Dispatch: July 28, 2023

Dispatch: A summary of recent business appointments and announcements, plus upcoming events for the week ahead

ANNOUNCED By Sunwing Airlines Inc., winter sun destinations from London International Airport: Cancun, Punta Cana, Varadero and Cayo Coco, commencing December 12, 2023.

APPOINTED Mary Lou Crowley, executive director, St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation.

RETIRING Lynne Livingstone, city manager, City of London, effective December 31, 2023.

AWARDED Jennifer Slay, Alumni Award of Distinction, and Bangishimo, Recent Graduate Award, from King’s University College.

ANNOUNCED By the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium and the City of London, a joint investment of $400,000 to support future procurement and deployment of zero emission buses and related infrastructure by the London Transit Commission.

ANNOUNCED By General Motors, construction of a new EV battery module facility at the CAMI Assembly Plant, with production scheduled to begin in 2024.

PROMOTED Cole Chilvers, to associate member services director, Info-Tech Research Group.

ANNOUNCED VENUExVENUE, a multi-day, multi-venue live music festival planned for November 2023.

ANNOUNCED By the London Health Sciences Centre, implementation of the Ontario eHub Health Information Exchange, making patient care information available to long-term care sites within 30 minutes of discharge.

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