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We want to hear from you! You could win a $50 grocery gift card. Complete the 5-minute well water survey online or pick up a paper survey and contest ballot form anywhere you can pick up water...Read more
May 1, 2018 This week, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is launching a survey for private well users to improve testing rates and better understand which local factors influence the risk of...Read more
Did you know that almost half of the population of Wellington and Dufferin Counties get their drinking water from private wells? Unlike municipal water, which is tested and treated before it reaches...Read more
Almost half the population of Wellington and Dufferin Counties gets their drinking water from private wells. To help ensure water is safe, Public Health Ontario offers water-quality testing for...Read more
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY . THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO RESIDENTS WHO OWN OR LIVE ON A PROPERTY THAT IS SERVICED BY A PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELL IN THE COUNTY OF WELLINGTON , THE COUNTY OF DUFFERIN , OR THE...Read more
Whether you choose to drink water just when you’re thirsty or you subscribe to the conventional wisdom of drinking eight glasses a day, it is important to drink enough water to stay hydrated. It’s...Read more
To: Chair and Members of the Board of Health Meeting Date: October 2, 2019 Report No. BH .01. OCT0219 . R19 Prepared By: Patty Montague, Health Promotion Specialist, Health Analytics and Health...Read more
To: Chair and Members of the Board of Health Meeting date: October 3, 2018 Prepared by : Patty Montague, Health Promotion Specialist, Health Analytics and Health Protection; Lise Trotz-Williams,...Read more
To : Board of Health Meeting Date : February 6, 2019 Report No .: BH .01. FEB0619 . C03 Prepared By : Shawn Zentner, Manager, Environmental Health Approved By : Christopher Beveridge, Director,...Read more
To: Board of Health Meeting Date: November 6, 2019 Report No.: BH .01. NOV0619 . C22 Prepared By: Shawn Zentner, Manager, Environmental Health Approved By: Christopher Beveridge, Director, Health...Read more
To: Board of Health Meeting Date: September 4, 2019 Report No.: BH .01. SEP0419 . C16 Prepared By: Shawn Zentner, Manager, Environmental Health Approved By: Christopher Beveridge, Director, Health...Read more
Public Health offices will be closed on Thursday, July 1 for Canada Day. Regular hours resume on Friday, July 2. Vaccination Clinics All scheduled vaccination clinics will be open. Assessment Centre...Read more
Nitrate ( NO3 ) is a compound of nitrogen and oxygen and is found in many foods like spinach, lettuce, beets, carrots, meat and meat products. Vegetables account for more than 70% of the nitrates...Read more
Even though, until very recently, winter was battling spring for top spot, the calendar (and now the weather too) indicates that spring has finally arrived! As we stir from our winter slumber, it’s...Read more
If you are affected by flooding in the region and are on a private well, you should consider your water to be unsafe and have it tested immediately . How to get your well water tested 1. Pick up an...Read more
Sodium is a natural mineral found in food and water. It can be in the water we drink or can be impacted by road salt, water treatment chemicals or water softeners. Sodium testing and reporting Public...Read more
Public Health is governed by a Board of Health consisting of provincially appointed local municipal councillors, mayors and community members and is mandated to support the well-being of individuals...Read more
June 3, 2020: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph ( WDG ) Public Health has won $50,000 in the second phase of the MaRS Discovery District Healthy Neighbourhoods Design Data Challenge. MaRS is the world’s...Read more
June 8, 2016 Report to: Human Resources Committee, Board of Health Submitted by: Elizabeth Bowden, (Interim) Director, Human Resources and Corporate Services Subject: OVERVIEW OF GROUP BENEFITS...Read more
Correspondence - York Region Letter re Protecting York Region's School Children Through Immunization
May 17, 2019 George Bridge Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health 474 Wellington Road #18, Suite 100 Fergus, ON N1 M 2W3 Dear Mr. Bridge: Re: Protecting York Region’s School Children through...Read more