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The Community Addictions Peer Support Association (CAPSA) recently honoured Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) with their Employer Allyship Award. CAPSA is a national organization committed to addressing stigma and working alongside organizations to enhance substance use health through…
June 17, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Bethammi Nursing Home – 2nd Floor, located at 63 Carrie Street, have declared an outbreak of a respiratory illness.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled for this unit until further notice. Visitors to this unit…
June 19, 2019 - Officials at the Health Unit and Bethammi Nursing Home, located at 63 Carrie Street, have extended the respiratory outbreak today to facility-wide.
Admissions, transfers, discharges and social activities have been cancelled for this unit until further notice. Visitors to this unit…
June 27, 2019 - The facility-wide outbreak of gastrointestinal illness at Southbridge Pinewood, located at 2625 E. Walsh Street, has been declared over today at 10am. All restrictions have been lifted.
The Health Unit is urging people to stay at home and refrain from visiting hospitals, long-term…
Rapid antigen tests are no longer available at Provincial Public Health locations
Rapid tests are now only available to a specific group of people.
If you develop symptoms and you are eligible for a publicly-funded test, we recommend you contact your primary care provider or pharmacist to…
Parents and caregivers reminded to keep children and themselves up to date with routine immunizations. Pregnant individuals are also a group of emphasis.
The province has seen a rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases. While the rates of pertussis in the District of Thunder Bay are currently…
Please note that TBDHU offices will be closed on:
December 31
January 1 (New Year's Day, 2025)
All offices throughout the District of Thunder Bay will also be closed during these times.
Note also:
The Red Rock branch office will be closed from from Monday, Dec 23 to Wednesday,…
Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) has started the annual process of enforcing the Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) to ensure students are protected against vaccine preventable diseases. Students who do not meet the ISPA requirements could face a 20-day school suspension. All mailed…
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 (TBDHU) is proud to announce that the Healthy Kids Health on the Move for Equity (H.O.M.E.) Program has been awarded the Community Engaged Research Award (CERA) by Lakehead University. This prestigious recognition is part of the 2025 Research & Innovation Awards…
The Superior Mental Wellness @ Work Advisory Group, coordinated by Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU), unveiled the Get Real photovoice project today at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. The community exhibit showcases stories and photos from 37 people across the region relating to workplace…
Dr. Janet DeMille, Medical Officer of Health & CEO of Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) has announced plans to resign at the end of December 2025.
“We are grateful to have had Dr. DeMille as a part of our team over the past 12 years. Under her leadership, we have strengthened our local…
Thunder Bay joins over 50 cities across the nation supporting Flora’s Walk again this Saturday, May 3, in Canada’s largest perinatal mental health event.
Flora was a Canadian mother who tragically lost her life to undetected, undiagnosed, and untreated postpartum psychosis. Flora's Walk for…
Thunder Bay District Health Unit is reporting a lab-confirmed case of measles. The individual acquired the infection through international travel and is now recovering at home.
The public health investigation is unfolding. At this time, TBDHU is following up directly with known contacts,…
On Friday May 9, 2025, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) reported a lab-confirmed case of measles.
TBDHU is advising people of additional locations where the public may have been exposed to the measles virus:
Wednesday May 7, 2025
Harbourview Family Health Team 10:40…