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SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 31, 2010 – A section of Argyle Street will be closed off in Caledonia on Sunday, April 11, to allow pedestrians to celebrate World Health Day. From 2 to 4 p.m., residents and visitors will be able to walk, run, play and exercise on a car-free section of Argyle Street between Wigton […]
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SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 31, 2010 – The first of two Prenatal Fairs will be held by the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit on Wednesday, April 28, at McKinnon Park Secondary School in Caledonia. A second fair is scheduled for Oct. 21 in Simcoe. Residents of Haldimand and Norfolk counties are welcome to attend either event. “In the […]
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SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 26, 2010 – Residents on wells should be testing their water at least three times per year, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is warning. “The rural landscape of Haldimand and Norfolk counties means a substantial percentage of local residents rely on private wells as their source of drinking water,” said Glen Steen, Healthy […]
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SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 11, 2010 -One out of three people around the world who become sick with tuberculosis don’t get timely and accurate diagnosis or effective treatment for the disease, says the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit.“Even though global rates of illness and death from TB have declined each year since 2004, more resources are needed not […]
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SIMCOE, ON, MARCH 4, 2010 – Community members in southwest Norfolk County are calling for more youth-oriented sports and recreation activities as an alternative to “risky” bush parties where drugs and alcohol are being misused. In a community-based study released today, both youths and adults cited “risky behaviour” at bush parties as a major issue […]