Funding will link more people in Grey-Bruce with primary health teams

New provincial funding to help local people access health care includes money for Saugeen First Nation to create a health team to treat band members with non-urgent needs on the reserve. “This historic announcement for our community will avail funding sufficient for the recruitment of a nurse practitioner, chronic disease management nurse, occupational therapist, social […]

Renovations set to start at Ripley Medical and Child Care Centre

Representatives of partners in a project to renovate the Ripley Medical and Child Care Centre gathered at the centre to mark the imminent start of work at the site. Huron-Kinloss, in partnership with the Kincardine Family Health Team, Dr. Jason Murray, The YMCA of Owen Sound Grey-Bruce, Bruce County, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) […]

Michigan hasn’t updated list of dangerous toxins in nearly 20 years. That might change

When even the slightest amount of mercury enters a fish’s body, it can begin a long cycle that ends in disaster for aquatic wildlife and health concerns for humans, experts say.

That’s because mercury, an element often produced as a byproduct of mining and fossil fuel production, never breaks down or leaves an organism’s body.

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Grey Bruce Public Health receives draft 2024 budget as merger discussion continues

The highlight of the Feb. 23 meeting of the Grey- Bruce board of health was the draft 2024 budget. The budget presentation came as the board moves forward with the … Continue reading Grey Bruce Public Health receives draft 2024 budget as merger discussion continues

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Fentanyl suspected in Grey-Bruce overdoses, including two fatalities

Grey Bruce Public Health has issued an opioid alert after receiving reports of multiple suspected overdoses and poisonings in a 24-hour period, including two that were fatal.  The suspected opioid overdoses happened on Monday and Tuesday and were primarily in the Owen Sound area. The individuals who died as a result were in their 30s […]

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