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MATAWA HEALTH CO-OPERATIVE SUPPORTING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AT SECOND ANNUAL SUMMIT

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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, June 13, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA HEALTH CO-OPERATIVE SUPPORTING YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AT SECOND ANNUAL SUMMIT THUNDER BAY, ON—This week, the Matawa Health Co-operative (MHC) hosted it’s second annual Youth Mental Health Summit aimed at enhancing the mental health and wellness of Indigenous youth in Matawa communities. The summit, which […]

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GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO RISING CRIME

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, May 21, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO RISING CRIME GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION, ON: On May 15, Ginoogaming First Nation Chief and Council declared a State of Emergency due to an increase in violence and drug and alcohol-related crime in the community, which has […]

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MACKENZIE MOONIAS’ FAMILY SEEKING ANSWERS ABOUT HER DEATH

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MEDIA RELEASE Monday, April 22, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘SOMETHING HAPPENED THERE THAT NIGHT’: MACKENZIE MOONIAS’ FAMILY SEEKING ANSWERS ABOUT HER DEATH TORONTO, ON – It’s been four months since the tragic loss of 14-year-old Mackenzie Moonias who went missing on December 13, 2023 and was found dead at the Thunder Bay marina on […]

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MATAWA LAUNCHES 211 DIRECTORY TO SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED

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MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES 211 DIRECTORY TO SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED THUNDER BAY, ON – Today, Matawa First Nations Management launched the New Beginnings directory to help people leaving custody access the supports and services needed for successful reintegration. “Too often people released from correctional […]

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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT TO LAUNCH ‘NEW BEGINNINGS’ DIRECTORY TO SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED

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MEDIA ADVISORY Monday, March 25, 2024 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS MANAGEMENT TO LAUNCH ‘NEW BEGINNINGS’ DIRECTORY TO SUPPORT FORMERLY ENCARCERATED THUNDER BAY, ON – On March 27, 2024, Matawa First Nation Management (MFNM) CEO David Paul Achneepineskum will be joined by representatives of 211 North and the Indigenous Primary Health Care Council […]

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MATAWA HEALTH CO-OPERATIVE ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. REBEKAH NECKOWAY

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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, December 21, 2023 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA HEALTH CO-OPERATIVE ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER DR. REBEKAH NECKOWAY THUNDER BAY, ON: Today Matawa Health Co-operative announced the appointment of its inaugural Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr. Rebekah (Becky) Neckoway, marking the first time an Indigenous CMO has been appointed in Ontario. “We’re […]

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