Province Committed to Working with Partners to Address Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action The provincial government is taking steps to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s (TRC) Calls to Action regarding education and training, including introducing [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay—Superior North MP and Minister of Status of Women Patty Hajdu today extended a welcome to the family of six Syrian refugees who arrived in Thunder Bay on Friday. “Our government is proud to be doing the right thing by offering refugees a safe haven from war and [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – February 9th, 2016, more than 100 community members gathered at the Victoria Inn to hear Dr. Shimi Kang, an award-winning Harvard-trained doctor, researcher and writer inspire parents to empower and motivate their kids – putting them on the path toward lifelong happiness [Read more]
Innovative MLSE LaunchPad Will Help Young People Reach Their Full Potential Ontario is investing $1.6 million over four years in a new facility — the first of its kind in North America — that will combine sport, education and research to help at-risk youth build a brighter future. [Read more]
On 2-1-1 Day, residents are encouraged to make the right call THUNDER BAY, ON – February 11 is 2-1-1 Day across North America. To mark this day, United Way of Thunder Bay, Lakehead Social Planning Council, and 211 Ontario helpline is asking residents to make the right call (#MakeTheRightCall) [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Dan Levesque has been appointed as the Interim Chair of the Board of Directors of the North West LHIN effective January 27, 2016. His appointment comes following the departure of Joy Warkentin who completed her term with the North West LHIN Board of Directors on January 26, [Read more]
NOSP – Nipigon Site “Walk-In Clinic” NIPIGON, ON – Shannon Cormier, Executive Director of North of Superior Counselling Programs (NOSP), is pleased to announce the launch of a “Walk-in Counselling Clinic” in the Nipigon Service Area, starting Wednesday February 10, 2016. [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Representatives of Batchewana First Nation of Ojibways and Missanabie Cree First Nation gathered in Baawating (Sault Ste. Marie) on Thursday, January 14th, 2016. Political discussions were focused on how the two nations will continue relationship building to create a [Read more]
FORT FRANCES, ON – Resolute FP Canada Inc., operator of a paper mill, pleaded guilty and has been fined $150,000 after a worker was burned following an explosion of wood dust. The paper mill, located at Mowatt Avenue and Sinclair Street in Fort Frances, was idled in 2014 but its bio mass [Read more]
Originally submitted January 3, 2016 – Apologies from the Editor for the delay. “…all the patterns we build…” It is now three days past the midnight when the year of 2015 morphed into the year 2016, and here we are as if on the wheel of time again, slowly turning deeper into winter [Read more]
Last month, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Eric Hoskins announced the next stage of the Patients First: Action Plan for Health Care, the “Proposal to Strengthen Patient-Centred Health Care in Ontario.” The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has asked the North West LHIN to [Read more]
Canadians have so much to be proud of, yet there is still a lot of inequity to be addressed. This is all the more obvious now that a Human Rights Tribunal ruling has confirmed what many of us have known for years – that First Nations children are not receiving the same treatment and [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Extendicare – Maple View, in partnership with the Arts Council of Sault Ste. Marie & District, is pleased to extend a call to artists to develop and create a mural in the Lock-Down wing at Extendicare – Maple View. It is anticipated that the successful [Read more]
During the month of February, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) invites all community members to have a heart-to-heart with the medical school made in the North, for the North. As part of NOSM’s tenth anniversary, the medical school is opening its doors and inviting the public to [Read more]
Province sets Mandate and Timeframe for Independent Commission Ontario has finalized the details of the independent commission to assist families who may have been affected by the Motherisk laboratory’s flawed testing methodology. The independent commission was established in response to the [Read more]
