CAMPAIGN TIMELINE

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2021 Timeline

March 25, 2021: It’s a go! Ontario green lights Windsor’s new hospital in provincial budget

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March 24, 2021: Citizens for Healthcare Campaign Post – Ontario government approves $9.8 million to support new hospital

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March 19, 2021: Citizens for Healthcare Pre-Budget Campaign Post – Will there be a Funding Announcement for the new Windsor-Essex Hospital?

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March 9, 2021: Citizens for Healthcare Campaign Post – Announcing the Launch of new Website

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February 24, 2021: Citizens for Healthcare Campaign Post – Show your support for the new W/E Hospital System now delayed for an additional eight years

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January 29, 2021: Citizens for Healthcare submits documents in support of Government funding for new Hospital at 2021 Ontario Budget Consultation – Windsor-Essex Townhall

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January 20, 2021: Deep inside the COVID-19 trenches at Windsor Regional Hospital

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2020 Timeline

November 9, 2020: Citizens for Healthcare submits documents in support of the Windsor Council motion to reaffirm new Hospital plan

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November 9, 2020: Council debates the new hospital’s location as COVID-19 cases surge.. Council supports new hospital and location in 7-4 vote

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October 16, 2020: Windsor Regional Hospital officially acquires land for new mega hospital

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October 15, 2020: Citizens for Healthcare submits documents in support of Fall Budget Consultation meeting for new Hospital Plan – Stages 2/3/ funding

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September, 2020: Ontario Governments Infrastructure P3 Market Update

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August 14, 2020: Premier says he’ll be ‘800-pound gorilla’ fighting for new Windsor hospital

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July 31, 2020: CAMPP is denied leave to appeal the December 2019 decision

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March 11, 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic

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March 10, 2020: Written response to Private Member’s Notice of Motion

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January 29, 2020: Citizens for Healthcare participates in 2020 Ontario Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting

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2019 Timeline

December 19, 2019: CAMPP indicated its intention to seek leave to appeal the December 2019 decision by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal

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December 3, 2019: The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal ejected CAMPP’s appeal

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November 26, 2019: Filed Private Member’s Notice of Motion with the Ontario Legislature

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November 15, 2019: Citizens for Healthcare submits “State of Affairs” letter to the Minister of Health regarding new Hospital Stages 2/3 Approval

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September 10, 2019: The Infrastructure Ontario P3 Market Update – Fall 2019 indicated the project had been delayed by more than five years

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May 23, 2019: Citizens for Healthcare submits letter to the Minister of Health requesting a joint meeting with local MPPs

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February 6, 2019: Citizens for Healthcare submits follow-up letters to the Premier and Minister of Health – regarding the 2018 Ontario PC Caucus event meeting in support of the new Windsor-Essex Hospitals Plan

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2018 Timeline

December 17, 2018: CAMPP, a group opposed to constructing the new hospital on County Road 42, is granted approval to move forward with an appeal

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November 22, 2018: Ford government supports proceeding with mega-hospital plan

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September 17, 2018: Meetings held with Premier Ford, Minister of Health Elliott, and other Cabinet Ministers at the 2018 Ontario PC Caucus event in Chatham-Kent to promote the hospital project for Phase 2 funding approval

August 23, 2018: Citizens for Healthcare Campaign Post – with links to Citizens for Healthcare delegate rezoning presentations

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August 13, 2018: Windsor City Council approved mega-hospital location after nine-hour debate, highlighting our participation as delegates in support of the project

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August 3, 2018: Windsor Star article highlights New “Citizens for Healthcare” group pushing to get mega-hospital built with plans to participate in the August 13, 2018 rezoning meeting

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February, 2018: Windsor-Essex Regional Hospital submitted Zoning Plan to the City of Windsor to rezone designated hospital site property on County Road 42

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2017 Timeline

December 1, 2017: While in Windsor, the Minister of Health announced funding approval and movement of new Windsor Regional Healthcare Project to Stage 2 status

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April 27, 2017: Ontario Finance Minister announced ~$9 billion to support construction of new major hospital projects across province over next ten years

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March 20, 2017: Received written answers to Private Member’s Notice of Motion questions submitted to Ontario Legislature in November 2016

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2016 Timeline

December 5, 2016: Fourth campaign letter to the Minister of Health and Deputy Premier of Ontario asking for their immediate involvement

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November 21, 2016: Private Member’s Notice of Motion filed on our behalf, with the Ontario Legislature, requesting answers to questions listed in our November 2016 campaign letter

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November 7, 2016: Third campaign letter to the Minister of Health in response to his July 2016 letter

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July 26, 2016: Letter from the Minister of Health confirming work to advance planning for proposed new acute care facility

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June 20, 2016: Second campaign letter to the Minister of Health expressing support from over 130 community residents and 17 local companies

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April 26, 2016: Community leaders completed Stages 1-A and 1-B of the five-stage approval process and overwhelmingly approved community cost-sharing commitment of 10% of overall project cost

March 2, 2016: First campaign letter of support to the Minister of Health advocating for project approval

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January 25, 2016: Participated in the launch ceremony for the “WEareready” campaign in support of the new Windsor-Essex Hospitals System plan

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