PORT HOPE, ON (February 28, 2022) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, in consultation with local police services and Emergency Medical Services, is issuing an Opioid Overdose Alert for the entire HKPR jurisdiction.

PORT HOPE, ON (February 24, 2022) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPRDHU) will be opening COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the offices in Lindsay and Port Hope as the mass immunization clinics in Cobourg and Lindsay end this week to ensure residents still have access.

PORT HOPE, ON (February 23, 2022) - Never use alone. That simple, potentially life-saving reminder is being shared by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit in the wake of separate overdose incidents over the past week in the City of Kawartha Lakes. While these overdose incidents are unrelated, factors that may have contributed include a potent drug supply and using alone.  

PORT HOPE, ON (February 16, 2022) - With the majority of eligible residents in the region having already received their booster dose, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPRDHU) will be closing its mass immunization clinics located at the Lindsay Exhibition (LEX) on February 25 and at the Cobourg Community Centre (CCC) on February 26.

PORT HOPE, ON (January 26, 2022) - Walk-ins for getting COVID-19 vaccines are now open to anyone age five years and older who is eligible for a first, second or booster dose.

PORT HOPE, ON (January 19, 2022) - The GO-VAXX bus will once again be rolling into the area, but with a slight change to how it operates.

PORT HOPE, ON (January 19, 2022) - The local health unit has issued revised, interim guidance on when residents of area long-term care and retirement homes need to isolate in a COVID-19 outbreak.

PORT HOPE, ON (January 18, 2022) - It’s now easier for certain groups to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Haliburton County, Northumberland County and the City of Kawartha Lakes.

PORT HOPE, ON (January 17, 2022) - If your New Year’s resolution to go tobacco-free in 2022 has already gone up in smoke, this is the week for you to get back on track.

PORT HOPE, ON (January 13, 2022) - If you still need a COVID-19 vaccine, there are more places and spaces to get your dose of protection in coming days.