Shared on behalf of Jeannine Verdenik, Vice President, People and Culture

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As you may be aware, ONA will be conducting Information Pickets this Thursday regarding their province-wide negotiations. While picket lines are not permitted on Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Property, you may encounter information pickets at our Oliver and Golf Links Road entrances.

Picketers are allowed to communicate information including handing out flyers. You are encouraged to allow for some extra time on this day for accessing the property.

We ask employees to:

1. Be polite, respectful and courteous; remember that we are colleagues.
2. Attend work as scheduled and on time;
3. If you experience any unusual or difficult situations, do not try to deal with it personally. Instead, report your experience to your Manager, Administrative Coordinator or to Human Resources immediately.
   

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out directly to Human Resources.

In order to support additional parking at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, there will be an expansion of the A2 Parking Lot towards Golf Links Road. This work will commence immediately and initially consist of tree clearing and grubbing in order to facilitate construction of a new parking lot this Spring. The contractor is required to conduct the work in a safe manner, however, please take extra caution during the construction period to ensure everyone’s safety.

Please direct any questions or concerns to Capital Planning by calling ext. 7233.

Your cooperation and patience is greatly appreciated.

Shared on behalf of Infection Prevention and Control

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An outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared on 3B Surgical Inpatient Unit as of February 2, 2023. All restrictions are in place.

Please share this information with the appropriate staff.

As always, our number one priority is the safety of patients and their families, staff and visitors. All patients identified as having an exposure to this outbreak will require isolation with appropriate additional precautions.

The department of Infection Prevention and Control encourages everyone to keep applying the routine practices of hand hygiene, proper use of PPE, equipment cleaning, and the appropriate admission screening of all patients. Please set an example for staff and students and assist us by maintaining compliance and due diligence.

For more information, contact: Infection Prevention and Control at 684-6094