River Glen Haven faces serious staffing shortage as fourth resident dies
By: Mike Anderson
Despite assistance from Southlake Regional Health Centre, River Glen Haven continues to face staffing shortages, as administrative staff are now being asked...
Ontario’s nurses say COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for sweeping reforms
TORONTO — Ontario's health-care system must shift its focus away from hospitals and towards strong community care for everyone if it hopes to stave off...
Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the possibility of extending emergency federal aid programs to ease the economic burden from COVID-19 as his...
Feds unveil new COVID-19 stream for provincial infrastructure program
OTTAWA — The federal government is preparing to spend more than $3 billion in infrastructure money on projects to make facilities more pandemic-resistant and...
‘It’s like turning off the water to Niagara Falls’: Pefferlaw residents up in arms,...
By: Mike Anderson
The Lake Simcoe Regional Conservation Authority (LSRCA) is facing a backlash from residents of Pefferlaw over its recent announcement that it's shutting...
Ontario expected to extend state of emergency to June 2
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 308 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 35 more deaths.
That brings the province to a total of 20,546 cases,...
‘It’s like turning off the water to Niagara Falls’: Pefferlaw residents up in arms,...
By: Mike Anderson
The Lake Simcoe Regional Conservation Authority (LSRCA) is facing a backlash from residents of Pefferlaw over its recent announcement that it's shutting...
Ontario asks long-term care homes for plan to stem the spread of COVID-19
TORONTO — Ontario's government is asking its hardest-hit long-term care homes to come up with a plan to stabilize the spread of COVID-19 within...
Southlake sends medical SWAT team to River Glen Haven to help fight outbreak
By: Mike Anderson
A medical SWAT team from Southlake Regional Health Center has been deployed to help the River Glen Haven Nursing Home battle a...
Communications breakdown at River Glen Haven during COVID-19 outbreak
By: Mike Anderson
As the outbreak worsens at River Glen Haven Nursing Home, with the first COVID-19 death reported on May 6, family members of...
