spending to make the City of Toronto a giga byte internet city. Toronto will have the fastest internet on the planet.
And with that billion dollar investment will come new jobs. Bell estimates that Toronto will see 2400 new jobs created because of improved internet access.
The Town of Newmarket has always been rather murky with their expected job creation numbers resulting from their broad band plan. Bell's 2400 new jobs estimate should give us some insight. Using the same ratio as Bell's estimate, Newmarket would see only 10.2 new jobs created by Van Bynen's broad band plan - a far cry from his own estimate.
It's time for Newmarket to be realistic about its broad band plans. To date, Van Bynen's administration refuses to discuss how much their plan will cost. We know that they have received and accepted a proposal from one company but the cost of this proposal is being kept secret. I expect that the money received from the Hollingsworth Arena sale will cover it.
And it is time for the Van Bynen administration to be honest about new job figures. Taxpayers will be spending millions to connect a few businesses. Most businesses in town won't have access. Curiously, the Town isn't connecting along the bus rapid transit corridor but is connecting the coffee shops, boutique restaurants and farmers market on Main Street for some inexplicable reason.
I am not opposed to having better internet connectivity in Newmarket. I am opposed to the way the Van Bynen administration intends to carry it out. The secrecy needs to go. The service should follow where the employment corridors are - Yonge Street, Davis Drive, and Leslie St. Main Street connectivity makes no sense whatsoever.
This past week, Bell beat him to the punch. Bell has announced over a billion dollars in spending to make the City of Toronto a giga byte internet city. Toronto will have the fastest internet on the planet.
And with that billion dollar investment will come new jobs. Bell estimates that Toronto will see 2400 new jobs created because of improved internet access.
The Town of Newmarket has always been rather murky with their expected job creation numbers resulting from their broad band plan. Bell's 2400 new jobs estimate should give us some insight. Using the same ratio as Bell's estimate, Newmarket would see only 10.2 new jobs created by Van Bynen's broad band plan - a far cry from his own estimate.
It's time for Newmarket to be realistic about its broad band plans. To date, Van Bynen's administration refuses to discuss how much their plan will cost. We know that they have received and accepted a proposal from one company but the cost of this proposal is being kept secret. I expect that the money received from the Hollingsworth Arena sale will cover it.
And it is time for the Van Bynen administration to be honest about new job figures. Taxpayers will be spending millions to connect a few businesses. Most businesses in town won't have access. Curiously, the Town isn't connecting along the bus rapid transit corridor but is connecting the coffee shops, boutique restaurants and farmers market on Main Street for some inexplicable reason.
I am not opposed to having better internet connectivity in Newmarket. I am opposed to the way the Van Bynen administration intends to carry it out. The secrecy needs to go. The service should follow where the employment corridors are - Yonge Street, Davis Drive, and Leslie St. Main Street connectivity makes no sense whatsoever.
Tuesday, 16 June 2015
The Era and John Taylor in hot water after going too far with allegations
Based on traffic to my blog, it seems that there are many, many people looking for me to comment.
Over the past four years, the idea of our local council members "getting along" has been raised as a pretty consistent theme. The fact is, the gruesome-twosome wasn't getting along with former Councillor Maddie Di Muccio. They employed integrity commissioner reports and are believed to be associated with underhanded election campaign tactics to force her out of office.
But having full control over the council votes wasn't enough for the gruesome-twosome. John Taylor took things too far and continued to harangue Di Muccio even after she lost. It was an embarrassing display of hubris and now we are learning that the as the idiom goes, the chickens have come home to roost for at least one member of the gruesome-twosome.
Earlier this year, the integrity commissioner process was exposed for what is was: a kangaroo court. After the Integrity Commissioner ridiculously exonerated Regional Councillor John Taylor, even the senior management of the Town of Newmarket could not stand the embarrassment any longer. The senior staff admitted that the current Code of Conduct was a sham and ordered a complete tear-down/ re-build of the process.
After that exposure, Taylor and his ally, the Newmarket Era, went on attack mode against Di Muccio. It was a naive strategy because it appears as though they fell into their own swords.
We are now learning that both Mr. Taylor and the Newmarket Era have been sued for libel by Di Muccio. The Era has published a clarification to their story - which appeared to be an attempt to mitigate their potential payout. It will be up to a judge to see if their clarification helped them but on the surface it appears that they are admitting to libel because of its publication.
As a member of the public, I am keenly interested in these types of cases. A lot has been said by the gruesome-twosome and their ally, the Newmarket Era, about Maddie Di Muccio over the past number of years. Much of what was said seemed too incredulous for an educated person to believe. Now there is a legal challenge to prove the veracity of their words.
The reputations and legacy of the parties involved will be written based on who wins or loses. The Era and Mr. Taylor have only one defense: prove what they stated to be true. If they can't, they will be known as libelous from here on and never to be trusted ever again.
I have yet to go down to the courthouse to order a copy of the plaintiff's claim. I have done so previously with the Steve Hinder lawsuit and found it very informative. When I get a chance to get a copy of the claim, I will post details to update my readers.
