RECAP: Board of Health Talks Inspections and CTS Closure Impacts

One last ride before summer vacation for the local Board of Health! At the June meeting, there were a number of information reports concerning the inspection of food vendors and childhood health programs, and there was also some discussion about the impacts from the closure of the consumption and treatment site in April. So we heard about all that, plus there was some actual good news on the measles front if you want to check out the recap below. Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Talks Inspections and CTS Closure Impacts”

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for June 4, 2025

It’s one last ride for the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health before they take their usual summer break, but despite the pending time off this is going to be an unusually laidback agenda. There are some pretty important updates though about the loss of harm reduction services downtown, and the annual community report about the overall work of the unit, but to learn more about the agenda, scroll through the preview below. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for June 4, 2025”

GUELPH POLITICAST #372 – When Lunch Attacks

There are about 1,700 food-based businesses across the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph region, and they all get regularly inspected, but sometimes accidents happen, just like it did last month at a luncheon for International Women’s Day at an Orangeville hotel and conference centre. We’ve made it through the COVID-19 health emergency, but what happens when the health crisis is something we ate? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #372 – When Lunch Attacks”