History

The Northwest Health Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization. The Foundation’s precursor, the Northern Peace Foundation, was registered with Revenue Canada in January 22, 1996. The Foundation actively fund raised until 2001; then experience a period of inactivity. It was revived during the fall of 2007 and renamed the Northwest Health Foundation.

Currently, the Northwest Health Foundation has a team of 8 volunteer Board of Directors dedicated to actively fundraising for the Northwest Health Centre in High Level, St. Theresa’s General Hospital in Fort Vermilion, La Crete Continuing Care Centre, the Paddle Prairie Health Centre, the Rainbow Lake Health Centre and the Zama Health Centre.