The Legion Provincial Command representatives were on hand for a donation of $9,000 for each hospital site on Manitoulin Island Monday afternoon. The funds will go towards smart infusion pumps. Left to right, Br#177. President Leslie Burnett, 1st Vice President Duane Deschamps, Poppy Chair Kari Bouque, Dennis McGregor, MHC Board Chair, Paula Fields MHC President & CEO, Zone H3 Commander Gary McPherson, Br#177 P.R.O, Roy Eaton, and Zone H3 Ladie’s Auxiliary Commander Debbie Halverson. Photo provided and used with permissions of the Manitoulin Health Centre.
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Manitoulin Health Centre’s two hospitals benefit from provincial Legion donations

Rosalind Russell
By Rosalind Russell
The Manitoulin Health Centre’s two hospitals have both received a substantial donation from the Legion Provincial Command.
Communication Lead Dawn Noble McCann says members of the provincial affiliations, the Royal Canadian Legion Ontario Provincial Command Branches and the RCL Ontario Provincial Command Ladies’ Auxiliary Charitable Foundation, made a funding presentation on Monday afternoon for $18,000.
She says the donation will be split between the Mindemoya and Little Current sites, which ran a fundraising campaign in 2025 to raise $350,000 for 25 smart infusion pumps.
She says they applied for the grants to Provincial Command through their Island Branches 177 and 514.
McCann adds smart Infusion pumps significantly improve patient safety by preventing intravenous medication errors (wrong dose, rate, drug) through built-in drug libraries and dose error reduction software.
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russellhttp://myespanolanow.com
Rosalind is Vista Radio's CJJM 99.3 FM - CJJM - Espanola's long-time Morning Announcer and Regional News Anchor/Journalist covering the districts of Sudbury, Algoma and Manitoulin. With a career in multi-media spanning the last 45 years, she has expertise in radio, television, newspaper and magazine writing. A long-time volunteer, she is the Inaugural 2025 Senior of the Year Award representing the Town of Espanola and represented women empowerment as the national 2024 Ms. Elite Regional Canada titleholder. A mother of five, and grandmother of two says simply, "I am the Queen of my Universe, and my children/grandchildren are my Crowning Jewels." Volunteering, pageants, reading and writing are her passions. If you have a story to share, email Roz at: rrussell@moosefm.com or call 1705-869-NEWS (6397).

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