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The Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation was chosen by the Tim Hortons – Wawa as the 2025 recipient of the Smile Cookie Campaign. This is an annual campaign that takes place at every Tim Hortons in Canada. All proceeds from the special and lovingly decorated Smile Cookies are donated to that year’s chosen charity. Tim Hortons’ Smile Cookie campaign raised ...

During the 27th annual Mining Health and Safety Conference at Science North, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced $6.78 million in funding to protect people in Ontario’s natural resources sectors.   In a strategic, province-wide collaboration, the WSIB has partnered with Workplace Safety North (WSN) and the Institute for Work and Health (IWH) to lead a proactive campaign ...

Ontario’s mine rescue teams are once again facing off in the 2025 Ontario Mine Rescue District Competition running May 7th to 9th. In five different arenas across the province, these specialized volunteers have a new chance to demonstrate their emergency response capabilities.   Headed by industry professionals at Ontario Mine Rescue (OMR), teams of mine rescue volunteers end their rigorous ...

It has been a very busy and exciting couple of months for the Foundation. It began with the extraordinary donation of $100,000 from Alamos Gold Inc. This donation, combined with our fundraising efforts ( Glam for Good Gala, Wish Campaign, Giving Tuesday, Wheels and Waves Raffle, general donations) helped us reach our goal of $175,000 to purchase a new ultrasound ...

The family of former NHL enforcer Chris Simon is releasing the results of his post-mortem brain tissue analysis today through the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF) to raise awareness of the urgent need for medical and mental health resources available to former hockey players struggling with the long-term effects of repetitive head impacts. Simon’s family donated his brain to the UNITE ...

Apr 13, 2025 at 10:51 For Sunday, April 13, 2025 we are experiencing staffing pressures in our Registered Nurse group. The Emergency Department (ED) will remain open; however, we ask that you visit the ED only if you have an emergency. If you are unsure whether you have an emergency, seek health-related advice from a Registered Nurse by calling Health ...

On Friday, March 14, 2025, Austin Hemphill, general manager of Island Gold District, Alamos Gold Inc. and Matt Larrett, Community Relations Specialist, presented the LDHC Foundation with $100,000 to be used towards the cost of the new ultrasound machine. Alamos Gold is staunch supporter of the Foundation and is extensively involved with the recruitment and retention of physicians for the ...

Saturday, March 15th marked another successful Wawa Emergency Services Hockey game at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.  The crowd of approximately 400 residents of all ages cheered on members of the Ontario Provincial Police, Wawa Volunteer Fire Department, Ontario Paramedics Association, Lady Dunn Health Centre, Wawa Family Health Team, Michipicoten First Nation and Emergency Measures Ontario. All funds raised during ...

Long Term Care Residents at the Lady Dunn Health Centre made centre pieces to decorate their tables for Valentine’s Day. The LDHC Foundation provided the flowers and Matt Trudeau helped with their designs. Generous hearts at work!

  Members of the Wawa Trappers Council gathered in the lobby of the Lady Dunn Health Centre to present a cheque for $2000 to the LDHC Foundation. Chair, Susan Switzer and Treasurer, Holly Kettles, were very pleased to accept this first-time donation from the Council. Scott Robinson, a Wawa Trappers Council member, explained that local members and their families have ...

Today marks six (6) years since the 2019 announcement of the Ford Government’s plans for the Ontario Autism Program; a file that sat stagnant and seemingly forgotten since Premier Ford had taken office the previous summer. The former Minister of Children Community and Social Services (MCCSS), Lisa MacLeod announced a complete program overhaul describing a situation that abandoned families and ...

The Ontario government is protecting the safety of children and families while improving access to recovery and treatment services by approving the transition of nine drug injection sites that are located within 200 metres of schools and licensed child-care centres into Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment (HART) Hubs. These HART Hubs, located in Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kitchener, Guelph and Thunder ...

On Jan. 1, 2025, Sault Area Hospital (SAH) declared an outbreak of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) on medical unit 3C. As a result, SAH has limited visiting hours on 3C as follows: Visitors – 1 to 8 p.m. daily Visiting hours for essential caregivers remains unchanged – 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily CPE are bacteria that are resistant to many ...

Dec 21, 2024 at 17:28 We are experiencing staffing pressures in our Registered Nurse and Physician groups. The Emergency Department (ED) will remain open; however, we ask that you visit the ED only if you have an emergency. Under the health human resources pressures we are caring for more inpatients than we usually do as well as leaning on our ...

With the prolonged postal strike, many people, businesses and organizations, were not aware that our annual Wish Campaign was up and running. The Foundation has extended the campaign until January 15, 2025 to give everyone who wishes to, the opportunity to donate. We are raising $175,000 for a new ultrasound machine and every dollar goes towards its purchase. Households in ...