The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) held its annual face-to-face Board of Directors meeting in Sudbury, Ontario on November 22 and 23, 2018. During the two-day meeting, Board members participated in several presentations and interactive sessions which included topics relating to the [Read more]
Thunder Bay District Health Unit and the Ontario Nurses’ Association (ONA), representing public health nurses, have reached a tentative collective agreement. “We are pleased to confirm that Thunder Bay District Health Unit has reached a tentative agreement with our public health nurses,” says [Read more]
The North West LHIN is pleased to present its Accomplishments 2017-2018 Report to the Community, in which the transformative achievements of the Integrated Health Service Plan 2016-2019 Year Two are highlighted. As the North West LHIN provides an update on accomplishments, it is a challenge to [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Helping Elders stay healthy and well. That’s the goal of a new exercise program being delivered in North Caribou Lake First Nation and Eabemetoong First Nation. Exercise Leaders in the community, with training from the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), deliver twice weekly [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – The NDP is demanding the Ford government reverse its deep cut to Ontario’s already threadbare mental health services. NDP MPP for Scarborough Southwest Doly Begum made the demand Tuesday during question period at Queen’s Park. “Last year, Toronto Police [Read more]
Are you getting “ticked”? The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has been receiving an increasing number of tick submissions. Most ticks in the Thunder Bay district are wood (dog) ticks and do not carry Lyme disease. However, blacklegged (deer) ticks have the potential to carry the disease and [Read more]
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – At a lively nomination meeting at the Bushplane Museum, Ontario New Democrats in Sault Ste. Marie named longtime labour champion, worker’s rights’ activist and lifelong Saultite, Michele McCleave-Kennedy, to represent the riding in the upcoming June 2018 [Read more]
Ontario Supporting Seniors, Caregivers and Families with 5,000 New Beds Across the Province by 2022 Premier Kathleen Wynne was at Kensington Gardens in Toronto today to announce that Ontario has allocated 5,000 new long-term care (LTC) beds in communities across the province. This is part of the [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Canadians shouldn’t have to struggle to pay for prescription drugs and a national Pharmacare program is the best answer, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered a petition calling for Pharmacare in parliament and provided some solid [Read more]
All Families Are Equal Act will Support Families across the Province Today, Ontario passed legislation that will ensure equal treatment for all parents and children in the province. Bill 28, the All Families Are Equal Act, 2016, recognizes the legal status of all parents, whether they are [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – At the legislature, the NDP’s Children and Youth Services Critic, Monique Taylor, delivered remarks outlining concerns of thousands of Ontario families whose autism services are being cut by the Liberal government. “I’m honoured to rise in my role as the Ontario NDP [Read more]
Click for the full newsletter (will open a new window/tab). Why I wear my daffodil pin Cancer may have taken Karen White’s loved ones, but it hasn’t taken her spirit. Read on to see how Daffodil Month provided the hope and support that helped her heal after cancer ravaged her family. [Read more]
THUNDER BAY & DISTRICT – The Thunder Bay District Board of Health will be holding a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 1:00 pm in the Boardroom at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. The following Issue Reports will be presented: Locally Driven Collaborative Project on [Read more]
ELLIOT LAKE, ON – A pilot project to help emergency workers identify people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is an important step in making sure these people receive the best health care, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing, MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered opening remarks at [Read more]
This week marked another constituency week where I had the opportunity to tour many communities in the riding and host clinics to assist constituents. I always enjoy coming home and reconnecting with people and hearing your concerns. People across Algoma-Manitoulin continue to raise concerns over [Read more]
