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    Boil Water Advisories

    Generally, the Health Unit issues a Boil Water Advisory when there is known contamination of a water supply OR when there is a risk of contamination to the water supply. The Boil Water Advisory helps to protect the health of the community that the water system serves.  It is a recommendation for residents to only drink tap water if it has been boiled for at least one minute.

  • Your Voice Matters: Participate in the 2025 Health Survey

    May 23, 2025 –The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) and Peterborough Public Health (PPH) is participating in the Rapid Risk Factor Surveillance System (RRFSS) telephone survey led in partnership with the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at York University. 

  • HKPR District Health Unit Reporting New Measles Exposure in the City of Kawartha Lakes

    May 22, 2025 – The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (now legally Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Public Health) has confirmed some residents may have been exposed to measles.

  • Mental Health Week 2025

    April 28, 2025 – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) invites you to focus on your mental health this Mental Health Week from May 5-11, 2025.  

  • Safe Disposal, Safer Communities; Health Unit Aims to Strengthen Sharps Disposal

    April 28, 2025 – The HKPR District Health Unit, supported by PARN, has launched a community-wide awareness campaign aimed at promoting the safe disposal of harm reduction sharps. These include needles, glass bowl pipes and other items that may become harmful when broken or discarded improperly.

  • Nurse Practitioner - Temporary, full-time

    Nurse Practitioner, as a member of the Health Protection Division, the Nurse Practitioner is accountable to Health Protection Management for the implementation of the assigned Requirements of the Infectious and Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Program Standards of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) 2018 and relevant protocols, specifically related to sexual health and bloodborne infections.

  • Rabies Found in Lindsay Bat, Health Unit Seeking Individual Who May Have Been Exposed

    April 24, 2025 – The HKPR District Health Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in locating an individual who may have been exposed to rabies on Friday, March 14th in the Lindsay region.

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    Board of Health Meeting Scheduled for March 20, 2025

    PORT HOPE and PETERBOROUGH, ON (March 17, 2025) - The Haliburton Kawartha Northumberland Peterborough Health Unit (formerly the HKPR District Health Unit and Peterborough Public Health) would like to advise media and the community of an upcoming Board of Health meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 1 p.m.

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    Spring Well Water Testing: Ensure Your Drinking Water is Safe

    March 12, 2025 – As the seasons change and spring arrives, private well owners are reminded of the importance of testing their drinking water to ensure it is safe for consumption. Groundwater is typically clean and safe, but contamination can occur due to improper well installation, run-off water, or other environmental factors

  • Contents of a Naloxone kit.
    Warning: Opioid Overdoses in Northumberland County

    March 11, 2025 – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is issuing an alert due to a notable increase in suspected opioid drug poisonings in Northumberland County.  


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