PSA: 1 new confirmed case of COVID-19 (#383)

7, first detected in the UK P.1, first detected in Brazil Details of the confirmed cases:   Unknown exposure means the person did not have recent international travel or close contact with a known confirmed case

Events Permits

  Food handling permits are required for all events within the Algoma District that include the serving or sale of food to the general public that are outside of a regularly inspected facility

Algoma Ontario Health Team

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will now be reviewing responses to this first call for Self-Assessments from across the province

Drug Warning: white fentanyl found circulating in Sault Ste. Marie

This is the first confirmed incident of white fentanyl in Sault Ste

Protect Our Community: Indoor and Outdoor Gatherings Prohibited during Stay-at-Home Order

  The safest way, and your first step in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Algoma is to stay at home

Potential blue-green algae bloom in Echo Lake

Algoma Public Health, in consultation with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks is advising residents and visitors of a potential blue-green algae bloom in Echo Lake in Garden River First Nation and Kehoe Township

Grade 3 - 6

Grade 3 - 6

Board of Health for Algoma Public Health decides not to proceed with a voluntary merger with Public Health Sudbury & Districts

In a separate meeting this afternoon, the BOH for PHSD voted in favour of a voluntary merger

Increase in opioid-related harms in the Algoma region