Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
Media Statement
February 26, 2008 |
The Board of Health, at its February 21, 2008
meeting, passed the following resolution:
That: The Board of Health approve that the Health Unit locate the
Lanark Offices in Smiths Falls and Carleton Place.
Please be advised that, although the office locations will in future be
located in Smiths Falls and Carleton Place, services in Almonte and
other locations within Lanark will be delivered as they have been in the
past.
Please also note that a community meeting is planned in the near future
to advise residents of this outcome.
Further information will posted as it becomes available.
For further information, contact:
Dr. Anne Carter,
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Officer of Heatlh
613-345-5685 or 1-800-660-5853 |
Lanark County Office Location Study
Descriptive Report |
| This report contains the information gathered by
staff to help the Board of Health make its decision.
Lanark County Office Location Study - Descriptive Report
(486 kb)
- this is the full document with bookmarks and links from
the Table of Contents
Here is the same document split up into sections for ease
of downloading. (Please note there are no links within these documents)
Table of Contents
(9 KB)
Lanark County Report
(290 kb)
Appendices (177 kb)
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| Almonte and Lanark County Office Location Update |
The Board of Health at its September meeting decided upon the
following 6 criteria to guide their decisions regarding the location of
Health Unit offices in Lanark County.
- Start up costs of land/building/design
- Ongoing costs of operating the facility
- Efficiency of client service delivery
- Health and safety for clients and the staff
- Greater accessibility for clients and partners
- Increased room for growth and expansion
Heath unit staff is currently collecting data to assist the Board in
the decision-making process.
The Board of Health will review this issue and the data collected at its
November meeting. Any further community consultation will occur
following the November meeting, including the planned second community
consultation in Almonte.
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