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Health Unit focusing on root causes of food insecurity during November

SUBMITTED The Health Unit is raising awareness about the root cause of food insecurity….poverty. Food insecurity is the inadequate or insecure access to food due to...

Carleton Place enacts back flow prevention by-law to safeguard drinking water

HEDDY SOROUR The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is recommending that municipalities enact back flow prevention by-laws to safeguard drinking water system from...

Horse in Lanark County tests positive for EEEV

SUBMITTED Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) is normally found in wild birds but can occasionally spread to horses and humans through the bite of infected...

Health Unit raises awareness of harmful algal blooms

SUBMITTED Potentially harmful algal blooms including blue-green algae are a natural seasonal phenomenon that may appear in our lakes, rivers and ponds. Many of these...

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...

Health Unit celebrates Emergency Preparedness Week

SUBMITTED Emergency Preparedness Week takes place May 6-12 across the country. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit works with local municipalities, counties and...

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...

Mississippi Mills Council deliberations highlight zoning, public health and strategic visions

SUBMITTED During last night’s meeting, Council heard a delegation from Danielle Shewfelt with the Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit, who is the Municipal Public...

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