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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Erie Shores HealthCare outlines their 2020-21 Quality Improvement Plan LEAMINGTON — Erie Shores HealthCare recently announced their Quality Improvement Plan for 2020-21. The hospital is forging forward with plans to improve wait times in the E.R., expediting patient stays and redefining the patient experience. As well as looking after the overall patient experience, Erie Shores HealthCare is promoting safety for everyone, including staff, patients and visitors. Under their ‘Care Happens Here’ motto, the hospital continues to update and improve their policies to ensure a positive patient experience. “At ESHC, we are on a continuous journey of quality improvement,” said
Kristin Kennedy, Chief Nursing Executive and Vice President of Patient Services at Erie Shores. “As your community hospital in Essex County, we are continuously engaged in multiple quality improvement activities, employing new practices and processes so that we can improve the quality of our services and continue to provide the highest quality care and experiences for our patients and their families.” The Quality Improvement Plan is one of the tools they use to track performance in a selection of high-priority areas, including patient safety, and timely access to effective care. For more information visit erieshoreshealthcare.ca.
OPP raid Erie St. residence LEAMINGTON — On July 30, 2020, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in the 100 block of Erie Street South. As a result, quantities of suspected Fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine were seized. In addition, digital scales, drug paraphernalia and Canadian currency were seized.
A 32-year-old Kingsville man was arrested along with a 25-year-old Leamington woman. They are both scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice Leamington on October 15, 2020, charged with Possession of a Schedule 1 Substance. In addition, a 57-year-old Leamington man remains in custody pending a bail hearing on three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking.
BURSARY OPPORTUNITY Legion Branch 188 Kingsville is extending the opportunity for students graduating from high school in June 2020 to apply for 2019-2020 bursaries until September 1, 2020. If your parent is a member of Branch 188 you can apply for a $500 bursary. If a family member has served in the Canadian Armed Forces there are 2 poppy bursaries available, 1 for $1000, and 1 for $500.
This drone photo, taken by East Shore resident Wayne King, shows the breach in the Hillman Marsh northeastern shoreline. The end of East Beach Road is eroding into the lake. The Municipality of Leamington has decided to take measures to mitigate the damage in five different areas of the municpality.
Council approves erosion repairs By Mark Ribble LEAMINGTON — Leamington council has approved approximately $550,000 in spending to help with erosion protection in five areas throughout the municipality, and has directed administration to send out tenders for the work. The shoreline protection will deal with making much needed armourstone installation along the shoreline. The first area of concern is the north face of the Road 1 dyke within the Hillman Marsh complex. There are 17 locations along the dyke that required attention and that work has been completed under the drainage act. The second area to be worked on is a small municipally owned property between 228 and 238 Cotterie Park Rd. Currently a row of armourstone is protecting the roadway from any further erosion, but administration felt that another row of armourstone out in the water would reduce wave damage to the existing armourstone and thus provide better protection to the road. The third area is the corner of Fox Run Rd. and Pulley Rd, where a small bridge goes over the lake water entering into the drainage ditches. The Atwell Drain
Water system passes with flying colours LEAMINGTON — The Ministry of Environment has issued a passing grade to both the Leamington-Union Water Distribution system and the Leamington-Wheatley Water distribution system with their most recent inspection.
It was reported to council last week that the Risk Rating is 0 percent, while the Compliance Rating is 100 per cent. These ratings are the highest possible rating and apply to both distribution systems.
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empties into Lake Erie at this point. Armourstrone will be added to the shoreline to better protect the bridge and roadway. The fourth area involves the northwest corner of the Leamington Marina basin, where erosion is beginning to show. Wave action has caused the corner to erode and administration wants to get a handle on it before it gets too serious. The fifth, and most urgent area of concern is the end of East Beach Rd., where the Hillman barrier beach has disappeared over the past few months, creating a breach into Hillman Marsh and threatening not only the East Beach Rd., but other areas in the vicinity. The armourstone added here will account for $340,000 of the projected $550,000 in total, and will require strategically placed armourstone to mitigate the damage at that spot. Leamington CAO Peter Neufeld pointed out that this is not a permanent fix, but a short-term solution and that council will eventually have to look seriously at the sustainability of that eastern shoreline. The motion was passed unanimously.
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