PORT HOPE, ON (January 19, 2022) The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge, District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) has announced new members to the HKPR District Health Unit’s Board of Health effective immediately, with David Marshall being appointed Chairperson and Olena Hankivisky appointed Vice-chair for the Board of Health.

PORT HOPE, ON (January 9, 2022) – An opioid overdose alert is being issued for the City of Kawartha Lakes, County of Haliburton and Northumberland County after a noticeable increase in overdoses over the past 30 days, warns the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit).

PORT HOPE, ON (December 14, 2022) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is launching a Tobacco Enforcement Campaign, in collaboration with public health units across Central East Ontario, beginning January 2023 to ensure compliance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (SFOA).

PORT HOPE, ON (December 1, 2022) –  The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is resuming its enforcement of the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA), after postponing enforcement in March 2020 due to its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PORT HOPE, ON (November 29, 2022) – An opioid overdose alert is being issued for the City of Kawartha Lakes, County of Haliburton and Northumberland County after a noticeable increase in overdoses over the past 30 days, warns the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit).

PORT HOPE, ON (November 28, 2022) - The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) partnered with Peterborough Aids Resource Network (PARN), John Howard Society, Greenwood Coalition, the Town of Cobourg, the Municipality of Dysart et al, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Community Living Campbellford/Brighton, and the Haliburton County Library System in choosing several new 24-hour Needle Disposal Bin locations.

PORT HOPE, ON (November 15, 2022) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s (HKPR District Health Unit) Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Natalie Bocking, is strongly recommending that residents within the City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton County and Northumberland County wear masks at indoor public settings, including schools and childcare centres, in an effort to combat COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

PORT HOPE, ON (November 7, 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, November 10, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.

PORT HOPE, ON (October 17, 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, October 20, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) is reporting its first case of influenza for the 2022-23 flu season in the district which includes the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County and Haliburton County.