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Article content They’ve replaced the general with a colonel, the tank commander with the combat surgeon and in doing so, Ontario is also moving up the vaccination of frontline workers. The change at the top of Ontario’s vaccination task force comes as Rick Hillier, the retired general hired to establish Ontario’s vaccine distribution system left his four-month post on Wednesday. On Thursday, Homer Tien, a member of the task force, a colonel in the Canadian Armed Forces and a former combat surgeon was selected to lead the vaccination efforts. Tien, currently the President and CEO of Orng...

Posted: Apr 04, 2021 2:41 PM ET | Last Updated: April 4 Dr. Homer Tien, president and CEO of Ornge Air Ambulance and a trauma surgeon, will be 'operational lead' of the task force as the province prepares to move into Phase 2 of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, according to Stephen Warner, spokesperson for Solicitor General Sylvia Jones.(Rachel Scott/Ornge) The Ontario government says it has chosen Dr. Homer Tien, the CEO and president of Ornge Air Ambulance, to lead its COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. Tien, also a trauma surgeon at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, will be the "ope...

Ontario to Offer AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine in 325 Pharmacies – March 10, 2021 In Etobicoke, Ontario Premier Doug Ford provides an update on the province’s COVID-19 vaccination plan. He is joined by provincial Health Minister Christine Elliott, Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones and retired General Rick Hillier, chair of Ontario’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force. The premier announces that 325 pharmacies in Toronto, Kingston and Windsor will administer the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to people between the ages of 60 and 64 starting March 12. This update comes the same da...

The HKPR District Health Unit region will move to yellow-protect as of Monday (Mar 8), meaning restaurants wil...

Aliv’s $31,600 donation to Bahamas Feeding Network ‘greatly appreciated’  Aliv donates $31,600 to the Bahamas Feeding Network as part of its commitment to community. Pictured are Robyn Russell of Aliv, Philip Smith, executive director, Bahamas Feeding Network and Kendika Campbell-Moss of Aliv. Three weeks ago, when Philip Smith learned the Bahamas Feeding Network (BFN) would be tasked with feeding thousands more, which now included 17 Family Islands and one-third of New Providence, he was very pleased to learn of Aliv’s donation. “This will go a long way in helping us accumulate ...