WHAT IS TRICK OR EAT? Volunteers will be going door to door on Halloween night to collect non-perishable food items for the local food bank. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? Have one or two non-perishable food items ready for the Trick or Eat volunteers when they come to your door. WHEN WILL THE VOLUNTEERS [Read more]
SAULT STE.MARIE, ON – Spreading the warmth – that’s the goal of the 19th Annual CTV Coats for Kids Campaign with the help of community supporters and students from St. Basil Secondary School and St. Mary’s College. An annual sponsored program for the past 19 years, Coats for Kids [Read more]
Take Five to Prevent Falls As the Canadian population ages, injury and death from falls are on the rise. This National Senior Safety Week, November 6 to 12, the Canada Safety Council challenges all Canadians to commit to “take five to prevent falls.” With these easy steps, we can all reduce [Read more]
Author of Pathlight; Annie Wenger-Nabigon, MSW, RSW is originally from the U.S., earning her Canadian Citizenship in 2013. Annie & her Husband live in Pic River First Nation. Annie Wenger-Nabigon, MSW, RSW has been a cinical social worker since 1979 working in mental health, family therapy, [Read more]
Today Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Dr. David Mowat, Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement on Ontario’s preparedness for Ebola virus disease in Ontario: “We know that Ontarians may have concerns related to the ongoing [Read more]
FROM: www.ElliotLakeInquiry.ca The Honourable Paul R. Bélanger, Commissioner of the Elliot Lake Inquiry, released his report today, October 15, 2014, in Elliot Lake, Ontario, the site of the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall. It was transmitted to the Attorney General, the Honourable Madeleine [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently, Manitouwadge Public School Grade 7/8 students in were provided with a wealth of information about a very preventable, and concerning, medical problem – FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). Presenters Kristie LaChance and Shirley Desjardins shone [Read more]
“The Liberal government must end the secrecy surrounding medical tourism in Ontario. Frontline health care professionals can see that the Liberals have quietly opened a backdoor to put profits ahead of patients, threatening to undermine the public health care system we all hold dear. Even the [Read more]
Elderly Persons Centres Keeping Seniors Connected to Their Communities Ontario is helping seniors stay healthy, active and connected to their communities by supporting Elderly Persons Centres. The province is providing $11.5 million to support 265 centres across the province. Elderly Persons [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) will focus on the well-being of students, staff and entire school communities at its upcoming Faith Day on Monday, September 29, 2014. It is the second of six professional development days on the 2014-15 [Read more]
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its Annual Members and Board of Directors meetings on Wednesday, September 24, 2014. These meetings were video-conferenced between Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and Laurentian University in Sudbury, with other members participating via [Read more]
TORONTO, ON – CNW – Limited travel options in Ontario’s north were not even available to Bradley Bondar and Lisa Buck because no vehicles had accessible washrooms. Yesterday Bondar and Buck settled joint human rights claims with the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission [Read more]
Submitted by : Thunder Bay Multicultural Association Welcome, newcomers to Canada and Northwestern Ontario. Our region is dedicated to helping new arrivals to Canada with settlement and integration to their new communities. Part of what we do is to provide services while you are settling in your [Read more]
Wednesday, September 10, 2014, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Federal Minister of Health, announced the launch of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), a national initiative aimed at tackling the growing onset of dementia and related illnesses and improving the lives of [Read more]
From: Indigenous Conference Services (Australia) It is with outmost pride and pleasure to announce the latest update for both the 2014 World Indigenous Domestic Violence Conference to be held on December 8th – 10th and the 2014 World Indigenous Health Conference scheduled for December 15th – [Read more]
