April 9th 2009 --> McLennan Hall

Meeting at St. Andrews United Church with the Health Coalition representatives on April 22– we don’t really want to overload the facility - meeting starts at 7pm-

free bus arranged by Keith –
donated by AJ BusLines and driver will do it for free- pickup points possibly at Legion and carpool at 17 & 548 –
possibly leave Legion at 5:30List of those from our committee who want to go by bus:Donna & Fred SmithCathy DragerGina-MarieSue & KeithDale will mention to the information committee about branching out with our advertising –
Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury, etc.Dale confirmed the schedule for the pancake festivalHas signs to be divided up around the catchment area but advises we should keep some for the April 22 meeting as well as the May 1 with the LHINKeith will check with AJ Bus Lines for a charter bus for the May 1 meeting –

prices and driverMay 1 meeting is at the Civic Centre in the council chambers 9-noon. We should be there by 8 to set up a rally and have the LHIN walk through usEmail blitz, etc.Question for Connie – what will happen to the equipment if the hospital closes?We need the standard form letter for this weekend at the festivalComments from the first weekend of the syrup festival:Mike Brown avoided our booth like the plague – did not even acknowledge Donna & FredOur booth placement was poor last weekend, so we will try for a much better place for this weekend Cathy Sutherland will bring balloons, etc.Gina Marie will print out a spreadsheet with name, address, etc. as a petition for the syrup festivalShould we do a mass mailing through the townships of the pamphlets – Dale will bring up at the steering committee on April 16.CUPE rep will meet with the steering committee.

Dale will advise him that the LHIN will not be in North Bay, they will be in the SaultIntegrated Services Committee -- looking at a 50 unit assisted living placeRural Health Committee -- a slide presentation – lots of facts, no real future plansInformation Gathering Committee - almost disbanded, but will stay put, will be used as a resource by the other committeesStand Alone Committee -- have been in contact with Tony Martin and others about making a hospital a stand-alone facility – successful on the east coast – it was recommended that they stay low-key for now.Gina Marie asked if we could have a joint meeting with the Rural Health committee – Dale will ask at the steering committee meeting on April 16Notices at businesses (gas stations, etc) advertising upcoming events, also check with coming events on the radio stationsApril 23 our next meeting –

Joan will call Tarbutt about booking the hall. This is the day after the meeting at St. Andrews (rally)Keith and Sue will have a rough draft of the Sault Star ad for the April 23 meeting and after approval have it in the April 30 issueKathy will ask Sigrid about her research on buttons – we decided to order 500 of these at a total cost of $300. Dale will email Kathy the design that Jody came up with for the buttons.

Kathy will also check with Pat Fleming regarding the buttons from the previous fight – where they were done.

Keep a list of those donating to the cause – businesses and individuals – we must thank them allCathy Sutherland has gathered donations from the teachers at CASS and is expecting one from the teachers at CASSMarilyn Bowyer is calling those without email addresses