Answers and Information

OHCOW can provide information to workers in Ontario who have questions about occupational health and hygiene and/or concerns about their workplaces.

Toll-free phone: 1-877-817-0336

In-person visits are by appointment only.

Contact information for OHCOW clinics, including phone numbers and emails, is available using the Clinics information listing below.

Contact our general email using the form:

Online E-mail Form

Clinic Locations Across Ontario

Ontario is divided into regions with their own OHCOW clinics.

For addresses, emails and more details about each clinic, use the links below.

Toronto Office/Clinic

1090 Don Mills Road, Suite 606 SEE MAP
Toronto, Ontario, M3C 3R6

EMAIL: toronto@ohcow.on.ca

Tel: 416-510-8713
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336

Fax: 416-449-7772

Toronto Clinic Catchment Area

Toronto; East from Hwy 10 and 124 to Hastings County; North to Gravenhurst and east along Hwy 118 to the Hasting County western Border.

Major Communities Served: Markham, Barrie, Brampton (east of Hwy10), Lindsay, Midland , Mississauga (east of Hwy 10), Orillia , Oshawa, , Penetanguishene, Peterborough, Toronto and Wasaga Beach. Shared servicing Areas with Hamilton include: Collingwood, Creemore, Orangeville, Brampton and Mississauga.

Provincial Office

Chief Executive Officer
Michael Roche

Chief Operating Officer
David Wilken

Accounting Manager
Sha Bai

Information Technology Coordinator
Anthony Lee

Provincial Office Coordinator
Jennifer Hayde

Communications Coordinator
Lisa Wilder

Team Members (Clinic)

Client Service Coordinators
Maria Vieira, Koleen Tanguilig

Ergonomist
David Mijatovic, MHSc, CCPE, CPE

Occupational Hygienists
Sonia Lal, MSc, CIH, CRSP, Shirly Yan, BSc, BSS, MPH

Occupational Health Nurse
Cheryl Rook, RN, COHN(C), COHN-S, CRSP, DOHS, Georgia Pollard

Occupational Health Physicians
Dr. Pravesh Jugnundan, MD, FCBOM, FACOEM, CCFP, CIME, MRO, DOH, Dr. Michel Schofield, MD, MSc, Dr. Donald C. Cole, MD, DOHS, MSc, FRCP(C)

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Catherine Petch
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
Toronto LOC Chair

Inderdeep Sidhu
Workers United Canada

Monia Kosciejew
Prevention Link

Andrew Falotico
ATU

Joe Bishop
Teamsters

Manjit Parmar
CUPE

Eddy Grisolia
retired OWA / community member

Loreen Gale
ETFO

Lisa Barker
CUPE

John Lawrence
CUPW

Diana Periera
PSAC/CEIU

Pamela Boniferro
Dufferin Peel Education Resource Worker’s Association

Go to the LOC One-pagers on the OHCOW Team's Roles and Responsibilities available on the About us page.

Hamilton Clinic

21 Hunter Street East, Suite 200. SEE MAP
Hamilton, ON L8N 1M2

Tel: -905-549-2552
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 905-549-7993

EMAIL: hamilton@ohcow.on.ca

Hamilton Clinic Catchment Area

Niagara Peninsula: West including London/St. Thomas (Hwy 4 is the dividing line with the Windsor clinic), North and east along Hwy 4,7 and 119 then through Moorefield, Teviotdale and Mt. Forest up Hwy 6 to Owen Sound then east to Collingwood; South and East along Hwy 124 and 10 to Oakville, Mississauga. Hwy 10 is the dividing line between the Hamilton and Toronto clinics.

Major communities include: Guelph, Kitchener/Waterloo, Cambridge, Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Brantford, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Welland, Port Colborne, and Burlington.

Shared servicing areas with the Windsor/Sarnia Clinics include: Port Stanley, St. Thomas, London, Stratford, Mount Forest, and Owen Sound .

Shared servicing areas with the Toronto clinic include: Collingwood, Creemore, Orangeville, Brampton and Mississauga.

