Tag: Health care
Unemployment rate drops in region that includes Grey-Bruce
The unemployment rate in the region that includes Grey-Bruce fell last month, coming in at less than half of the provincial rate. The rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region decreased 0.6 per cent to 3.2 per cent, the second lowest unemployment rate in the province. The provincial unemployment rate decreased 0.4 per cent to […]
Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau acclaimed Bruce County warden
Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau has been acclaimed Bruce County’s warden for the 2024-2025 term. Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray, was also named deputy warden during the inaugural Bruce County council meeting Thursday at the county administration centre in Walkerton. Charbonneau was elected to municipal council in Saugeen Shores in 2006, served one term as councillor, […]
Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray elected deputy warden of Bruce County
Huron-Kinloss’ mayor is the new deputy warden of Bruce County. “I am honoured to have been chosen as deputy warden of Bruce County,” said Deputy Warden Don Murray in a news release. “I look forward to working closely with Warden Charbonneau and my fellow members of council to continue advancing the growth and well-being of […]
Q+A: Canada’s veterans ombud, Nishika Jardine, on soldiers’ needs, her priorities
Canada’s veterans ombud, Nishika Jardine, is visiting Southwestern Ontario this week to hear from veterans about their concerns on such issues as health care, pensions and disability claims.
LHSC, St. Joseph’s resuscitate shared executive role
A former London Health Sciences Centre executive is returning to the hospitalâs top ranks, a new vice-president role LHSC is sharing with St. Josephâs Health Care London. Â
Wellness and recovery centre in Owen Sound operating at capacity
Less than six months after it opened, the Brightshores Wellness and Recovery Centre has reached its capacity of 45 patients. Ann Ford, Chief Executive Officer of Brightshores Health System was at Owen Sound council on Monday for a presentation about advancing health and wellness in its communities, and provided an update on the wellness and […]
Site for proposed Catholic high school in north London clears hurdle
A plan to demolish a nearly 150-year-old north London home and build a Catholic high school on the site, a top priority for the fast-growing London-area Catholic board, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday. All five members of city council’s planning and environment committee â councillors Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis, Peter Cuddy, Elizabeth Peloza and Steven […]
Kincardine hospital receives $1M donation toward redevelopment project
The Nicol Family Foundation has committed $1 million toward the redevelopment of the Kincardine hospital in memory of Dr. D.A.D. Milne. “Our father loved practicing in Kincardine, and our family still has deep connections to the area,” Christine Milne is quoted in a Dec. 2 Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation (KCHCF) news release. “The […]
Construction underway at expanded Port Stanley long-term care home
As seniors face wait times to access Ontarioâs long-term care homes, a Lake Erie beach town looks to put a dent in the queue as it breaks ground on a new 100-plus bed facility.
Possible measles exposure at two health-care facilities: Health unit
An area health unit is reaching out to people who may have been exposed to measles in two health-care facilities in the region, after at least one person is confirmed to have measles.