St John Ambulance MidWestern Ontario

06/11/2026

Summer Sessions are coming! ☀️📚
We are pawsitively thrilled to partner with St. John Ambulance to launch Paws 4 Stories. Young readers can build confidence by reading aloud to a trained therapy dog.
Registration opens on Rec Desk June 15.
To help everyone participate, please register for only ONE slot. 🐾🐶🐕

06/10/2026

🚑 OWEN SOUND LOCATION 🚑

Looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community while learning valuable life-saving skills?

Join us for our upcoming Volunteer Information Night and discover how you can make a difference as part of a dedicated team of volunteers serving your community.

🗓 Date: June 18, 2026
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 1580 20th St. E., Owen Sound

Whether you're interested in developing your first aid skills, helping those in need, finding a sense of purpose, or connecting with like-minded volunteers, this is a great opportunity to learn more about who we are, what we do, and how you can get involved.

We look forward to meeting you!

💚 Learn • Volunteer • Make a Difference

06/09/2026

🏛️ Council for Ontario AGM and Investiture 🎖️

Her Honour the Lt Governor of Ontario, Edith Dumont, and Vice Prior of the Order in Ontario presided over the event.

Our Regional Chaplain, Lyndsay McGregor, was chosen to be the banner bearer. 🚩

Here are a couple more pictures from Saturday! 📸

06/07/2026

06/05/2026

📅 SAVE THE DATE! – OWEN SOUND LOCATION 🚑

Looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community while learning valuable life-saving skills?

Join us for our upcoming Volunteer Information Night and discover how you can make a difference as part of a dedicated team of volunteers serving your community.

🗓 Date: June 18, 2026
🕖 Time: 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 1580 20th St. E., Owen Sound

Whether you're interested in developing your first aid skills, helping those in need, finding a sense of purpose, or connecting with like-minded volunteers, this is a great opportunity to learn more about who we are, what we do, and how you can get involved.

We look forward to meeting you!

💚 Learn • Volunteer • Make a Difference

06/03/2026

❤️‍🩹🫶 Critical Incident Training Seminar - Therapy Dog 🐾🐕

When most people think of St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog teams, they picture visits to schools, libraries, hospitals, and long-term care homes.

What many don't realize is that teams are sometimes called upon during some of the hardest moments a community can face.
Following a tragic loss, a serious accident, or a major critical incident, our teams may be asked to support grieving students, affected families, community members, or even first responders coping with the emotional impact of what they've experienced.

Last weekend, nearly 30 MidWestern Region Therapy Dog volunteers gathered in Hanover for our first In-House Critical Incident Training Seminar, led by Therapy Dog Advisor Wendy Donaldson.

The day focused on preparing teams for these challenging calls, with sessions on volunteer wellness, Therapy Dog wellness, media relations, administrative expectations, and insights from our local School Board partners.

A Therapy Dog can't change what happened. But sometimes a quiet presence, a listening ear, and a warm nose can help someone take the first step toward healing.

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the day a success.

05/31/2026

🌈 Stratford Pride Festival 🌈

Today, we were at the Stratford Pride Festival in Upper Queen’s Park to ensure medical readiness and first aid support for this family-friendly event, which filled the afternoon with celebration, performances, and community engagement.

The Pride Festival helps launch Pride Month, which begins tomorrow, June 1st.

Thank you Stratford-Perth Pride for having us. It was our pleasure to be there and support our community.

05/30/2026

🚨Across Ontario, first aid training is entering a new chapter. Beginning June 22, 2026, training providers will transition to programs designed to meet the CSA Z1210-24 Standard, a Canada-wide benchmark developed by the Canadian Standards Association Group.

This shift reflects Ontario’s move toward a unified national approach, ensuring training is consistent, evidence-based, and comparable across jurisdictions. For learners, skills will more easily transfer elsewhere in Canada. For employers, it reduces administrative complexity and ensures a common level of training for staff.

Importantly, oversight remains provincial. The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will continue to approve training providers in Ontario, ensuring quality and accountability. The CSA standard defines how training is structured nationwide, but does not replace Ontario’s authority.

For St. John Ambulance, this is an opportunity to continue leading in high-quality, compliant training. Since January 2026, we have been proactively delivering training designed to meet the CSA Z1210-24 standard, supporting our customers through this transition while maintaining strict alignment with WSIB regulations.

You can expect the same trusted training experience:
- Updated, standards-aligned course content.
- Continued focus on hands-on, practical skills.
- Flexible delivery options (including blended learning for Intermediate First Aid).
- Experienced, highly qualified instructors.

St. John Ambulance remains a leading provider to rely on during and after this transition.

*Please note: This change only impacts first aid training. It does not impact regulations around first aid products like kits, AEDs, and supplies. Since 2021, St. John Ambulance Ontario has sold first aid kits designed to comply with the CSA Z1220-17 standard.

Learn more: https://sja.ca/en/ontario-csa?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9LW6sFBXKsdvH7NxdF4CwomiTR4gMnpJTdZt8z9X93g6FWPH17SPWYLse-eXb0mZgepKwmKDQWzuwZqtWOThCkcMpvtw&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email