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According to a study released today by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, 65% of homes in Oliver Paipoonge and 17% of homes in Marathon have high levels of radon. The study was conducted in Oliver Paipoonge and Marathon between the fall of 2017 and the spring of 2018, during the home heating…

January 16, 2019 - The chair, vice chair and executive committee members of the Board of Health were elected today during the Board of Health’s Annual Meeting held at the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Mr. James McPherson was elected as chair. Mr. Don Smith was elected in the vice chair…

April 17, 2019 - Significant cuts in provincial funding for public health were put forward in the Ontario budget released last week that will put public health at risk.

The government expects to reduce its investment by $200M annually across the province within two years. This reflects a potential…

September 15, 2022 - Over the next 12 months, residents of Thunder Bay and District communities will have an opportunity to voluntarily take part in a province-wide health surveillance system that, over time, will shed valuable light on the public health needs of local communities.

The Thunder Bay…

Today, the Boards of Health of the Thunder Bay District (TBDHU) and the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) announced that they will not move forward with negotiations to voluntarily merge the two health units.

This afternoon, the Thunder Bay District Board of Health passed a resolution at its Board…