TORONTO — More than 90 per cent of Ontario’s long\u002Dterm care homes are now providing air conditioning in all resident rooms — an update that comes now that…
Legislation passed last year required that homes meet that air conditioning standard by June 22 of this year, but many did not.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
As of this week, the ministry says an additional 21 homes have met the air conditioning requirements since then. Last month, the province levied a pair of $1,100 fines against two homes that it said were not trying to meet the standard. They could have faced another set of fines, but the ministry says the homes have started working toward compliance.Share this article in your social network