Kamview Nordic Centre is hosting a Candlelit Ski & Snowshoe on February 4.

Half of the proceeds will be going to the Northern Cardiac Fund in honour of Heart Month.

Along with the ski and snowshoe, join in to dedicate a heart in honour of someone you love, and support cardiac care close to home. 

The event will be running from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at 851 20th Side Road, Thunder Bay, ON.

Low Pressure, High Yield: Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Assessment of Hypotension

Presented by: Dr. Sean Cuninghame

Date: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Time: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: Auditorium A, Level 3

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the four core cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) views
• Apply a systematic approach to undifferentiated hypotension with bedside ultrasound
• Understand the principles of cardiac output measurement using POCUS
• Be familiar with opportunities for further hands-on ultrasound training

“The Department of Internal Medicine Monthly Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.”

The courtyard between 1A and cafeteria to be closed on Friday January 30, between 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. for contractors to bring roofing material up to roof. 

The exit door for Staircase I will be closed during this time, along with the pathway entering this area and the exit doors from the cafeteria. Alternate roots will be highlighted at each door. Please see below for details.

Any questions or concerns please Contact Darin Pretto at darin.pretto@tbh.net

Shared on behalf of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Science Fair (NWORSF)

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The NWORSF Committee is delighted to invite you to our Trivia Night on Wednesday, January 28 at The Outpost (Lakehead University campus). Join us for a fun and relaxed evening of general knowledge trivia. No expert skills required — just come ready to enjoy a great night while supporting education and youth in Northwestern Ontario.

Feel free to bring family, friends, or colleagues and register together as a team. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us at nwofundraising@gmail.com.

Scan the QR code below for event details and registration.

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Time: Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
Venue: The Outpost (Lakehead University campus)
Cost: $30 per team
Team Requirements: 2-5 members per team

Thunder Bay Fire Rescue (TBFR) will provide onsite training in alternative evacuation techniques (e.g. blanket drag) coordinated by Interprofessional Education and Emergency Preparedness.

No registration is necessary. Staff are invited to stop by January 21 between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in Auditoriums A and B by for some hands-on learning.

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

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Please be advised the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (at the 980 Oliver Road location only) will execute a planned impairment of its entire Overhead Paging System and Fire System on Thursday, January 22, 2026 for approximately eight (8) hours – starting at 11:00 PM to facilitate project related work for the MDRD Renovation. 

Our Facilities and Security teams will be enacting and overseeing our Fire System Impairment and Fire Watch procedures, as included in the Fire Plan for our site. 

During this impairment, no Hot Work will be authorized. Further, any high risk work that could result in an elevated risk of fire, heat, or smoke should not be planned – please review this within your department and plan to discontinue high-risk activities (i.e. construction, repairs, hot showers, etc).  Should you observe activities that may be of concern during the impairment, contact your Supervisor or Manager to discuss. 

While the Hospital’s Overhead Paging System is out of service, alternate measures will be applied to notify the organization of Emergency Codes and Alerts. Staff will continue to activate all Codes using extension 55. Please see the attached policy for guidance.  

Key things to remember during an outage:

1. Regularly monitor email for emergency code and alert notices issued by Switchboard.
2. Respond to emergency codes and alerts through alternate communication measures, e.g., paging, radios, emails, runners, etc., as appropriate – and activate response as required.
3. Be vigilant in reviewing department activities during the period of fire system impairment.
4. Clinical leads are encouraged to collaborate with their teams to consider alternatives to paging patients back to units, such as collecting Patients’ mobile phone numbers.

 Further, in event of fire during this impairment, please execute all steps as outlined in Code Red Policy (EMER-30) and your area sub plan. Should you discover a fire – “REACT”:

R – Remove persons in immediate danger
E – Ensure doors are closed to confine fire or smoke
A – Activate the fire alarm by pulling the nearest pull station
C– Call Switchboard at Ext 55 to report the location of the fire
T– Try to extinguish the fire if trained to do so or continue to evacuate 

The contractor for the fire system work is Troy Life & Fire Safety. The Building System Operator is onsite and reachable at cell number 807-629-7005. Further support will be provided by Security (684-6509) and the on call Facility Manager (cell number 807-629-3119) as required. 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please contact Ryan Sears.