Click for the full newsletter (will open a new window/tab). Why I wear my daffodil pin Cancer may have taken Karen White’s loved ones, but it hasn’t taken her spirit. Read on to see how Daffodil Month provided the hope and support that helped her heal after cancer ravaged her family. [Read more]
CLICK PLAY on video above to view clip from Question Period. QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During Question Period today, Sarah Campbell, MPP for Kenora-Rainy River, called on Premier Wynne to prevent deadly fires in First Nations communities, and support a coroner’s inquest into the deadly house [Read more]
Young Ontarians Kick Off 9th Annual ChangeTheWorld Campaign Ontario is challenging high school students to “change the world” by volunteering for at least three hours in their communities. Markham area high school students helped kick off the ninth annual ChangeTheWorld – [Read more]
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) maintains a commitment to providing information to rural, remote, Indigenous, and Francophone youth about health careers. This year NOSM will host its annual Health Sciences Summer Camp from July 4 – 8, 2016 at Laurentian University in Sudbury and [Read more]
An unconventional treatment Is it really possible that there’s a link between a person’s overall well-being and their financial well-being? At least one Ontario doctor thinks so. That’s why he’s been at the forefront of a new initiative at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto where his [Read more]
Click here to view the North West LHIN 2016 Spring LHINkages Newsletter Featured Articles: Feature Story: Telehomecare – Lesley Read’s Journey Do You Know? Five Questions and Answers about Managing Chronic Disease Through Telehomecare 10 Years of Accomplishments (Years 5-8) New Integrated [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – In OPP jurisdiction, the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) is mandated to provide Major Case Management and oversight in all death investigations of children 5 years of age and under. On March 13, 2016, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was requested to assist [Read more]
THUNDER BAY & DISTRICT – The Thunder Bay District Board of Health will be holding a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 1:00 pm in the Boardroom at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. The following Issue Reports will be presented: Locally Driven Collaborative Project on [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Ms. Muzyka’s class has been working hard getting ready to perform for their fellow schoolmates. Their nervousness was overcome by excitement – which led them to do a phenomenal rendition of ‘Waka Waka’ and ‘Watch me Whip’. The significance of each of [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Holy Angels School Grade 5 -8 girls recently took part in the Dressing Room Project, a program delivered by the Health Unit. The program was created by Emerging Women Projects as a global positive body image initiative. Students talked about how images in the media influence [Read more]
At face value free tuition for students sounds great. In fact, it seems too good to be true. New Democrats know that students have been trying to get assistance for post-secondary studies for years. At the end of the day, if it helps out the students, then we are all for it. However, as with [Read more]
NDP demands Premier Wynne provide Grassy Narrows with safe drinking water and timeline for river clean-up QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Today, the NDP critic for Aboriginal Affairs, France Gélinas, took Premier Wynne to task for the failure of the Liberal government to clean up mercury contamination [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON ‐ The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) sees many benefits for Northern municipalities in 2016 Ontario Budget which was announced on February 25th by Minister of Finance, Charles Sousa. The government committed to significant infrastructure investments outside [Read more]
Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres to Offer a Full Suite of Services Ontario is delivering on its commitment to make access to child and family programs easier by announcing the launch of Ontario Early Years Child and Family Centres. These hubs will offer parents and their children a [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – This week two ladies from the Best Start program came to Manitouwadge Public School (MPS) Junior/Senior Kindergarten class to help them make the ever favourite ‘Belly Button Soup’. Everybody knows that tortellini is a dead ringer for belly buttons so into the [Read more]
