National

Nurses Fired, Replaced To Cut Costs At Abbotsford's Seniors' Facility, Menno Place

The Canadian Press, 30 Sep, 2015 01:34 PM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — More than two dozen nurses are being replaced in an attempt to cut costs at an Abbotsford, B.C., senior's care facility.

Menno Place CEO Karen Baillie says 29 registered nurses and licensed practical nurses have been let go at Menno Hospital because the facility is running a deficit.

The positions — eight part-time RNs, 11 full-time LPNs and 10 part-time LPNs — will be contracted out to a company that pays lower wages.

Baillie says all of the staff will be replaced with nurses who have the same qualifications.

BC Nurses' Union president Gayle Duteil says in a release that the move will be like breaking up a family for the 151 seniors living at the facility.

Baillie says the staffing change is necessary for Menno Place to provide sustainable care to seniors.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

B.C. And Third First Nation In Campbell River Sign Timber Licence Deal

VICTORIA — The B.C. government has announced a 25-year timber licence agreement with a First Nation on Vancouver Island.

B.C. And Third First Nation In Campbell River Sign Timber Licence Deal

B.C. Cabinet Minister Wants To Hear Canadian Anthem At Parapan Am Games

NANAIMO, B.C. — Barely three weeks ago, Michelle Stilwell was in British Columbia's legislature locked in a raging debate about the province's pursuit of a liquefied natural gas industry.

B.C. Cabinet Minister Wants To Hear Canadian Anthem At Parapan Am Games

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall Says Equalization Program Too Rich For Hydro Provinces

"It is a lot of money to go out in a way that seems to be dated and not always efficient, and infrastructure and tax relief might be an option instead," Wall said

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall Says Equalization Program Too Rich For Hydro Provinces

Inquest Called For In-custody Death After Woman Jailed In Terrace, B.C.

The coroners' service will investigate the death of a 25-year-old woman found in medical distress shortly after she was transported to a northern British Columbia jail.

Inquest Called For In-custody Death After Woman Jailed In Terrace, B.C.

Needle Barely Moves As Unemployment Rate Sticks At 6.8 Per Cent For Sixth Month

Canada's economy added about 6,600 jobs last month, essentially reversing a similar decline in June but having too little effect to change a national unemployment rate that has been stuck at 6.8 per cent for six months in a row.

Needle Barely Moves As Unemployment Rate Sticks At 6.8 Per Cent For Sixth Month

B.C. Fishing Guide And His Client Accused Of Trying To Corral Deer In Water

KITIMAT, B.C. — A British Columbia fishing guide and his Portuguese client face several charges over allegations they tried to catch a deer while it was swimming in the Douglas Channel, on the northern coast.