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MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for September 6, 2023

Published on Sep 3, 2023Sep 4, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

September arrives, and that means it’s back to school and back to work for the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health! It looks like the public health staff spent their summer writing some pretty big reports on the health effects of poverty, the lingering effects of the pandemic, increasing immunizations and vaping. Plus, we’re getting ready for cold and flu and COVID season this fall. Get ready, because there’s a lot of ground to cover Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for September 6, 2023” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for August 1-31, 2023

Published on Sep 1, 2023Aug 26, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

Every month, Guelph Politico posts the latest inspection results from the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health Unit inspection of local restaurants, hotels, cafes, grocery stores and other businesses that handle food. We call it “Mangez!”, and this column highlights the latest inspections done by WDGPH, and the results they’ve posted. Continue reading “MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for August 1-31, 2023” →

Public Health Issues Warning After 17 Drug Poisoning

Published on Aug 11, 2023Aug 12, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

A late-summer warning to people in the Guelph area that use substances from the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy, there’s been a drastic increase in the number of drug poisonings in the last few weeks. According to the WGDS, there have been 17 drug poisoning in the last two weeks, including four suspected drug-related deaths. The potential cause is the appearance of light purple-coloured fentanyl. Continue reading “Public Health Issues Warning After 17 Drug Poisoning” →

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for July 16-31, 2023

Published on Aug 1, 2023Jul 31, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for July 1-15, 2023

Published on Jul 16, 2023Jul 17, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for June 16-30, 2023

Published on Jul 1, 2023Jul 1, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

MANGEZ! Dine Safe Guide for June 1-15, 2023

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RECAP: Board of Health Hears That Smoke is Bad and the Robots Are Coming

Published on Jun 7, 2023Jun 9, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

This month’s Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting coincided with one of the worst days of air pollution seen in quite some time. Summer health issues were the focus of part of the meeting, how to cope with smoke from wildfires and what to do if you’ve bitten by ticks. In terms of Public Health business, the focus was on how the agency is adapting to new technology, and yes, that means maybe chatting with an A.I. Here’s the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Board of Health Hears That Smoke is Bad and the Robots Are Coming” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #376 – The Year at Committees So Far…

Published on Jun 7, 2023Jun 6, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

The business of managing the City of Guelph goes beyond the confines of the council chambers, so starting this year Guelph Politico has expanded its meeting coverage to nine local boards and shared services committees. It’s five months now, and a lot of different business has been done in those first five months, so we’re going to stop and use this podcast to do a high-level overview. Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #376 – The Year at Committees So Far…” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for June 7, 2023

Published on Jun 2, 2023Jun 6, 2023 by Adam A. DonaldsonLeave a comment

June’s Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Board of Health meeting will be data driven. Not that the decisions of the board are not usually data driven, but data will be the focus on this month’s meeting in terms of how Public Health is using it to improve their programs, not to mention the literal maintenance and dissemination of that data. We’re also got injuries, healthy babies and public health’s annual community report. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Board of Health Meeting for June 7, 2023” →