Tag Archives: Premier Dalton McGuinty
Health unit ‘reverses and changes’ will impact ratepayers, warns London developer
We opened up City Scope seven days ago by suggesting the ball was in the court of London developer Shmuel Farhi. The comment was in reference to the decision by Elgin St. Thomas Public Health to seek new digs, not … Continue reading
Why does this promise come with a bitter after-taste?
Re-scope is a word that was totally alien to the average vocabulary prior to delivery of the provincial budget at the end of March. In the days afterward, the administration at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, our elected representatives and area … Continue reading
Will Drummond Report impact STEGH redevelopment?
A jam-packed City Scope agenda this week, so let’s get right to it. If you’re not familiar with the name, the buzz next week will be the release of the Drummond Report on Wednesday. To set the scene, the Dalton … Continue reading
Public Interest Groups Deeply Concerned About Undemocratic Process, Drummond Commission & Public Service Cuts
ONTARIO HEALTH COALITION MEDIA RELEASE, JAN 27, 2012 Toronto – The McGuinty government is planning sweeping public service cuts and restructuring without public input and proper democratic processes, public interest groups revealed in a press conference this morning at Queen’s … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care
Accountability and transparency — when mandated
While this corner will continue to carefully scrutinize the wheeling and dealing of CEO Paul Collins and board chairman Bruce Babcock, we have nothing but praise for the doctors and staff at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital. With one exception — … Continue reading
Filed under City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Health Care, Public transit
Health Care and Ontario’s Deficit: The Shocking, Secret Truth About Who and What’s to Blame – Paul McKeever
Editor’s note: Paul McKeever is the leader of the Freedom Party of Ontario and coincidently was the Freedom Party candidate in Elgin-Middlesex-London in the 2011 provincial election.He forwarded this letter to City Scope and it is printed here in its … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 provincial election, Health Care
Should we go or stay, the answer after this time out
We haven’t harangued the brass at Elgin St. Thomas Public Health in some time, but that doesn’t mean they have eluded the City Scope radar. There is a sense the contentious issue of a new home for the organization is … Continue reading
STMHA says policy not self righteous, it’s about playing hockey
Last week’s letter from Jennifer Swales read here charging rule changes adopted by St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association smack of discrimination prompted a flurry of emotional letters to the editor, phone calls and emails. In summary, under the new rules, … Continue reading
New minor hockey rule ‘smacks of discrimination’
Jennifer Swales is hot enough under the collar to melt the ice at the Timken Centre. In an email to this corner, Swales expressed concerns about rule changes adopted this season by St. Thomas Minor Hockey Association. Apparently under the … Continue reading
