PORT HOPE, ON (April 14, 2023) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is urging the public to use caution around wild birds and poultry as cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as “avian flu”, increase with spring migration happening across the province.

PORT HOPE (April 6, 2023) – April is Oral Health Month in Canada, and an important part of the celebration is National Dental Hygienists Week™ (NDHW™), which takes place April 4–10. The week’s theme is “Oral Health for Total Health,” to remind the public that taking care of our mouth, teeth, and gums benefits our overall physical and mental well-being for a lifetime. 

Port Hope, ON (April 4, 2023) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is advising the public of a fuel spill in Sturgeon Lake as reported from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP).

PORT HOPE, ON (March 29, 2023) – In accordance with the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 (PSSDA), the Haliburton, Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is required to publish the name, position, salary and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year. 

PORT HOPE, ON (Mar 27, 2023) – This spring the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is teaming up with participating veterinarians in the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County to provide Reduced-Cost Rabies Vaccination Clinics.

PORT HOPE, ON (March 20, 2023) –  An opioid overdose alert is being issued for the City of Kawartha Lakes after a noticeable increase in overdoses over the past seven days, warns the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit). 

PORT HOPE, ON (March 6, 2023) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit would like to congratulate Burnham Public Health School students and staff who continue to raise awareness around the importance of healthy food with their breakfast program.

Read the letter the HKPR District Health Unit’s Board of Health has issued to Premier Doug Ford, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones, and the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Merrilee Fullerton.

PORT HOPE, ON (March 1, 2023) – In partnership with Northumberland Food for Thought the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is pleased to announce the awarding of a $5,000 Community Impact Grant provided by Northumberland United Way.

PORT HOPE, ON (February 16, 2023) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) has released its 2022 Nutritious Food Basket Report ‘Addressing Food Insecurity and Poverty in the County of Haliburton, City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County’. The report highlights the cost of healthy eating when compared to different household income scenarios.