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Beyond the Scan Campaign Surpasses Goal of $8.5 million — Raising $9,522,151 to Advance Local Healthcare Kenora, ON — The Lake of the Woods District Hospital Foundation is thrilled to announce the final total raised through the Beyond The Scan Capital Campaign: an incredible $9,522,151 — made possible by the community, for the community. At … Read more
On Wednesday May 14, 2025, Sheri Lang, RBC Community Manager, and RBC staff from Dryden and Kenora, visited the Lake of the Woods District Hospital Training Classroom. This wasn’t a training session, but a celebration – the RBC Foundation generously granted $10,000 to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital to purchase four new Intravenous training devices and a Pediatric … Read more
Pictured are: Angela Kuzyk, Front End Manager. Blair Howey, General Manager, Shauna Aubin, LWDH Foundation Vice Chair, Samantha and Simon Carignan. Canadian Tire (Kenora) sprang into action over the past few months and encouraged in-store donations at the till to the Beyond The Scan Campaign. A total of $5,000 was donated, which was generously matched by store … Read more
“Like many others, we found out about the campaign because it was all over Facebook,” said Margo Bratland. “We said, ‘Oh wow – we need to do something about this!’” which led to a generous $10,000 donation to the Beyond The Scan Campaign from Bratland’s Insurance and Financial Inc. and Co-operators Ins. “We insure just … Read more
In just over two months, an extraordinary chapter of community spirit and philanthropy has been written in Northwestern Ontario. Launched on February 12, 2025, the Beyond The Scan Campaign set out to raise $8.5 million to fund a fully operational Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital (LWDH). As … Read more
A $10,000 Commitment to Care: Redden Sisters Support Beyond the Scan When community leaders step up, big things happen. Karen Redden (Broker of Record and Owner at RE/MAX Northwest Realty Ltd.) and Leanne Redden (Owner at Redden’s Camp, and nurse at Lake of the Woods District Hospital) each donated $5,000 to the Beyond the Scan … Read more
The Rotary Club of Kenora has a long history of supporting the Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Since the early 1990s they’ve supported projects such as Patient Bedside Tables, a Mammography Unit, and the original CT scanner, to name just a few. Recently they made another significant contribution – a remarkable $75,000 donation to … Read more
Kenora, ON – Ever since the Beyond The Scan Campaign was launched on February 12, 2025, people, businesses, community groups and more have generously supported the campaign’s mandate to bring a fully-operational Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence to the Lake of the Woods District Hospital. Proudly adding their support to the campaign is the Kenora … Read more
“I had been thinking long and hard about how badly we needed an MRI,” said Kavan Mounk, General Manager, Riverview Industries. “It’s a topic that’s come up a lot in our shop. So many people we know have had to travel to either Winnipeg or Thunder Bay to get scans, including me. When I heard … Read more
When Judy Bain, President of CUPE Local 1781, became aware of the Beyond The Scan Campaign, and its goal to fund a fully-operational Diagnostic Imaging Centre of Excellence at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital, she immediately knew how needed and valuable it would be to the community. “I approached our members about making … Read more