Three local municipalities stand together to fight for health care

September 28, 2023 @ 11:53 amLocal News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Three local municipalities are joining forces to fight for rural health care. From the left are Arran-Elderslie CAO Sylvia Kirkwood, Arran-Elderslie Mayor Steve Hammell, Bruce County Warden and Brockton Mayor Chris Peabody, Elderslie Deputy Mayor Jennifer Shaw and West Grey Deputy Mayor Tom Hutchinson. (Pauline Kerr photo)
CHESLEY – There is strength in numbers. That’s what the leaders of three Grey-Bruce municipalities are counting on, to have full service restored to hospitals in Chesley, Walkerton and Durham. The Chesley hospital’s emergency room has been closed since Aug. 31, and will remain closed until Oct. 2. Prior to Aug. 31 it was only…
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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.