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28 July 2022 / Media Releases
Local monkeypox update
Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a global health emergency. WHO declares a health emergency not as a call to panic, but as a call to action, when...
Read More 22 July 2022 / Media Releases
Suspected Blue Green Algae Bloom – Beaver Pond near Kirk Lake – Sioux Lookout
The following blue-green algae reports have been updated/newly reported: Pelican Lake in Sioux Lookout – Not considered an algae bloomMinnitaki Lake near Sioux Lookout – Confirmed on July 21, 2022Kirk...
Read More 21 July 2022 / Media Releases
NWHU survey looking for input on supervised consumption services in the region
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) is asking members of the public what they think about supervised consumption services through an online survey. Supervised consumption services/sites are legally sanctioned spaces where people...
Read More 20 July 2022 / Media Releases
Local COVID-19 cases increasing
Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) advises that COVID-19 cases are increasing in communities across the region. The latest PCR testing data shows a total of 315 active cases in the region,...
Read More 18 July 2022 / Media Releases
Blue Green Algae – Dryden and Sioux Lookout areas
There has been a report of algae blooms in the following bodies of water: Abram Lake in Sioux LookoutMinnitaki Lake near Sioux LookoutWabigoon Lake in Dryden, near Eagles Landing Golf...
Read More 15 July 2022 / Media Releases
COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years of age approved but not yet available locally
NWHU is pleased to hear that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years of age has been approved by Health Canada. Vaccines are an effective tool...
Read More 15 July 2022 / Media Releases
Blue Green Algae – Pelican Lake in Sioux Lookout
There has been a report of an algae bloom in Pelican Lake in Sioux Lookout. The bloom is being tested by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks to see...
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