Team Members

Executive Director
Valerie Wolfe, BSc (Eng), DOHS, CRM

Client Service Coordinators
Janet Latimer
Marilyn Lee-Hannah, BA

Physicians
Dr. Mike Pysklywec

Ergonomist
Dr. Daryl Stephenson

Occupational Hygienists
John Oudyk CIH, ROH,
Murray Lawrence
Masood Ahmed

Occupational Health Nurse
Michelle Tew, RN, BScN, DOHS, COHN(C)

Community Outreach and Program Coordinator
Eduardo Huesca

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Leigh Kittson, Hamilton LOC Chair, Teamsters Rail

Vivienne McDougall, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

Courtney Salomons, Workers’ Compensation Representative for UFCW Locals 175 & 633

Bruce Allen, Community, Niagara District Labour Council

Roxanne Bond, ATU, Brantford District Labour Council

Rob Butler, Community

Phil Hames, PWU

Ron Wells, USW

Jody Jones, OFL

Peter Page, Hamilton District Injured Workers Group

Gillian Surette-Robinson, UWHH

Kevin Waycik, Hamilton Firefighters

Go to the LOC One-pagers on the OHCOW Team's Roles and Responsibilities.

Ottawa Clinic

1545 Carling Ave., Suite 110. SEE MAP
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 8P9

Tel: 613-725-6999
Toll free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 613-725-1719

EMAIL: ottawa@ohcow.on.ca

Ottawa Clinic Catchment Area

Major communities include: Ottawa, Kingston, Cornwall, Belleville, Hawkesbury, Alexandria, Chalk River, Petawawa, Rockland, Smith Falls, Embrun, Morrisburg, Winchester and more.

Team Members

Executive Director
Kimberly O'Connell, M.Sc.(A), CIH, ROH, CRSP

Client Service Coordinator
Cheryl Baker

Hygienists
Kevin Hedges, PhD., MAppSc, BSc, DipEd, COH, CIH

Occupational Health Nurse
Tracey Feener-Snow, RN COHN(C)

Occupational Health Physician
Dr. Robert Bourgault, Dr. Elisabeth Hobden

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Laura Lozanski, Ottawa LOC Chair, Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) Local 225

Cheryl Baker, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

David Chezzi, OHCOW President and Chair of the Board

Ana Bettencourt-Dasilva, CUPE 503 H&S coord

Lee-Anne Feltham, Ottawa LOC Vice-Chair, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO)

Christopher Gervais, WHSC

Paul LaHaise, Algonquin College

Louise Lanctot, Cornwall District Labour Council

Sean McKenny, Ottawa District Labour Council

Olivier Melanson, CUPE

Kim Monette, Ottawa LOC Recording Secretary, Workers Health & Safety Centre

Kimberly O’Connell, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)

Nancy Ripley, Leeds and Grenville Labour Council (Brockville)

Debbie Scrivens, Community Representative

Erin Smith, Labour WSIB Representative – Local 503

Ben Treidlinger, Renfrew Labour Council

Go to the LOC One-pagers on the OHCOW Team's Roles and Responsibilities.

Sarnia Clinic

171 Kendall Street SEE MAP
Point Edward, ON
N7V 4G6

Tel: 519-337-4627
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 519-337-9442

EMAIL: sarnia@ohcow.on.ca

Sarnia Clinic Catchment Area

Southwestern Ontario, West of London/St. Thomas, from Lake Erie to Lake Huron including the Bruce Peninsula.

Major communities include: Windsor, Leamington, Blenheim, Chatham , Rodney, Sarnia , Wallaceburg, Strathroy, Goderich, Walkerton, Listowel, Kincardine , Hanover , Port Elgin, Wiarton, Stokes Bay , and Lion’s Head. Shared servicing areas with the Hamilton Clinic include; Port Stanley, St. Thomas , London , Stratford , Mount Forest and Owen Sound.

Team Members

Executive Director
Dave Wilken

Occupational Health Nurse
Kelly Brown

Client Service Coordinator
Katie Goldschmidt

Ergonomist
Andrew Flanagan

Occupational Hygienist
Krista Thompson

Occupational Health Physicians
Dr. Warren Teel, MD
Dr. Cynthia Arnold, MD, CCFP(EM), FCF

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Sandra Kinart, VOCV (Victims of Chemical Valley)

Michele LaLonge-Davey, VP CUPE 1238

Kim Marshall, WHSC

Ted Hext, UNIFOR

Kristina Lee, Community Member

Chad Hogan, LIUNA

Blair Allin, Boilermakers Local 128

Go to the LOC One-pagers on the OHCOW Team's Roles and Responsibilities.

Sudbury Clinic

432 Westmount Ave, Unit AB SEE MAPSudbury, ON P3A 5Z8

Tel: 705-523-2330
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 705-523-2606

EMAIL: sudbury@ohcow.on.ca

Sudbury Clinic Catchment Area

North Eastern/Western Ontario, Sudbury

Major Communities Served: Barry’s Bay, Bracebridge, Cardiff, Chalk River, Deep River, Elliot Lake, Gravenhurst, Haliburton, Hearst, Huntsville, Kapuskasing, Killaloe, Madawaska, Manitoulin Island, North Bay, Parry Sound, Petawawa, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, and Wawa.

