Southwestern Ontario

Number of Ontario hospital emergency closures soars to new record: Health Coalition demands Ford government finally take action

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Now, the Coalition found that the number of emergency department closures has increased even more.

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  • Now, the Coalition found that the number of emergency department closures has increased even more.
  • The town of Durham in Western Ontario has had at least 51 emergency department closures in 2023 to date.
  • “It is indisputable that these closures are endangering the health of Ontario residents,” warned Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition.
  • The Health Coalition demanded the Ford government take real action to address the crisis.

Fluid System Components Announces Acquisition of Norcan Fluid Power Company

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Monday, May 1, 2023

Fluid System Components, Inc. (FSC) today announced the acquisition of Norcan Fluid Power Company (Norcan)—representing the latest example of the company’s strategic objective to invest in and strengthen its position as a value-added fluid power distributor.

Key Points: 
  • Fluid System Components, Inc. (FSC) today announced the acquisition of Norcan Fluid Power Company (Norcan)—representing the latest example of the company’s strategic objective to invest in and strengthen its position as a value-added fluid power distributor.
  • The acquisition of Norcan, a fluid power distributor serving multiple mobile and industrial industries across Western Canada – from British Columbia to Western Ontario – expands FSC’s capabilities and reach to create a new force in North American fluid power solutions.
  • “We are excited to announce the acquisition of Norcan Fluid Power Company by Fluid System Components, as it will provide an excellent growth opportunity for everyone associated with both companies,” said Chad Trinkner, CEO of FSC.
  • Norcan Fluid Power Company will become a division of FSC and we’ll be stronger together as one company with an expanded geographical footprint and service offering.

Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC, DABOS, Named Second Vice President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

LAS VEGAS, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- North Carolina orthopaedic surgeon Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC, DABOS, division chief for sports medicine at Duke University, was named second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) Board of Directors.

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  • LAS VEGAS, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- North Carolina orthopaedic surgeon Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC, DABOS, division chief for sports medicine at Duke University, was named second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) Board of Directors.
  • Following the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas this week, he will assume the second vice president position.
  • He is the past president of the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine and the Herodicus Orthopaedic Society.
  • He was also deputy editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

MIMEDX Engages Nordic Bioscience Clinical Development A/S to Propel Registrational Trials of Placental Biologic Injectable for Knee Osteoarthritis

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

MARIETTA, Ga., June 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDXG) (“MIMEDX” or the “Company”), a transformational placental biologics company, today announced a collaboration agreement with Nordic Bioscience Clinical Development A/S (NBCD), a world-class Contract Research Organization (CRO) specializing in Osteoarthritis (OA) clinical trials. Image Analysis Group, an expert imaging company, will also provide advanced tools to detect the potential for the Company’s placental biologic injectable, micronized dehydrated Human Amnion Chorion Membrane (mdHACM), to act as a Disease Modifying Osteoarthritis Drug (DMOAD) and potentially moderate the progression of OA. The Company plans to initiate its registrational Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) clinical trial program later this year, using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain and WOMAC Function as co-primary endpoints.

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  • MARIETTA, Ga., June 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDXG) (MIMEDX or the Company), a transformational placental biologics company, today announced a collaboration agreement with Nordic Bioscience Clinical Development A/S (NBCD), a world-class Contract Research Organization (CRO) specializing in Osteoarthritis (OA) clinical trials.
  • The Company plans to initiate its registrational Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) clinical trial program later this year, using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) Pain and WOMAC Function as co-primary endpoints.
  • MIMEDX is a transformational placental biologics company, developing and distributing placental tissue allografts with patent-protected, proprietary processes for multiple sectors of healthcare.
  • NBCD specializes in design and execution of clinical trials within both pain and Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Drugs (DMOAD) compounds for osteoarthritis.

Chatham Park Announces Its First Active Adult Enclave

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

This initiative is one more example of the exciting growth taking place in Chatham Park and the town of Pittsboro.

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  • This initiative is one more example of the exciting growth taking place in Chatham Park and the town of Pittsboro.
  • David Weekley Homes was chosen to build their successful Encore product for this new phase that will serve as the first 55+ active-adult neighborhood in Chatham Park.
  • The Encore product has already seen sold-out success in surrounding areas, making Chatham Park the only community currently in Chatham County with considerations for the 55+ demographic.
  • Chatham Park will feature unique home designs in five villages along with school, office, and retail space.

