News

Diagnostic Imaging team named 2024/2025 award winner for X‑ray shielding communication project, Lakeridge Health says

Justin Barber

07 Jul 2025 — 1 min read

Lakeridge Health said on July 7, 2025, that its Diagnostic Imaging team won the 2024/2025 Quality and Person-Centred Care Partnership Award. The award recognizes the Radiation Shielding Practice Change project, which updates how the hospital explains the end of routine lead shielding during most X-rays under new federal guidelines.

Lakeridge Health said recent federal guidance and scientific evidence indicate routine shielding is no longer necessary in most cases and, in some situations, can affect image quality. The organization said the project pairs the clinical change with patient communication tools so patients understand what is changing and why.

According to Lakeridge Health, the project team was led by Charge Radiology Technologist Jennifer Steininger, Administrative Assistant Jennifer Meier, and Patient and Family Advisors Dave Mortimer and Stan Phillips.

The organization said the team co-designed posters and handouts with input from patients and families. Lakeridge Health said the materials were written at about a Grade 5 reading level and included visuals intended to reflect community diversity. The organization added that the materials addressed common questions about the change in shielding practice.

Lakeridge Health said it also recognized three submissions with honourable mention. They were:

Lakeridge Gardens Director of Nursing and Personal Care, Jeanette Dindial, and the Resident and Family Council, for launching the Essential Partner-in-Care program.
The Mental Health and Addictions team, for the “Together, Best Mental Health” initiative.
The Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism (IDEAA) team and the Emergency Department, for Sickle Cell Disease education and support.

CFIA issues Class 2 recall for pistachio desserts sold at Toronto Ladurée stores over Salmonella risk

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a Class 2 food recall warning on Oct. 31, 2025, for two pistachio desserts sold at Ladurée stores in Toronto due to possible Salmonella contamination. Distribution is listed as Ontario and online. The products were clerk-served with no UPCs and were sold over multiple

Durham Region gives 2025 accessibility award to Durham College’s Ajax Urban Farm

The Region of Durham awarded a 2025 Accessibility Advisory Committee Award in September to Durham College’s Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture for accessibility features and programming at the Ajax Urban Farm. The award was presented at the Region’s Annual Accessibility Awards Celebration. The recognition centres

Registration opens for Do It In Durham Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 17–21

Registration is open for Do It In Durham Entrepreneurship Week, a series of more than 30 online and in-person business sessions scheduled November 17 to 21 across Durham Region. Most events are free. The program offers workshops, practical sessions and networking. Local organizations are involved, including the Clarington Board of

Durham College student wins $5,000 tuition credit through campus-event draw

First-year Finance – Business Administration student Taylor Bacon received a $5,000 tuition credit through Durham College’s annual campus-events registration contest, the college announced Oct. 30. The contest is open to all applicants who register for campus events such as Open House and Program Information Nights. The award is issued

Read more

CFIA issues Class 2 recall for pistachio desserts sold at Toronto Ladurée stores over Salmonella risk

Durham Region gives 2025 accessibility award to Durham College’s Ajax Urban Farm

Registration opens for Do It In Durham Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 17–21

Durham College student wins $5,000 tuition credit through campus-event draw