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Nicole Baillargeon, Resident

Nicole Baillargeon, resident, appears before Council to provide comment regarding the request to support construction of a new regional acute care hospital on the land purchased by Windsor Regional Hospital and to ask the Government of Ontario to prioritize funding to move this project forward, stating opposition to the proposed recommendation.

Pat Papadeas, Resident

Pat Papadeas, resident, appears before Council to provide comment regarding the request to support construction of a new regional acute care hospital on the land purchased by Windsor Regional Hospital and to ask the Government of Ontario to prioritize funding to move this project forward, stating opposition to the recommendation, specifically as it relates to the proposed location and concludes by reminding Council that they are elected to represent the city of Windsor residents and not the County of Essex residents.

Eilleen Boyle, Resident

Eilleen Boyle, resident, appears before Council to provide comment regarding the request to support construction of a new regional acute care hospital on the land purchased by Windsor Regional Hospital and to ask the Government of Ontario to prioritize funding to move this project forward, stating support for the recommendation, as the current structure has a hospital spread over two sites and the area would benefit from a state of the art hospital.

Leslie McCurdy, Resident

Leslie McCurdy, resident, appears before Council to provide comment regarding the request to support construction of a new regional acute care hospital on the land purchased by Windsor Regional Hospital and to ask the Government of Ontario to prioritize funding to move this project forward, suggesting that this be paused, to allow for an impact study that would take into consideration the needs of minorities, disabilities or low income and states that what is currently being proposed would be detrimental to those living in the downtown core.

Michelle Oncea, Resident

Michelle Oncea, resident, appears before Council to provide comment regarding the request to support construction of a new regional acute care hospital on the land purchased by Windsor Regional Hospital and to ask the Government of Ontario to prioritize funding to move this project forward, stating opposition as previous “consultations” were simply “presentations” and concludes by suggesting that a new hospital should be in the core, near where people actually live.

Jeffrey Williams, Resident