Hammond Power Solutions Inc. Announces Quarter 2, 2021 Financial Results

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

GUELPH, Ontario, July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (“HPS”) (TSX: HPS.A) a leading manufacturer of dry-type and cast resin transformers and related magnetics, today announced its financial results for the Second Quarter of 2021.

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    GUELPH, Ontario, July 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hammond Power Solutions Inc. (HPS) (TSX: HPS.A) a leading manufacturer of dry-type and cast resin transformers and related magnetics, today announced its financial results for the Second Quarter of 2021.
  • Sales for the quarter-ended June 26, 2021 were $88,277, an increase of $12,884 or 17.1% from Quarter 2, 2020 sales of $75,393.
  • Indian sales for Quarter 2, 2021 finished at $2,557 versus $1,579 in Quarter 2, 2020, an increase of $978 or 61.9%.
  • Quarter 2, 2021 U.S. bookings increased 25.4% and Canada bookings have increased 31.2% compared to the prior year quarter.

Amfil Technologies Announces Reopening of Toronto Locations as Ontario Moves to Phase Three on Roadmap to Reopen

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

We will continue to follow best practices for masking, air circulation, sanitization, and spacing of tables to ensure the best and safest experience for our guests.

Key Points: 
  • We will continue to follow best practices for masking, air circulation, sanitization, and spacing of tables to ensure the best and safest experience for our guests.
  • Well have updates on the rollout of our new VIP pass, rewards program, and the progress in Guelph before the end of the month.
  • Our board game cafes have the largest circulating public library of board games in North America for customers to choose from.
  • The company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.

Chatham Park Developer Donates Knight Farm Community Park to the Town of Pittsboro

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

PITTSBORO, N.C., June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Knight Farm Community Park, located in the new home community Vineyards at Chatham Park, opened to the public on Memorial Day Weekend.

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  • PITTSBORO, N.C., June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Knight Farm Community Park, located in the new home community Vineyards at Chatham Park, opened to the public on Memorial Day Weekend.
  • A ceremony was held on May 27 in which the park was donated to the town of Pittsboro by Preston Development Company, the developers of Chatham Park.
  • "We thank very much Chatham Park and Preston Development for the work that went into this park," said James Nass, mayor of Pittsboro.
  • The 10-acre park is one part of roughly 2,000 acres planned to be dedicated to open space, parks, and walking trails within the Chatham Park community.

Chatham Park to Offer New Home Products From David Weekley Homes

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021

They are committed to providing homes that are built with beauty and comfort in mind, combining both form and function.\n"It is imperative that the homes in Chatham Park foster the vision of the community as a whole and provide our homeowners with the floor plans and features they desire," said Executive Vice President Vanessa Jenkins of Preston Development.

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  • They are committed to providing homes that are built with beauty and comfort in mind, combining both form and function.\n"It is imperative that the homes in Chatham Park foster the vision of the community as a whole and provide our homeowners with the floor plans and features they desire," said Executive Vice President Vanessa Jenkins of Preston Development.
  • "We know that David Weekley Homes will be a great asset to our builder team lineup.
  • Chatham Park will feature unique home designs in five villages along with schools, office and retail space.\nDavid Weekley Homes, the nation\'s largest privately-owned builder, was founded in 1976.
  • These EnergySaver homes are built utilizing the latest in energy-efficient building techniques, and have a HERS rating of 68, which means they are 32 percent more energy-efficient than a home built in 2006.\n'

Animal Alliance of Canada: Ontario’s Emergency Stay-At-Home Order Defied by Federal Employees

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

One such colony location is Middle Island, a small, uninhabited island in Lake Erie that is under the control of the Point Pelee National Park.

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  • One such colony location is Middle Island, a small, uninhabited island in Lake Erie that is under the control of the Point Pelee National Park.
  • For the past decade park staff from Point Pelee have hired a boat to travel to this small island to kill cormorants.
  • We believe that the decision to engage in a cull during the pandemic emergency is irresponsible and unconscionable.
  • In future years we can continue with our debate over the reasons they give for killing these birds.