NOSM med students start sustainable menstrual-care products campaign for Fort Severn
Two students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine are tackling a health and reproductive issue that is particularly challenging for people in rural and remote communities.
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Posted: Apr 04, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 4
Northern Ontario School of Medicine students are asking for people s help to buy sustainable menstrual products for the fly-in community of Fort Severn First Nation in northwestern Ontario. They have partnered with Sudbury s Lady Crimson Cloth Emporium to provide reusable menstrual pads to the community.(Lady Crimson Cloth Emporium)
Posted: Jan 25, 2021 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 25
Weslie Wabano pictured with students of Lac Seul First Nation, located about 290 kilometres from Thunder Bay Ont. Wabano is one of three outdoor and cultural educators with the Lac Seul First Nation Education Authority, which serves Frenchman s Head, Kejick Bay, and Whitefish Bay communities. Through the pandemic Wabano and his colleagues have adapted to new ways of land-based learning.(Submitted by Weslie Wabano)
Outdoor and cultural educators with the Lac Seul First Nation Education Authority have had to adjust their teaching strategies over the course of the pandemic, shaking up the way they deliver land-based learning opportunities to students within their communities.
With a Goal of Happy Children 2020 Toys for the North Overcame COVID-19 Challenges
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The light dusting of snow gets airborne in Pikangikum as the North Star Air Basler BT-67 lands.
Thunder Bay / Pikangikum – Toys for the North provides Christmas cheer for young and old across Northern Ontario. In 2020, a year in which many of the events have been cancelled due to COVID-19, the decision to keep the Toys for the North campaign going was made.
The toys arrived in Thunder Bay destined for Northern communities onboard a Canadian Forces CF-18 Hercules. This massive aircraft with a cargo of toys weighing 9000 pounds arrived in Thunder Bay last week.