Tag: Health care
Wellness and Recovery Centre seems to be having an impact in region
It has been just over a year since the Brightshores Health System Wellness and Recovery Centre opened, and the impacts on the region’s hospitals and people suffering from addiction have been notable. Brightshores CEO Ann Ford, Director of Mental Health and Addictions Naomi Vodden, and Amy McKinnon, CEO of the Brightshores Foundation, presented as a […]
Regional unemployment rate increases to 4.9 per cent in August
The region’s unemployment rate increased to 4.9 per cent in August, according to the Four County Labour Market Planning Board. The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce-Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.8 per cent in August. Despite the increase, the region has the second-lowest unemployment rate in the province, behind Northwest Ontario. The provincial unemployment rate […]
Owen Sound made its points and was understood at AMO: councillor
City delegation had six meetings with province on range of issues
Long Table Dinner raises $200,000 for MRI campaign
GODERICH – A few days after the final guests left and the lights dimmed on the Long Table Dinner, the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Foundation team received news that made the evening even more special: the event had officially reached its $200,000 fundraising goal in support of the $6.5-million Magnetic Moments Campaign to bring […]
Opinion | Ending wrongful denials of mental health care
Outdated insurance policies fail to treat mental health and substance use disorders with the urgency and seriousness they deserve….