Tag: Grey County
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Durham residents organize to ‘save hospital’
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A group of Durham residents and the Grey Bruce Health Coalition are fighting to save the Durham hospital as they know it. In a move that stunned residents and some county politicians, the South Bruce Grey Health Centre board of directors and CEO Nancy Shaw announced that the 10 in-patient beds at the Durham hospital…
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Rockwood Terrace construction to start in June
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Construction of a new, bigger Rockwood Terrance long-term care home in Durham should start in mid-June and be completed in January 2027. Grey County councillors picked a general contractor Thursday, Melloul-Blamey Construction Ltd., whose $59,230,000 bid, excluding HST, is about $5.8 million less than the county had budgeted. That 5.8 per cent variance offers a…
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Grey County conditionally supports Meaford pumped storage
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Grey County council conditionally supported TC Energy and Saugeen Ojibway Nation to proceed with their 1,000-megawatt Meaford pumped storage project, subject to getting required approvals, including from SON itself. Six Save Georgian Bay protestors with signs and information cards waited at an entrance to the county building before sitting on one side of the council…
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Inpatient beds at Durham hospital moving to Walkerton and Kincardine in June
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The South Bruce Grey Health Centre is moving all 10 inpatient beds from its Durham hospital to sites in Walkerton and Kincardine in June as the hospital organization aims to stabilize operations amid a worsening staff shortage. The Durham Hospital will continue to operate for urgent and emergent care needs daily from 7 a.m. to…
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Inpatient beds at Durham hospital moving to Walkerton and Kincardine in June
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The South Bruce Grey Health Centre is moving all 10 inpatient beds from its Durham hospital to sites in Walkerton and Kincardine in June as the hospital organization aims to stabilize operations amid a worsening staff shortage. The Durham Hospital will continue to operate for urgent and emergent care needs daily from 7 a.m. to…
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Inpatient beds at Durham hospital moving to Walkerton and Kincardine in June
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The South Bruce Grey Health Centre is moving all 10 in-patient beds from its Durham hospital to sites in Walkerton and Kincardine in June as the hospital organization aims to stabilize operations amid a worsening staff shortage. The Durham Hospital will continue to operate for urgent and emergent care needs daily from 7 a.m. to…
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Health unit cuts $1.3 million from 2024 budget, avoids group layoffs
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Public health units are shrinking budgets and cutting jobs across the province as government funding increases are outpaced by inflation and COVID-era balance sheet boosts come to an end this year. Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) navigated a proposed $1.3 million budget cut in 2024 without laying off any permanent union employees or reducing “frontline”…
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Health unit cuts $1.3 million from 2024 budget, avoids group layoffs
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Public health units are shrinking budgets and cutting jobs across the province as government funding increases are outpaced by inflation and COVID-era balance sheet boosts come to an end this year. Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) navigated a proposed $1.3 million budget cut in 2024 without laying off any permanent union employees or reducing “frontline”…
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Grey County ‘green’ building standard information sessions next week
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Grey County will gather public feedback during information sessions next week about its future “green” development standards. Green standards concern energy efficiency and use of sustainable building materials, stormwater infiltration and native and drought-resistant plants and inclusion of sidewalks and crosswalks to make a community walkable, the county says. There are two public meetings next…
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Health unit slashing $1.3 million from 2024 budget, avoids group layoffs
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Public health units are shrinking budgets and cutting jobs across the province as government funding paces behind inflation and COVID-era balance sheet boosts are ending this year. Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) navigated a proposed $1.3 million budget cut in 2024 without laying off any permanent union employees or reducing “frontline” services according to a…