WAWA, ON – Dans un esprit de fête familiale, les élèves de la 7e et 8e année de l’école Saint-Joseph de Wawa se sont rendus à l’hôpital Lady Dunn pour une visite mémorable avec nos aînés avant l’amorce du congé de Noël. Les élèves étaient accompagnés de leur [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – Le 14 décembre, quelques membres du parlement des élèves de l’École secondaire catholique Trillium ont assuré la livraison de plusieurs boîtes de nourriture à la paroisse Sacré-Cœur de Chapleau. Le Parlement des élèves a réussi à recueillir des denrées non [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – December 19th, 2016 the Superior North Greenstone Healthy Kids Community Challenge officially launched the Superior North Greenstone Healthy Kids Community Charter. The Charter is the first of its kind in the region. It is also the first charter developed by the Healthy [Read more]
Here we are again, facing the final weeks of the year, welcoming the advent of cold weather and snow after enjoying an unusually kind summer for north of Lake Superior. While I enjoy the holiday spirit, the smells of baking pumpkin pies and Christmas cookies, I find it all a bit more [Read more]
New Democrats have been declaring for well over ten years that, as Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” It doesn’t take a political science degree to know this and recognize that the pungency of this aroma has increased month after month and year after [Read more]
Highlights include a Tour of the HSN Simulation Lab, and NOSM’s Response to the TRC’s Calls to Action The Northern Ontario School of Medicine’s (NOSM) Board of Directors held its annual face-to-face meeting in Sudbury on November 24 and 25, 2016. NOSM Board members began their two-day meeting [Read more]
All Families Are Equal Act will Support Families across the Province Today, Ontario passed legislation that will ensure equal treatment for all parents and children in the province. Bill 28, the All Families Are Equal Act, 2016, recognizes the legal status of all parents, whether they are [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – Today during Question Period, Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh called on the Liberals to fully commit their government to the clean-up of mercury from the Wabigoon-English River in Grassy Narrows First Nation and to put that commitment in writing. “Last week the Minister of [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Citing statistics that show Canada’s 20 year commitment hasn’t put a dent into the incidence of violence against women, Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP Carol Hughes challenged MPs to put words into action. Delivering a statement to mark the beginning of 16 Days of Action Against [Read more]
Partnership to focus on aquatic biosystems, environmental health Environmental research programs at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) have taken a leap forward with the establishment of a research collaboration agreement that will see [Read more]
Last week MPPs found themselves back home in their ridings for a constituency week. I am pleased to say that the clinics I held were well attended. Constituency clinics provide MPPs with the opportunity to meet face to face with constituents to assist them with matters of concern and also hear [Read more]
Flu vaccination is now available. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit reminds the public it has never been easier to get a free flu shot! It is now available at flu clinics, from health care providers, and will soon be available from pharmacies. With so many options for getting the shot, it is [Read more]
This week the province was shocked to learn of the tragic deaths of 8 Ontario nursing home residents at the hands of another. To make matters worse, the suspect is a caregiver in the employ of the long-term care facilities where the residents lived. Without doubt the sympathies of us all go out to [Read more]
RED LAKE, ON – Goldcorp Canada Ltd. pleaded guilty and has been fined $55,000 after a worker was injured while removing a tire from a mining scoop tram. The incident occurred at the mining company’s Balmer Complex #3 Shaft 4200 Level underground maintenance garage, near Balmertown, [Read more]
Outgoing Members Thanked for Outstanding Service Using a combination of web and teleconference connectivity across Northern Ontario, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its Annual Members and Board of Directors meetings on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. Board members Dr. Roger [Read more]
