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West Nile Virus present in Elgin County: Health unit
A week after Middlesex-London Health Unit confirmed several mosquitoes had tested positive for West Nile Virus in the London area, a neighbouring health unit says a bloodsucker was confirmed to carry the illness. Southwestern Public Health â the health unit for Oxford and Elgin counties including St. Thomas and Woodstock â has traps set up […]
Position Available: Program Specialist – Great Lakes Commission
The Great Lakes Commission has an immediate opening for a program specialist to assist with implementation of aquatic invasive species projects and provide support to regional collaboratives. Apply by September 8, 2024.
Suspected drug poisonings lead to opioid alert in Grey-Bruce
Another opioid alert has been issued in Grey-Bruce after the local health unit was notified of two fatal and two-non-fatal suspected drug poisonings. The suspected drug poisonings occurred in Owen Sound and Meaford over the past seven days, with fentanyl suspected in three of the cases, including one fatality, Grey Bruce Public Health said in […]
Ripley Medical Centre receives $10K donation for new exam tables
Three new examination tables are being purchased for the Ripley Medical Centre and Childcare Centre using a $10,000 donation from Miller Insurance. “A beautifully renovated medical centre needs new equipment to match it,” said Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray in an Aug. 1 news release. “The exam tables in the facility are over 30 years old […]
Work to restart appliances after Alpha Street natural gas leak begins
Enbridge Gas confirmed Tuesday it could take two days for it to relight appliances for all 700 natural gas customers affected by Monday’s gas leak. Construction damaged a gas line Monday about 11:30 a.m., part of work on the Alpha Street reconstruction project. Residents in the area were evacuated from their homes, with help from […]