Pioneer Construction has donated surgical masks to frontline health-care providers in Northern Ontario hospitals and a seniors' home.

In a May 4 release, the Sudbury-headquartered road builder delivered 7,000 masks to Health Sciences North in Sudbury and sent an additional 10,000 protective coverings to hospitals in Kenora, Sault Ste. Marie and Thessalon, and Algoma Manor Nursing Home in Thessalon. Read more here.

On Friday May 1st YES Theatre’s “YES WE STAY HOME” Telethon raised $12,000 for the Greater Sudbury Food Bank!

It was a tremendous evening filled with overwhelming community spirit and support. With beautiful moments from over 50 artists, business owners and arts organizations throughout our community. A True celebration of the arts and a shining example of the generous citizens that make up our great city.

You can rewatch the brilliant evening here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EPxnfTlkrI

St. Charles student Brady Van Duenen has recently begun manufacturing face shields for frontline workers, in response to industry shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE).

In April, Van Duenen was able to secure personal access to a 3D digital printer with the help of Sudbury Catholic Schools and his mom, Stephanie Venturi, a principal with the school board.

With this new tool at his disposal, it took Van Duenen just one day and five prototypes to design his version of a face shield that could be produced in a timely manner.

Since that time, he has been printing face shields every day, resetting the machine every hour, to ultimately produce well over 100 pieces of equipment thus far. Read more.

Reliable Maintenance & Cleaning are selling a Covid Care package which includes: a case of toilet paper (48 rolls), hand sanitizer and a litre of concentrate disinfectant that makes 128 litres ready to use. Call ahead to order 705.675.5281 $55 + tax. The best part is, they are donating their profits to the Maison McCulloch Hospice in Sudbury. - Cory & Jamie

To aid in COVID-19 patient care, a Sudbury-headquartered construction supply company is matching donations to four regional hospitals for up to $100,000.

On April 30, OCP Construction Supplies, owned and operated by the Cousineau family, announced it would match donations of up to $25,000 to each of the regional hospitals in Sudbury, Timmins, North Bay, and Sault Ste. Marie.

The company has offices in each of those major urban centres, employing 60 people across divisions.

Any money raised will go toward the purchase of equipment and patient care on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

Diversification has been the key to keeping a Sudbury fabrication shop open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When the novel coronavirus started circulating earlier this year, Rezplast Manufacturing began to see the volume of their orders dwindle, noted Sandro Spadafora, vice-president of operations.

“We’ve got all kinds of things on the go, trying to find solutions that aren’t in the market, or things that are in the market but not readily available,” Spadafora said.

Food retailer Smith’s Market in Sudbury was one of the first clients to purchase cashier shields, but before long similar requests came in from convenience stores, car dealerships and grocery stores. Read more.

Local business owner along with HSN nurses have donated 200 hand sewn scrub hats to front line workers at Health Sciences North. Learn more.

The Nickel Refillery has partnered with Tree Top Bath and Body to offer hand sanitizer and give back to the community at the same time! For every bottle of "Helping Hands Sanitizer" they sell, one bottle will be donated to someone in need.
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When the bottle is empty, you can refill it with Crosscut Distillery’s hand sanitizer that the Nickel Refillery sells in bulk or any other item! Learn more.

A Whitefish couple has made a $1 million donation to Health Sciences North.

The donation from Craig Fielding and Katriina Ruotsalo was announced today by the hospital.

The owners of Northern Legacy Horse Farm, the couple’s donation will help buy a new ECMO Machine (portable heart-lung support system) that provides critical respiratory care for some of the most acute patients in the intensive care unit. Read more.

Milman Industries Inc. in partnership with the Mansour family will be donating 2,350 pieces of personal protective equipment to support frontline workers in their fight against COVID-19.

“It is mandatory that we all do what we can to help mitigate the spread of this virus and that we help to support our frontline workers and medical professionals,” said Milad Mansour, president of Milman Industries Inc. in a press release. Read more.