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Keeping Your Cool

As hot, hazy and humid conditions persist in the region, the Health Unit urges people to take precautions in the extreme temperatures.

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Lets Target Lyme!

With casese of Lyme disease on the rise in parts of southern Ontario, it's time to "Get Tick Smart!"

Enjoy Summer Safely

Make the most of your summer vacation, but remember that being safe does not take a holiday -- no matter what time of year.

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Child Car Seats: It's Time For a Change

If your child's car seat is out-of-date, then it needs to be replaced. In Haliburton County, discounts are available on the purchase of new select car seats at local retailers.

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Beach Testing

Planning to visit a local beach this summer? Find out whether it is safe to swim at beaches in Northumberland County, Haliburton County and the City of Kawartha Lakes.

White Nose Syndrome in Bats

With White Nose Syndrome being detected in bats in Ontario, you are asked to take precautions when coming in contact with bats.

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Simply Safer is Simply Smarter

Considering home renovations? A free Simply Safer is Simply Smarter Kit can help you build safey features into your plans for a home safe home.

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Taste that Hits Home

With the warmer wether here, there is no place like home for enjoying fresh food grown and produced in your own community.

How Well is Your Well Water?

Free well water testing is available for local residents. Let the local Health Unit help you ensure your drinking water is safe.

Convictions

Through its inspection work, the Health Unit has obtained convictions against establishments that contravene various pieces of health legislation.

Overview of Cosmetic Pesticide Use

On October 21, 2004, a delegation consisting of residents from the City of Kawartha Lakes made a presentation to the Board of Health of the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR DHU) to express concerns about pesticides and to make enquiries about Health Unit mandates, authority and governance.

A delegation in November 2004, from the Sustainable Alternatives for Ecological Living Network made a presentation to the Medical Officer of Health (MOH) asking to declare cosmetic use of pesticides a health hazard. The concerns about cosmetic use of pesticides in the urban setting were presented in the context of the adverse health effects of “pesticides” in general, the application of the precautionary principle in curbing pesticide use, and the use of Medical Officer of Health instruments to assist in this goal – health hazard designation of cosmetic pesticide use or development of a cosmetic pesticide by-law.

As a result of the October 21st meeting, the MOH requested a review of the various perspectives and experiences with by-laws concerning control of the urban cosmetic use of pesticides.

Report - Overview of Cosmetic Pesticide Use

Brochure - Reducing Pesticides: Guide to Healthy Lawns and Gardens

November 2005