Official statements and advice about the COVID-19 pandemic as received from public health as well as all levels of government: municipal, provincial and federal.
MPP John Yakabuski issued the following statement on March 17: The health and well-being of the people of Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke is our number one priority. Since we first learned of COVID-19, Ontario has been diligently monitoring the developing situation and taking decisive action to contain the spread of this new virus …
Premier’s Office press release Mar.17 2020 12:43 p.m. Today the Government of Ontario announced that it is taking decisive action by making an order declaring an emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. In doing so, Ontario is using every power possible to continue to …
Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County has been closely monitoring our local, provincial and national public health authorities and working closely with our Ministry partners and other Children’s Aid Societies of Ontario. In light of the state of emergency in Ontario, and in order to support the health and …
In a media release received today, March 16 at 8:22 p.m., Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health issued the statement below detailing enhanced public health measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19. These include: avoid large gatherings of more than 50 people recommended closure of all recreational …
The Ministry of Health issued the following statement on March 16: As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve locally and globally, Ontario is taking further action to ensure the province’s health care system is prepared to continue to protect the health and well-being of Ontarians. Working closely with Telehealth Ontario, …
On March 16, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Todd Smith, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, provided an update on the measures being put into place across the social services and youth justice sectors: “Protecting the health and well-being of all Ontarians, including the staff and …
On March 16, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, released the following statement on elective surgeries and other non-emergent clinical activity: “Since we first learned of COVID-19, Ontario has been diligently monitoring and taking decisive action to contain the spread of this new virus and ensure the province’s …
Note: Updated as of Sunday March 15 at 3:30 p.m. Please scroll down for event cancellations. While there are no confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 in Renfrew County at this time, healthcare teams are working to ensure you get the information you need to protect yourself and your family …
Renfrew County and District Health Unit continues to monitor the COVID-19 situation daily and there are currently no cases in Renfrew County and District. The risk for Renfrew County and District remains low for COVID-19. The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) can cause illness ranging from a very mild, cold-like illness to …
Renfrew County and District Health Unit has issued a media release confirming that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has several active travel health notices for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Each country or area may have different levels of risk. These risk levels may change as the COVID-19 event …
