IN PERSON meeting at the Western Fairgrounds in the GROVE MEETING ROOM #1 from 11:30am for fellowship with buffet lunch as of 11:45 with Club meeting from 12:00 to 1:00 pm. 

Our speaker for the first meeting of the new year is Peter Bergmanis, the founder and longest serving Co-chair of the London Health Coalition.  

The London Health Coalition is a chapter of the Ontario Health Coalition, a 750,000 member strong non-partisan public healthcare advocacy organization.  It is at the forefront of the battle to halt for- profit healthcare within the province.  

With strong ties to the community and organized labour, Peter has served with the United Way, Neighbourhood Legal Services of London and Middlesex and is a former Vice President of Healthcare at Unifor Local 27. As primary spokesperson for the London Health Coalition, Peter brings to bear over 35 years of experience in the London healthcare system to his analysis of the current crisis facing Ontario. He currently sits on the Community Advocacy Committee of London Health Sciences Centre as the hospital network struggles with gross government underfunding and weak governance.