Mark Cudney (Coordinator)
The Regional Training Program plans, coordinates and evaluates the delivery of emergency first response training courses for the establishment of First Response Teams, in First Nation Communities throughout Northwestern Ontario
Description:
The Central Ambulance and Fire Communications Centre is located at 40 Minnesota St. in Kenora. The centre receives call for ambulance and fire emergencies from the Manitoba border east to the community of English River on Hwy 17 and on Hwy 11, Hwy 808; and from the US border north to the end of road access. On average, 22,000 calls are received per year. These include calls for medical and fire assistance, requests for patient transfers and requests for air ambulance to remote locations.
We provide call reception and dispatching services for 14 EMS services, 14 Emergency First Response Teams, 38 Fire Departments and the Lake of the Woods Search and Rescue.
The mandate of the Kenora Central Ambulance and Fire Communications Centre is to provide a focus for communication and coordination by which various aspects of emergency response utilization can be deployed and monitored. These include:
Contact:PH: 807 467-3555 |
The Adult Community Mental Health Program is located on the second floor of the St. Joseph Health Centre, 21 Wolsley St. (across from the Hospital). This program provides a community-based clinical treatment service to moderately to seriously mental ill adults, sixteen years or older, with a broad spectrum of mental health problems. The program provides: psychotherapy/mental health counseling; brief as well as long-term individual and group counseling; crisis intervention for clients; assessment and referral services; public education focused on mental illness prevention; active involvement in service development for clients and coordination of activities relevant to the mental health client. Case Management also involves strong links to addiction services, etc. Hours of service are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Adult Community Mental Health services have been offered since 1982.
PH: 807 467-3555
The purpose of the Challenge Club is to support adults over the age of 16 years with mental health problems of varying degrees of acuity and severity which affects functional performance on the short or long term basis, by providing a positive environment through structured day program, outreach and individual case management. The Challenge Club offers non-threatening therapeutic psychosocial rehabilitation programs/groups such as: Structured Groups, Active Daily Living Skills Group, Creative Group, Communication Group, Holistic Lifestyles Group, Social Recreation/Peer Group, Special Events Groups, Drop-In, Outreach, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Case Management Model. Hours of service are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Challenge Club was established in 1986.
PH: 807 467-3555
The Early Childhood Development Program is a program that aims to deliver addiction counselling to substance-using pregnant and parenting women. The program is delivered through Addictions Services Kenora, at both the adult program office at 21 Wolsley and the youth program office at 12 Main Street South. The program is targeted to women who are pregnant or have children aged 0-6 and are concerned about their alcohol and/or drug use. We offer free, one to one confidential counselling and support, a menu of treatment options to meet individual needs, links to prenatal and other community support programs, and recognition of cultural diversity. Our office has a friendly play space for children and space for group and individual counselling. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.