Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
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PORT DOVER, JANUARY 21, 2014 – Norfolk County’s water quality monitoring program has found elevated levels of sodium in municipal water supplies in Port Dover. Sodium levels in the water have been found above the 20 mg/L concentration in recent sample test results. Normally, these levels have been hovering around 10 mg/L. For healthy adults, […]
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SIMCOE, May 23, 2013 – Play, live and be tobacco-free. That’s the message visitors to Wind-Del Park will be receiving throughout the summer sports season. The Optimist Club of Windham and District, which operates Wind-Del Park, implemented a tobacco-free policy on May 1. The new policy prohibits the use of tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, […]
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SIMCOE, APRIL 15, 2013- The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s volunteer youth group, HEAT, will be cleaning up cigarette butt litter in two Simcoe parks on Saturday, April 20, and the teens are inviting the community to come out and lend a hand. The cleanup will begin at 10 a.m. in the Simcoe Kinsmen Park and then […]
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SIMCOE, ON, FEB. 4, 2010 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is urging Caledonia area residents to participate in a public gathering on Monday, Feb. 15, to help build a “walkable community.” “We are encouraging any group or organization making changes in the community around active living or walkable communities to attend,” said the Health Unit’s […]
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SIMCOE, ON, JULY 20, 2009 – Building on the success of previous campaigns, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s Youth Action Alliance, Fresh Heir, will be cleaning up cigarette butts in both Haldimand and Norfolk on Sunday, July 26. Fresh Heir’s teenage peer leaders and volunteers will collect as many cigarette butts off the ground as possible […]