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An Ottawa retirement home has let two employees go after an internal investigation into allegations that a manager’s wife was given a COVID-19 vaccine intended for a front-line staff member.
Riverstone Retirement Communities, which operates Stirling Park Retirement Community, confirmed in a statement Wednesday that following its investigation “two employees are no longer with the company.”
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It did not identify the employees or say whether they had been fired, but a union spokesperson said they were both managers.
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The Ontario government must move quickly to stamp out the alarming incidents of queue-jumping for COVID-19 vaccinations before things get out of control as we move into the critical phase of the campaign.
Reports of some executives in seniors’ homes abusing their positions to divert vaccines meant for front-line workers for their own use are deeply worrying, and this deplorable behaviour must not be tolerated. Queue-jumping is cheating and must be stopped.
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The latest incident happened in an Ottawa retirement home where a vaccine meant for a housekeeper was instead given to the wife of a manager. The selfishness of this manager is beyond measure. This home, which has had COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic, was among high-risk facilities prioritized for vaccines. After residents were vaccinated, a manager stepped in and
Posted: Feb 18, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 18
Two employees at Stirling Park Retirement Community in Ottawa are no longer with the company, says the owner, amid allegations of vaccine queue-jumping by its general manager. (Stirling Park Retirement Community/Facebook)
Two employees are no longer working at an Ottawa retirement home, according to the owner, following accusations its general manager allowed his wife to get a dose of COVID-19 vaccine that was intended for a front-line worker.
Riverstone Retirement Communities, the company that owns Stirling Park Retirement Community, said Wednesday it has completed its investigation into recent events and that two employees are no longer with the company.