Bluewater Health entrance in Sarnia (BlackburnNews.com file photo)Bluewater Health entrance in Sarnia (BlackburnNews.com file photo)
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Hospital Says Strike Has Little Impact Locally

Bluewater Health says the strike by Community Care Access Centre workers has had a relatively minimal impact on hospital operations so far.

CEO Sue Denomy says the CCAC's main role is to coordinate services for patients so they can be adequately cared for at home.

She says they're following a contingency plan.

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About 260 employees of the Erie St. Clair Community Care Access Centre that encompasses Sarnia-Lambton, Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex are on strike.

Some 3,000 are off the job province wide.

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

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