Lancaster ON – Lancaster Ontario just opened a Nurse Practitioner led clinic! Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics offer a team-based approach to frontline health care services by collaborating with doctors and other health care professionals. The addition of Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics is part of the province’s plan to increase access to healthContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Healthcare, Healthcare, Healthcare. There is no issue as important in Canada right now. It’s about our identity; our sovereignty, and frankly it’s about who we are and how we treat each other. It’s also about money and power and when those two get together it can beContinue Reading
Queen’s Park ON – The Ontario government is taking action to ensure Ontarians aren’t being charged extra fees to access health care services that are covered by the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Ontario is stepping up efforts to investigate potential illegal fees that health care providers charge patients for servicesContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Star Tek in Cornwall Ontario is still shut down after an evacuation Monday June 21st. While there has been speculation that it was Carbon Monoxide poisoning that sent nearly 30 staff to nearby hospital there has been no confirmation as to what caused the illness whichContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Several workers fell ill at Star Tek in Cornwall Ontario this morning. Fire services have yet to verify the cause and the building has been evacuated and remains so until the all clear is given. Star Tek was in the news recently as 398 Cornwall employeesContinue Reading
CFN – Mark Lauterbach and his wife Joanne are tough people. They, like many Bee Keepers and Honey Producers have been ravaged by a decimation of the Bee Population that’s impacting producers around the world. It’s why it’s so important to try and repopulate their colonies. While MotherContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Rachel’s Kids’ held its 7th Annual Summer Garden Party and Charity Auction at the Cornwall home of chairperson, Dr. Rachel Navaneelan. Over the afternoon, 400 guests from the local community helped to raise $110,000 for children in need – both in Cornwall and around the world. TheContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Buy a ticket for Rachel’s Kids’ 2011 Charity Raffle! All proceeds go to the Pediatric Unit of the Cornwall Community Hospital! All prizes being drawn this Saturday June 18, 2011! . Would you pay $50 for a new car? How about for an Apple iPad or aContinue Reading
Long Sault ON – Woodlands Beach in Long Sault has been closed by the EOHU today. It should be noted that private beaches are responsible to do their own testing and report results. We will release opening information as soon as it’s available. Continue Reading
Ottawa ON – James Christie, founder of “Cycle for Lyme”, is now past the midway mark in his goal to cycle 2,000 km in 30 days There is now a brand new tourist attraction that will be bringing people into the Markstay, Ontario, area by the bus load. If you follow highwayContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – MPP Jim Brownell was present at the Cornwall Community Hospital for probably his last time officially as MPP. Mr. Brownell is retiring, but as he stated: Since being elected healthcare has always been my number one concern. That sentiment seemed to be echoed from management andContinue Reading
Mountain ON- Seaway DHS will officially launch “Farm-to-School” in SDG on June 21st .The school is hosting a special breakfast featuring local food for students, in partnership with Healthy Eating for Better Learning Student Nutrition Program, All Things Food SDG Community Food Network, and Growing Up Organic. Farm-to-School programs connect students withContinue Reading
Toronto ON– The Ontario Health Coalition will use a democratic social media campaign to identify the public’s top health care issues and promote them leading into the October 6th provincial election. Today, the coalition launched phase one of www.votehealthontario.ca a “pledge” website. Phase 1: Through the month of June, OntariansContinue Reading
Maxville ON – Supporters came out in the hundreds for a cause that has touched so many in Eastern Ontario. The Canadian Cancer Society Relay for life held its annual event Friday evening in Maxville. Highlights included a very touching survivor march and entertainment that featured a number of localContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The City of Cornwall is now accepting applications for its annual medical scholarship program. Each year, the City offers an annual scholarship of $25,000 for up to six years to a local resident who has been accepted into medical studies or is currently studying medicine atContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Ontario is creating two new public health nursing positions in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit. The new nurses will help the Eastern Ontario Health Unit to better deliver targeted services to priority populations in the community. . Using a broad range of skills, such as counselling, teaching, advocacy andContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – Bruyère Continuing Care and the Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute are proud to have Barbara Farrell as Canada’s Pharmacist of the Year. Nominated by her peers, out of a possible 32,586 pharmacists in Canada, and due to her work in pharmacy practice and interprofessional research, teaching credentials, innovative thinking yet impeccable bedsideContinue Reading