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Supporting Agencies (Canada & Ontario)

‘It has been a year of change and productive initiative’

May 31, 2012

Asked to summarize Epilepsy Ontario’s past year, executive director Rozalyn Werner-Arcé doesn’t hesitate in her response: “It has been a year of change and productive initiative.” The executive director spoke at the organization’s May 29 annual general meeting (AGM), where she highlighted the successes and changes seen throughout 2011-12. Werner-Arcé began by paying tribute to…

Latest SUDEP info available online

May 3, 2012

An e-toolkit containing the latest research-based material aimed at providing information about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) to four main target groups is now available online. The e-toolkit, which is available on SUDEP Aware’s website, contains key information pamphlets targeting health-care providers, people bereaved by SUDEP, teens and young adults, and people with epilepsy.…

Locate an Agency

February 1, 2012

Epilepsy Ontario has 17 local agencies, associates and contacts throughout Ontario. Each one provides direct services to the people in their specific region of the province. Agencies and associates are independently incorporated under the statutes of the Province of Ontario. They are governed by their own legally constituted volunteer board of directors. We encourage you…

Epilepsy York Region

August 17, 2011

Epilepsy York Region is a non-profit, community-based, multi-service agency. Founded in 1988, it now provides support, education and advocacy to an estimated 7,300 to 14,600 people with epilepsy and their families in York Region. Address 11181 Yonge Street (two blocks north of Elgin Mills) Richmond Hill, Ontario L4S 1L2 Phone 905-508-5404 Fax Email 905-508-0920  [email protected]