Heather Vita 
“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
“We believe in taking care of our own,” said Marc Bissonnette, reflecting on the $25,000 donation he and his wife, Lana Goodman, pledged over five years to the Beyond The Scan campaign. Marc, who grew up in Keewatin, has a deep connection to the Lake of the Woods area and the community that calls it … Read more
Leisure Island, on Lake of the Woods, has been an important part of so many lives across generations. With 13 residences and 11 families, there’s always something happening, including the very popular ‘Leisure Days’; an annual gathering on the island with games and activities for both kids and adults. Now, current residents have one more … Read more
Chief of Staff, Lake of the Woods District Hospital Dr. Sean Moore, emergency physician, can be found caring for patients in the Emergency Department, supporting LWDH colleagues, and mentoring Northern Ontario School of Medicine University medical students. He is passionate about rural and remote medicine and is dedicated to the health and well-being of Kenora … Read more