On this week’s show, a very successful Special Olympics in Thunder Bay, with Scott Moir and Mark Tewksbury’s thoughts; helping police in the Rainy River district help those with addictions; and an appeal for more provincial help to address what’s called a health care crisis in the Sioux Lookout area.
The Kenora Sexual Assault Center is also dealing with another big problem, human trafficking. It hosted a two-day conference, with Grey Reyero, a sergeant with the Texas Department of Public Safety, as one of the guest speakers.
Tim Davidson talked with him about his specialty, which is fighting the trafficking of children.
OPP in the Rainy River district are teaming up with the Canadian Mental Health Association in Fort Frances.
Randy Thoms explains how they hope to help police who come in contact with anyone who maybe suffering from mental health or addictions-related issues. It is also more apparent the majority of calls for violence or property related crime in the region have mental health addiction components.
The President of the Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout is hoping for financial support in the upcoming provincial budget.
Heather Lee spoke at pre-budget consultations held by the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, stressing the hospital and the entire area is facing a health care crisis. That includes the hospital being over-capacity, leaving patients to wait in the emergency ward for days until a bed is available.
It was a few days of sport and plenty of excitement in Thunder Bay as the 2020 Canada Winter Games for the Special Olympics drew athletes nationwide.
The games, played in February, drew Canadian champions Scott Moir and Mark Tewksbury, as well as athletes who qualified to compete for Canada at the World Games.
Chief organizer Barry Strieb tells us there was plenty of planning.
