Screening event at the Wingham Fire Department in North Huron Last week, the Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) hit the road, embarking on multiple trips to the Municipality of North Huron as part of their Benefitting Rural Area Volunteer Emergency Firefighters (BRAVE-F) health screening initiative. The first stop, the Wingham Fire Station, took place on October 27th, followed by a visit to the Blyth Fire Station on October 30th. Across both evenings, 34 incredible North...

Ava Fitzgerald (L) and Sydney Hunking (R) attend firehall screening in Wingham Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) is excited to welcome Ava Fitzgerald and Sydney Hunking as a research assistants. Ava Fitzgerald Ava Fitzgerald Ava was born in Walkerton and moved to Goderich in kindergarten where she grew up. After graduation Ava moved to Waterloo for her postsecondary studies at the University of Waterloo, where she is currently completing an Honours Bachelor of Science in...

On Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, from 12 – 1 PM ET via ZOOM, Gateway Centre of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) is hosting a webinar. Dr. Erin Donald, Gateway CERH Chair of Equity and Access to Rural Palliative Care, will be discussing their research into “Building a community coalition for life-limiting illness in Huron-Perth."   This webinar will present research into local health priorities for palliative care access in Huron-Perth and what actions can be taken to promote those priorities....