April is Oral Health Month in Canada, and Grey Bruce Public Health is using this opportunity to highlight the government-funded programs in place to assist eligible children, youth, and seniors from low-income households with the cost of dental services.

With milder temperatures and rain in the forecast – which are expected to increase snow melts and spring runoff locally – Grey Bruce Public Health is reminding residents on private water systems to test their drinking water this spring.

The holiday season can be a particularly difficult time for people experiencing grief, loss, isolation, and other challenges.

Grey-Bruce residents returned more than 170 pharmaceuticals that had expired or were no longer needed to an Owen Sound pharmacy for safe disposal during the recent ‘Attacking Medication Misuse’ campaign.

Grey Bruce Public Health is reporting the area’s first laboratory-confirmed influenza case of the 2024-25 respiratory illness season.