New Ontario Government Partners With First Nations to Support Community Addiction Initiatives Ontario is working with First Nations communities to increase access to care and community supports for those addicted to prescription narcotics. The province is providing ongoing annual funding to [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 North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) announced today that it will provide more than $988,000 in funding to increase crisis withdrawal and stabilization services at St. Joseph’s Care Group’s Balmoral Withdrawal Management Centre (Detoxification) in Thunder Bay. As part of a [Read more]
The Health Unit will be offering a Level One Safe Food Handling Course in Schreiber at the Municipal Complex on from 9am to 4pm Wednesday, March 13th & Thursday, March 14th The cost of the course is $113.00. Please register by calling the Health Unit toll-free at 1-888-294-6630. The Health Unit [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]
Officials at the Health Unit and the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital have declared an outbreak of influenza A in the facility’s Long Term Care Unit. Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities to the Long Term Care Unit have been canceled until further notice . Visitors are [Read more]
NOSM’S New Regional Program Director of the Obstetrics Gynecology Northern Stream Residency Program The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce Dr. Frank Potestio is the new Regional Program Director of the School’s Obstetrics Gynecology Northern Stream Residency [Read more]
Welcome to my new column! We’ve had three weeks to get used to this New Year of 2013, a year that we face with hope and aspirations, maybe some worry and anxiety, but most of us are moving ahead with firm resolve that 2013 is going to be a better year than any before. For [Read more]
PIC RIVER FIRST NATION, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com is very pleased to welcome our newest Editorial Columnist, Annie Wenger-Nabigon MSW RSW, who will be contributing a bi-weekly column titled PATHLIGHT: Journey to a Good Life©. In her column, Annie will write about a wide range of topics [Read more]
McGuinty Government Approves Province’s First Source Protection Plan Ontario has approved the Lakehead Source Protection Plan to make the Thunder Bay area the first place in the province with a comprehensive source-to-tap drinking water protection plan. The plan was developed by the Lakehead [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Last month a press conference was held as Thunder Bay by Doctors of Optometry representing the Eye See… Eye Learn® program in Thunder Bay announced the expansion of this program to communities in the Northshore and Greenstone. Working in conjunction with the Thunder [Read more]
Scroll down to see video/interview below MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday, December 21st, Manitouwadge General Hospital representative, Executive Assistant Mélanie Richer welcomed Legionnaires Ron Sheppard and Jim Thomson, accompanied by Rousselle’s Valu-Mart Owner Robert Rousselle, at the [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – NDP Health and Long-Term Care Critic France Gélinas says yesterday’s release of the Auditor General’s report raises concerns about access to long-term care in Ontario’s North, and the use of health care dollars around the province. “Any time residents of one area [Read more]
NEW PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, and NURSE PRACTIONER JOINS MARATHON FAMILY HEALTH TEAM We are pleased to announce that Family Physician Dr. Nikki Sturwold, Physician Assistant Jodi Kennedy, and Nurse Practitioner Alexis Ryley have joined Marathon Family Health Team. Dr. Sturwold graduated [Read more]
RE: Manitouwadge Diabetes Health & Wellness Program As of December 1, 2012, all clients who received services from the Northern Diabetes Health Network (Manitouwadge Diabetes Health & Wellness Program) will now be provided those services from NorWest Community Health Centres. NorWest [Read more]
