Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture makes generous donation to provide boost to long term care and seniors services
On July 29th, the County of Simcoe recognized the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture, which recently provided a $10,000 donation in support of the County’s four long term care and seniors services facilities located in Beeton, Collingwood, Orillia and Penetanguishene. “We are so grateful and truly humbled by the thoughtfulness and generosity of our partners […]
Midland’s Georgian Bay General Hospital receives ministry approval to resume elective surgeries
Georgian Bay General Hospital will begin rescheduling elective surgeries and diagnostic imaging procedures the week of June 15, according to Dr. Vikram Ralhan. Ralhan, GBGH’s chief of staff and head of the hospital’s oversight committee, has spent the last month working out the details of restarting surgeries and procedures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve worked […]
New Community Health Hub set to open in downtown Midland June 1
Centre de santé communautaire Chigamik Community Health Centre (CSC Chigamik CHC) and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care’s (Waypoint) Outpatient Mental Health program and the HERO Centre (Housing, Employment, Rehabilitation and Our Place Social Club programs) are excited to announce that they will be relocating to the new Midland Community Health Hub located at 287 […]
Penetanguishene company ready to begin manufacturing masks
Industrial Filter Manufacturing could produce upwards of 5,000 masks a day, but now jumping through regulatory hoops. A Penetanguishene factory is ready to shift part of its product line to help supply masks to combat COVID-19. Industrial Filter Manufacturing Ltd. president Kyle Naylor said the company knows the need for masks and gowns is very […]
EDCNS Board Member Cywink featured in the news today
Andrew Cywink, a research and innovation technologist at Georgian College, wears one of the single-use face shields he helped create using fabrication equipment in the Alectra Centre for Research, Innovation and Commercialization, located within Georgian’s Peter B. Moore Advanced Technology Centre. Over 600 face shields were donated to the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in […]
Calling all suppliers – Help Canada combat COVID-19
Are you a business that can supply products and services in support of Canada’s response to COVID-19? In support of whole-of-government response to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Government of Canada’s is asking suppliers about their ability to provide products and services. Canada wants to hear from you. Find out more here.
‘We know there will eventually be a need’: Midland hospital buys land for future expansion
Officials at Midland’s Georgian Bay General Hospital have their sights set on the future. The Georgian Bay General Hospital Foundation has purchased 22 acres of vacant land beside the hospital’s County Road 93 location and earmarked it for future expansion. The foundation was notified of the opportunity to purchase the land in the fall. Realizing […]
North Simcoe Family Health Team to anchor new medical centre in Midland
A new medical centre — it will house the North Simcoe Family Health Team, Huronia Physiotherapy and Chiropractic, IDA Pharmacy and several physicians — is being built on a six-acre lot off Prospect Boulevard in Midland’s south end. By mid-April, one of the two new buildings that have popped up at 916 Prospect Blvd. will […]
Simcoe County invests in Waypoint Centre
County of Simcoe Warden George Cornell presented Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (Waypoint) with a $673,252 donation Jan. 23 in support of the new Community Health Hub in Midland. This is the second donation for a total of $1.28 million provided to the hospital for this new community resource in partnership with Centre de […]