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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…
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November 9, 2018 - The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) are issuing a public safety warning regarding the distribution of Illegal Street drugs, specifically, Percocet Pills (Oxycodone).
A quantity of drugs held out to be Percocet…
December 31, 2018
Hogarth Riverview Manor Officials at the Health Unit and Hogarth Riverview Manor, located at 300 Lillie Street North, have declared an enteric outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness on 5 South.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until…
January 8, 2018 - Officials at the Health Unit and Chartwell Glacier Ridge, located at 1261 Jasper Drive, have declared a facility-wide enteric outbreak at 1400hrs on January 8, 2019.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors…
January 10, 2019
Residents of Thunder Bay 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 District Health Unit encourages…
January 10th, 2018
Officials at the Health Unit and Hogarth Riverview Manor, located at 300 N. Lillie Street, have declared an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness on 1 North - (Daffodil).
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled until further notice. Visitors…
January 10, 2019
The outbreak of respiratory illness affecting 7 North and South at Hogarth Riverview Manor, located at 300 N. Lillie Street, has been declared over. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals and long-…
January 10, 2019
Officials at the Health Unit and Jasper Place Retirement Home, located at 1200 Jasper Drive, have declared an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been placed on hold until further notice. Visitors are asked to call…
January 15, 2019
The TBDHU has scheduled two additional flu shot clinics to provide families with children more access to the flu shot.
The clinics will be held from 9:00am to 12:00pm on Thursday, January 17, and Thursday, January 24, at the Health Unit’s main office at 999 Balmoral Street (…
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…
January 22, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Hogarth Riverview Manor, located at 300 N. Lillie Street, have declared an enteric outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in the Marigold Resident Home Area – 5 North today at 2pm.
A respiratory outbreak was also declared at Hogarth Riverview Manor…
January 21, 2019 – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit will be hosting a gathering, Understanding Our Food Systems, for fourteen (14) road accessible First Nations and invited guests from January 22nd to 24th. The three-day event will explore food security and food self-determination as part of a…