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Statement from Trish Barbato, President and CEO  We applaud the Ontario government and Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy for making the surgical backlog a priority in today’s budget.Funding for hospital infrastructure and the $300 million investment in 2022-23 for the Surgical Recovery...

In honour of National Volunteer Week, the Arthritis Society is proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Mary Pack Volunteer Awards.   Named after our founder, the awards celebrate the dedication of our outstanding volunteers and the contributions they make to the Arthritis...

TORONTO Four Canadian innovators received prestigious and valuable awards from the Arthritis Society last night to bring to life their solutions for fighting the fire of arthritis.   At the inaugural Arthritis Ideator Awards, OPERAS received the Olga Munari Arthritis Ideator Award, and...

Two Hamiltonians are among eight finalists in a national competition which provides funding for innovative projects that help people suffering from arthritis.The Arthritis Ideator Program — run by the Arthritis Society — received 21 submissions from innovators, entrepreneurs, and...

Dr. Brent Ohata, a Burnaby rheumatologist, is one of eight finalists who is competing for $200,000 as part of the Arthritis Society’s Arthritis Ideator Program, which is looking to help grow ideas, projects or ventures that could help improve the lives of the six million Canadians living...

Stephanie Mosher, Vice President Western Canada  We applaud the Manitoba government and Minister Cameron Friesen for making the surgical backlog a top priority in yesterday’s budget.  The $110 million investment announced in the budget is good news for the thousands of...

Trish Barbato, President and CEO   We welcome the announcement of a new Innovation and Investment Agency in yesterday’s federal budget.  Supporting research and innovation in health care is how we will find new treatments, inventions and ultimately cures for conditions...

Jone Mitchell  - Executive Director, Atlantic Region We’re pleased today’s budget includes important and specific investments in health care. Investments in primary care, funding for new drug therapies and support to encourage physical activity is positive news for the residents...

Jone Mitchell  Executive Director, Atlantic Region  We were pleased to see a $5.7 billion investment in health care announced in yesterday’s Nova Scotia budget. We thank Finance Minister Allan McAllister for helping people living with arthritis who have been waiting in pain...