Tag: Treatment
Willoughby: Inconvenience a better choice than easy alcohol
The government doesn’t have enough money for education, health care, and many other social services, but it’s willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make alcohol more convenient.
St. Joe’s hospital set to honour generosity of Thompson family at gala
Members of the Thompson family have been making waves in London for more than 100 years.
Seneca Nation Sues City for More than 450,000 Gallons of Wastewater Overflow | Great Lakes Now
By Native News Online Staff, Native News Online
This article originally appeared on Native News Online. Founded in 2011, Native News Online reaches millions of Native and non-Native readers annually including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and others interested in Native American concerns.
Provincial funding will help homeless move into permanent housing
A local program that temporarily houses and prepares homeless people to live independently is now provincially funded. “It’s a huge commitment from Ontario Health for Grey-Bruce,” said Stephen Musehl, CEO of Canadian Mental Health Association Grey Bruce. The Ontario government agency has committed $853,600 annualized funding for the program. “We’ve all seen the opioid crisis, […]
New Michigan law targets ‘flushable’ wipes – Great Lakes Commission
A new Michigan law is aimed at limiting what can be considered as a “flushable” wipe. Manufacturers are no longer allowed to market the wipes in Michigan as “flushable” and […]
Drug diversion sparks return of panel reviewing London’s ‘safe supply’ programs
The news that London police are seizing more opioids prescribed through safe supply programs has raised questions about who’s running the programs and what diversion safeguards are in place.
‘Safe supply’ drugs being diverted, sold in London and beyond: Police
A skyrocketing amount of drugs from safe supply programs in London are being diverted to the streets, police said Monday
Survey reveals detailed picture of immigrant experience in Grey-Bruce
A survey of people not born in Canada who live in Grey-Bruce now found their top priorities sound a lot like those of us all. The survey included 120 responses from immigrants living in Grey-Bruce in 2023. Highlights were shared with Grey County council Thursday. The full 51-page survey was included as a link to […]
PFAS News Roundup: End of Chevron deference may intensify drinking water contamination by further delaying PFAS cleanup, experts warn | Great Lakes Now
In an article by the Wisconsin Examiner, legal experts cited the myriad of ways the Supreme Court ruling on Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which overturned the Chevron deference, will likely harm future PFAS litigation. The decision came just days after a group of utilities and chemical companies filed three lawsuits in the U.S.
Man believed to have suffered medical event before head-on collision
A 77-year-old is believed to have suffered a medical event immediately before a two-vehicle head-on collision in Owen Sound Thursday evening. According to police, emergency services responded to reports of a collision in the 100 block of 3rd Avenue West just after 6 p.m. Thursday. Police said the 77-year-old Owen Sound man was driving a […]