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]
Police Agencies Working Together to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse WAWA, ON – When a physician prescribes medication for a patient, it is only intended for that person. But sometimes when prescriptions lie around unused or expired, they can end up in the hands of those they are not [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Severe weather, power outages, forest fires, and industrial accidents – they can all happen. That’s why Marathon High School and the Superior Greenstone District School Board have partnered to educate high school students on practical survival skills should an emergency [Read more]
Volunteer Names Inscribed on Tree of Life by Edgar J. Lavoie GREENSTONE, ON – Monday, April 7th, nearly 80 people gathered, in the lobby of the Geraldton District Hospital for its annual Volunteer Appreciation Social. Hospital CEO Kurt Pristanskiat noted the significant increase of those [Read more]
Alice’s quote above is an interesting twist on the subject of change. We change our clothing every morning; we change our hairstyles, buy new cars or furniture, even get new jobs and move new places. I’m sure I’ve changed several times in dramatic ways throughout my life. But have I really [Read more]
Shiftwork, the simple use of the word will unease most Northern Ontario workers. Roughly, 25% of the North American working population currently faces the realities of shiftwork. Considering our most prominent are in the mining, hospital and transportation sectors, that percentage would be greater. [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – Due to a loss of pressure within the distribution system the Township of Red Rock and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit is issuing a precautionary boil water notice. Water for consumption including washing of fruit and vegetables should be brought to a rolling boil for at [Read more]
Ontario Adds More Hospital Beds for Epilepsy Monitoring and Testing Ontario is more than doubling the number of hospital beds for epilepsy patients in order to enhance their care and reduce wait times for diagnostic testing. The province is adding 21 new epilepsy monitoring unit beds at [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – March 26th was designated as World Wide Epilepsy Awareness Day and certainly the students and staff at Manitouwadge Public School had more than one reason for jumping in with all they had. We have one little trooper in our school – Miah Wheadon – who has a very [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group has announced Saturday, May 10th as the date of their annual Share the Care fundraising walk. The walk, and BBQ, have become a tradition for many, a wonderful way to celebrate the arrival of Spring and see the friends and neighbours [Read more]
The 2013 Dirty Girls Thunder Bay Mud Run was a huge success, the open registration held at the Intercity Mall, sold out within 3hrs and attendance at the full day event far surpassed the expectations of organizers. For 2014 organizers, by popular request, chose to change things up, inviting [Read more]
Ontario Helping More Patients in Northwestern Ontario Receive the Right Care at the Right Time and at the Right Place Ontario is improving access to local doctors, nurses and other health care providers to help patients in Thunder Bay get the care they need, when and where they need it. The [Read more]
Canadian Doctors of Optometry are raising awareness about one of the leading causes of preventable vision loss nationally – Glaucoma. VANCOUVER, BC – March 9-15 is World Glaucoma Awareness Week, and Canadian Doctors of Optometry want to remind Canadian residents to consult with their doctor of [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHiN)’s March 2014 issue of LHINfo Minute includes details of how partner organizations have worked together to create the first Health Link within the North West LHIN. CLICK HERE to learn more about how the Health [Read more]
Originally from the U.S., Annie earned 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, and addictions services. She is a doctoral candidate [Read more]
