Pop-Up Wellness Clinics at Espanola Recreation Centre

Published by: My Espanola Now
Author: Rosalind Russell
January 13, 2026

The Espanola Community of Care Mental Health and Substance Use Committee is hosting Pop-Up Wellness Clinics at the Espanola Recreation Centre, offering accessible, informal wellness support for community members.

Paola Oke, Commander of Community Paramedicine for the Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board, says community paramedics and mental health and substance use service providers will be on site to offer support, information, and connections to local health and wellness services in a welcoming, low-barrier setting.

She says no appointment or referral is required.

She adds local partners, including the Espanola Family Health Team, Noojmowin Teg Aboriginal Health Center, Canadian Mental Health Association, and the Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board, who will be on hand to provide information, referrals, and support.

Clinics will be held on Tuesday: 12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. and Thursday: 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Connecting individuals to services is a key function of the Community Paramedicine program, she emphasizes, and these clinics will help ensure that residents of the LaCloche area are aware of the services available to them and provide a central location where they can receive information and support from multiple service providers in one convenient location.”

The Pop-Up Wellness Clinics are supported by the Community of Care Mental Health and Substance Use Committee, the Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board, and are funded by the Sudbury, Espanola, Manitoulin, and Elliot Lake Ontario Health Team (SEMEL OHT).