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The legislation, along with other measures, will create a framework with implications for operators who fail to meet their obligations, said Rod Phillips, who was named to replace Kanata-Carleton MPP Merrilee Fullerton as minister on June 18.
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“I say that we will do better and we have to,” he said.
Among the upcoming changes Phillips mentioned are embedding infection prevention and control into LTC home design, ensuring home inspections respond not only to complaints but are proactive as well and having a continuum of care in place that includes home care.
On June 3, Mayor Brian Bigger will once again be making his annual proclamation declaring the month of June as Seniors Month in Greater Sudbury. The theme in…
Where did our common sense go?
How can we affirm that a subsidy to a luxury car dealership will improve the community of Vanier in any way, shape or form? Dealerships are not an appropriate use of land on an artery in Ottawa’s urban core, let alone subsidizing this type of business.
Montréal Road was designated as a “traditional main street” and any city investments should be targeted towards achieving that goal, not taking us further us from it (the Salvation Army project comes to mind). A Porsche dealership will bring nothing to the community of Vanier and certainly doesn’t bring us any closer to an attractive, active and vibrant main street that all Ottawans would be proud of.
The province should make capital funding available to not-for-profit LTC operators so they can open LTC homes, says a report written by nine policy experts.