TORONTO, May 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- All press conferences will be visual with leaflets, ballots, ballot boxes, maps of voting stations, ribbons and volunteers, including those on Zoom. In each press conference a large group of volunteers will announce the first 500 voting stations organized in the community-led referendum. The Coalition will announce the next steps in this unprecedented effort to stop the privatization of Ontario’s public hospital services.
All press conferences are on Thursday, May 4 at the listed times.
Local coalitions in additional communities will be making announcements in coming days.
| Ontario-wide – Ontario & Toronto Health Coalitions | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4, 10:00 am | |
| Where: | Outside Toronto General Hospital, on University Avenue, just south of College St, Toronto, ON | |
| Who: | Natalie Mehra, Ontario Health Coalition Executive Director, 416-230-6402, ontariohealthcoalition@gmail.com | |
| Peel Region Health Coalition | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4th, 5:00 pm | |
| Where: | 55 Queensway West, Mississauga (across the street from the Trillium Health Partners Mississauga Hospital) | |
| Who: | Mohammad Ali Aumeer, Peel Health Coalition Co-Chair, 416-770-7858 or peelregionhc@gmail.com | |
| Waterloo Health Coalition | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4, 10:00 am | |
| Where: | Online/Zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85413626661 | |
| Who: | Jim Stewart, 519-588-5841, waterlooregionhealthcoalition@gmail.com | |
| London Health Coalition | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4, 11:00 am | |
| Where: | MPP Rob Flack’s office, 750 Talbot St. Suite 201, St Thomas, ON | |
| Who: | Peter Bergmanis, 519-860-4403, pbergmanis@rogers.com | |
| Guelph Health Coalition | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4, 10:00 am | |
| Where: | Online/Zoom | |
| https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvcOyurTgiG9fiHk_Gs9cObAvqiOkGLE1x#/registration | ||
| Who: | Brit Hancock, 289-690-6758, guelphdistricthealthcoalition@gmail.com | |
| Haliburton Highlands LTC Coalition | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4, 12:00 pm | |
| Where: | Minden ON, Deep Bay Rd. at entrance to HHHS, at the sign | |
| Who: | Bonnie Roe, hhltccoalition@gmail.com | |
| Chatham Kent, Wallaceburg-Walpole Island and Sarnia Lambton Health Coalitions | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4, 10:00 am | |
| Where: | Online / Zoom Meeting | |
| https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83578334531?pwd=QXFvRVZNMnFZOXFwUytsbkpvY1dmQT09 | ||
| Meeting ID: 835 7833 4531; Passcode: 985976 | ||
| Who: | Shirley Roebuck, 226-402-2724, goddess@bell.net | |
| Niagara Health Coalition | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4th, at 11:30 am | |
| Where: | In front of the Welland hospital on King St, Welland, ON | |
| Who: | Sue Hotte, 905-932-1646 niagarahealthcoalition@yahoo.ca | |
| North Bay Health Coalition | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4th, at 4:00 pm | |
| Where: | 335 Main St, North Bay, ON | |
| Who: | Henri Giroux, 705-471-7746, hgiroux1@hotmail.com | |
| Peterborough Health Coalition | ||
| When: | Thursday May 4th, at 11:00 am | |
| Where: | OPSEU Office, 1800 Landsdowne St West, Maple Ridge Plaza, Peterborough, ON | |
| Who: | Marion Burton, 705-868-7352, marionburton@nexicom.net | |
For more information:
Natalie Mehra, executive director 416-230-6402 cell, Lubaba Gemma, campaign organizer 647-975-1845 cell.
