There is a new person in charge of Huron Hospice. Willy Van Klooster takes over as Executive Director from Shirley Dinsmore who is retiring after nearly 30 years at the hospice, the last 25 as the Executive Director.
Van Klooster is a former priest with a background in home care and long term care.
He believes that along with his ability to be compassionate with those in difficult times will allow him to succeed in his new role.
Van Klooster says he has been working alongside Dinsmore the last couple of weeks to make the transition as smooth as possible.
He says one of the challenges he sees going forward is funding as the government only covers half of their operating costs and has to rely on the generosity of donors to make ends meet.
