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News Release: Local Partnership Launches Two Gambling and Casino Impact Surveys

Local Partnership Launches Two Gambling and Casino Impact Surveys

NORTH BAY, ON/PARRY SOUND, ON - A casino is opening in North Bay in 2020 and the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit), as part of the Gambling Harm Reduction Partnership, has launched two short, anonymous surveys related to gambling and the perceived impact of the gambling expansion.

The surveys target residents in the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts and businesses in the same districts. Surveys are available...

News Release: Excellent Vaccination Coverage Rate for Health Unit District for Grade 7 Students in 2018/2019

NORTH BAY, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is required to track vaccinations for students under the Immunization of School Pupils Act. The Health Unit is pleased to announce that vaccine coverage rates for children who were attending a publicly funded school in our district during the 2018/2019 school year were above the provincial average. Results indicate that 97.2 per cent of students born between 2001 and 2011 were fully vaccinated for their age for measles,...

News Release: Normalize It Campaign Launch - Parry Sound

HEALTH UNIT LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY

PARRY SOUND, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is kicking off National Breastfeeding week with the “Normalize It” campaign to promote and celebrate breastfeeding families. Together with community partners and Mayor Jamie McGarvey, the Health Unit encourages the community to support breastfeeding families. As part of the campaign, the Health Unit has unveiled four new breastfeeding cut-outs,...

News Release: Normalize It Campaign Launch - North Bay

HEALTH UNIT LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY

NORTH BAY, ON - The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is kicking off National Breastfeeding week with the “Normalize It” campaign to promote and celebrate breastfeeding families. Together with community partners and Mayor Al McDonald, the Health Unit encourages the community to support breastfeeding families. As part of the campaign, the Health Unit has unveiled four new breastfeeding cut-outs,...

News Release: Harmful Blue-Green Algae in Lake Nosbonsing

MUNICIPALITY OF EAST FERRIS AND TOWNSHIP OF BONFIELD – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) would like to advise the public that a harmful algae bloom (cyanobacteria), also known as blue-green algae, has been found in Lake Nosbonsing. Species of the algae capable of producing toxins were confirmed by the laboratory of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. The toxins in harmful algae can irritate the skin and, if swallowed, cause diarrhea and vomiting.

Residents...