Major Campaigns
Raising the bar for medical care in our community
Tools for Healing Campaign 2001 - 2006
The purpose of the “Tools for Healing” Campaign was to ensure that the West Island community would have access to state-of-the-art medical equipment and treatments in a modern setting close to home. The funds raised from this campaign were used to purchase the life-saving medical equipment that will enable doctors to more reliably diagnose and treat illness which will relieve the chronic pressure on our emergency room through preventive and ambulatory care.
Campaign Cabinet
- Committee Chairmen: W. Ronald Couchman & Don Sancton
- Mark Armitage, CA
- Luc Bachand
- Michael Boychuk
- Joseph Broccolini
- Normand Boivin
- John Ciaccia
- Tom Grainger
- Luc-Claude Henrico
- Peter Henrico
- Jim Hewitt
- Lionel Hurtubise
- Michael Lafave
- Steve Macdonell
Exceptional Donors:
- BMO Financial Group
- Eric T. Webster Foundation
- Fondation J. Armand Bombardier
- Fondation Mirella & Lino Saputo
- George Hogg Family Foundation
- Hydro-Quebec
- J.W. McConnell Family Foundation
- Lakeshore General Hospital Auxiliary
- Merck Frosst
- Molson Foundation
- Montreal St. Patrick’s Foundation
- Pfizer Canada Inc.
- Power Corporation of Canada
- SR Telecom Inc.
- Trottier Family Foundation
- Ville de Beaconsfield
- Ville de Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Major Donors:
- Alcan Aluminium Ltee.
- Avon Canada Inc.
- Bell Canada
- Birks Family Foundation
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- Donald Clarke & Family
- CN
- Cogeco Inc.
- Fonds de bienfaisance Bombardier
- James Hewitt
- Hewitt Equipement
- In Memory of Dr. Louis G. Johnson
- RBC Foundation
- Royal Canadian Legion – Branch 57
- Succession J.A. De Seve
- Town of Kirkland
Important Donors:
- Amusements Spectaculaires
- C. Mark Armitage
- Broccolini Construction Inc.
- Canada Steamship Lines Inc.
- John Ciaccia
- Congregation Petites Filles de St. Joseph
- W. Ron Couchman
- Le Groupe Jean Coutu Inc.
- Nick Di Tomaso
- Dr. & Mrs. David Wiltshire
- Dr. Claude S. David
- Dr. Hany Daoud
- Dr. Michael Westwood
- Estate of Marion Reed-Kerr
- Kiwanis Lakeshore Club Montreal Inc.
- KPMG LLP
- Shaun Lynch & Jean Stutsman
- Steve Macdonell
- Findlay McCheyne
- Le Plats du Chef
- Quebecor World Inc.
- Donald Sancton
- Sanofi-Aventis
- Norman Spector
- Ville de Pierrefonds
- Ville de Ste-Genevieve
- Mr. & Mrs. William Wilson
- Windsor The Canadian Salt Company
- Wenlong Zhang
Message from our Co-Chairs in 2001:
For those of us who live here, Montreal’s West Island and its surrounding areas have many attractive attributes. We all have different reasons for living where we do, but we all share the desire for a strong and vibrant community that meets our family needs. One of the most important needs is health care, and that’s where the Lakeshore General Hospital comes in. It is our hospital, a vital component of what makes our community complete.
Since 1963, when the construction on Lakeshore General began, changes in technology and health care have revolutionized how medical centres work. At the same time, our population has grown immensely and so have its health care needs. As a result, the Lakeshore General is overburdened and under-funded, compelling fully two-thirds of our fellow citizens to journey downtown for medical care.
The new centre will lead the way in delivering the type of modern health care our community wants and needs. More of our families and neighbours will be able to receive state-of-the-art medical care in a modern setting close to home.
However, we have one remaining challenge to make this a reality. We are launching a $10-million “Tools for Healing” campaign to purchase the life-saving medical equipment that will transform our modern building into a state-of-the-art medical facility, that will enable doctors to more quickly and reliably diagnose and treat illness, that will attract leading specialists to practice here, and that will relieve the chronic pressure on our emergency room through preventive and ambulatory care.
We are proud to be chairing the final stretch of a remarkable journey to deliver 21st century health care in our community. We urge you to join us and support this worthy cause.
W. Ronald Couchman
Deputy Chairman, SR Telecom
Don Sancton
Director Corporate Affairs, Pfizer Canada