On Jan. 15, the province announced $1.5 million in funding for Saugeen Hospice Inc. The announcement was made in front of a room filled with volunteers and committee members, some of whom have been working on the project for nearly a decade, at the Best Western in Walkerton. Volunteers were joined by local dignitaries, including Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson, Brockton Mayor and Bruce County Warden Chris Peabody, Hanover Mayor Sue Paterson, Brockton Coun. Carl Kuhnke (who served as the first board chair of Saugeen Hospice), Saugeen Hospice board member Ken Brown, South Bruce Mayor Mark Goetz, West Grey Mayor Kevin Eccles, and Saugeen Hospice chair Kelly Fotheringham. (Pauline Kerr photo)
BROCKTON – Provincial funding announcements, even of this magnitude, rarely draw such a large, enthusiastic crowd – especially during a winter storm. The announcement on Jan. 15 at the Best Western in Walkerton of $1.5 million for Saugeen Hospice Inc. was made in front of a room filled with volunteers and committee members, some of…
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Local Journalism Initiative ReporterPauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
