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| 1874 |
The Women's Christian Association formed
for the distribution of charity, and the care
of the poor and the sick. |
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| 1875 |
The Women's Christian Association officially
incorporated. |
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| 1876 |
Soup Kitchen opened in the Market Square.
The Women's Refuge and Infants Home
opened on Grey Street. |
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| 1886 |
Home for Aged Women opened at the corner
of King and Waterloo Streets. |
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| 1888 |
Responsibility assumed for the Old Men's Home. |
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| 1892 |
Home for Aged Women joined with Home for Aged Men at the corner of Richmond and Victoria. |
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| 1894 |
Home for Incurables opened at Hamilton Road and Egerton Street. |
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| 1903 |
Home for Incurables moved to Dundas Street and renamed Victoria Home for Incurables. |
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| 1921 |
Victoria Home for Incurables moved to Grand Avenue. |
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| 1926 |
Aged People's Home renamed the McCormick Home for the Aged.
New wing added to the McCormick Home. |
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| 1927 |
The Victoria Home for Incurables renamed Parkwood Hospital for Incurables. |
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| 1967 |
Official opening of the new McCormick Home on Victoria Street. |
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| 1974 |
100th Anniversary of the Women's Christian Association. |
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| 1979 |
Day Hospital officially opened at Parkwood Hospital. |
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| 1980 |
Parkwood Hospital accepted responsibility for the care of Veterans. |
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| 1984 |
The new Parkwood Hospital officially opened. |
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| 1987 |
Sod turning ceremony held for the new Western Counties Wing for Veterans |
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| 1989 |
Official opening of the Arthur J. Hobbins Building.
Official opening of the new Western Counties Wing by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. |
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| 1995 |
The WCA receives the YMCA -YWCA Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award for 121 years of service. |
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| 1997 |
WCA is ordered by the Health Services Restructuring Commission to relinquish to St. Joseph's Health Centre the ownership, operation, management and control of Parkwood Hospital. |
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| 1998 |
McCormick Home is designated a "D" facility by the Ministry of Health Long Term Care Division requiring a rebuild or major renovations. |
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| 2000 |
Wellspring London and Region introduced to London by WCA. The WCA committed to rebuilding McCormick Home. |
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| 2004 |
Site acquired for new McCormick Home and Alzheimer Outreach Centre.
130th Anniversary of the WCA. |
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| 2006 |
New McCormick Home on Kains Road opens its doors. |
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| 2008 |
Wellspring London and Region expands to provide
additional program space and improved accessibility to all
programs. |
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| “We have no way of knowing exactly when in 1874, in whose home, as a result of how many gatherings the Women’s Christian Association was born. We do know the Founders went from one home to another on board sidewalks, across dusty roadways in their long trailing skirts. It was before 1895 when sidewalks of flagstones or cement gradually replaced board walks. Horse drawn street cars began operating along Dundas and Richmond Street in 1875. In 1880 a central portion of the city was paved with wooden blocks, replaced in 1895 by asphalt resting on concrete. But meet they did and the type of organization they envisioned was born.” |
| -A quote from “A History of the Women’s Christian Association 1874-1997” by Margaret Johnson, President 1965-1966 |
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