Tag: Long-term care
New foundation launched to support Chapman House hospice
A celebration was held Friday to mark a major milestone in ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Grey Bruce Hospice – Chapman House. Staff, board members, volunteers and supporters gathered at the facility on Owen Sound’s east side for the launch of the Grey Bruce Hospice Foundation. Longtime hospice volunteer, board member and now foundation […]
Bruce County amends budgets to use development charges money
Bruce County phased in development charges in 2024 and is now using those funds on growth-related capital projects. Bruce County council carried a motion Thursday amending the 2024 and 2025 budgets to include the use of more than $1 million from the Development Charges Obligatory Reserve Fund for growth-related projects that are currently budgeted but […]
City council cuts funding for doctor recruitment, saving $80K
In a tight 8-7 vote, London city council has decided to pull its share of funding from a recruitment drive to bring desperately needed family doctors to the city. LFP’s Jack Moulton looks at the program: what it does, why funding was yanked, and what it will mean going forward. WHAT IS THE PROGRAM? The […]
Public health nurses cite measles risk as pickets protest stalled labour talks
Southwestern Public Health nurses took to the streets in frustration over collective bargaining Wednesday afternoon.
Letters to the Editor: March 12, 2025
Travelling on London streets can only be described as a traffic horror story.