January 21, 2025 – On January 3, 2025, a Canada goose found by the Town of Cobourg By-Law Enforcement team in the Cobourg harbour was submitted for testing and has since been confirmed by the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) to be infected with avian influenza.

PORT HOPE, ON (January 17, 2025) – Extreme cold can be dangerous for everyone, so knowing how to prepare and keep warm during extreme cold conditions will help you and your loved ones stay safe and healthy.

PORT HOPE and PETERBOROUGH, ON (January 14, 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, January 16, at 2 p.m.

January 6, 2025 - The HKPR District Health Unit is notifying parents and guardians of the upcoming immunization requirements for the 2024/2025 school year for students in Junior Kindergarten (JK) to Grade 11 (birth years 2008-2020).

January 2, 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 virtually for Thursday, January 2, at 11 a.m.

December 4, 2024 – The Boards of Health for Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) and Peterborough Public Health (PPH) are pleased to announce that they will be moving forward with a voluntary merger, effective January 1, 2025. 

December 2, 2024 - The HKPR District Health Unit would like to advise media and the community of an upcoming Board of Health meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

December 2, 2024 - The HKPR District Health Unit would like to advise media and the community of an upcoming Board of Health meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

November 18, 2024 - The HKPR District Health Unit would like to advise media and the community of an upcoming Board of Health meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

November 14, 2024 – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is urging residents to take proactive steps to prevent the spread of influenza and other respiratory illnesses following the season’s first laboratory-confirmed case of Influenza in the City of Kawartha Lakes