by Kaitlin | Feb 17, 2024 | Armstrong, Kakabeka, Longlac, Thunder Bay
A few clinics in the Thunder Bay area are now benefiting from a new investment by the Ontario government. MPP Kevin Holland announced on Friday on behalf of Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of health, that the province is investing $1.85 million in the region...
by Kaitlin | Dec 12, 2023 | Armstrong, Kakabeka, Thunder Bay
Ontario’s community health sector is facing a critical staffing crisis, stemming from a widening wage gap between community health care workers and health workers in other sectors. Action from the Ontario government is needed to close this gap and secure the...
by Kaitlin | Dec 11, 2023 | Armstrong, Kakabeka, Longlac, Thunder Bay
There have been fewer fatal overdoses in Thunder Bay, Ont., this year compared to last, but Juanita Lawson says one death is one too many. As chief executive officer of NorWest Community Health Centres, which runs the city’s safe consumption site, she knows too...
by Kaitlin | Oct 23, 2023 | Armstrong, Kakabeka, Longlac, Thunder Bay
NorWest Community Health Centres and Centre de santé communautaire du Témiskaming, along with community healthcare providers in northern Ontario, are trying to understand the impact of drug toxicity on the construction and mining sectors Your participation will help...
by Kaitlin | Jul 27, 2023 | Armstrong, Kakabeka, Longlac, Mobile Services, Thunder Bay
NorWest Community Health Centres presents: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Conference, The Human Experience: Voices of FASD Registration opens in August!! Stay Tuned. For more information contact Marianne Bortolin, Podium Events &...
by admin | Jan 1, 2023 | Armstrong, Kakabeka, Longlac, Media Release, Thunder Bay
Kakabeka, ON, Tuesday, June 21, 2022 – NorWest Community Health Centres and Evergreen Pharmacy are partnering to deliver a new model of health care to rural communities. The partnership improves access to primary health care, walk-in clinics as well as at-home care...
