‘COVID-19’ Information
Written by NDP Media on 21 April 2021
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – Doug Ford has never supported paid sick days. He even went out of his way to speak against the federal program while not bringing in provincial paid sick days, and spent the spring attacking any notion of provincial paid sick days. On June 5 2020, Ford opposed the [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay District Health Unit on 21 April 2021
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is actively investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 associated with Musselwhite Mine located 480 kilometers north of Thunder Bay. This is being done in close collaboration with mine management and Newmont Corporation. One individual is confirmed positive [Read more]
Written by NDP Media on 07 April 2021
Lockdown should include vaccines for essential workers, paid sick days, support for local business and more QUEEN’S PARK, ON — Andrea Horwath, Leader of the Official Opposition New Democrats, issued the following statement in response to new lockdown orders from the Doug Ford government: [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay District Health Unit on 07 April 2021
Starting Thursday April 8, 2021, the Government of Ontario has announced a Provincewide Stay Home Order to control the spread of COVID-19, that applies to the entire Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) catchment area. Individuals are being asked to stay home, unless it is for essential [Read more]
Written by Town of Marathon on 06 April 2021
MARATHON, ON – Marathon Town Council wants to see it’s residents protected, preparing a resolution to send a letter to the Medical Officer of Health for the Thunder Bay District Dr. Janet DeMille, Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Michael Gravelle, Ontario Minister of Health Christine [Read more]
Written by Superior North Catholic District School Board on 31 March 2021
TERRACE BAY, ON – The letter quoted below has been issued to parents from the SNCDSB Director of Education and Chair of the Board. In their letter, SNCDSB Director of Education Maria Vasanelli and Chair of the Board Judy Wawia, acknowledge other regions (Northeast) and areas (City of Thunder [Read more]
Written by Superior-Greenstone District School Board on 31 March 2021
MARATHON, ON – The letter quoted below has been issued to parents from the SGDSB Director of Education. In her letter, SGDSB Director of Education Nicole Morder-Cormier reminds everyone of the travel advisory and lockdown for Northwestern Ontario while also advising that students will be [Read more]
Written by Manitouwadge General Hospital on 30 March 2021
From the Manitouwadge Family Health Team MANITOUWADGE, ON – Santé Manitouwadge Health (SMH) has been using our Health Care Record data base to reach out and offer the vaccine to all our residents in order of priority as established by the Ministry of Health and in coordination with the [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 30 March 2021
From Northshore Family Health Team TERRACE BAY, ON – Nosh/North Shore Family Health Team Update. Shots provided to: Everyone associated with LTC and Chronic Care the 80+ population other health care workers If you are in any of the above priorities have submitted your consent and have not [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 30 March 2021
Version française ci-dessous GREENSTONE, ON – The Greenstone Family Health Team and NorWest Community Health Centres are planning upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics. These clinics are for any Greenstone resident over the age of 79 and any urban indigenous resident over the age of 16. If you [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay District Health Unit on 29 March 2021
Alors que la fête de Pâque et la semaine de relâche approchent, les médecins-hygiénistes du Nord demandent à tous les résidents de la région de prévenir une autre augmentation du nombre de cas de COVID-19. Dans bien des parties du Nord de l’Ontario, les taux d’infection au virus de la [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay District Health Unit on 29 March 2021
As we approach the Easter holiday and Spring Break, the northern Medical Officers of Health are asking all community members in northern Ontario to work together to prevent another surge in COVID-19. In many parts of northern Ontario, COVID-19 infection rates have been at some of the highest levels [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 29 March 2021
From Marathon Family Health Team MARATHON, ON –The Marathon Family Health Team (MFHT) is pleased to announce that 150 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were efficiently, safely and successfully administered to members of our community on March 25th, 2021. The MFHT, in collaboration [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay District Health Unit on 29 March 2021
THUNDER BAY, ON – March 28, 2021; update on the status of COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 21 (twenty-one) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 216. Additional information on the [Read more]
Written by Superior North Catholic District School Board on 14 March 2021
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and the Superior North Catholic District School Board confirm that an outbreak of COVID-19 has been declared at Saint Joseph Catholic School in Geraldton. Consistent with provincial guidelines, an outbreak is declared in a school when there are two or [Read more]