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Ted Arnott Calls on Minister to Proceed With New Health
Care Facility in Wellesley Township
Waterloo-Wellington
MPP Ted Arnott has called upon Health Minister Tony
Clement to approve and fund a community health centre
in the Township of Wellesley. He raised the issue during
Question Period in the Ontario Legislature on June 12,
2003.
Mr.
Arnott highlighted the proposal to establish a community
health centre in Wellesley Township that would operate
as a satellite of the Woolwich Community Health Centre.
Mr. Arnott’s question follows a meeting that he arranged
for representatives of the Woolwich Community Health
Centre and of the Township of Wellesley officials with
Mr. Clement that took place on April 22nd.
“I
am encouraged by Minister Clement’s response and interest
in the health care needs of the Township of Wellesley
and his efforts to work with us,” Mr. Arnott said. “This
is about providing the residents of the Township with
access to quality health care, and it’s an absolute
priority for me as their Member of Provincial Parliament.”
In
his reply to Mr. Arnott’s question in the Legislature,
Health Minister Tony Clement acknowledged the merits
of the proposal and the individuals who have brought
the health centre proposal forward:
“In
fact, I did have the meeting, to which the honourable
member referred, on April 22, and I want to say in this
House that their presentation was extremely impressive.
They made a very sound case, and of course we're taking
a very serious look at the proposal. I don't have an
announcement to make today in this chamber, but I want
to tell the honourable member that I believe his advocacy
and the excellent program that was brought to my attention
can help us move forward when it comes to primary care
in his community and make the right decisions on behalf
of his community, as we are seeking to do for the people
of Ontario,” the Minister stated in response to Mr.
Arnott.
Mr.
Arnott concluded afterwards by thanking the people from
Waterloo-Wellington who are working with him on this
initiative.
“My
thanks go out to the representatives of Wellesley Township
and of the Woolwich Community Health Centre for their
hard work to date and success in presenting the facts
to the Minister, an achievement he has acknowledged
in the House. Working together for the future of health
care in Wellesley Township, it’s my hope that the Government
will approve our proposal in the near future,” Mr. Arnott
concluded.
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