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James Gordon Thompson, whose name was synonymous with Miss Supertest, has died (May 13, 2021 at Parkwood Institute) at the age of 94. Born in London, Ontario, he attended Ridley College, the Royal Canadian Naval College, the University of Toronto (Engineering), and the University of Western Ontario (Business).
From 1968 to 1973, he was president of Supertest Petroleum, a company co-founded by his father, John Thompson.
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A keen sportsman, James Thompson applied his engineering skills to the design of Miss Supertest lll, an unlimited class hydroplane speedboat that won three consecutive world championships (the Harmsworth Trophy). In addition, Miss Supertest ll achieved the world speed record in 1957.
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London researchers have embarked on a rare, four-year project to help people injecting drugs while in hospital do it more safely, and begin to trust hospital care at the same time.
The city will be the only the second place in North America to implement harm-reduction strategies, such as safe-injection spaces and clean needles, in hospitals, and the legal and social challenges are many, Lawson Health Research Institute scientists said Friday.
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Think of it as an chance to dream amid the COVID-19 chaos.
Thursday marked the launch of the spring edition of London’s Dream Lottery, the bi-annual event that helps support local hospitals, with a list of big prizes for one lucky winner to choose from.
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“Throughout this pandemic, we need to be thinking of better days and the Dream Lottery is about that: thinking about doing things that you might not otherwise have a chance to do,” said Michelle Campbell, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s Health Care Foundation.