QUEEN’S PARK, ON — To mark the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, Official Opposition NDP Leader Andrea Horwath held a roundtable with people whose lives have been deeply impacted by the pandemic, and issued the following statement: “As we look back on the impact the [Read more]
Version française ci-dessous In a minority parliament there will always be speculation on how the next election will be triggered. Scenarios run from government’s that engineer their own defeat to those that fall on their best intentions or even by accident. Under normal conditions there [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 26 (twenty-six) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 389. Additional information on the status of COVID-19 cases in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit area is available at [Read more]
The Ministry of Education, acknowledging the understandable interest of parents, students and staff to know when a COVID-19 positive case has been identified in their school, has directed school boards to create a COVID-19 advisory section on their website where they will clearly post information [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Newmont Corporation announce that the outbreak at Musselwhite Mine located 480 kilometers north of Thunder Bay is now over. RELATED LINKS Previous press release regarding COVID-19 Outbreak at Musselwhite Mine Additional [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is actively rolling-out the COVID-19 vaccination program in the TBDHU area. This has been in partnership with the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) and many other health care, Indigenous and community partners [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Today, the Government of Ontario announced that the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) will be moving into the “Grey – Lockdown” zone of the provincial COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open. Additional public health measures will [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – 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. Two [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) region will remain in a temporary shutdown, until February 16, 2021. The extension of the shutdown in our area means TBDHU will continue to experience time-limited public health and workplace safety measures to control the [Read more]
________________________ Important Information for High-Risk Close Contacts of COVID-19 8 Important Things to Know as a Close Contact of a COVID-19 case: Expect a call from TBDHU 0:31 Being a high-risk close contact does not mean that you have COVID-19 0:42 High-risk close contacts are [Read more]
Daily update on the status of COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit DISTRICT THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 5 (five) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 155. *Reports are completed daily in the [Read more]
The Province of Ontario, as of midnight tonight (12:01am January 14, 2021), is in lockdown again. Northern Ontario summary below, edited from Ontario Government release, CLICK HERE for original, unedited, information. TORONTO, ON — In response to a doubling in COVID-19 cases over the past two [Read more]
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit responds to common questions that arise in their social media comments section. QUESTION 1: What is up with this virus mutating? QUESTION 2: Why is in-class schooling allowed during this lockdown? Visit the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s YouTube [Read more]
Provincewide Shutdown As COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate throughout the province, (online teacher-led learning until January 25, 2021 for Southern Ontario regions*), the provincewide shutdown in Northern Ontario has also been extended for another 14 days, aligning with [Read more]
