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The newly renovated KO Telehealth and KiHS Centre of Excellence is now occupied and ready to better serve the First Nation partners across the region. Everyone is invited to stop by and take a tour of the new office complex. The former Balmertown clinic was purchased in the fall of 2003 and renovation work was managed by the KO Public Works department using local contractors throughout the winter and spring of 2004. Funding for this project came from Industry Canada FedNor and the Smart Communities project that helped the development of both these innovative KO projects.

Click here to see more pictures and watch for the upcoming Grand Opening event being planned for this building.

Click here for the telehealth story about their new offices.

Orpah McKenzie, NOMS' Aboriginal Affairs Director came to Sioux Lookout to meet with various groups to discuss collaborative opportunities. Orpah is working with different First Nations and aboriginal groups to identify four week community placement opportunities for first year medical school students starting in the spring of 2006.

While meeting with Keewaytinook Okimakanak, Nancy Greaves, the KO Telehealth Service Migration Officer who works with the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) was able to identify a number of opportunities to collaborate with Orpah and NOMS. In particular, during the upcoming telehealth workshop being planning for this fall, it is hoped that Orpah will be able to present information for the Health Directors and the Community Telehealth Coordinators (CTC) to identify each First Nation can benefit from supporting a placement in their communities. The expanded roles and responsibilities of all the different partners involved in this work can create new opportunities for each participating First Nation.