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Pettapiece celebrates ground-breaking of Stratford Perth Rotary Hospice
July 16, 2018
(Queen’s Park) – Earlier today, Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece made the following statement in the Ontario legislature:
“June 21st was a great day for Stratford and Perth County. I was honoured to attend the official ground-breaking ceremony for the Stratford Perth Rotary Hospice.
“Opening in March 2019, this new eight-bed facility will provide expert and compassionate care to people nearing end-of-life. The whole community came together to raise $6.5 million of the $8.5 million dollar capital budget. The City of Stratford committed an impressive $1.5 million dollars.
“Stratford Rotary Club members, and president Dr. Linda Bathe, have been working hard to reach their goal of $1 million dollars.
“The provincial government is also contributing $1.6 million in capital for eight new hospice beds, and $840 thousand annual operating funding for nursing care.
“I’ve been a proud supporter of the hospice since day one. I supported it in the last two election campaigns. I supported it from my very first meeting with Andy Werner and Anne Fontana.
“They found partners across our area. They secured the approvals and funding they needed. Without their leadership, and everyone at the Stratford Perth Hospice Foundation, this project would not have been possible.
“At some point, all of us will have a loved one in need of end-of-life care. Many of us will need such care ourselves.
“I think Andy Werner said it best:
“A hospice is not about dying, but helping people live as well as possible through the last days of their lives.”
