Thanks to MPS for the great photos and info about their day MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, March 26th Manitouwadge Public School’s primary division celebrated Epilepsy Awareness Day. To help get the discussion started and ensure everyone had epilepsy at top of mind, students and staff [Read more]
New Ontario Government Regulating Health Care Options Ontario is making traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture services safer by ensuring that only regulated and qualified practitioners deliver these services. Starting April 1, 2013, traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture practitioners [Read more]
New chapter of MINES (Mining Inquiry Needs Everyone’s Support) established in Timmins and new website revealed: www.MiningInquiry.com TIMMINS, ON – Sunday, March 25th, Wendy and Briana Fram, mother and sister of Jordan Fram who was killed in an underground accident two years ago, [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]
The Manitouwadge Family Health Team’s “The Amazing Race Walk” in the spring of 2012 was an enormous success! 318 participants registered in total, that’s 53 teams! 47 teams (or 282 participants) ranging in ages from seven to 75 finished the walk! The Amazing Walk is a [Read more]
The Manitouwadge Diabetes Health & Wellness Program invites you to join in! In partnership with the Family Health Team & the Golden Age Centre Starting April 3rd! Wednesday’s 10 – 11 am Golden Age Centre The Manitouwadge Diabetes Health & Wellness Program is moving our “JUST MOVE [Read more]
We’ve Come a Long Way…. Part Two Part one of this great editorial is available at www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p45980 2013 is my 35th year Anniversary of becoming a Registered Nurse and 19 years of that working in the field of Diabetes. I thought it might be enlightening to see how far we have [Read more]
New Ontario Government Supporting Health Research and Creating Jobs Ontario is enhancing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research in Thunder Bay. With support from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (TBRRI) will soon be [Read more]
New Ontario Government Introducing Ban on Tanning Beds for Youth Under 18 MARCH 7, 2013 – The new Ontario government is taking action to help prevent skin cancer among young people by proposing legislation to ban those under 18 from using tanning beds. The legislation, to be introduced later [Read more]
Citizens group MINES to hold information session in Timmins Representatives from the Sudbury-based citizens group MINES (Mining Inquiry Needs Everyone’s Support) have been invited to host an information session in Timmins on March 24, 2013 on the need for an investigation into Ontario mining [Read more]
MONTREAL, PQ – February 21st, 2013 the 17th Annual outside Quebec Carreer Day was hosted by the Fédération des medicins résidents du Québec (translation:Federation of Resident Physicians of Quebec) at the Mount-Royal Center in Montreal. Each year the conference continues to grow and [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Family Health Team is pleased to announce the recruitment of Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble to Marathon! Dr. Ryan Patchett-Marble was born and raised in Smith Falls, Ontario. He obtained his medical degree from University of Toronto and will be graduating from the [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, February 27 was designated as National Pink Shirt day and in the true form of Manitouwadge Public School’s typical zeal for participation, there were pink shirts working, playing and learning everywhere. Anti-bullying awareness has been a priority in recent [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]
From the Editor: A BIG Thank You to Jackie Jung RN, CDE for this very interesting article, Part 2 will be published here on OntarioNewsNorth.com March 15th, 2013 be sure to watch for it! Scroll down below the article for a link to archives of Mrs. Jung’s Diabetes Health & Wellness [Read more]
