Category: Goderich
Magnetic Moments halfway to MRI fundraising goal
GODERICH – Staff and volunteers at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital gathered recently to celebrate reaching the halfway milestone of the $6.5-million fundraising goal to bring an MRI machine to Huron County. Fundraising for the Magnetic Moments campaign sits at $3,507.539, fewer than seven months into the campaign. Service clubs, municipalities, individuals and corporate donors have stepped up to […]
Goderich Lions donate $15,000 to Gateway CERH
GODERICH – The Lions Club of Goderich recently presented a $15,000 donation to Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH). Gateway CERH officials said in a press release the donation will allow the organization to support its initiatives and invest in the next generation of rural health leaders by providing students with employment and experiential learning opportunities. […]
Two charged following Goderich cocaine seizure
Huron-Perth OPP officers have arrested two people after the seizure of suspected drugs at a Goderich home. A traffic stop on June 9 in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township led to the arrest of the driver on drug-related charges, police said. A second traffic stop followed in Goderich in which the driver was also arrested for drug-related charges. […]
Goderich MRI campaign requests $250,000 from Municipality of Bluewater
VARNA – The Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Foundation stopped by the Municipality of Bluewater’s council chambers June 15 to request a $250,000 contribution to the Magnetic Moments MRI campaign. Campaign members Florence Witherspoon and Liz Higgins-Sager spoke to council regarding the importance of a provincially approved MRI machine in Goderich. Although council was vocally supportive, the decision for the funding […]
Discovery Week introduces medical students to rural medicine in Goderich
GODERICH – First-year medical students from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University began their learning and training with Alexandra Marine and General Hospital as part of the 28th annual Discovery Week. From May 25 to May 28, Schulich Medicine physicians-in-training were welcomed as temporary members of the Goderich community. During their […]