Next week there will be a marketplace with Indigenous vendors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Monday, September 23 and Tuesday September 24, on the main floor. Local vendors will be selling handmade goods and products for staff, learners and volunteers.

To commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (September 30), the Indigenous Collaboration, Equity & Inclusion team will host cultural events throughout September to honour Residential School survivors and their families in recognizing the strength and resilience of Indigenous Peoples and communities. 

Encounters in Bioethics 2024-2025 begins on September 26, 2024, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (ET) with the free webinar: Bioethics 101: Trust and Ethics in Health Care Delivery (poster attached).

Presenter: Ryan Tonkens, PhD, Bioethicist, Lakehead University Centre for Health Care Ethics; Associate Professor, NOSMU; Adjunct, Department of Philosophy, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario.  

Connect via Zoom: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/91213514438
Certificate of Attendance available upon request to chce@lakeheadu.ca

Also… Save the Dates for these Thursday sessions, 12-1 pm (ET) on Zoom:

• October 24, 2024
• November 28, 2024

Today, at a public ceremony in Victoria, British Columbia, on the traditional territory of the lək̓ʷəŋiʔnəŋ (Lekwungen), the Canadian Medical Association will apologize for their role, and the role of the medical profession, in past and ongoing harms to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in the health system.

The livestream will start at 4 p.m. For more information click here.

To view the livestream of the apology, click here.

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Drop-In WebEx Training Sessions

September 13, 20, 25

Join this WebEx meeting anytime you are free between 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Contact Help.Desk@tbh.net if you have any questions.

Housekeeping Appreciation Week (September 8 – 14) is an opportunity to recognize the value and hard work provided by all of the dedicated members of our Hospital’s Housekeeping team. We count on these hardworking heros of the front line to keep our facility clean and safe for our patients and staff.

Please join us in thanking our amazing Housekeeping team for everything they do and the important role they play.

This event is a unique opportunity to learn and hear first-hand stories from Peter Sackaney, a survivor of St. Anne’s Residential School.

Participants will hear about Peter’s experiences and gain a deeper understanding of the impact of Indian Residential Schools.

Date: Friday, September 13, 2024
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Tipi (incase of bad weather, this event will be held in ICP Video Conference Room 2172 (2nd floor)

Registration is required for this event. Click here to register.

Pizza will be provided. Please bring your own beverage.

We look forward to you joining us for this important event.

For more information, please contact Annette Klement, Cultural Safety Educator at: TBRHSC.CulturalSafetyEducator@tbh.net.

Click here, to find out what else is happening at our Hospital this month in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

In honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Every Child Matters (September 30), we are making orange t-shirts available for staff.

Date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Time: 10:30 a.m. (first come, first serve)

Location: outside of Volunteer Services

As there are no costs associated with the available items, staff will be limited to one item per person.

Click here, to find out what else is happening at our Hospital this month in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

We are looking for your input and feedback regarding this year’s Employee Recognition Week and the Reward & Recognition program. Please take a few minutes to complete the questions here for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Cheese Encounter or Drift Day Spa!

Shared on behalf of Ryan Sears, Director, Capital & Facility Services

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Please be advised that the road entrance to the Hospital from Golf Links Road will be closed for emergency road repair beginning Monday, August 26, at 7:00 a.m. The work is expected to be completed by Friday, August 30, at 5:00 p.m.

During this time, vehicular access to the Hospital will be limited to the Oliver Road entrance only. Please note that additional time may be required when entering the Hospital property. Exits at both Oliver Road and Golf Links Road will remain open.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause as we work to maintain a safe environment.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.