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Personal care products include items like shampoos, deodorants, perfumes, shaving creams, lotions, soaps and make-up. This pamphlet provide some facts and tips that ensure the personal care products you use are not adversely affecting your health.
Updated: May 2018
A listing of community programs, emergency helplines, emotional and breastfeeding support, and other general information for your pregnancy as well as after the baby arrives.
Updated: March 2024
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected at from a private beach on Scott Drive in Lake Superior on August 14, 2024. Scott Drive is located in Shuniah, 20 km east of Thunder Bay.
Water should be…
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected from the swimming area at Hazelwood Lake Conservation Area on August 14, 2024. Hazelwood Lake Conservation Area is located approximately 30 km north of Thunder…
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae in a water sample collected at One Island Lake on August 12, 2024. It is important to remember that water should be avoided whenever a blue-green algae bloom is present, and for about 2 weeks…
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected at Poplar Lodge Park, Lake Nipigon, on August 26, 2024. Poplar Lodge Park, Lake Nipigon is located approximately 80 kms north of Nipigon, off Hwy 11.
Water…
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA):
- In a water sample collected at Two Island Lake on August 22, 2024. Two Island lake is located approximately 25 km northwest of the City of Thunder Bay.
- In a water sample…
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected at Kenogamisis Lake on August 15, 2024. Specifically, this sample was taken from Barton Way on the west side of the bridge into Geraldton.
Water should be…
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected at Barton Bay, Kenogamisis Lake on September 16, 2024. This lake is located near Geraldton.
Water should be avoided whenever a BGA bloom is present, and for…
The Anishinabek Nation and Thunder Bay District Health Unit launch the newly published book, Migizi and Giniw’s Important Journey: Niish Migizi Bimisewin, today in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
“We are so very excited to share this storybook with communities. It’s been a long time in the works,” expresses…
Thunder Bay District Health Unit has launched “Parents Like Us”, a locally informed and designed resource for families and caregivers of youth with substance use challenges.
Project partners gathered at Sister Margaret Smith Centre today to present and discuss the free handbook, which is available…
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The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has confirmed the presence of blue-green algae (BGA) in a water sample collected at Hattie Cove on August 11, 2025. Hattie Cove is located within Pukaskwa National Park near Marathon.
Water should be avoided whenever a BGA bloom is…