Environmental advocates hosting healthcare rally at Douglas Memorial on Sunday
September 13, 2024 at 4:10 AM
A rally in Fort Erie this weekend is one of seven being held in Ontario to fight for healthcare in the province.
The rallies are being held in Barrie, Hamilton, Burlington, Mississauga, Newmarket, and Toronto, as well as in front of Niagara Health’s Douglas Memorial site on Bertie Street, which is slated for closure by 2028.
The events are being organized by Environmental Defence, a Canadian environmental advocacy organization that works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities, says the organization’s website.
Two infrastructure projects should be replaced with funding for healthcare, says the group.
“As Ontario grapples with emergency room closures, a critical shortage of nurses, family doctors, and other health professionals, the provincial government is planning to spend tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on two controversial highway projects that would cut through the Greenbelt–Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass,” says a news release.
“In response, outraged Ontarians are taking a stand, demanding that Premier Ford cancel these unnecessary and harmful highways. Instead, they are calling for these funds to be redirected to address Ontario’s healthcare crisis, which has reached a breaking point,” continues the release.
Fort Erie’s rally will take place at noon on Sunday.
There will be a parade starting at Douglas Memorial and ending at Douglas Park with a rally.
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Kris Dubé
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