First baby of 2021 a girl
Rylee Evelyn Beda was born at 2:04 a.m. at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
Jan 1, 2021 12:21 PM By: Leith Dunick
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THUNDER BAY – The city’s first baby of 2021 is a girl.
Rylee Evelyn Beda was born at 2:04 a.m. on Friday to parents Ashley and Kevin Beda at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Rylee is the couple’s second child, joining big brother Nicholas, who was born two-and-a-half years ago.
Baby and mother are doing fine and expected to head home from hospital on Saturday.
Ashley Beda said having a baby during a pandemic wasn’t that out of the ordinary.
Grandmother buys winning Intercity 50/50 ticket for grandson
Sheamus Elvish won the $28,090 cash prize from the Intercity Shopping Centre 50/50 draw in support of the Our Hearts at Home Cardiovascular Campaign
Dec 23, 2020 6:11 PM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff 1 / 1 Stacey Ball (left), General Manager, Intercity Shopping Centre and Elaine Graydon (right), Manager, Special Events, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, wish to thank all those who purchased tickets in this year s draw. Altogether the ISC 50/50 Cash Draw has raised over $250,000 for local healthcare in its 21-year history. (Photo supplied).
“When I bought the ticket I told him ‘I have a feeling you might win,’” she said.
First COVID-19 vaccine in northern Ontario provides hope amidst warnings of a long road ahead
After the months of waiting and speculation, the first COVID-19 vaccine in northern Ontario was administered alongside a chorus of applause and cheers at the COVID-19 Assessment Centre in the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. The first recipient was Sean Bolton, a personal support worker with a 19-year career currently working for the Hogarth Riverview Manor long-term care home in Thunder Bay, Ont.
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Sean Bolton, a personal support worker at a Thunder Bay long-term care home was the first to be vaccinated
COVID-19 vaccines coming to Oshawa
Posted on December 22, 2020 by oshawaexpress in COVID-19, HEALTH, NEWS
Lakeridge Health is on the list to receive some doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Ontario is expecting to receive up to 90,000 Pfizer-BioNTech doses from the federal government before the end of the year to continue vaccinating health care workers and essential caregivers working in hospitals, long-term care homes, retirement homes and other congregate settings caring for seniors.
The province will be distributing additional doses of the vaccine to 17 more hospital sites, including regions with the highest rates of COVID-19 infection.
“Following a successful pilot, we are excited to continue onto the next stage of our rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines to Ontarians,” says Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Christine Elliott. “While we are planning to ensure that everyone who wants a vaccine will receive one, we need to first protect our frontline workers and those p