PPE

• PPE recycling comes to Saskatchewan hospitals in a first for the province

  The initiative is starting in Saskatoon City Hospital before being implemented across facilities.

  Environment

  May 19
  
• Medicom to build $120-million nitrile glove plant in London, Ont.,

  London, Ont., will soon be home to the first manufacturing facility for nitrile gloves outside of Asia, with AMD Medicome Inc. breaking ground on a new facility.

  Canada

  Apr 26
  
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• Ontario launches new plan to prepare for health emergencies, includes PPE stockpile

  Ontario is seeking to recruit more nurses in underserved communities, permanently boost personal support worker pay, and maintain a stockpile of personal protective equipment.

  Health

  Mar 29
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• N.B. docs encouraged to wear goggles, but not enough evidence for public to follow: experts

  "If you're trying to make the argument or trying to figure out if you need goggles or not, the best thing you can do is get a well-fitting mask," says Dr. Christopher Labos.

  Health

  Jan 20
• Remote First Nations schools await PPE, in-class safety measures promised by Ontario government

  As students in Ontario resume in-class learning this week, many northern First Nation schools remain closed because of a lack of COVID-19 safety supplies in high-risk communities.

  Canada

  Jan 18
• Some nurses lack proper PPE amid Omicron COVID-19 surge, union says

  Regional unions across Canada report that nurses who have requested fit-tested respirators still can't get them in some cases, despite the Omicron variant surging in the country.

  Canada

  Jan 14
• HEPA units in every Guelph classroom, N95 masks available for teachers, public school board hears

  Along with N95 masks for teachers, three-ply reusable masks will be available to every student as they head back to in-person learning on Monday amid the COVID Omicron wave.

  Education

  Jan 12
• Key findings from Ontario auditor general’s annual report

  Ontario's auditor general released her annual report of value-for-money audits Wednesday, covering a range of issues. Here are some of the key findings:

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2021
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• COVID-19 PPE available free to non-health-care organizations in Alberta

  Extra supplies of sanitizer, masks and disinfectant are being made available for free to non-health-care organizations like daycares, NGOs and food-service providers.

  Health

  Nov 22, 2021
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• Concordia students find a way to make surgical masks more effective

  A group from Concordia university has designed a 3D printed frame they say makes surgical masks more effective. In some cases they can even be used as an alternate to N95 masks.

  Health

  Aug 27, 2021