Letters to the Editor: December 21, 2024

London Free Press
Grateful for care
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Tallman: Seven spiritual ideas for the holidays, new year

London Free Press
Everything is one and interconnected.
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Londoner to choose $1.45M mansion or $1M cash after Dream Lottery win

London Free Press
Santa Claus came early for a pair of Londoners who on Wednesday received the Christmas gift of a lifetime after winning the winter draws of the Dream Lottery in support of London hospitals.
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Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray elected deputy warden of Bruce County

Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray elected deputy warden of Bruce County
The Lucknow Sentinel
Huron-Kinloss’ mayor is the new deputy warden of Bruce County. “I am honoured to have been chosen as deputy warden of Bruce County,” said Deputy Warden Don Murray in a news release. “I look forward to working closely with Warden Charbonneau and my fellow members of council to continue advancing the growth and well-being of […]
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Q+A: Canada’s veterans ombud, Nishika Jardine, on soldiers’ needs, her priorities

London Free Press
Canada's veterans ombud, Nishika Jardine, is visiting Southwestern Ontario this week to hear from veterans about their concerns on such issues as health care, pensions and disability claims.
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LHSC, St. Joseph’s resuscitate shared executive role

London Free Press
A former London Health Sciences Centre executive is returning to the hospital’s top ranks, a new vice-president role LHSC is sharing with St. Joseph’s Health Care London.  
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Site for proposed Catholic high school in north London clears hurdle

London Free Press
A plan to demolish a nearly 150-year-old north London home and build a Catholic high school on the site, a top priority for the fast-growing London-area Catholic board, cleared a key hurdle Tuesday. All five members of city council’s planning and environment committee – councillors Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis, Peter
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Kincardine hospital receives $1M donation toward redevelopment project

Kincardine News
The Nicol Family Foundation has committed $1 million toward the redevelopment of the Kincardine hospital in memory of Dr. D.A.D. Milne. “Our father loved practicing in Kincardine, and our family still has deep connections to the area,” Christine Milne is quoted in a Dec. 2 Kincardine and Community Health Care
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Construction underway at expanded Port Stanley long-term care home

London Free Press
As seniors face wait times to access Ontario’s 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.
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Possible measles exposure at two health-care facilities: Health unit

London Free Press
An area health unit is reaching out to people who may have been exposed to measles in two health-care facilities in the region, after at least one person is confirmed to have measles.
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Stay home, get better: London hospitals push virtual care for some patients

London Free Press
London’s hospitals are making a push to bring some outpatient appointments in-home. 
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One year in, signs of promise and progress at London’s ‘House of Hope’

London Free Press
Statistics from the first year suggest that highly supportive housing changes the lives of even the most troubled people living on London's streets and make the streets themselves safer for everyone.
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