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December 5th 2024 annual meeting has been cancelled.

In order to provide the community with optimal home care we are very excited to announce that we will be adding a clinical coordinator to our team.

The Sudbury-East Accessible Transportation Program (SEAT)

Dear Valued Client,

It is with deep regret that we must inform you that the Sudbury-East Accessible Transportation program will no longer be available after March 31st, 2025. While this is not the outcome we had hoped for, Sudbury-East Senior Support remains committed to finding an alternate solution to provide accessible and timely access to medical appointments for residents residing in Sudbury-East. In the meantime, transportation for medical appointments through the volunteer transportation service currently offered by Sudbury-East Senior Support may be available for residents over the age of 65. Thank you for your support over these past few years. It has been a great pleasure to assist you with your transportation needs.

Sincerely,

The Sudbury-East Accessible Transportation Executive Committee

Monica Loftus, Executive Committee Member for the Municipality of St.-Charles

Renee Carrier, Executive Committee,Member for the Municipality of French River

Francine Berube, Executive Committee Member for the Municipality of Markstay-Warren

Sudbury East Seniors Support Incorporated annual general meeting 2022 and 2023

COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation

The COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Committee for Sudbury East, a committee comprised of key community partners and the municipalities of Sudbury East, and led by Public Health Sudbury & Districts, is proud to announce that the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the Sudbury East area. As the vaccine begins to rollout, some of the highest priority health care workers, who have been diligently working the front lines throughout the pandemic, were among the first to receive the vaccine in Sudbury East area following a vaccine clinic on Monday, March 1, 2021, in Alban.

The COVID-19 vaccine is an important tool to help keep our health care workers safe as they continue to provide essential services throughout the pandemic. The vaccine is safe and effective and will continue to be rolled out across our communities.   

Once all reasonable steps were taken to administer the first-dose vaccinations to staff, essential caregivers and residents of long-term care homes, high-risk retirement homes, and First Nations Elder care homes across Ontario, the first dose of the vaccine started to be made available to the remainder of the phase one population. This includes:

• adults 80 years of age and older

• staff, residents, and caregivers in retirement homes and other congregate care settings for seniors (for example, assisted living)

• health care workers in the Highest priority level followed by Very High and then High priority in accordance with the Ministry of Health’s guidance on Health Care Worker Prioritization

• all Indigenous adults

• adult recipients of chronic home care 

This means that in the coming weeks, Sudbury East will continue to receive amounts of vaccine for the groups listed above, as available, and all dates and times for future immunization clinics will be provided directly to eligible individuals when details are known. Through extensive planning and to best meet the needs of the communities of Sudbury East, the COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Committee has selected locations that will be used to host community-based mass immunization clinics. The committee is excited to announce that the St.-Charles Community Centre and the Alban Community Centre will be locations used for vaccine clinics throughout the local COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

The COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Committee for Sudbury East continues to work together to ensure the needs of the community are met, and to address the challenges of stringent vaccine storage and handling guidelines. Clinics will be available in the Sudbury East area so please prepare to attend one of these area clinics and limit travel as is currently recommended. We are committed to ensuring support is available for appointment scheduling, travel-related challenges, and to support information needs as available.

Over time, every eligible individual living throughout the Public Health Sudbury & Districts catchment area, including Sudbury East, will have access to the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines. We are all committed and hopeful to bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic! 

Vaccination Timeline and Eligible Populations

Week of March 2 to 8

·       Indigenous adults (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) aged 55 and over from area First Nations.

·       Highest priority health care workers and then very high priority health care workers.

Week of March 9 to 15

·       Highest priority health care workers and very high priority health care workers.

·       Indigenous adults (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) aged 55 and over from area First Nations and in urban settings.

Week of March 16 to 22

·       Adults 80 years of age and older and adult recipients of chronic home care.

·       Very high and then high priority health care workers.

If you are a health care worker, please complete your pre-registration online at: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/PreRegistrationHealthCareWorker .  If you are an adult 80 years of age and older, or a recipient of chronic home care, pre-register for a COVID-19 vaccination appointment using the online form here: http://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/vaccineappointment  or call 1.800.708.2505.

On behalf of Public Health Sudbury & Districts’ COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Committee for Sudbury East, we appreciate everyone’s patience as we rollout this unprecedented COVID-19 immunization program. The planning efforts needed to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to our communities are extensive and have benefited from collaboration and are very dependent on cooperation from various sectors, such as health care, municipal, and Indigenous partners, to ensure readiness. 

While we understand that some questions may be unanswered at this time, we will continue to provide updates as they become available. For questions, please do not hesitate to contact Public Health Sudbury & Districts at 705.522.9200 or toll-free at 1.866.522.9200 or connect with your local primary care provider.

This letter to the community is being sent on behalf of the COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Committee for Sudbury East, which is comprised of community partners from:

The Municipality of St.-Charles, Municipality of French River, Municipality of Killarney, Municipality of Markstay-Warren, Univi Health Centre, Killarney Health Centre, Dokis First Nation Health Centre, Sudbury-East Seniors Support, Alban Pharmacy, Noëlville Pharmacy, St.-Charles Pharmacy, Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board, North East Local Health Integration Network, Nipissing West (Sudbury) Ontario Provincial Police Detachment, and led by Public Health Sudbury & Districts.

Cambrian offering free PSW program to help meet urgent provincial need

Students will be able to graduate with full credentials within six months

Mar 2, 2021 9:03 AM By: Sudbury.com Staff

Cambrian College is joining the provincewide initiative to meet an urgent demand for more personal support workers (PSWs).

On Feb. 24, the Ontario government announced funding for an accelerated PSW program that will cover students’ tuition and supplies costs, and provide a paid placement in the community as part of the curriculum.

The goal, Premier Doug Ford said, was to train 8,200 new PSWs by the end of the year.

The accelerated PSW program at Cambrian will feature three intakes: (April 5, May 10, June 14), and allow students to graduate with full credentials within six months.

“We have seen how important the role of, and demand for, PSWs are in our healthcare system, especially during COVID,” said Bill Best, president of Cambrian College.

“Being a PSW isn’t just a rewarding career. It’s a calling that is fulfilling and so vitally important within our community and the health care system.”

The accelerated PSW program will begin accepting applications in early March.

It will use a hybrid model that combines online learning with in-person practical experience. Students in the program will complete courses online and participate in laboratory classes available at the Barrydowne campus and actual in-care settings.

Students will also receive a paid work placement.

Graduates will be prepared to enter the workforce at the end of six months.

For more information on the accelerated PSW programming and how to apply, contact Cambrian College at 705-566-8101, toll-free at 1-800-461-7145 or info@cambriancollege.ca.