At this time, most masking mandates, as well as requirements around passive screening and COVID-19 safety plans, ended on March 21, 2022. The Reopening Ontario Act will expire on March 28, 2022 and all remaining measures, directives and orders will end on April 27, 2022. Details are provided [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – CBC Superior Morning’s weekly interview, with Thunder Bay District Health Unit Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janet DeMille, providing an update to the COVID situation in our region. RELATED LINKS CLICK HERE for Dr. DeMille’s COVID update interview from last week [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Speaking with CBC’s Superior Morning radio show January 6, 2022, TBDHU Medical Officer of Health Dr. Janet DeMille provides update on the latest details of how the COVID-19 virus is affecting residents of Thunder Bay District. [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – CBC Superior Morning’s interview with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit’s (TBDHU) Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Janet DeMille. Dr. DeMille shares an encouraging update to the COVID situation in the city and our district. RELATED LINKS Visit the TBDHU’s [Read more]
Reopening Ontario The Roadmap to Reopen is the Ontario’s three-step plan to safely and gradually lift public health measures based on the ongoing progress of provincewide vaccination rates and improvements of key public health and health care indicators. The province will remain at each step [Read more]
The Roadmap to Reopen is the Ontario’s three-step plan to safely and gradually lift public health measures based on ongoing progress of provincewide vaccination rates and improvements of key public health and health care indicators. On June 30 at 12:01 a.m., Ontario will move to [Read more]
The Government of Ontario has announced the extension of the Provincewide Stay at Home Order until at least June 2, 2021 to control the spread of COVID-19. This applies to the entire Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) catchment area. Individuals are being asked to stay home, unless it is [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – March 28, 2021; update on the status of COVID-19 in the Thunder Bay District Health Unit. Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) is reporting 21 (twenty-one) new COVID-19 cases in residents in the TBDHU Region. Current active cases is 216. Additional information on the [Read more]
The next meeting of the Public Advisory Committee to the Thunder Bay Remedial Action Plan will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19 in room ATAC 3004 at Lakehead University. Evening parking at the university is free of charge and available right beside the ATAC building. The meeting will focus on [Read more]
QUEEN’S PARK, ON – During question period Thursday, NDP MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell demanded answers from Doug Ford for local participants of the Basic Income Pilot Project cancelled by the Ford government this summer. “When did the government inform participants of the Basic Income [Read more]
Restricted Fire Zones Northeast fire region Due to the extreme fire hazard, recent heavy lightning, little precipitation and increased forest fire, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry implemented Restricted Fire Zones across a major part of the northeast and central region as outlined [Read more]
Thunder Bay won first place in Ontario in this year’s Commuter Challenge! With 82 workplaces and 938 individuals registered, and a whopping 738 individuals participating, Thunder Bay took the lead in the province and placed fourth in the nation behind Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver. This year [Read more]
Are you getting “ticked”? The Thunder Bay District Health Unit has been receiving an increasing number of tick submissions. Most ticks in the Thunder Bay district are wood (dog) ticks and do not carry Lyme disease. However, blacklegged (deer) ticks have the potential to carry the disease and [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Kakabeka Crystal has resumed its production and distribution of bottled water. Internal procedures have been upgraded and samples have confirmed safe drinking water. The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is satisfied that adherence to the new procedures will result in [Read more]
Originally released March 9, 2017 THUNDER BAY, ON – The Thunder Bay District Health Unit is asking the public not to drink any Kakabeka Crystal water products due to evidence of bacterial contamination. The owner of Kakabeka Crystal is cooperating with the Health Unit in a voluntary recall, [Read more]
