COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATION PROTESTING ROSEWAY ER CLOSURES
On Monday , Oct 26, citizens from throughout Shelburne County will stage a peaceful demonstration at 3:00pm at Shelburne Town Hall, where minister of Health & Wellness Leo Glavine will be meeting with Town council to discuss the on-going crisis at the emergency room of Roseway Hospital.
The Community Demonstration is to protest to the Minister, the inability of his department to resolve the long-standing crisis of emergency room closures at the Hospital.
The ER has been closed dozens of times over the past few months, forcing emergency patients to travel to Yarmouth, Liverpool or Bridgewater for treatment.
Fire trucks, ambulances and emergency workers are expected. Businesses and churches in the area have been contacted and many are encouraging their congregations and employees to attend. "We expect a substantial turnout in order to impress upon the minister how critical resolving this crisis is to the citizens of Shelburne County," says Shelburne Town Councilor, Roy O'Donnell.