Stay tuned.
Over the past four years, the idea of our local council members "getting along" has been raised as a pretty consistent theme. The fact is, the gruesome-twosome wasn't getting along with former Councillor Maddie Di Muccio. They employed integrity commissioner reports and are believed to be associated with underhanded election campaign tactics to force her out of office.
But having full control over the council votes wasn't enough for the gruesome-twosome. John Taylor took things too far and continued to harangue Di Muccio even after she lost. It was an embarrassing display of hubris and now we are learning that the as the idiom goes, the chickens have come home to roost for at least one member of the gruesome-twosome.
Earlier this year, the integrity commissioner process was exposed for what is was: a kangaroo court. After the Integrity Commissioner ridiculously exonerated Regional Councillor John Taylor, even the senior management of the Town of Newmarket could not stand the embarrassment any longer. The senior staff admitted that the current Code of Conduct was a sham and ordered a complete tear-down/ re-build of the process.
After that exposure, Taylor and his ally, the Newmarket Era, went on attack mode against Di Muccio. It was a naive strategy because it appears as though they fell into their own swords.
We are now learning that both Mr. Taylor and the Newmarket Era have been sued for libel by Di Muccio. The Era has published a clarification to their story - which appeared to be an attempt to mitigate their potential payout. It will be up to a judge to see if their clarification helped them but on the surface it appears that they are admitting to libel because of its publication.
As a member of the public, I am keenly interested in these types of cases. A lot has been said by the gruesome-twosome and their ally, the Newmarket Era, about Maddie Di Muccio over the past number of years. Much of what was said seemed too incredulous for an educated person to believe. Now there is a legal challenge to prove the veracity of their words.
The reputations and legacy of the parties involved will be written based on who wins or loses. The Era and Mr. Taylor have only one defense: prove what they stated to be true. If they can't, they will be known as libelous from here on and never to be trusted ever again.
I have yet to go down to the courthouse to order a copy of the plaintiff's claim. I have done so previously with the Steve Hinder lawsuit and found it very informative. When I get a chance to get a copy of the claim, I will post details to update my readers.
Stay tuned.
Friday, 12 June 2015
Town's Spending Spree - Priorities?
The Town of Newmarket is on a spending spree. All of a sudden, the Town seems flushed with cash.
$1,000,000 for a broadband pilot? Sure.
Create a new 10-court tennis complex? Absolutely.
Renovate the lobby of the Newmarket Theatre? We can do that.
Build a new arena (either with Pickering College or construct an additional ice pad at the Ray Twinney Complex)? That's certainly on the table.
Construct a new fitness center? Uh huh.
New recreation facilities in every quadrant of town? Nothing but the best.
A turf field priced at approximately $750,000? Coming right up.
All of this sounds great - but are these really the priorities in Newmarket?
1) We have the Town of Newmarket admitting that the current business model of the Theatre is losing between $250-300,000 annually. Is a new lobby going to turn that losing streak around? After spending $11,000,000 on renovating the Old Town Hall into another theatre venue, does the Town really need to pour more public funds into this money pit?
2) Remember, when building infrastructure, you are planning for the future. Today's youth are playing basketball, soccer, and road hockey. Why is the town building tennis courts? The town has statistics regarding the number of youth who play in a tennis league vs. the leagues of the other sports. Their own numbers tell the story. I would rather that the limited recreation space was dedicated towards a cricket field than tennis in recognition of our town's changing demographics..
3) Another hockey rink? Again, the numbers don't lie. Youth involvement in ice hockey has been declining for years. This isn't a good investment for the future. I'm sorry adult hockey players but your numbers don't count. We're building infrastructure for future uses and the stats don't pan out for continuing strength of adult league registrations.
4) A fitness centre? The Town needed one years ago but because the Mayor was such good friends with Joe Persechini, the facility we needed wasn't included when the Magna Centre was built. Now that Persechini's Gym is no more, I guess there are no further reservations for a town facility to compete with local private gyms.
Amazingly, the areas that need investment aren't getting any money. For example, Newmarket sewers are getting old, but there are no ribbon cutting photo ops when new sewer infrastructure is installed. That's why homeowners will have to continue to contend with broken watermains and sewer back ups into basements.
And we'll continue to see yellow, bleach reeking water for periods of times as the Town will need to continue with programs to remove bio-film to keep our drinking water safe.
Traffic studies, residential street calming and other traffic related programs aren't getting any attention at all.
Those necessary but expensive infrastructure upgrades will have to wait for some day in the future when our current set of photo-op loving council members have been replaced by politicians who are more focused on running the town as opposed to cutting ribbons.
$1,000,000 for a broadband pilot? Sure.
Create a new 10-court tennis complex? Absolutely.
Renovate the lobby of the Newmarket Theatre? We can do that.
Build a new arena (either with Pickering College or construct an additional ice pad at the Ray Twinney Complex)? That's certainly on the table.
Construct a new fitness center? Uh huh.
New recreation facilities in every quadrant of town? Nothing but the best.
A turf field priced at approximately $750,000? Coming right up.
