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High heat and humidity alert: Essential health tips from LGLDHU

SUBMITTED High temperatures and humidity are expected today and over the weekend and this may affect your health. Becoming over heated can cause dehydration, heat...

Beach Water Testing Program begins this week

SUBMITTED The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has started weekly water sampling of the area’s public bathing beaches for this year.  The results...

Sharbot Lake Chiropractic & Wellness Centre hosts free information session

Learn about menopause and pelvic floor health from Naturopath Doctor, Dr. Doneisha Dodd and Physiotherapist Andrea Picket SUBMITTED Menopause is much more than hot flashes and...

Get ready to move: The Silver Chain Challenge returns this June

SUBMITTED Lace up your sneakers and pump up your bike tires: the annual Silver Chain Challenge is back this June 2024!  This exciting month-long event...

New family health team to modernize healthcare in Perth

SUBMITTED A ground-breaking family health team will soon begin operation that will address the diverse health needs of the residents of Perth and surrounding area.  The...

Veteran battles Parkinson’s with model helis and tenacious spirit

SALLY SMITH Tom Kondert was 65 when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s; he’s verging on 81 this month…and except for a stilted, slow walk (sometimes...

CHEO pediatric day surgery program expands to Carleton Place

SUBMITTED A new regional pediatric surgical program has been launched to address the waitlist for surgeries for children and youth in eastern Ontario and bring...

#DoItForCraiger fundraising horseshoe tournament slated for April 27 in Toledo

April is BeADonor month across Canada LAURIE WEIR After losing her husband during his organ transplant journey, Bobbi-Jo Craig of Smiths Falls has become an advocate...

Good Food in Schools Forum at Kemptville Campus spotlights schools’ efforts to build food literacy

SUBMITTED Partners across Leeds-Grenville and Lanark are collaborating to host the Good Food in Schools Forum at Kemptville Campus on April 11th. This one-day event will bring together stakeholders working on...

Health Unit recommends routine testing for syphilis

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is reminding residents about a local rise in cases of syphilis, and to consider getting tested...

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