Ontario investing $28M to build new Aboriginal Health Access Centre in Kenora – ReNew Canada

January 17, 2025

The Government of Ontario announced it is investing over $28 million to support the construction of the new Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig Aboriginal Health Access Centre (WNHAC) in downtown Kenora, connecting more Indigenous people and families to community-led primary care services, closer to home.

“Our government is making historic investments to ensure people of all ages can access the care they need, when they need it, no matter where they live,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “Our investment to help build the new and improved Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig centre will connect more Indigenous people and families in the Kenora area to holistic, culturally sensitive primary health care that better supports their physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental well-being.”

The new and modernized facility will consolidate Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig programs and services currently provided across multiple sites in the Kenora area, into one convenient central location that will enhance timely access to high-quality Indigenous-led health care and reduce unnecessary emergency department visits at Lake of the Woods District Hospital.

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