
Windsor mega-hospital '100%' going ahead, MPP says
CBC
The provincial government is reinforcing its support for the new mega-hospital in Windsor, which was mentioned in Monday's speech from the throne.
MPP Paul Calandra, government house leader in the Ontario legislature, said the project is "100 per cent" going ahead.
"The premier has made it very clear that that hospital is going ahead," he said.
Support for the project's second of five stages was announced in the provincial government's spring budget.
The province said it would be allocating $9.8 million to "support the ongoing planning" of the new acute care hospital, which will be located on a 24-hectare site at County Road 42 and the 9th Concession.
The project is intended to replace the aging campuses of Windsor Regional Hospital but there has been criticism of the plan on the grounds that it would leave the downtown core without a hospital.
The mega-hospital was among the health-care commitments mentioned during the speech from the throne, which kicked off the fall session of the legislature on Monday.

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