Chris Mackie

• Provincial framework, overtime explain Mackie’s, Summers’ 2021 pay: MLHU board chair

  Then-medical officer of health Dr. Chris Mackie made $468,874.19 in 2021 while then-associate medical officer of health Dr. Alex Summers was paid $415,961.32

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  Mar 16, 2022
  
• Dr. Alex Summers named next MLHU medical officer of health

  The region's board of health voted unanimously on Monday to recommend that Summers be the new medical officer of health, a decision that still has to be approved by the province.

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2022
  
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• Next MLHU medical officer of health may be announced this week: Board chair

  Dr. Chris Mackie had served in the role since 2013 before the MLHU confirmed in mid-November that he was placed on a leave of absence which culminated in his resignation.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2022
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• Dr. Chris Mackie resigns as MLHU medical officer of health

  The MLHU said Dr. Alex Summers will continue to serve as acting medical officer of health while the board of health determines its next steps.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2022
• Confidential MLHU board meeting draws appearance from Dr. Chris Mackie

  Few details were shared after the three and a hour meeting wrapped up, with board chair Matt Reid providing only a brief statement to reporters waiting outside.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2022
• Union alleges workplace culture issues under MLHU’s Dr. Chris Mackie, now on leave

  CUPE Local 101 president Steve Holland said even before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were ongoing concerns about Dr. Mackie’s leadership. 

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2021
• MLHU’s Dr. Chris Mackie on leave, Dr. Alex Summers named acting medical officer of health

  The health unit refused to identify the nature of Mackie’s absence or whether Mackie would be paid while on leave. The health unit has also failed to state when the leave began.

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  Nov 15, 2021
• MLHU says COVID-19 vaccine rollout for 34,000 kids aged 5-11 would happen fast once approved

  London’s chief medical officer of health says children aged five to 11 could start getting the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as December, depending on Health Canada approval.

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  Oct 21, 2021
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• Situation ‘resolved’ after claims London, Ont. restaurant didn’t enforce vaccine rules: MLHU

  A well-known anti-masker tweeted a video of himself and other people dining inside at a location of burger franchise The Works on King Street on Sunday.

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  Sep 28, 2021
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• Intimate partner violence in London, Ont. worsening amid pandemic

  Dr. Mackie says 86 per cent of those 'working in this sector have noticed an increase in intimate partner violence and an increase in the severity of intimate partner violence.'

  Health

  Jul 30, 2021