The Ontario AIDS Network Board of Directors is pleased to announce and congratulate the 2017 Honour Roll Award Recipients: Adrian Betts and Christian Hui, The Person with HIV/AIDS Leadership Award Anthony Mohamed and Maureen Owino, The Caring Hands Award Richard Elliott and Ryan Peck, Social Justice in HIV/AIDS Award Please join us in celebrating on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ripley’s Aquarium, Toronto. Tickets are $40 which includes full access to the Aquarium, a beverage, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment. There will be discounted ticket pricing if bundles of tickets are purchased as follows:  5 tickets at

The OAN is pleased to announce it has launched AIDS Awareness ads.  Check out 10 Facts about HIV in Ontario that might surprise you at oan.red/facts

OPRAH Newsletters are now available to download! Here is the link where they can be found: https://ontarioaidsnetwork.ca/oprah/human-resources

We are pleased to announce that Phillip Banks has been chosen as the new Director of the Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance (GMSH), here at the Ontario AIDS Network (OAN). Phillip is a seasoned leader in the HIV community and is currently the Executive Director of the Peel HIV/AIDS Network (PHAN). In his term at PHAN, Phillip strengthened ties with the community, bringing HIV and specifically Gay Men’s Health to the forefront of the organization. Phillip brings over 25 years of experience in the sector, along with considerable skills, knowledge and expertise to the table. Phillip will step into his new role

The Canadian AIDS Society (CAS), in association with provincial and local organizations, will be launching its first-ever Canada-wide HIV Testing Dayon June 27th, 2018 in 40 communities across Canada. Participants will be tested for HIV and other STBBI using point-of-care testing kits or blood draws. CAS is looking for any Ontario community-based organization interested in holding an HIV Testing Day event in their community to: work with local health authorities to promote the event (with customizable promotional materials provided by CAS) in collaboration with local health authorities or sexual health clinics to provide pre- and post-test counselling to participants where needed. If

Following several consultations with our Election Subcommittee and two teleconferences with our member agencies last week, we are pleased to share our OAN Election Toolkit. In it, you’ll find revised Introduction, Background and Questionnaire documents as well as three info-graphics, a list of example social media posts — even a couple in French! – and a high-quality version of the OAN logo, should you need. We hope that the package we have prepared will be helpful to all of you. As of Wednesday morning at 6am, our News Release was shared through Canada Newswire and picked up by 19 media agencies, with