A new independent team in southern Grey Bruce is picking up planning to build the new community-based hospice in Walkerton. A media release says vigorous and focused community stakeholders from Hanover, Durham, Brockton, Chesley, Neustadt, South Bruce and others are in the process of incorporation as Saugeen Hospice Inc. and will then seek Charitable Tax Status from the Canada Revenue Agency.
The group is looking forward to continuing to raise the necessary funds to design and build the Saugeen Hospice. The group will collaborate with the Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce which opened The Chapman House hospice in Owen Sound in 2017, and was planning for residential palliative care in Southern Bruce Grey. However, the plans were put on hold due to COVID-19.
The group says he community was highly supportive of the original plan, putting on many events and raising substantial funds, and in September of 2019 the Municipality of Brockton donated 4 acres of land.
Volunteer Carl Kuhnke, CEO of the Walkerton Clean Water Centre noted, “Family is critical, and we all want a hospice closer to home to meet this tremendous need”.
He added, "We are, after all, in this together, and look forward to completing the vision. Watch us go, watch us grow”