Tag: milton district hospital expansion

  • Disappointment at Health Ministers Visit to Milton

    This marks the third time in a year where  a “high profile” member of the Ontario government has visited Milton to make a speech and failed to acknowledge the importance of the expansion of Milton District Hospital.  Earlier this year at the Mayors Breakfast for the Milton Chamber of Commerce, Infrastructure Minister Bob Chiarelli also spoke…

  • Hospital Rally Signs

    UPDATE:  APRIL 5TH 2011 CupcakeMommies were out in full force recently getting signatures on the petition for THE TIME IS NOW rally for Milton District Hospital.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! You might have noticed over the weekend that there are a number of “The Time Is NOW” signs popping up on lawns in Milton.  Many…

  • Update on Oakville’s New Hospital

    Continuing on the “hospital” theme of my posts today, I read this article from Oakville Today and a conversation with John Oliver, the CEO of Halton Healthcare Services.  You will find his name familiar as HHS is also responsible for Milton District Hospital.  This article gives a good synopsis on what it took to get…

  • Halton Hills Town Council Seeks Public Input

    On the same night as our last council meeting in Milton, Halton Hills Town Council was debating on a very similar situation for their community.  Halton Health Care Services had made a request of HH Council to provide funding of $4.546 million to go towards their hospital renovation and expansion, including a CT scanner. That…

  • Feedback About 1% Tax Levy

    From The Milton Canadian Champion – Letters to the Editor Hospital levy should be rescinded; taxpayers engaged in discussion Dear Editor:I read with interest the article in the January 20 Champion entitled ‘Hospital levy increases tax hike by 1%.’ Reporter Christina Commisso wrote that in a 6-5 vote Milton council approved a 3.58 per cent…