All of this sounds great - but are these really the priorities in Newmarket?
1) We have the Town of Newmarket admitting that the current business model of the Theatre is losing between $250-300,000 annually. Is a new lobby going to turn that losing streak around? After spending $11,000,000 on renovating the Old Town Hall into another theatre venue, does the Town really need to pour more public funds into this money pit?
2) Remember, when building infrastructure, you are planning for the future. Today's youth are playing basketball, soccer, and road hockey. Why is the town building tennis courts? The town has statistics regarding the number of youth who play in a tennis league vs. the leagues of the other sports. Their own numbers tell the story. I would rather that the limited recreation space was dedicated towards a cricket field than tennis in recognition of our town's changing demographics..
3) Another hockey rink? Again, the numbers don't lie. Youth involvement in ice hockey has been declining for years. This isn't a good investment for the future. I'm sorry adult hockey players but your numbers don't count. We're building infrastructure for future uses and the stats don't pan out for continuing strength of adult league registrations.
4) A fitness centre? The Town needed one years ago but because the Mayor was such good friends with Joe Persechini, the facility we needed wasn't included when the Magna Centre was built. Now that Persechini's Gym is no more, I guess there are no further reservations for a town facility to compete with local private gyms.
Amazingly, the areas that need investment aren't getting any money. For example, Newmarket sewers are getting old, but there are no ribbon cutting photo ops when new sewer infrastructure is installed. That's why homeowners will have to continue to contend with broken watermains and sewer back ups into basements.
And we'll continue to see yellow, bleach reeking water for periods of times as the Town will need to continue with programs to remove bio-film to keep our drinking water safe.
Traffic studies, residential street calming and other traffic related programs aren't getting any attention at all.
Those necessary but expensive infrastructure upgrades will have to wait for some day in the future when our current set of photo-op loving council members have been replaced by politicians who are more focused on running the town as opposed to cutting ribbons.
Sunday, 7 June 2015
Newmarket Bear RIP
I have been asked to give my opinion on the Newmarket bear tragedy.
I've been reluctant to do so because I wasn't there and I don't know what the police saw that gave them justification to issue the kill order. Even if you watched the event unfold on television, you could never truly have the same perspective as the police officers on the scene.
There are some assumptions I feel relatively comfortable making.
1) The bear was lost, tired, hungry and thirsty. The bear was under a tremendous amount of stress after being harried by the police and sought refuge in a tree. Any animal under such extreme conditions can become unpredictable and dangerous.
2) The police must have perceived an extreme degree of danger that would have been considered imminent. Who was in danger? We don't know. But the amount of danger that this person was in would have outweighed the risk of firing multiple live rounds within a heavily populated residential neighbourhood.
As any police officer knows, once you squeeze the trigger, you have no way of being certain that the fired bullet will find it's target. Any bullet leaving a gun barrel can have lethal consequences for an unintended person and the exterior walls of most homes would not stop these bullets. The police are trained to only fire when so close to homes if there is immediate danger. In this case, someone must have been moments away from being mauled by this bear.
And if that is the case, then it was the right decision to shoot to kill.
If an officer or a member of the public got too close to the bear and that started the chain of events that led to the bear's death, then that situation needs to be addressed. It seems clear that something went wrong with establishing a safe barrier between the animal and the police/ public resulting in deadly consequences.
I won't put the blame on Ministry of Natural Resources. An imminent bear attack wouldn't have ended with any different result even if the MNR officer was present on the scene. Tranquilizers wouldn't have prevented a mauling and protecting human life is always our first priority.
I've been reluctant to do so because I wasn't there and I don't know what the police saw that gave them justification to issue the kill order. Even if you watched the event unfold on television, you could never truly have the same perspective as the police officers on the scene.
There are some assumptions I feel relatively comfortable making.
1) The bear was lost, tired, hungry and thirsty. The bear was under a tremendous amount of stress after being harried by the police and sought refuge in a tree. Any animal under such extreme conditions can become unpredictable and dangerous.
2) The police must have perceived an extreme degree of danger that would have been considered imminent. Who was in danger? We don't know. But the amount of danger that this person was in would have outweighed the risk of firing multiple live rounds within a heavily populated residential neighbourhood.
As any police officer knows, once you squeeze the trigger, you have no way of being certain that the fired bullet will find it's target. Any bullet leaving a gun barrel can have lethal consequences for an unintended person and the exterior walls of most homes would not stop these bullets. The police are trained to only fire when so close to homes if there is immediate danger. In this case, someone must have been moments away from being mauled by this bear.
And if that is the case, then it was the right decision to shoot to kill.
If an officer or a member of the public got too close to the bear and that started the chain of events that led to the bear's death, then that situation needs to be addressed. It seems clear that something went wrong with establishing a safe barrier between the animal and the police/ public resulting in deadly consequences.
I won't put the blame on Ministry of Natural Resources. An imminent bear attack wouldn't have ended with any different result even if the MNR officer was present on the scene. Tranquilizers wouldn't have prevented a mauling and protecting human life is always our first priority.
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