Author of the article: Vicki Gough
Publishing date: Feb 05, 2021 • February 5, 2021 • 2 minute read •
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West Elgin council, meeting as a committee of the whole, has begun going over this year’s proposed operating budget line by line.
Magda Badura, the municipality’s chief executive officer and treasurer, plus other senior staff spent five and a half hours in budget deliberations on Feb. 4 – only halting their virtual meeting for one five-minute break and one 15-minute lunch time.
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Working with a multitude of unknowns due to the COVID pandemic, one service casualty has been identified.
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The disastrous roof leak and subsequent months-long evacuation of Highland Wood in Haliburton was one of the underlying reasons Bonnie Roe and Mike Perry came together to form the Long-Term Care Coalition. /File photo
News27 January 2021
By Mike Baker
After issuing a proverbial call to arms last May, a new community group committed to improving conditions within the region’s long-term care homes is continuing to share their concerns that many senior residents living within those facilities are not being treated with respect and dignity.
Local residents Bonnie Roe and Mike Perry launched the Long-Term Care Coalition after hearing horror stories from friends and family who have loved ones presently living in nursing homes and retirement facilities. Together, the pair rallied a small group of community activists, who have spent the past eight months lobbying for drastic system
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News27 January 2021
By Mike Baker
After issuing a proverbial call to arms last May, a new community group committed to improving conditions within the region’s long-term care homes is continuing to share their concerns that many senior residents living within those facilities are not being treated with respect and dignity.
Local residents Bonnie Roe and Mike Perry launched the Long-Term Care Coalition after hearing horror stories from friends and family who have loved ones presently living in nursing homes and retirement facilities.
Together, the pair rallied a small group of community activists, who have spent the past eight months lobbying for drastic systemic change to the long-term care system.
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A new vehicle to raise money for local community projects is starting with some cash in the bank.
Five people have donated a combined $4,500 to the Dutton Dunwich-West Elgin Community Fund (DDWECF) before its official launch in February.
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The community fund is a fund within the Elgin-St. Thomas Community Foundation (ESTCF), which provides administration and management functions.
All monies donated to the DDWECF support charitable causes in Dutton Dunwich and West Elgin only.
The local committee is comprised of West Elgin councillor Bonnie Rowe, chair; Dutton Dunwich councillor Patricia Corneil, vice-chair; Bill Denning, Jerry Galbraith, community volunteers; Junee Monteith, seconded from a neighbouring community fund and ESTCF executive director Terry Carroll.