News Releases

News Releases

29

Aug

2024

Southampton Beach posted unsafe for swimming

Grey Bruce Public Health, in consultation with the Town of Saugeen Shores, has posted the Southampton Beach as unsafe for swimming after water-sampling results showed bacterial levels exceeding Ontario Ministry of Health standards.

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28

Aug

2024

Public Assistance Request – Dog Bite – Saugeen Shores

Grey Bruce Public Health is seeking the public’s help in finding the owner of a dog involved in a biting/scratching incident on Aug. 27, 2024, in Saugeen Shores.

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27

Aug

2024

GBPH issues Opioid Alert following series of drug poisonings over three-day period

Grey Bruce Public Health has distributed and posted an Opioid Overdose Alert – the eighth such advisory since the start of summer – after receiving reports of one fatal and four non-fatal drug poisonings over three days in August.

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23

Aug

2024

Blue-green algae toxins confirmed in Lake Eugenia

Grey Bruce Public Health has been notified that a blue-green algae bloom in a southern portion of Lake Eugenia in Grey Highlands has tested positive for the presence of naturally occurring toxins, known as microcystins, that can make people and pets sick.

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21

Aug

2024

Crow from Grey-Bruce tests positive for West Nile Virus

Grey Bruce Public Health has been notified that an American crow from Grey-Bruce has tested positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus (WNV).

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19

Aug

2024

Public Health advises against swimming at area beaches after a significant rainfall

Due to the significant amount of rain that has fallen in Grey-Bruce in recent days, Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding residents and visitors that swimming at area beaches within 48 hours of heavy rain or while the water remains unusually cloudy can pose a risk to human health.

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15

Aug

2024

Increase in pertussis cases underscores importance of staying up to date on publicly funded vaccinations

With cases of pertussis (whooping cough) on the rise in Ontario, including locally, Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding people that staying up to date on routine vaccinations is the best defence against the highly contagious bacterial respiratory infection.

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15

Aug

2024

Public Assistance Request – Dog Bite – West Grey

Grey Bruce Public Health is requesting the public’s help in identifying the owner of a dog involved in a biting incident that took place on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in West Grey.

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9

Aug

2024

Swim advisory lifted for Southampton Beach

Test results from water samples taken this week at Southampton Beach show bacterial levels have returned to within Ministry of Health guidelines for safe swimming/bathing.

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7

Aug

2024

GBPH notified of fifth suspected fatal drug poisoning in Grey-Bruce this summer

Grey Bruce Public Health has been notified of another suspected fatal opioid poisoning in the area – the fifth since the start of summer – that again highlights the increasing toxicity of the local unregulated drug supply and importance of following harm reduction strategies.

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