The Ontario Health Coalition has taken legal action against the province of Ontario over the granting of a new 30-year licence to Southbridge Care Homes — a for-profit company that owns Orchard Villa, where more than 70 residents died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s hard to think of what happened at Orchard Villa without getting emotional, said Natalie Mehra, executive director of the health-care advocacy group at a news conference on Tuesday.
“In case people have forgotten, it’s one of the most notorious long-term care homes in the country — 206 of 233 residents contracted COVID-19, almost everyone, and
