Author: The London Free Press
$59,000 OTF Grant makes a difference at the Women’s Centre Grey Bruce
On Thursday, 17, local MPP Bill Walker met with representatives from The Women’s Centre Grey Bruce to hear how a $59,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant, awarded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), has helped it continue serving women in the community. The Resilient Communities Fund grant program was developed to help non-profit organizations rebuild and […]
SBGHC to begin gradually reintroducing acute care beds at the Chesley Hospital
South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) will begin gradually reintroducing acute care beds at the Chesley hospital, as an increasing number of patients designated as Alternate Level of Care (ALC) are being discharged from the Chesley site, creating capacity to admit acute patients. Prior to December 27th, 2022, the Chesley site of SBGHC contained 8 […]
Response to COVID-19 pandemic
Two years ago this week, the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Grey-Bruce and the government of Ontario declared a state of emergency, effectively marking the start of the pandemic both locally and provincially. We’ve come so far over the course of the pandemic and are now at a point where nearly all public […]
RCL Ripley’s Ladies Auxiliary makes a donation
On Tuesday , March 15 Alice Gamble, president of the RCL Ripley’s Ladies Auxiliary, presented a cheque for $2,000 to Cheryl Rogers, President of the SBGHC Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary. Also on hand was Susan Van Sickle, Treasurer and Judy Lackner, 2nd Vice of the Ladies Auxiliary and Wilma Manary , Treasurer of the Hospital Auxiliary […]
Letter to the Editor: Worried about our future
I would like to thank Mr. Chuck Eady of Kincardine for his random acts of “kindness” in evicting 30 senior citizens from their home at Malcolm Place Retirement Residence. These residents are all in their 80’s and 90’s and will be homeless. And also for precipitating the wealth of loving nursing and care staff at […]