ALS Society of Ontario
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PLEASE NOTE:
As of November 23, 2009, ALS Canada has a new address and phone number:
3000 Steeles Avenue East, Suite 200
Markham, Ontario L3R 4T9
Phone: 905-248-2052   Fax: 905-248-2019
ALS Society / Provincial Units / Ontario

ALS Society of Ontario

Contact Information
Phone: (905) 248-2101
Fax: (905) 248-5620
Toll Free: (866) 611-8545
Email: info@alsont.ca
Website: www.alsont.ca
Mailing Address
Ontario 
402 - 3100 Steeles Avenue East 
Markham, L3R 8T3

ALS Ontario Staff

Role Name Email Ext.
(Volunteer) Chairperson & Unit Director Jim Evans evlib@sympatico.ca

President & CEO

Maureen Sheahan maureen@alsont.ca   x216
Executive Assistant/Office Manager Alfrida Mazarello alfrida@alsont.ca x306
Vice President, Fund Development Michael Feraday michael@alsont.ca x305
Vice President, Support Services Eleanor Leggat eleanor@alsont.ca x215
Fund Development/Support Services Assistant Paola Bona paola@alsont.ca x302
Client Services Co-ordinator Joanna Oachis joanna@alsont.ca x211
Director of Finance Sari Morrison sari@alsont.ca     x214
Client Services Co-ordinator Alexandra Olar alexandra@alsont.ca   x222
Manager, Business Development Jeannette Vandenheuvel jeannette@alsont.ca   x220
Communications Officer Kathryn Dunmore kathryn@alsont.ca x213
Accounting Coordinator Irene Grecu irene@alsont.ca x212
Database Coordinator Faith Dunlop faith@alsont.ca   x310
Data Entry Clerk Christel Dollard christel@alsont.ca   x300
Manager, Events Liz Cowan liz@alsont.ca x218


ALS Ontario Regional Offices

Champlain Regional Office
1150 Morrison Drive, Suite 204A
Ottawa, K2H 8S9
(TF) (866) 858-4226
(T) (613) 820-2267
(F) (613) 820-2255
Tracey Martin  (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
tracey@alsont.ca
Lianne Johnston  (Tuesday, Thursday)
lianne@alsont.ca
Northern Ontario Regional Office
403-96 Larch Street
Sudbury, P3E 1C1
(TF) (888) 237-4453
(T) (705) 669-0324
(F) (705) 669-1458
Sandra Willock, Regional Manager
sandra@alsont.ca
Toronto (GTA) Regional Office 
3100 Steeles Avenue East, Suite 402
Markham, ON L3R 8T3 
(T) 905-248-2101 x303
(F) 905-248-5620
(Toll Free) 1-866-611-8545
Laurie Laxer,
GTA Support Services Regional Manager
laurie@alsont.ca
Central West Regional Office
North Park Plaza, P.O. Box 28009
Brantford, ON N3R 7X5
(T) 519-304-3717
(Toll free) 1-877-898-3717
(F) 519-304-3729
Nada Loughead
Regional Manager
nada@alsont.ca
Durham Regional Office
P.O. Box 112
Little Britain, ON K0M 2C0
(T) 705-786-3709
(Toll Free) 1-877-246-8612
(F) 705-786-3410
Catherine McBride, Regional Manager
catherine@alsont.ca
Simcoe-York Regional Office
P.O. Box 29002
Barrie, ON L4N 7W7
(Toll Free) 1-888-719-7667
(F) 705-719-7667
Sarah McGuire, Regional Manager
sarah@alsont.ca
London Regional Office
1030 Adelaide St., N., Suite 1-158
London, Ontario N5Y 2M9
(T) 519-520-1382
(F) 519-850-7679
Charlene Spector
charlene@alsont.ca
Co-ordinator of Volunteers, Toronto
Louise LeBlanc
416-227-2252
louise@alsont.ca

ALS Support Groups in Ontario / Community Groups


Simcoe-York
Roberta Place Retirement Lodge
509 Essa Rd, Barrie
Second Monday of the month at 7 p.m.




Belleville/Quinte
Clavary Temple
(Corner of Wallbridge-Loyalist and Hwy 2)
(T) 613-962-4835
Lou Scanlan



Brampton
Homestead School
99 Fletchers Creek Blvd.
(T) 905-248-2101 x222
Oana Cociuba
oana@alsont.ca


Hamilton
*(see note below)
Chedoke Presbyterian Church
865 Mohawk Rd. W
(T) 289-313-0621



Kingston
Ongwanada Resource Centre, Rm 410
191 Portsmouth Ave. Kingston
(T) 613-384-8359
Donna Fitzgerald
donna.fitzgerald@sympatico.ca


Kitchener/Waterloo
N/A

(T) 519-579-2282
Karin Endresz



London
The Community Room, Loblaws
Masonville
(T) 519-435-0404
Denise Lanteigne-Mignault


Midland
(T) 705-528-0554
Myrna Nielsen




Mississauga
Loblaws Superstore
3045 Mavis Rd., Mississauga
(T) 905-248-2101
Laurie Laxer x303 laurie@alsont.ca


Newmarket
Doane House Hospice
17100 Yonge Street
(TF) 1-877-257-6681

 



Niagara
N/A

(T) 905-562-5828
Joan Bradnam




Durham
The Court at Pringle Creek Retirement Complex
3975 Anderson St, Whitby
Last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
Nada Loughead
(TF) 1-877-246-8612 
nada@alsont.ca


Ottawa
Carlingwood CCAC Community Room
2121 Carling Ave., Unit 14, Ottawa
Tracey Martin
tracey@alsont.ca
Lianne Johnston
lianne@alsont.ca


Peterborough
Murray St. Baptist Church
175 Murray St.
Third Monday of the month at 3:00 p.m.
Dale Soble
(T) 705-745-5376
dsoble_msbc@cogeco.net 

 
Sault Ste Marie
Common Room, Senior's Residence
55 Chappel Street
(T) 705-942-1338
Evelyn Kuchma




Sudbury
Parkside Seniors Centre
140 Durham St, Sudbury
1st Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
1-866-611-8545 x 215

Thunder Bay
(T) 807-767-4921
Barb Scanlan




Toronto
Upstairs at Loblaws
Victoria Park Market
50 Musgrave St. (Victoria Park and Gerrard)
(T) 905-248-2101 x303
Laurie Laxer
laurie@alsont.ca


*Hamilton note

Hamilton Area Support Group meetings:

Location:  Chedoke Presbyterian Church

                865 Mohawk Rd W (corner of Mohawk and Magnolia)

                Hamilton, Ontario

                10:30 – approximately 12:30

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