PIC MOBERT FIRST NATION, ON – A State of Emergency has been declared in Pic Mobert due to flooding. Emergency Management Ontario has announced that 29 residents of Pic Mobert, those identified as being “more vulnerable” will be taken to Thunder Bay tomorrow (May 11th). [Read more]
Province-wide effort to reduce risks associated with leftover medications GREENSTONE, ON – Earlier this month, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Greenstone unveiled details of an important province-wide public safety initiative to encourage Ontario residents to dispose of old and unused [Read more]
Officials from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, working in conjunction with each facility, are providing the public with an outbreak update to help guide their decisions regarding visits to each of the following facilities: Lakehead Manor – An outbreak of group A streptococcal infections [Read more]
Integration. Transformation. Better sharing of information, knowledge and resources is at the heart of an integrated health care system – and is the core of the North West LHIN’s Physician Office Integration Program, or POI. POI allows for the almost immediate transmission of patient [Read more]
With the exception of photos described otherwise, all photos are courtesy (and Copyright) Chistina Gapic Photography. Ontario Government Recognizes Outstanding Volunteers Ontario recently honoured twelve people and seven organizations with a June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award, for their [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Clothesline® has been a national movement in Canada since 1985. Every year, Canadians are asked to keep Clothesline® in mind when they’re cleaning and getting rid of gently used clothing, electronics and small household items. In Manitouwadge, residents have been [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Friday April 12, 2013 the Health Unit issued an order against Dale Doucet to stop providing uninspected home-based tattooing services. Tattooing services not inspected by the Health Unit pose a health risk because any time the skin is pierced or tattooed, bacteria and [Read more]
**MEET ANNIE: if you’d like to meet Annie in person she and her husband will be speaking at “A Family afFair” presented by the Manitouwadge Family Health Team May 4th, 2013 at the Manitouwadge Recreation Centre, keep watching OntarioNewsNorth.com for more information! Originally from the [Read more]
Manitouwadge Cancer Assistance Group 5 KmRUN, WALK or BIKE (part way or all the way) Saturday, May 11th 11am – 1 pm BBQ @ Rec Parking Lot during walk (Rain Date May 12th) Route – Rec Centre Parking Lot to Geco Bridge. Pick up your pledge sheet at: Rendezvous Restaurant or BY CLICKING [Read more]
OUR COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE THE WALK THROUGH ANOTHER 5 COUNTRIES IN 7-WEEKS! In light of the continuing snowfall, the Manitouwadge Family Health Team will be providing teams with a pass for the first week of walking, basically converting the challenge from an 8 week event to a 7 week event and [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: My sincere apologies to those who look forward to Annie’s PATHLIGHT issue every other Sunday, though this post was scheduled to publish Sunday for some reason it did not go live (this was NOT caused in any way by Annie who had actually provided it a week in advance). Hoping [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Monday, March 27th, Grade 2 through 8 students from École Publique Franco-Manitou, accompanied by their Social Sciences Teacher Tina Piquette, visited Long-term care patients at Manitouwadge General Hospital. As part of Language studies, the students had written stories, [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – The Manitouwadge Diabetes Health and Wellness Program “Just Move It!” resistance band exercise program has existed for quite some time however, due to lack of space the exercise program, which is open to any Manitouwadge residents, had not been promoted and [Read more]
Originally from the U.S., Annie now enjoys retired life at Pic River First Nation. Annie Wenger-Nabigon, MSW, RSW has been a clinical social worker since 1979 working in mental health, family therapy, and addictions services. She is a doctoral candidate at Laurentian University in Sudbury, ON. [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – New Democrat Leader Andrea Horwath renewed her call for a hard cap on public sector CEO salaries following the release of the 2012 Sunshine list. “When public sector CEOs are getting pay hikes that are bigger than most people’s paycheques something’s not working. [Read more]
