Dr. Janet DeMille, Medical Officer of Health & CEO of Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) has announced plans to resign at the end of December 2025.
“We are grateful to have had Dr. DeMille as a part of our team over the past 12 years. Under her leadership, we have strengthened our local public health programs and services, responded to provincial policy changes, and navigated through the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery process”, said James McPherson, TBDHU Board of Health Chair. “We wish Dr. DeMille all the best in her future endeavours, and I would like to extend thanks on behalf of the District of Thunder Bay for her service to the community.”
Dr. DeMille completed her training as a family physician in Thunder Bay and spent the next 10 years practicing family medicine in the city and in communities in Northwestern Ontario. During much of that time, she also worked part-time at TBDHU supporting clinical programs. She went on to complete the Public Health and Preventive Medicine residency program through the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. Dr. DeMille then returned to TBDHU in the role of Associate Medical Officer of Health in 2012 and progressed to her current role as Medical Officer of Health and CEO.
“It has been a privilege to work in support of communities across the District of Thunder Bay through different roles with TBDHU over the last 20 years. I am thankful for the many years I have spent at TBDHU and the dedicated staff who I have worked with. My experience at TBDHU has been a very meaningful and rewarding time in my career,” said Dr. DeMille.
Dr. DeMille will work closely with senior leadership and the Board to ensure a smooth transition to new leadership. The Board of Health will begin the recruitment process this spring.
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