Essex/Kent, ON Health Services Group

SH Essex/Kent Subgroup AGM 2026

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SH AGM 2026

April 29, 2026 – Bradley Centre

15 attendees

1. Call the Meeting to Order – Carrie

  • Motion to Approve the Agenda – Carrie Seconded By: Nicole
  • Motion to Adopt prior minutes (2025 AGM) – Carrie Seconded By:Laura

4.  Business arising from the prior minutes – Carrie

-none

5.  Presidents Report:

–Carrie welcomed everyone

Intro Exec –

VP – Nicole Beckett Treasurer- Kayleen Girard

Secretary – Jeannie Samson

MAL- Stephanie Turkington (MAL SH EXEC), Catherine Galvao-Bakkaoui, Laura Imperoli absent Reuben Sprik, Ashley Tuskan, Marsha Spaarnay

UPDATES – Carrie

Nurses Week – May 11 commence planning right after the AGM, we always appreciate any suggestions or ideas, can talk to an exec or email the subgroup

Other Updates: John Purdie our Regional Director will be providing a lot of updates

later this evening during the Branch portion of the AGM, including RTO, ERI, WFA etc

SH SPECIFIC UPDATE

LYNN OHLSON – SH Group President

UPDATES:

-Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tabled indefinitely

-AI closely monitoring, pilot project ATL MA’s lots of issues

-Bargaining current CA expires Sept 30, 2026, the SH bargaining team has already actively begun preparing, our EMA rep on the bargaining team is Carolyn Hynes, there will be communication sent shortly on a MA specific engagement session on May 4

-PIPSC has highly opposed 4 day RTO initiative being imposed July 6, 2026, and has filed an unfair labour practice complaint, while this is being pursued, we are concentrating on the physical set up in the offices seeking neighbourhoods for MA’s, assigned desks, lockers, enhanced privacy and support for the requests for DTA’s and exceptions

-FINALLY Lynn will not be seeking re-election as the SH Pres come April 2027 as she will be retiring

Financials –

Presented by Treasurer Kayleen Girard 2025 Income Statement presented 2027 Budget

Motion to Approve 2027 Budget: Kayleen

Seconded by:Catherine

ELECTIONS – Elections officer Laura Imperioli

ready and willing to serve 2 year terms President – Carrie Doan acclaimed Treasurer – Kayleen Girard acclaimed

(2) Member at Large-

Catherine Galvao – Bakkoui – voted in Mina Ghadiri – voted in

New Business

-none

MOTION to adjourn the MTG – Carrie

Seconded BY: Nicole