London Free Press

Addiction treatment a life-saver for hospital patients with heart infections: Study

8 min read

Hospitals can save lives by providing addiction treatment to patients suffering heart infections, a first-of-its-kind study in London and Regina has concluded. The same study found that women, and urban women in particular, who inject drugs die at a higher rate than men from the heart valve infection called endocarditis. Pregnant women and their babies […]

London Free Press

Proposed Old East Village shelter expansion meets heavy community resistance

7 min read

The future of nearly 100 shelter beds for the city’s homeless remains unclear after an outpouring of frustration from Old East Village residents and businesses during public engagement meetings. Around 100 residents and business owners were present at the Old East Village Market Wednesday evening. The topic of conversation: a $4.3 million a year proposal […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Bruce County’s draft official plans creates planning hurdles and red tape, lower-tier council says

5 min read

The Town of South Bruce Peninsula is sounding the alarm and warning other lower-tier municipalities in Bruce County about what it calls an overly restrictive new draft of the county’s official plan. South Bruce Peninsula CAO Bill Jones said at a meeting earlier this month that planning hurdles introduced in the new draft plan would […]