MANITOUWADGE, ON – 34 Students returned their tracking sheets to Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Public Health Nurse (PHN) and Turn Off the Screens Week (TOTS) Organizer Jackie Jung, for a chance to win some incredible prizes. Grand Prize winner of the $100.00+ sports pack – [Read more]
More photos & videos from the 2010 Turn Off the Screens Week in Manitouwadge, ON at the Volunteer Firefighters’ Obstacle Course Challenge. For details of the week’s evens, (more photos, videos and score were applicable) visit www.OntarioNewsNortlh.com/?p=13627 (summary) [Read more]
2010 Turn Off the Screens Continues by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE, ON – In spite of some inclement weather, Manitouwadge residents have come out in large numbers for the first 4 days of the TBDHU’s 2010 Turn Off the Screens Week which, now in it’s 7th year, has become a full week [Read more]
**Un GROS Merci à Chantal Mantha pour avoir traduit cet article! MANITOUWADGE ON, – Le mardi 9 juin, les résidents de Manitouwadge sont rejoint au Centre de Récréation pour participer à la: SEMAINE DE FERMER LES ÉCRANS – COURSE DE PLAISIR POUR LE CŒUR 2010 . Les [Read more]
Turn off the Screens Fun Run for Heart by Karina Hunter MANITOUWADGE, ON – Tuesday, June 9th, Manitouwadge residents came out to the Recreation Centre en masse to participate in the 2010 Annual Turn off the Screens Week Fun Run for Heart. Registration took place in the lobby where participants [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Turn off the Screen Week 2010 began yesterday evening with the Manitouwadge Public Library’s Book Detectives Challenge and Manitouwadge High School’s Lob Ball Game of teachers and parents vs. students. Participants at the library picked up clue sheets which [Read more]
Dressing Room Project visits Northshore Schools by Karina Hunter Janice L Piper, Public Health Nutritionist TBDHU and Karen DeGagne, Regional Resource Clinician with the Eating Disorders Program from St. Joseph’s Care Group visited Northshore Elementary Schools this week with the “Dressing Room [Read more]
Deer Tick Found Locally Tests Positive For Lyme Disease The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has received laboratory confirmation that a deer tick, found on a dog within the city limits, has tested positive for Lyme disease. This is the first positive test for Lyme disease in a tick since the [Read more]
Local Angler Wants Boaters to ‘Get it On” THUNDER BAY – This week, professional angler, Gord Ellis, urged boaters to “Get it On!” in a new campaign aimed at encouraging people to wear a personal flotation device (PFD), also known as a life jacket. Ellis is the logical choice to promote [Read more]
Coming Soon!! Turn Off the Screens Week – June 7th – 13th Watch for your child’s Tracking Sheet and Calendar of Events being sent home soon from your child’s school! The Thunder Bay District Health Unit – Manitouwadge Branch along with many community [Read more]
PHN visits Best Start Hub by Karina Hunter Shirley Saasto-Stopyra, Public Heath Nurse for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit spoke at the Manitouwadge Best Start Hub today as part of her monthly visits there. A group of approximately eight Moms, with babies and their siblings, enjoyed [Read more]
Triple P winds up by Karina Hunter Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Public Health Nurse (PHN) Jackie Jung and Kristie Nicholas, Mental Health and Addictions Counselor with North of Superior Programs (NOSP) wrapped up their three session Triple P Parenting Program seminar in [Read more]
Parents’ programs progressing positively by Karina Hunter Practitioners with Manitouwadge’s Triple P Program Team, Jackie Jung, Public Health Nurse (PHN) Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) Kristie Nicholas, Mental Health and Addictions Counselor with North of Superior Programs (NOSP) [Read more]
Parenting program begins Wednesday by Karina Hunter The Ontario Early Years Centre (OEYC) – Manitouwadge Best Start HUB’s Triple P Program or Positive Parenting Program, begins Wednesday, January 20th, at the Family Place on Oshweeken at 7pm. Many parents have registered for the series [Read more]
A partnership between The Family Place Best Start Hub, Thunder Bay District Health Unit and North of Superior Programs has culminated in the creation of Triple P – the POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM. Start the New Year off right, with a resolution to focus on what is most valuable in life [Read more]
