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." 0:40Charlene Nero, with the legal department of the union local, said the home also arranged for the housekeeper in question to receive a dose of the vaccine, which happened on Saturday. "What happened was absolutely wrong and should not have happened but I commend the owners of Sterling Park Retirement Community for springing to action," Nero said. "There just needed to be a little bit of forethought about the whole process that seemed to be lacking.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2021 09:00 UTC