News
Year 2015
Date: 2015-12-31
Christmas was brighter for 130 seniors thanks to Thunder Bay's generosity - The first annual be a Santa to a Senior campaign wrapped up December 25th with the delivery of 130 gifts to local seniors. [full story]
Date: 2015-12-18
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! - May the blessings and peace of the Christmas Season be with you and your family during this festive time and throughout the coming year. [full story]
Date: 2015-12-18
Update to our Community - Fall 2015 - St. Joseph's Care Group is pleased to share our Community Update - Fall 2015. In this edition, you can read the latest information about our current Capital Projects. [full story]
Date: 2015-12-04
11th Annual Showcase of Health Research: 2016 Making a Difference! - Update - Registrations Now Closed! The Centre of Applied Health Research at St. Joseph's Care Group is pleased to host the 11th Annual Showcase of Health Research: 2016 Making a Difference on Friday, February 5, 2016 [full story]
Date: 2015-10-02
Call for Abstracts - 11th Annual Showcase of Health Research: 2016 Making a Difference! - Submissions Now Closed! You are cordially invited to participate in this event by submitting an abstract. We are interested in paper and poster presentations of health research [full story]
Date: 2015-09-21
Hogarth Riverview Manor Construction Update - Parking - We are currently preparing surfaces for paving. This will affect Lillie Street and surrounding parking lots including the parking lot at the main entrance to Hogarth Riverview Manor [full story]
Date: 2015-09-04
Volunteers Needed - Hogarth Riverview Manor Project - Hogarth Riverview Manor will open its doors in the fall of 2015. Volunteer help is greatly needed to assist staff to ensure residents experience a smooth, safe, and seamless transition into their new home. The new home will allow residents to enjoy privacy and [full story]
Date: 2015-07-23
Remembering Sister Margaret (Patricia) Smith - Sister Margaret Smith passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 at St. Joseph's Motherhouse in North Bay. Sister Margaret was a visionary leader who leaves behind a legacy of services [full story]
Date: 2015-06-30
Hogarth Riverview Manor Construction Update - Construction on the Hogarth Riverview Manor Expansion is nearing completion. While most of the work has been occurring inside the building for many months [full story]
Date: 2015-06-24
Baking with Chef Michael Smith - St. Joseph's Care Group, in partnership with Sodexo welcomed Chef Michael Smith to St. Joseph's Hospital today (June 24, 2015) [full story]
Date: 2015-06-18
Annual Report to our Community 2014-2015 - With the expansion of many programs and services and numerous capital projects underway, we continue to provide progressive and innovative client-centred care [full story]
Date: 2015-06-15
St. Joseph's Care Group Breaks Ground on East Wing - On Monday, June 15th, St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG) held its official ground breaking ceremony on the much anticipated East Wing of St. Joseph's Hospital. [full story]
Date: 2015-06-15
Annual General Meeting to be Held at St. Joseph's Heritage - The Annual General Meeting of St. Joseph's Care Group's Board of Directors will be held in the month of June. Wednesday, June 17, 2015, Time: 7:00pm [full story]
Date: 2015-05-26
Construction Begins at St. Joseph's Hospital - St. Joseph's Hospital is now under construction to build the new East Wing which will contain the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Program. [full story]
Date: 2015-04-28
Approval to Proceed with New East Wing at St. Joseph's Hospital - St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG) is pleased to announce we have received approval from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to award the contract to proceed with construction of the East Wing at St. Joseph’s Hospital. [full story]
Date: 2015-04-20
St. Joseph's Care Group recognized for work with high school students - 2014 Ontario Employer Designation - The Provincial Partnership Council has awarded St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG) the 2014 Ontario Employer designation. This award recognizes extraordinary [full story]
Date: 2015-03-24
Food that is good for the soul at St. Joseph's Care Group - Two eggs, sunny-side up. Sounds simple, but for Darla Young-Premack and Pauline Swanson, it’s much, much more than just a nourishing breakfast. It’s about trust, friendship and support. [full story]
Date: 2015-03-20
Dreaming of Flowers and Spring - Carmel Smillie is an eternal optimist - with a very green thumb. Even though we just survived the coldest February on record, and there's still snow blanketing the ground, she is already dreaming of the flowers she'll plant at St. Joseph's Heritage this spring. [full story]
Date: 2015-03-17
A Tea - and Taste - Last week, more than 45 residents and their family members gathered at Dawson Court for an afternoon tea, courtesy of St. Joseph’s Care Group (SJCG). The focus of the social was to share information about [full story]
Date: 2015-03-10
St. Joseph's Care Group Honoured for Work in Client-Centred Care - Jessica Saunders, Client and Community Relations Coordinator at St. Joseph's Care Group, has been selected as one of Ontario’s 20 Faces of Change. The awards were created by The Change Foundation [full story]
Date: 2015-02-06
Innovative Research Centre Launched - On Friday, February 6, 2014, St. Joseph's Care Group launched a new Centre for Applied Health Research (CAHR), strengthening its commitment to client care by bringing together leading-edge clinicians and researchers. [full story]
Date: 2015-01-30
Are you and your loved ones Storm Ready? - Seventy-two hours. That is the amount of time you should be personally prepared for in case of a power outage, disaster or emergency, residents were told Thursday at a Personal Preparedness Workshop at Sister Leila Greco Apartments (SLGA). [full story]
Date: 2015-01-16
Local Students Learn About the Stigma of Mental Health and Addictions - For the first time in history, a Grade 11 high school "class" was held at Lakehead Psychiatric Hospital (LPH). Twenty-six students from St. Ignatius High School crossed Algoma Street [full story]
Date: 2015-01-09
Our People Helping Others - The Zihuatanejo Equipment Project - A chance meeting on a beach in Mexico was all it took to start an international act of kindness and goodwill for long-time St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG) employee Glenn Berst. [full story]
