WARNING: This story contains an image of a swastika.
A woman involved in a neighborhood dispute that ended with a Nazi symbol being cut into a St. Thomas, Ont., home’s front lawn has recently been suspended from her nursing job due to offensive remarks about immigrants, refugees, and individuals struggling with addiction, as reported by .
Julia Majkutewicz was employed as a registered practical nurse at Homewood Health Centre, a private rehabilitation facility in Guelph, according to records from the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO). She faced suspension following a disciplinary hearing on September 11. It’s unclear whether she challenged her suspension.
On the same day, a large swastika was mowed into the front yard of the Centennial Avenue home that Majkutewicz shares with her partner, Timothy Van Sickle, located on the eastern edge of St. Thomas. Neighbors informed that it was Van Sickle who cut the symbol into the grass.
Majkutewicz, 40, and Van Sickle, 37, were charged on September 19 by Ontario Provincial Police with five criminal offenses each, including criminal harassment, incitement of hatred, and mischief for incidents reported to have occurred between July and September.
Neighbors told that the couple frequently played loud white supremacist music audible outside their home. A now-deleted Facebook page linked to Van Sickle featured posts displaying Nazi symbols and slogans.
Majkutewicz and Van Sickle had individual court appearances on Monday and remain incarcerated.
The swastika was removed from their lawn on September 22, according to neighbors.
Swastika mowed into front lawn of home in Elgin County
Provincial police officers are investigating complaints from neighbors after a large Nazi symbol was carved into the front lawn of a home on the eastern edge of St. Thomas.
The comments made by Majkutewicz were deemed by the discipline committee as violating professional standards; they described them as “disgraceful, dishonorable and unprofessional,” occurring between September 2019 and May 2020 based on disciplinary records.
Majkutewicz is expected to regain her license in March 2026 but must complete certain courses along with other requirements outlined by the discipline committee; she also has obligations to inform future employers about her disciplinary history.
Majkutewicz and Van Sickle are anticipated back in court later this month.
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Suspension set to end in March
This month, CNO announced Majkutewicz’s six-month suspension for: Telling a colleague that “we should just allow natural selection to play out” when speaking about patients with addictions and suggesting that a patient should “just overdose and die.” Responding to a patient who asked how she was doing by saying, “I’m f—ing annoyed because you all won’t shut up.” Stating that immigrants and/or refugees should be ” pushed back into the ocean.” Indicating people dealing with substance use disorders should be left to “seize and die,” while using homophobic language. Claiming she doesn’t like “brown people” and/or Muslims.
Swastika mowed into front lawn of home in Elgin County
Provincial police officers are investigating complaints from neighbors after a large Nazi symbol was carved into the front lawn of a home on the eastern edge of St. Thomas.
The comments made by Majkutewicz were deemed by the discipline committee as violating professional standards; they described them as “disgraceful, dishonorable and unprofessional,” occurring between September 2019 and May 2020 based on disciplinary records.
Majkutewicz is expected to regain her license in March 2026 but must complete certain courses along with other requirements outlined by the discipline committee; she also has obligations to inform future employers about her disciplinary history.
Majkutewicz and Van Sickle are anticipated back in court later this month.
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