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ifil ssrjs tztzcri t4 ik s ewndrhisi siirifhitfiine social services thursday jan u 2001 cutting ties to agency by roger varley 1 staff writer the ministry of social services is terminating its con- tractwithatroubledyork region counselling agencymarch 31 forcing abused women and chil- dren tofind help elsewhere ministry spokesperson those programs agency already facing severe the ministrys move comes funding cuts pays top dollar to at a time when concern over the some of its newer employees governance of the agency has documents obtained by the already led the ontario solicitor- tribune show a former board generals ministry tosuspendits member was hired as a funding almost 190000 in fundraiser for faccs at the rate the fiscal year ended march 31 of 40 an hour and a new mem- 2000 and the united way of berofthe credit counselling staff diane lone saidfamilyand york region will decide today on staff only a few months credit counselling services whether to continue its annual is beingpaid 2530 an hour faccs of york region will see funding of about 140000 a while a coworker who has been 204000 in annual funding cut vea with faccs for more than six because ttie ministry became staff members who have years is earning 20 an hour aware of internal issues that been at odds w me agencys staff say the problems at were impacting on service deliv- board of directors in recent faccs have been ongoing for at er weeks overwhatthey see as a least two years starting in the decision means faccs lack of direction could lose their september 1998 with the firing will no longer be able to runits of the late bob murcar who resolve program which pro- dont know how this is served as executivedirector for videscouhsellirigtowbmenand going to work out for us said more than 20 years murcar later children in abusive family rela- veronica hopkins a service co- sued the agency for wrongful tioriships fn the past year the ordinator at faccs its not dismissal settling for 92000 mchmondhfflbased womens good news fertile clients or us after operating for four program had251 clients while we probably lose our jobs months without a new execu te chudrehs program served 47 prior t0 yesterdays tivedirector the board hired children and 22 mothers announcement from the social dale gillespie as murcars were i working closely to services ministry staff members replacement only to let her go 5 make sure there is no disruption were already expressing con- six months later she wasnt i i- 1 r cerns over chairman bram ibf service to the clients lone cerns over cnairman dram replaced until november 1999 said were negotiating with leckeris leadership of the board when roger manning took over dther service providers in the have no m bram me position he was dismissed 1 commuhity lecker i have no faith in the in april 2000 and later became lone said clients who board hopkins said last week executivedirector of markham attendedtheprogramrinoutof the- board has taken no stouffville family life centre the richmondhffl office will be responsibility and theres no in both cases neither of the told by the endof march where leadership new appointees madeit past thevwfflbvtransferredforcon- albert chan manager of the their probation periods tinued counselling agencys individual couples and at the end of june rosemary f the resolve programis also farnily counselling program smirnis who was board chair at offered by other counselling was even more direct the time of all three dismissals l dontjthink the aboard resigned her position to take the thenewmarketaurora family knows what the agency repre- job as executivedirector a 5 life centre but its still unclear sents he said itiontthinkthe source atfaccs said the agency how the ministrys decisiorrto current board understands received a fax- from smirnis on cut funding to faccs will affect their criticisms come at a novm6 stating she had resigned f 1 time when the social service as executivedirector on oct 19 i its x ft 3 ft dianne 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