The 2026 Eye Van Tour - 54 Years of Serving Northern Ontario

27 weeks, 23 communities, 5,000 patients

This year’s tour will start in Englehart, Ontario on April 20, 2026, and will end in Little Current, Ontario, on October 30. Along the way, the Eye Van will visit 23 communities across Northern Ontario, providing service to around 5,000 patients.

a man smiling as he gets his eyes examined

Englehart

  • Royal Canadian Legion, 45 Fourth Ave.
  • April 20 - 23

Iroquois Falls

  • Lions Club Den, 239 Church St.
  • April 27 - May 1

Cochrane

  • Lady Minto Hospital, 241 Eighth St.
  • May 4 - May 13

Kapuskasing: Servicing Smooth Rock Fall and the surrounding area

  • Centre de santé Communautaire de Kapuskasing et région, 27 Kolb Ave.
  • May 14 - June 12

Hearst: Servicing patients from Hornepayne and the surrounding area

  • Notre Dame Hospital, 1405 Edward St.
  • June 22 - July 10

Hornepayne

  • Hornepayne Community Hospital, 278 Front St. (Back Parking Lot)
  • July 13 - 14

LongLac

  • Norwest Community Health Centre, 99 Skinner Ave.
  • July 15 - July 17

Geraldton

  • Greenstone Family Health Team, 510 Hogarth Ave. W.
  • July 20 - 24

Atikokan

  • Atikokan Family Health Team, 101 Zuke Rd
  • July 27 - 31

Ignace

  • Silver Tops Hall, 300 Pine St.
  • August 10 - 11

Dryden

  • Dryden Regional Health Centre, 58 Goodall St.
  • August 12 - 14

Red Lake: Servicing patients from Ear Falls and the surrounding area

  • Red Lake Family Health Team, 51 Hwy 105
  • August 17 - 21

Kenora

  • Kenora Recreation Centre, 18 Mike Richards Way
  • August 24 - 25

Rainy River

  • Town of Rainy River Garage (Public Works), 319 Sixth St.
  • August 26 - 28

Fort Frances

  • Fort Frances Public Library, 601 Reid Ave.
  • August 31 - September 4

Schrieber/Terrace Bay    

  • Schreiber Recreation Centre, 100 Langworthy St.
  • September 14 - 15

Manitouwadge

  • Manitouwadge Hospital, 1 Health Care Cres.
  • September 16 - 25

Wawa, White River, Dubreuilville, and surrounding area

  • Lady Dunn Health Centre, 17 Government Rd, Wawa, ON
  • September 28 - October 2

Chapleau

  • Chapleau Medical Centre/FHT, 2 Broomhead Rd.
  • October 5 - 9

Gore Bay

  • Gore Bay Pavilion, 20 Water St.
  • October 13 - 16

Mindemoya

  • Manitoulin Health Centre Mindemoya Hospital, 2120 ON-551, Mindemoya, ON
  • October 19 - 23

Wikwemikong

  • Wikwemikong Recreation and Cultural Centre, 2338 Wikwemikong Way
  • October 26 - 28

Little Current

  • Royal Canadian Legion, 15 Vankoughnet St. E
  • October 29 - 30