A London-area public health office at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak is reporting its largest weekly surge in cases of the highly infectious disease since it began recording weekly statistics.
A third Oxford County community has been issued a boil water advisory over the past two days by public health officials.
A Southwestern Ontario public-health office has issued a boil water advisory for a small community east of London. Southwestern Public Health, which oversees Oxford and Elgin counties and St. Thomas, on Tuesday issued the warning for all users of the Mount Elgin municipal water system in Oxford County after what officials called a pressure loss […]
Another spring, another flock of ticks to avoid—and dealing with them is a common challenge for cottagers. While synthetic repellents such as DEET are a go-to for many, concerns over side … Continued
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The federal election campaign came to London Friday night, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh holding separate rallies within five kilometres of each other. Facing the prospect of losing some of the 24 seats the party had in the last Parliament, Singh carved out time in the crucial home stretch of […]
Measles cases have surged again for the Southwestern Ontario public health office at the centre of a provincewide outbreak, after a dip in reported cases.
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre (SBGHC) Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary was excited to receive a cheque for $5,217.98 from our Art Easel fundraising consultant Adam Kooistra at Sobeys on April 17. Jeanne Lindsay, our auxiliary president, accepted the cheque which represents our portion of the proceeds from the sale of the prints for the year […]
The Minnesota Department of Health has updated its advice on how much fish is safe to eat from certain lakes with so-called “forever chemicals.” The changes to the fish consumption […]
Fundraising for the expansion of Kincardine’s hospital and the addition of an MRI machine at the site has officially passed the halfway mark. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed to this campaign so far,” said Becky Fair, president of the Kincardine and Community Health Care Foundation, in an April 16 news release. […]