Volume 7
Industry News
Industry News July 2020 –
Michelle Ummels Leaving Widex,
Rob Walesa GM of Widex, New name for the School of Human Communication Disorders, Ontario Resume Infant Hearing Checks
Industry News
Industry News July 2020 – Remembering Mary Beth Jennings, André Gustave Joël Lafargue, CASLPO
Industry News
Wavefront Centre Appoints New CEO Vancouver – Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility announced today that, after an extensive nationwide search, its Board of Directors has appointed Christopher T. Sutton as its Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Christopher most recently held the position of National Executive Director of Canadian Hard of Hearing Association. “We’re very fortunate…
Industry News
GN Hearing in Canada: New Faces, New Place It’s been a busy first year for David Molella since joining GN Hearing as the company’s first Managing Director of Canada. In February 2019, he joined GN Hearing to drive expansion and excellence in all GN products, services, and technology, overseeing the company’s Beltone and ReSound hearing…
Industry News
Alan Moore Memorial Award This award has been established to honour the memory of Alan Moore for his years of dedication to the field of Hearing Assistance Technology and for his unselfish support and encouragement of his many friends and colleagues in the field. Alan spent more than 40 years in the field, starting as…
Volume 6
Happenings
Remembrance: Jake Haycock On October 10 of this year, Jake Haycock passed away. He will be deeply missed by his family and his partner Nicole Clark, who is an audiologist. Jake and Nicole were often seen at the Canadian Academy of Audiology conference attending lectures and joining in the festivities. Jake was a loving and…
Happenings
Jim Selinger: August 26, 1950 – July 29, 2019 Contributed by James Ryan and Rick Stokes Jim Selinger, Audiologist at Winnipeg Hearing Centres, passed away on July 29, 2019 following a five-month struggle with brain cancer. He had successfully overcome a first occurrence of lymphoma in 2008 and was in complete remission for over ten…
Happenings
Bill C-81: An Accessible Canada Act Passes Christopher T. Sutton, National Executive Director Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Nearly a year after Bill C-81: An Act to Ensure a Barrier Free Canada, was introduced in the House of Commons, the legislation returned and on May 29, 2019 and was passed. This legislation is historic and…
Happenings
Advocacy Activities of the CAA with the Hearing Health Alliance of Canada This is an update on the advocacy activities of the Canadian Academy of Audiology as a member of Hearing Health Alliance of Canada as of April 8, 2019. Two years ago, a small group of organizations began discussions on forming a National…
Happenings
Update on the Merger Between the Companies Behind Widex and Signia With 175 years of combined history and a shared passion for technological advancement, we are excited about the opportunity to come together and develop even better and more advanced hearing aids. Signia and Widex are both well established and highly regarded providers of hearing…