Category: Grey-Bruce Health Unit
Early water test results reassuring, but Meaford remains under do not consume advisory
Meaford remains under a declared emergency and residents on the town’s water system were still being advised not to consume the water as of Wednesday afternoon. Nearly a week after a large fire and subsequent firefighting effort at Johnny B’s auto repair shop raised concern among officials about harmful chemicals washing and leeching into the […]
New plan seeks to prevent and respond to home takeovers
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is spearheading a collective response to concerns about home takeovers, where unwanted guests take over someone’s home. There are no statistics showing the scale of the problem, initially raised by Grey County public housing staff a year ago, who were seeing it happen in county housing, public health nurse Lisa […]
Health unit urges caution after third fatal overdose in area
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is urging anyone who uses unregulated street drugs to practice harm reduction strategies such as not using alone and not mixing drugs and alcohol after another suspected fatal overdose in the area. In a media release, the health unit said it received notification of a person in their 50s died […]
Flu shots are broadly available now in Grey-Bruce
Flu shots are now available for everyone throughout Grey-Bruce. They’re available at participating pharmacies, through health-care providers and at scheduled Grey Bruce Health Unit vaccine clinics. The health unit recommends everyone six months and older should get the shot, unless they have conditions which would indicate otherwise. “It’s much safer to get the vaccine than […]
Local COVID cases rising, outbreaks and other indicators show
The Grey Bruce Health Unit advised people Friday to guard against the COVID-19 virus, which it said has been spreading more lately than in previous weeks locally and across the province. Indicators of increased transmission include outbreaks in long-term care and retirement homes, hospitals, COVID-related admissions, test positivity rates and new case counts, a news […]