THUNDER BAY An award ceremony was held Friday to present Mona Hardy, a dedicated volunteer at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre with the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers. This prestigious national award recognizes the volunteer achievements of Canadians from across the country in a wide range of fields.
“Volunteers play such a crucial role at our Hospital, and Mona exemplifies the essential link volunteers fulfill to help ensure patients have the best experience possible when at our hospital,” said Dr. Rhonda Crocker Ellacott, President and CEO of TBRHSC, and CEO of the Thunder Bay Regional Health Research Institute. “Mona has been an extremely dedicated, long-serving volunteer, tirelessly contributing her time, gifts, skills, and energy to improving the lives of many people. I m thrilled that she is receiving this well-deserved recognition.
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“Over the years it’s been really clear in our community there’s a great need for mental health services,” Nancy Heinrichs, executive director of NorWest Co-op Community Health said in a press conference on Monday. “The demand continues to grow. We’ve experienced a 500% increase in requests for mental health counselling from January 2020 to March 2021. The main presenting problems of people walking through our door, or recently onto our screen, are around anxiety and depression.”