As you toasted in the New Year, what was in your glass matters. When it comes to alcohol, the more a person drinks, the higher the risk of cancer. Drinking less can lower your risk of colorectal, breast and liver cancers as well as head and neck cancers. In 2010, Cancer Care Ontario estimated alcohol […]
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Teens between the ages of 15 and 18 are being hired to visit stores to see if they can buy tobacco and electronic cigarette products. Working with Tobacco Education and Enforcement Officers, the youth will visit retailers across Grey Bruce. In Ontario, tobacco and electronic cigarettes cannot be sold to anyone under the age of […]
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Flu arrives in Grey Bruce
On Thursday, November 16, the Grey Bruce Health Unit received lab confirmation of the first influenza (flu) case in Grey Bruce; an Owen Sound resident tested positive for Influenza A. The upcoming flu season is expected to be more severe than usual based on the amount of flu activity seen earlier this year in the […]
A joint investigation by the Grey Bruce Health Unit and City of Owen Sound By-law Enforcement identified an unlicensed/unregulated tattoo/body piercing business. Operating as SA Tattooing and Piercing, the business was located at 360 8th Street East, Owen Sound and was in operation since at least November of last year. The business also advertised on […]
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Public Assistance Request Dog Bite
The Grey Bruce Health Unit is seeking assistance from the public in locating a dog involved in a biting incident that occurred in the vicinity of Alvanley. On Tuesday, February 21, a person was bitten by a stray dog that had been taken in. The dog subsequently escaped and was last seen in the vicinity […]
Health Canada has confirmed the presence of carfentanil in green counterfeit pills stamped ‘CDN’ and ‘80’ found in Waterloo Region. Carfentanil is 10,000 times more toxic than morphine. It cannot be detected by sight, smell or taste. The Grey Bruce Health Unit urges people to use caution when using all drugs. People who use drugs […]
Results from samples taken from Lake Rosalind and Marl Lake on November 24, 2016 by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change continue to show the presence of microcystins in both lakes. However, because the results from both lakes indicate microcystin levels below the Maximum Allowable Drinking Water Concentration of 1.5 micrograms/litre, the Grey […]
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Influenza Arrives in Grey Bruce
On Friday, November 11, the Grey Bruce Health Unit received laboratory results confirming Influenza A (H3) in a Grey County resident. Area health care practitioners are being notified. Provincially, there is increased influenza activity with 87 laboratory confirmed cases this influenza season, as reported by Public Health Ontario to November 5, 2016. Public Health reminds […]
The Good Food Box returns to Lucknow with a new Volunteer Coordinator, Megan Cohoon. The volunteer coordinator acts as a local contact, organizes orders and works with volunteers to pack boxes on pick up day. “We are lucky to have such dedicated and passionate volunteer coordinators for each site across Bruce Grey and we are […]
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Seniors Falls Prevention Workshop
Falls are a serious problem in our region. Each day about 24 people visit the emergency rooms in Grey Bruce due to a fall related injury. Of those, 2-3 will end up hospitalized. A fall, or even the fear of falling, can limit otherwise routine day to day activities. Designed for the older adult, a […]