MANITOUWADGE, ON – January 6, 2022 Santé Manitouwadge Health made the following post (see image below) to their Facebook page though no update beyond the 2 new cases listed December 31, 2021 has been made to their website (as of the time they shared the aforementioned post on Facebook). The [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Speaking with CBC’s Superior Morning radio show January 6, 2022, TBDHU Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janet DeMille provides update on the latest details of how the COVID-19 virus is affecting residents of Thunder Bay District. [Read more]
Outdoor dining and shopping at non-essential retail stores can resume in most of Ontario today as the province enters the first stage of its reopening plan. The Porcupine health unit in Northern Ontario will stay in shutdown due to rising case numbers. Subscribe to CBC News to watch more [Read more]
The Government of Ontario has announced the extension of the Provincewide Stay at Home Order until at least June 2, 2021 to control the spread of COVID-19. This applies to the entire Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) catchment area. Individuals are being asked to stay home, unless it is [Read more]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
NOVEMBER, 24, 2020 – Today, the Marathon Family Health Team in conjunction with the Marathon COVID-19 Assessment Centre and the North of Superior Healthcare Group, have received our first positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) test result for a person in Marathon. The patient has been tested and [Read more]
{Français ci-dessous} Is it possible to maintain social distancing while teaching physical education to a group of students? No problem! Mr. Brandon Vachon-Case, physical education teacher at École Saint-Joseph School (Wawa), designs and teaches his lessons while integrating preventive measures [Read more]
Halloween may look a little different this year, but it can still be a lot of fun. Follow public health advice and measures from public health experts, and [Read more]
Protecting the Thunder Bay District – Travel Recommendations Updated THUNDER BAY, ON – Due to the increases in COVID-19 cases in Ontario and nationally, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has revised the travel recommendations for residents. Effectively immediately, TBDHU recommends [Read more]
