MINTO – Bob Emmerson has been recognized by the Town of Minto as Senior of the Year for his outstanding contributions, after the age of 65, that strengthened and protected communities.
Palmerston and District Hospital
Nurse practitioners ‘embody a deep commitment to rural health care’
NORTH WELLINGTON – Patients and visitors to the emergency departments at Palmerston and District Hospital or Louise Marshall Hospital may be met with the kind faces of Erin Kee Lindsay and Valerie Droog.
Louise Marshall emergency department closed again
MOUNT FOREST – The emergency department at Louise Marshall Hospital was closed overnight on Feb. 11 until 7am on Feb. 12.
Haunted corn maze raises $2,760 for Palmerston and District Hospital
MAPLETON – The Ottens family and Sunflower Festival organizing committee hosted a haunted corn maze on Oct. 19.
CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon raises over $376,000 for hospitals
WINGHAM – The CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon took to the airwaves on Oct. 19 with a mission to inspire support for local hospitals in mid-western Ontario. At the end of the seven-hour broadcast, $376,189 was raised toward vital health care projects for hospitals.
Mary Lynne Forrest golf tournament raises $60,000 for hospitals
CLIFFORD – The Forrest family and local communities joined forces to raise $60,000 for two hospitals in need.
Study says health care workers are running on empty
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Healthcare workers in Ontario are running on empty and are on the brink of burnout, states a new report published in New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy.
All smiles at Snetto Farms for Sunflower Festival
MAPLETON – The 5th annual Mapleton Sunflower Festival took place on Aug. 17.
YOLO Nomads partners with Minto
MINTO – A partnership between YOLO Nomads and the Town of Minto contrasts the increasing urban challenges of high living costs, crime and overcrowding by presenting an alternative that promises a lower living cost and a tight-knit community experience.
Former councillor Dennis Craven named Mapleton’s senior of the year
MAPLETON – Mapleton’s senior of the year for 2024 is former longtime councillor Dennis Craven. He was presented the award during a Mapleton council meeting attended by his family, including his children and grandchildren.
Lions boost MRI campaign
MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Lions Club holds a popular grocery gift card raffle several times a year and it has shared the proceeds of its most recent raffle, $5,300, with the MRI+ Campaign, helping to bring MRI technology to Palmerston and District Hospital.
‘Sunshine List’ includes 30% more municipal employees
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Salaries of Ontario’s publicly paid employees are published by the provincial government every March, in what’s officially called the Public Sector Salary Disclosure List, but more commonly known as the Sunshine List.
Leslie Motors pledges $100,000 to MRI campaign
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston and District (PDH) Hospital Foundation’s MRI+ Campaign has received a $100,000 pledge from area business Leslie Motors.
Palmerston Legion Branch 409 presents $11,000 to PDH Foundation Equipment Fund
PALMERSTON - Legion Branch 409 presented a cheque on Jan. 19 to the Palmerston and District Hospital (PDH) Foundation Equipment Fund.
Bequest of $1.3 million boosts Palmerston hospital MRI campaign
PALMERSTON – The campaign to bring MRI technology to the Palmerston and District Hospital has received a $1.3 million boost from the estate of the late Neil Faulkner.