Maryanne MacDonald receives a routine checkup at a monthly wellness clinic in Ambleside Naturally Occurring Retirement Community. June 6, 2024
Ambleside seniors reached out to the community organizations in early May. A few weeks of organizing later and the first wellness clinic was up and running.The wellness clinic is able to offer a variety of health assessments for seniors, including routine screening recommendation and early identification of a variety of health issues:It has gotten the seal of approval both from residents as well as participating organizations trying to alleviate the stress on the primary health care services.
"I wish there were more ways to bring these types of clinics out to more communities, because I see a lot of value," said Rexall pharmacist Ruth Becker."We're just scratching the surface," said Skora."We're doing three buildings - why not 33? Why not 333? As long as people are willing and our partners here want to see changes in the health care system, the sky's the limit.
Government officials, Second World War veterans and spectators gathered at the Moncton Cenotaph in Moncton, N.B., Thursday afternoon to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy.An 87-year-old Nova Scotia woman has died after police say an out-of-control vehicle struck her while she was standing beside her car in Wolfville Ridge, N.S.
An Ontario woman who took a trip to the Cayman Islands in January was hospitalized after a heart attack and even though she had travel medical insurance, she was told she needed to pay the hospital bill herself.A North Bay caterer who gained notoriety during the COVID-19 pandemic for refusing to follow public health directives has been found guilty of 36 offences.The re-greening of Sudbury has gained international attention.