Tag: Ontario government
LHSC’s innovative off-site surgical centre to triple in size
The off-site surgical centre across the street from Victoria Hospital is being expanded to triple its capacity, the province says. The Nazem Kadri surgical centre, named in honour of the NHL star and London native, will be renovated and expanded to add four operating rooms, bringing the total to six. The centre offers daytime, non-urgent […]
What’s driving increase in domestic violence reports in one area city?
St. Thomas police are reporting a significant increase in domestic violence cases and charges, averaging more than two calls a day in 2024 in a city of approximately 43,000 people. The department, which is dealing with an 11 per cent increase in domestic violence calls during the past three years, says the numbers do not […]
Local man first to get new publicly funded prostate cancer drug
A Dundalk-area man is the first person in Canada to receive a new, publicly funded treatment that better targets prostate cancer cells and is shown to prolong life. After discovering a growth which made it difficult using the toilet in November 2023, doctors sent Fred Harrison for conventional radiation in Kitchener, then eight months of […]
Children in need may face compromised care and long waits in clinics and hospital emergency departments, as Children’s Aid Society of London and Middlesex is shutting down its internal medical clinic,
Children in care may face compromised health care and longer waits, as Children’s Aid Society closes its medical clinic.
Indwell, the supportive housing agency, is expected to begin construction January 15 and residents may be in its 42 units in 2026, said Graham Cubitt, director of projects and development at Indwell.
With the swing of a hammer, more housing is on the way for Londoners in need. Construction is about to begin on the interior of the former War Memorial Childrenâs Hospital near the former South Street hospital site, part of the Vision SoHo Alliance. Indwell, the supportive housing agency, is expected to begin construction Jan. […]
Teacher unions: Don’t blame us for Thames Valley school board budget woes
Union leaders are speaking out against accusations budget woes are related to teacher absences at the Thames Valley District school board.
Province announces $95.5M in funding for new Collingwood hospital
New funding for a hospital in Collingwood may benefit those in eastern Grey County. Earlier this month, Simcoe-Grey MPP Brian Saunderson and provincial Minister of Health Sylvia Jones announced up to $95.5 million in funding to build a new Collingwood General and Marine hospital. Once opened, the new hospital in Collingwood will include 132 inpatient […]
Doug Ford promises to get tougher on the homeless. Is it a good idea
Ontario’s premier is pledging new legislation which promises a crackdown on public drug use and encampments and get more people indoors and into treatment, whether it violates their rights or not.
Letters to the Editor: December 5, 2024
This is another example of special interest running the city.
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.