durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, May 19, 2022 | 3.84 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN It's in your hands. The Readers' Choice Awards were created for you to tell us which local businesses and service providers are the best at what they do! Once the nominations close, the nominees will be shortlisted and you will have another chance to vote for your favourite. NOMINATE TODAY to help make your favourite local business become a Readers' Choice Nominee. durhamregion.com NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN durhamregion.com EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE JUNE 2 PROVINCIAL ELECTION THE RIDING. THE CANDIDATES. THE ISSUES. DURHAMREGION.COM /PROVINCIALELECTION It's needed, but when will a new hospital be built in Whitby? Lakeridge Health is pushing for a new hospital in Durham Region, having announced the proposed site in January of this year. A 50-acre area of land south of Highway 407, west of Highway 412, east of Lake Ridge Road and north of Highway 7/Winchester LAKERIDGE HEALTH CONTINUES PUSH FOR WHITBY HOSPITAL KEITH GILLIGAN kgilligan@durhamregion.com See 'WE ARE', page 6 Whitby Mayor Don Mitchell is pleased his community has been chosen as the site of a possible new hospital in Durham Region. With a provincial election underway, the issue of where the hospital should be could become an issue with candidates. Metroland file photo ELECTION NOTEBOOK YOUR GUIDE TO THE JUNE 2 PROVINCIAL ELECTION