What's New

The Community Holiday Dinner will be held on December 3, 2026 at St. Mary's Parish Hall in West Lorne. Registration is required by November 25th. Space is limited. This community holiday meal is made possible through the generosity of local farmers, service clubs, Centre staff, and our wonderful volunteers. Together they prepare and serve a holiday meal with turkey, side dishes, desserts, and all the trimmings. Santa will be visiting! Children 12 and under will receive a special gift from Santa.

The West Elgin Community Health Centre, along with Southwestern Public Health, are organizing public flu and covid vaccination clinics in Dutton on October 29th and Rodney on November 3rd. For more details, please review below:

Dynacare Lab Services at the Centre will close at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 8th.

Andrew Thompson, our new Mental Health Counsellor, joins the Centre on October 5, 2026. His diverse background has given him a strong foundation for creating a safe and inclusive space for all populations. We're glad you're here Andrew!

We are truly grateful to the Deshkan Ziibi Indigenous Women Drummers who joined us at the Centre on September 23, 2026. Thank you for sharing this special time with us and with our community.

Please welcome Roxanne Libbey, the Centre's new Volunteer Coordinator, and Stephanie Johnson, our new Nurse Practitioner. Stephanie will become part of the Centre's primary care team in Dutton later this year. 

Please welcome Tagreed, Alex, and Paige to the Centre!

This is a free program for individuals and families facing food insecurity. Once a month on a designated day participants can come into the Centre to receive free fruits and vegetables from a local farm. Registration is required.

In June 2026 first year Schulich School of Medicine (Western University) physician students visited the Centre during Discovery Week. Both Paradis Baha and Aviva Moses were quite impressed with our Centre and the services provided! This experience offered the students a better understanding of healthcare in rural communities and within the Community Health Model of Care. Overall, Paradis and Aviva rated their Discovery Week experience 4/5 which puts our Centre in the upper quartile of participating Discovery Week organizations! Thank you Paradis and Aviva for the wonderful review of the Centre and the time you took to create the amazing video! 

The Centre will continue to extend invitations to physician students to spend time with us during their Discovery Week.

VIDEO LINK:

https://ssmd.ca.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=f3d27bae-e797-4d93-888a-b4600135286b

Join us for a free educational workshop focused on improving health and wellness. Happiness 1000 is a 6-part educational workshop with sessions including values, change, emotions, thoughts, actions, and coping. Contact Jon Turalinski at 519-768-1715, Ext. 2220. Open to ages 16+