Tag: Treatment
SOS program creating mobile medical clinic in former ambulance
The program that responds to the health and wellness needs of Grey County’s most vulnerable citizens is becoming more agile with the addition of its own designated vehicle. The Supportive Outreach Services program has received a decommissioned ambulance from Brightshores Health System, which is being outfitted as a mobile medical clinic for the team. Francesca Dobbyn, […]
Need addiction help? Michigan launches tool to find treatment options
As Michiganâs treatment options grow, a new mapping site plots out where to find help….
Local workload forcing Brightshores to curtail cancer services
About 20 cancer patients per month will have to leave Grey-Bruce for care until a new oncologist can be found, Brightshores Health System vice-president Beth Morris said Wednesday. That’s the estimated number of patients affected by the decision to relieve the workload of Brightshores’ oncologists by sending some new cancer patients to other hospitals, which […]
Doctor shortage will send some cancer patients out of Grey-Bruce
Some local cancer patients will temporarily have to leave Grey-Bruce for care due to an oncologist shortage, Brightshores Health System announced Tuesday. All cancer patients will continue to be referred to Brightshores as they are now and patients with new diagnoses of lung, colorectal and breast cancer will continue to be seen at Brightshores. “Patients […]
The fight to keep invasive grass carp out of the Great Lakes
The Great Lakes system system is no stranger to invasive species, but grass carp could upend the Great Lakes’ ecology, as well as the operations of some of the world’s most significant freshwater commercial fisheries. So far, the Great Lakes have successfully held grass carp at bay. Those involved in managing the grass carp — not to mention the fishermen who rely on the abundance of native fish — can only hope that success is sustainable.
Core-area coffee shop employee threatened by man: Police
A London man faces multiple charges after an employee at a York Street coffee shop was threatened Sunday afternoon. A man was asked to leave a coffee shop on York Street near Lyle Street at about 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The man raised his hand and pointed an unknown object at an employee who believed the […]
Inside London’s set-to-open hub for homeless youth: ‘A sense of warmth’
London’s second homeless hub, this one for youth aged 16-24, will open on November 25.
Man arrested at Remembrance Day service was also cuffed at 2023 Christmas event
The arrest of a man amid a disturbance at a Sarnia Remembrance Day ceremony, one an outlaw biker club has since decried as unconstitutional, comes about a year after he was arrested at a community Christmas event in Point Edward following reports of kids being chased by a man with weapons.
Sanctioned Bluewater trustee contemplating response to board
A Bluewater District School Board trustee, who a majority of his peers voted to censure, says he is still weighing a possible response to the board’s decision. Derrick Long said Friday that there was still a possibility he could respond to the Bluewater board’s decision to censure him and bar him from sitting on all […]
Ottawa offers London $16M over four years to tackle homelessness
London could get an extra $16 million from the federal government over the next four years to help tackle the city’s homelessness crisis, a local MP announced Friday.