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  • Workplaces urged to take healthy “challenge”

    SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 26, 2008 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is encouraging area workplaces to take part in Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month. The four-week long celebration and promotion of healthy workplaces runs from Sept. 29 to Oct. 26 and features weekly challenges that can be accessed at website www.healthyworkplacemonth.ca. “Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month promotes fostering […]

  • Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus

    SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 25, 2008 – Mosquitoes in a trap in Waterford have tested positive for West Nile virus, confirming the virus is in the area. The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit first noted the presence of the disease in late August after a dead crow picked up in Simcoe tested positive. West Nile virus is spread […]

  • Free Prenatal Health Fair Wednesday

    SIMCOE, ON, SEPT. 25, 2008 – About two dozen exhibits geared to pregnancy will be featured at the area’s first Prenatal Health Fair next Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Simcoe Recreation Centre. New parents or those expecting or planning a child are being urged to attend the free event, which runs for one evening only […]

  • Trail Day in Norfolk on Sunday, Sept. 28

    SIMCOE, SEPT. 18, 2008 – Local trail enthusiasts are celebrating Ontario Hiking Week on Sunday, Sept. 28, the day declared by Norfolk Council as Trail Day in Norfolk. Norfolk Pathways for People and the Lynn Valley Trail Association are encouraging people to join them from 2 to 4 p.m. for a guided walk on the […]

  • Free step counter encourages walking in Haldimand

    SIMCOE, ON, OCT. 23, 2008 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is encouraging residents to add more steps to their day using free pedometers through the Haldimand County Public Library. The Health Unit has teamed up with the library and the Leisure Services Division of the County’s Community Services Department to make these step counters available […]