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(May, 15, 2025)<\/p>\n

By: Allan Benner, St. Catharines Standard<\/p>\n

Barb Butters says Port Colborne residents \u201care really frightened\u201d of becoming isolated and denied medical care, as the planned closure of Niagara Health\u2019s urgent care centre draws closer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The former regional councillor for the city\u00a0was among roughly 150 people from across Ontario, including several from Niagara, who participated in an Ontario Health Coalition rally at Queen\u2019s Park Wednesday to demand the provincial address concerns about hospital services.<\/p>\n

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(May, 15, 2025) By: Allan Benner, St. Catharines Standard Barb Butters says Port Colborne residents \u201care really frightened\u201d of becoming isolated and denied medical care, as the planned closure of Niagara Health\u2019s urgent care centre draws closer. 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