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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.

  • New support offered to local families coping with suicide

    SIMCOE, AUGUST 26, 2011 – A new monthly support group for people who have lost friends and relatives to suicide is being offered in Dunnville. The group will be meeting on the first Wednesday of each month, starting September 7, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the Dunnville Public Library. People who have lost someone […]

  • New signs remind drivers to share the road

    SIMCOE, AUGUST 05, 2011 – Norfolk County is the latest in a growing list of municipalities across the province to add cautionary signs along their roads in an attempt to increase road safety awareness for all users. Pathways for People, a community group which encourages active forms of transportation and the development and use of […]

  • Youth turn up the heat in Port Dover on Aug. 5

    SIMCOE, JULY 28, 2011 – Members of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s volunteer youth group, HEAT, will be hosting a beach party in Port Dover on Friday, August 5th to raise awareness about the impact of tobacco on our local beaches. The free event, entitled ‘Turn up the Heat for Smoke Free Beaches’, will see beach […]

  • Dunnville youth invited to ‘Escape the Heat’ at Lions Park

    SIMCOE, JULY 21, 2011 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit’s youth group, which goes by the name HEAT, is hosting a fun-filled outdoor park event on Thursday, July 28th to raise awareness about the importance of tobacco-free recreation. The event, entitled ‘Escape the Heat’, runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lions Park in Dunnville, and […]

  • Heat wave can put health at risk; Health Unit warns

    SIMCOE, ON, July 19, 2011 – The sight of brown lawns, the sound of air conditioners running, and the feeling of sweat starting to bead on the forehead are becoming a bit too familiar for most peoples’ liking. As we experience one of the hottest, driest Julys on record, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is reminding […]