“We started this a number of years ago. We can at least do our share toward it,” said South Dundas Mayor Steven Byvelds.
He was referring to the Dundas County Food Bank, which has been living rent-free at the Second Street location in Morrisburg.
Council members unanimously agreed that the food bank will continue to have their rental fees waived for as long as they remain at the Second Street location.
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Joanne Sidorchuk is WDMH’s new Vice-President of Seniors’ Services and Administrator at Dundas Manor.
Joanne has a master’s degree and has worked in long-term care as a physiotherapist. She has been at WDMH for the past ten years and served for the past five as a clinical manager. Her many responsibilities have included managing Complex Continuing Care, which has a distinct seniors’ focus, representing WDMH in external initiatives such as the Specialized Geriatric Network of Eastern Ontario, and overseeing the Senior Friendly Hospital Plan.
“I am very exciting about this new challenge,” says Joanne Sidorchuk. “Providing special care for seniors is a passion for me and I look forward to working with two excellent teams, at both WDMH and Dundas Manor.”
This dual-role is part of the overall vision to create a Centre of Excellence for Rural Health and Education. The focus is on building partnerships to support healthy rural communities – patients in hospitals, residents in long-term care and clients in the community.
The Centre of Excellence is a collaborative that brings specific health and community care providers, educators and researchers together in one place, for greater synergy and continuity of care.
This past weekend, in less than 24 hours, South Dundas saw two car accidents, each with fatal consequences.
According to police reports, at approximately 8:15 on Saturday morning, June 2nd, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a collision at the junction of County Road 2 and County Road 16 in South Dundas Township.
The investigation revealed that 91 year old Alfred Link of South Dundas was south bound on County Road 16 when he failed to stop at a stop sign.
His 2003 Chevy Impala struck a 1991 GMC pick-up being operated by 35 year old Curry Hitsman of Cornwall. Hitsman was west bound on County Road 2.
Two young children in the GMC pick-up were transported to the Winchester Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Link was transported to the Winchester hospital and died a short time later from a head injury sustained in the collision.
On Friday afternoon, June 1st, at approximately 3:15 p.m., SD&G OPP responded to a single vehicle accident on Highway 31 in South Dundas Township.
According to reports, 60 year old Martin Wood of Winchester was operating a white 1994 Chrysler south bound on Highway 31, South Dundas Township. For reasons under investigation, he left the roadway, entered the west ditch and struck a hydro pole.
Wood was pronounced deceased at the scene.
SD&G OPP officers, assisted by Technical Traffic Collision investigators, continue the investigation for each of the crashes.
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