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Provides affordable door to door transportation for seniors to help them with various activities such as attending cancer treatments, dialysis, medical appointments, social outing, etc

Offers assistance to patients who are transitioning from hospital to home

Services may include:

• Assistance with transportation
• Home configuration
• Shopping
• Finding other community support services to help

Provides real-time booking for door-to-door specialized para-transit services for individuals unable to use conventional fixed route services

• Provides information, advocacy and support to assist individuals to remain in their homes as long as possible
• Acts as respite for informal caregivers such as extended family

• Caregiver support
• Case management
• Friendly visiting
• Service arrangement and coordination
• Transportation for medical appointments within Timmins and/or assistance with medical appointment arrangements
• Visiting for social and safety reasons, either in person or on the phone

• Provides supports for Indigenous seniors to remain in their own homes as long as possible
• Aims to improve the quality of life of community seniors and to help reduce the stress felt by the family and caregivers
• Provides education and information related to health and well-being
• Acts as a resource and respite for family members who are caring for an elderly loved one

• Assistance with bathing
• Contracted services for lawn care and snow removal
• Light housekeeping
• Laundry
• Meal preparation
• Transportation for running errands such as medical appointments, bank and grocery store

• Oversees travel arrangements for medical appointments
• Works with Community Health Representatives in First Nation communities to arrange for finances, travel and general details for patients, physicians and traditional healer visits

• Advocates on a client's behalf to various agencies such as family physicians, landlords, Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program, Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security

• Provides a weekly meal and activity
• Provides transportation for attendees

• Arranges weekly visits from volunteers in an individual's home, Villa Minto, the hospital or at the Friendship Centre

• Provides transportation to various medical appointments

Provides affordable door to door transportation for seniors to help them with various activities such as attending cancer treatments, dialysis, medical appointments, social outing, etc

Offers assistance to patients who are transitioning from hospital to home

Services may include:

• Assistance with transportation
• Home configuration
• Shopping
• Finding other community support services to help

• Provides transportation within the community for individuals accessing health services
• Provides assistance with completing prior approval applications for long distance medical appointments
• Offers assistance with arrangements for accommodation and travel details for individuals attending medical appointments at Kirkland Lake, Timmins, Iroquois Falls or elsewhere

• Delivers medical transportation services and assistance in making medical appointment arrangements
• Provides transportation within the community for individuals accessing the health clinic
• Provides assistance with completing prior approval applications for long distance medical appointments
• Offers assistance with arrangements for accommodation and travel details for individuals attending medical appointments at Matheson, Timmins, Iroquois Falls or elsewhere

Local Accessible Transit

Operates a door-to-door transit system for seniors, disabled and/or handicapped individuals

• Provides service for any trip purpose using a wheelchair accessible van
• Requires advance reservations and cancellations or additional fees may apply
• Transportation is offered within the local areas served

Out-of-Town Transportation

Provides transportation for medical appointments outside the Temiskaming Shores area (Timmins, Sudbury and North Bay)

• Available for people 60 yeas of age or older or who have a visual or hearing impairment

NOTE: Passengers requiring an assistant must provide their own, but escort/companion can ride free of charge

• Provides accessible transportation
• Offers a shuttle service six days a week

Provides affordable door to door transportation for seniors to help them with various activities such as attending cancer treatments, dialysis, medical appointments, social outing, etc

Offers assistance to patients who are transitioning from hospital to home

Services may include:

• Assistance with transportation
• Home configuration
• Shopping
• Finding other community support services to help

• Delivers medical transportation services and assistance in making medical appointment arrangements
• Provides transportation within the community for individuals accessing the health centre
• Provides assistance with completing prior approval applications for long distance medical appointments
• Offers assistance with arrangements for accommodation and travel details for individuals attending medical appointments at Chapleau, Wawa, Sault Ste Marie or elsewhere

Click here to view the Transportation Inventory

• Online document (.pdf) of transportation services available in the Timiskaming District
• Provides an overview of medical and non-medical transportation services
• Updated in 2025

Includes information on the following:

Medical Transportation Services

• Au Chateau - Temagami Senior Home Support
• Canadian Cancer Society
  • Wheels of Hope
  • Air Daffodil
• Canadian Red Cross
  • My Way Home program
• Métis Nation of Ontario - Temiskaming Métis Council
  • Aging at Home Program
• Timiskaming Home Support Services
  • Accessible Transportation Services

Includes information on financial assistance available for transportation costs due to medical issues

Non-medical Transportation Services

• A1 Taxi
• All-Wright Private Charter
• Co Op Taxi
• Fast & Courteous - taxi and delivery services
• DK Taxi
• North Taxi
• Ontario Northland - passenger bus service
• Poparide - carpooling/ride sharing
• Star Luxury Limousine Service
• Temiskaming Transit - public transit

• Provides home support to Indigenous seniors so they can remain in their own homes as long as possible
• Provides education and information related to health and well-being
• Acts as a resource and respite for family members who are caring for an elderly loved one

• Assistance with personal care such as bathing
• Home support with light housekeeping, laundry and meal preparation
• Friendly visits to help with loneliness
• Assistance with coordination of contracted services for lawn care and snow removal
• Transportation/accompaniment to medical appointments and for errands such as banking and grocery shopping

• Delivers medical transportation services and assistance in making medical appointment arrangements
• Provides transportation to medical appointments within the community as well as from/to Chapleau Cree First Nation Reserve to any medical appointments (doctor, dentist, optometrist, specialist) in the town of Chapleau

Local Accessible Transit

Operates a door-to-door transit system for seniors, disabled and/or handicapped individuals

• Provides service for any trip purpose using a wheelchair accessible van
• Requires advance reservations and cancellations or additional fees may apply
• Transportation is offered within the local areas served

Out-of-Town Transportation

Provides transportation for medical appointments outside the Temiskaming Shores area (Timmins, Sudbury and North Bay)

• Available for people 60 yeas of age or older or who have a visual or hearing impairment

NOTE: Passengers requiring an assistant must provide their own, but escort/companion can ride free of charge

• Delivers medical transportation services on-reserve and assistance in making medical appointment arrangements
• Provides transportation to medical appointments to/from the Doreen Potts Health Centre within the community
• Provides assistance with making arrangements for any medical appointments out of town such as booking appointments, hotels, and completing applications for mileage compensation

• Provides transportation for community members to travel to their scheduled medical appointments (doctor, dentist, optometrist) for pre-approved health services within the city of Sudbury
• Provides assistance with making arrangements for any medical appointments out of town if required

• Offers transportation for community members to access Food Bank if required
• Posts hours of Food Bank and transportation in online community newsletters

Local Transportation

Operates local non-emergency transportation to medical appointments and regular activities such as grocery shopping and banking

Out-of-Town Transportation

Provides transportation for medical appointments and regular activities outside the Temagami area (New Liskeard, Sudbury and North Bay)

• Assists seniors with transportation to and from appointments
• Provides door-to-door transportation to medical or dental appointments, grocery shopping or for community or family events
• Accompanies individuals into their appointment if needed
• Grocery shopping and delivery
• Delivery of medications