Tag: Queen’s Park
Thames Valley works to grade top official â with few details on his ongoing leave
As the Thames Valley District school board develops a Queen’s Park-mandated policy for evaluating its education director, the last top boss remains off work but collecting his paycheque after almost three months.
Rural politicians relieved over $77M funding to cover spiking police costs
Queen’s Park is doling out $77-million to help ease the sticker shock in municipalities provincewide that are facing big increases in the cost to have Ontario Provincial Police patrol their communities.
Stay home, get better: London hospitals push virtual care for some patients
Londonâs hospitals are making a push to bring some outpatient appointments in-home.Â
Oxford County’s population expected to nearly double by 2061: Forecast
Armed with revised data, a new projection suggests Oxford Countyâs population will nearly double in less than 40 years.
Tighter immigration seen as ‘golden opportunity’ to get ahead of housing crisis
A population decline is expected during the next two years, following cuts by Ottawa to its immigration target.
St. Joe’s hospital readies for mammogram demand after Queen’s Park change
St. Josephâs Health Care Londonâs renowned breast care program is ramping up operations, planning renovations, hiring more staff and extending hours since the provinceâs move to expand mammogram eligibility. Â The Ontario government last month dropped the mammogram self-referral age to 40 from 50, a move St. Josephâs estimates will increase the number of screening […]
Politicians declare trailer park land surplus, sparking residents’ sale fears
Residents of a municipally owned seasonal trailer park in Elgin County are concerned after being caught off-guard by local politicians’ intention to sell the property. Open annually from May to October, Port Glasgow Trailer Park â about 70 kilometres southwest of London â belongs to the Municipality of West Elgin, and recently was declared âsurplus” […]
Rural community health centre to Queen’s Park: Our workers need more pay
A Southwestern Ontario community health centre is raising concerns over wage disparity between workers in its sector versus other branches of the health care system.
London police launch fraud probe into LHSC’s ‘past financial practices’
London police are investigating “past financial practices” at London Health Sciences Centre, the latest blow for a hospital wrestling with a $150-million deficit and reeling from months of turmoil in its management ranks. “We are letting our community know that in response to concerns raised by London Health Sciences Centre, London Police Service has launched […]
London police special constables hitting streets under expanded program
A team of special constables is hitting the streets this week under a new program that has expanded their role in policing throughout London.