All three of the Diane McLeod-McKay’s offices saw increases in workload in 2018 compared to 2017
The funding increase from health and social services is to account for rising costs of living
Mifegymiso, a two-drug combo, is available in Whitehorse and three communities
‘What we’re trying to do through innovation is bring the supports to the communities’
Adding 150 new continuing care workers to a town where rentals are scarce requires better planning
Government can’t get its story straight over why Helmut Schoener can’t use hospital dental suite
Residents are slated to start moving in in October
‘It may be that women in the community have ways of sharing space that men might not’
‘We are trying to determine why we were given information that was perhaps not accurate’
‘I certainly welcome the challenge’
Silver calls opposition questions raised in public ‘parlour tricks’
Officials believe youth who say they were locked out of group homes, won’t say if staff were punished
‘There are things happening here that should not be happening’
‘We did not have a wait list,’ Frost says, which is technically true, because staff don’t keep one
Beds have been full most of March, health officials say
Specialized units to open in 2019 and 2020, but for now all the beds will be for continuing care: YG
Elevator in Closeleigh Manor has been out of service three times in the last year
YG will consult more once design for downtown building is complete
‘We want to look to the future. We want to look at adequate resources. We want to focus on wellness’
Application has listed a proposed program start date of Feb. 1.
