One of countless signs like this, displayed in windows and front lawns in Niagara’s south end.
“It has been 840 days since the Port Colborne and Fort Erie Urgent Care Centres lost their after-hours services, and we have yet to hear a response from this government to the community’s pleas for assistance.” – Jeff Burch, NDP MPP for Niagara Centre
News from the Constituency Office of Niagara Centre NDP MPP Jeff Burch
Posted October 30th, 2025 on Niagara At Large
Niagara Centre NDP MPP Jeff Burch
QUEEN’S PARK, Ontario – Niagara Centre MPP Jeff Burch highlighted a recent report from the Port Colborne Health Coalition, emphasizing the urgent need to restore 24/7 urgent care services in Port Colborne.
“It has been 840 days since the Port Colborne and Fort Erie Urgent Care Centres lost their after-hours services, and we have yet to hear a response from this government to the community’s pleas for assistance. Over the summer, the situation worsened with rotating closures between the two sites during peak tourist season.”
Co-Chair of the Port Colborne Health Coalition Betty Konc stated “We here in the most southerly portion of the Niagara region are being left behind when it comes to access to health care—through no fault of our own, and due to a hospital improvement plan that is outdated and no longer serves the needs of Port Colborne and Fort Erie.
“We are being treated like a poor second cousin, and it’s time that stopped. We need 24/7, 365-day care, the same as our counterparts in the northern part of the region.”
To watch VIDEO MPP Jeff Burch sent on this issue , click on – <https://drive.google.com/file/d/16pXTyXPtX58k7hN3I1y1tKEtdRTs9Gn2/view?usp=drive_link>
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