PORT HOPE, ON (September 16, 2022) – In accordance with the national holiday in commemoration for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who passed away on September 8th, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) offices will be closed on Monday, September 19, 2022.

PORT HOPE, ON (September 13, 2022) - The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, District Health Unit would like to advise media and the community that the next Board of Health meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.

PORT HOPE, ON (September 12, 2022) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) would like to advise residents in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County that the Ontario government is offering the bivalent COVID-19 booster dose to all Ontarians aged 18 and over, beginning with the most vulnerable populations.

PORT HOPE, ON (August 31, 2022) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) would like to inform residents that the annual Beach Testing Water Program has come to a finish for the season. During the summer season a total of 46 public beaches in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County and Northumberland County were regularly sampled for E. coli. These test results were then updated on a weekly basis on the HKPR District Health Unit’s Unit’s Beach Water Testing webpage and shared through social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). Signs are also posted at local beaches, indicating if conditions are right for swimming or not.

COBOURG, ON (August 17, 2022) – They are more than overdose statistics. Behind the numbers are real individuals – mothers, fathers, children, partners and others – who leave behind grieving loved ones.

LINDSAY, ON (August 15, 2022) – An opioid overdose alert is being issued for the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County, in the wake of a disturbing rise in the number of overdoses being recorded in recent days.

LINDSAY, ON (August 15, 2022) – An opioid overdose alert is being issued for the City of Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland County, in the wake of a disturbing rise in the number of overdoses being recorded in recent days.

PORT HOPE, ON (August 2, 2022) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) will offer free Mpox vaccines at upcoming clinics this Friday, August 5, and next week for those eligible to get a dose.

PORT HOPE, ON (August 2, 2022) – As part of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspector’s national awareness campaign, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is highlighting the work of its 16 Public Health Inspectors (PHI) in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County, and Northumberland County.

PORT HOPE, ON (July 28, 2022) – As of 8 a.m. today, parents and caregivers of children aged six months to under five years are now able to book appointments for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.