THUNDER BAY, ON – Last month a press conference was held as Thunder Bay by Doctors of Optometry representing the Eye See… Eye Learn® program in Thunder Bay announced the expansion of this program to communities in the Northshore and Greenstone. Working in conjunction with the Thunder [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Recently Manitouwadge Public School Junior and Intermediate students volunteered to take part in a very important learning venture. The four volunteers were given hand washing technique training by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit team learning an important way to [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force has officially launched its new youth mental health campaign “An Athlete Needs You – Know what to do. Know what to say.” It encourages coaches and leaders of youth activities to be on the lookout for young people [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com has received many inqueries from concerned residents in regards to what is believed to have been a collapse in the wall of the township’s ‘old sewage bed’ on Industrial Road (a.k.a. Caramat Road). This article must begin with a note [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON –Public health inspectors sample district beaches from the middle of July to the end of August. High levels of E. coli (bacteria) in recreation water can cause health related problems in swimmers and therefore if bacterial tests indicate that levels are unsafe for swimming [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Public health inspectors for the Thunder Bay District Health Unit sample beaches in the district once a month during the summer. Most Northshore public beaches are scheduled to be tested in mid-July however Greenstone’s popular public beaches were sampled today [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Since OntarioNewsNorth.com last interviewed Mayor MacEachern in March (CLICK HERE for that interview) he has attended Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) and Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) meetings, council has set a date for their Nuclear Waste Management [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – This Monday (April 30), Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Safe Cycling Thunder Bay launched You Know Me. I Ride a Bike. The campaign features ordinary Thunder Bay cyclists that motorists may see every day on local streets and highways. Each cyclist has a story to share [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – The TBDHU issued an order on January 4, 2012, against Andy Hrycyshyn and Taisha Rose to stop providing uninspected home-based tattooing services. Tattooing services not inspected by the TBDHU pose a health risk because any time the skin is pierced or tattooed, bacteria and [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital 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-term care facilities when feeling unwell to [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Township of Schreiber is exploring the possibility of establishing a supportive housing project within our community. In collaboration with the Chimo Club, J.E. Stokes Medical Center, North Shore Family Health Team and the Thunder Bay District Health Unit, the Township [Read more]
Manitouwadge Public School News MANITOUWADGE, ON – Four of our students have volunteered to become peer group leaders and recently attended a Hand Washing Workshop facilitated by Shirley Saasto-Stopyra, PHN. Three of these students were trained last year on hand washing [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Wednesday, October 19th, residents took advantage of the opportunity to receive free flu shots from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit at a clinic which took place at the Manitouwadge High School auditorium. Volunteers from the Manitouwadge General Hospital [Read more]
Vaccines and Flu Clinics Click on the links below for more information: This year’s flu vaccine Health Unit Flu Shot Clinics Other places you can get a flu shot FACT SHEET – this year’s flu vaccine VIDEO – Learn more about flu vaccine including how it’s made This year’s flu [Read more]
Vaccines and Flu Clinics Click on the links below for more information: This year’s flu vaccine Health Unit Flu Shot Clinics Other places you can get a flu shot FACT SHEET – this year’s flu vaccine VIDEO – Learn more about flu vaccine including how it’s made This year’s flu [Read more]