Team Members

Executive Director
Brittney Ramakko

Client Service Coordinator
Sheila Patterson

Ergonomists
Trevor Schell, MSc, BSc, CCPE
André Gauvin HBSc, CK

Occupational Health Nurse
James Barrett, R.N.

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Andréane Chénier, Sudbury LOC Chair, CUPE

Courtney Lesse, CROSH- Center for Research in Occupational Safety and Health

Scott Florence, Sudbury Workers Education & Advocacy Centre (SWEAC)

Pat Striewe, Community Member

Sean Staddon, United Steelworker 6500 (USW)

Tina Rinta, USW 2020

Go to the LOC One-pagers on the OHCOW Team's Roles and Responsibilities.

Thunder Bay Clinic

2813 Arthur St. East, Suite 102 SEE MAP
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5P5

Tel: 807-623-3566
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 807-622-5847

EMAIL: thunderbay@ohcow.on.ca

Catchment Area / Major Communities Served

Atikokan, Dryden, Fort Frances, Geraldton, Kenora, Marathon, Nipigon, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Terrace Bay, White River (north up Hwy.631 to Hwy.11 then to James Bay following the Nagagami, Kenogami and Albany Rivers to James Bay).

Team Members

Client Service Coordinator
Jennifer Hill

Ergonomist
Dwayne Fuchs, R.Kin.

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Diane Parker, Thunder Bay LOC Chair, ONA

Audrey Gilbeau, Nokiiwin Tribal Council

Chris Nicholas, Summit Pipeline Services

Eugene Lefrancois, Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers Support Group

Rod McGee, Ontario School Board Council of Unions

Vicki Kristman, Lakehead University

Janet Patterson

Jules Tupker, Thunder Bay Health Coalition

Catherine Hicken, OWA

Go to the LOC One-pagers on the OHCOW Team's Roles and Responsibilities.

Windsor

3129 Marentette Avenue, Unit 1 SEE MAP
Windsor, ON N8X 4G1

Tel: 519-973-4800
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 519-973-1906

Email: windsor@ohcow.on.ca

Windsor Clinic Catchment Area

Southwestern Ontario, West of London/St. Thomas, from Lake Erie to Lake Huron including the Bruce Peninsula.

Major Communities Served: Windsor, Leamington, Blenheim, Chatham, Rodney, Sarnia , Wallaceburg, Strathroy, Goderich, Walkerton, Listowel, Kincardine , Hanover , Port Elgin, Wiarton, Stokes Bay, and Lion’s Head. Shared servicing areas with the Hamilton Clinic include; Port Stanley, St. Thomas , London , Stratford , Mount Forest and Owen Sound.

Team Members

Client Service Coordinators
Kathy Mayville, CMS

Ergonomists
Melissa Statham, BHK MHK, CCPE

Occupational Health Nurse
Ivan Bauer, B.Sc.N.,R.N.

Occupational Hygienists
James Miuccio, BSc MSc CIH

Occupational Health Physicians
Dr. Joslyn Warwaruk MD, MFCP

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Scott Richardson, UNIFOR, Local 444
Ergonomic Coordinator

Norbert Wenzel, OFL WSIB Appeal Representative
PSAC/ODRT

Barb St. Pierre, ONA

Judy Lund, Management/Community

Doug Boughner, UNIFOR HS&E Coordinator, Chrysler LLC

Larry Girard, WOHIS

Cathy Baker-Wiebenga, UNIFOR Local 127
Financial Secretary, Treasurer

Tish Glenn, CUPW 630, President

Jon Binns, Grievance Coordinator

Answers and Information

Online E-mail Form

Clinic Locations Across Ontario

Toronto Office/Clinic

Toronto Clinic Catchment Area

Provincial Office

Team Members (Clinic)

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Hamilton Clinic

Hamilton Clinic Catchment Area

Team Members

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Ottawa Clinic

Ottawa Clinic Catchment Area

Team Members

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Sarnia Clinic

Sarnia Clinic Catchment Area

Team Members

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Sudbury Clinic

Sudbury Clinic Catchment Area

Team Members

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Thunder Bay Clinic

Catchment Area / Major Communities Served

Team Members

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

Windsor

Windsor Clinic Catchment Area

Team Members

Local Outreach Committee (LOC) Members

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