Northern Manitoba mobile MRI unit parked in Thompson, struggling to keep staff, associations say – CBC

Snag in requests for proposals process has kept facility from heading to The Pas, provincial spokesperson says

Mar 08, 2026

A mobile MRI unit intended to serve patients in two northern Manitoba communities has been parked in Thompson and is struggling to retain staff, according to two associations representing technologists in the province.

The provincial government launched the mobile MRI unit in Thompson last June, with plans for it to rotate between that northern city and The Pas — about 300 kilometres to the southwest — later in 2025.

Dayna McTaggart, the provincial manager for the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists Manitoba, works as a medical radiological technologist in The Pas.

McTaggart said the mobile unit hasn’t yet visited her town of nearly 6,000, with patients left relying on the MRI facilities in Thompson or Dauphin, also about 300 kilometres from The Pas.

Northern Manitoba mobile MRI unit parked in Thompson, struggling to keep staff, associations say – CBC

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