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Health Unit Offering Free Hepatitis A Vaccines Related to Recall On Frozen Mangoes

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – As a result of the recall on various frozen mango products associated with a possible Hepatitis A contamination, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) is offering eligible individuals a free Hepatitis A vaccine. The recall has been issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), and includes the following products:

• Two-kilogram bags of Nature’s Touch frozen mangoes with a best before date of November 9, 2022 (UPC 873668001807);
• 600-gram...

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Hydro One Forestry to perform routine maintenance in parts of Seguin

Hydro One Forestry Services has informed the township that they will be working on their distribution lines in the region, including some sections of Seguin Township, starting this month (August 2021) and into 2022.

Hydro One performs routine maintenance to ensure the safety and reliability of their power lines. The work will involve the removal of incompatible vegetation, including brush (vegetation less than four inches in diameter) and dead, diseased or hazardous trees. Vegetation that requires...

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Highway closure update Highway 518 at Bear Creek culvert

The Ministry of Transportation wishes to provide an update regarding the closure of Highway 518 at Bear Creek culvert, located 17 kilometres east of Orrville and 28 kilometres west of Highway 11.

Public safety is the ministry’s top priority. The closure is being undertaken for the safety of the travelling public for emergency culvert repairs inside this construction zone. During this closure, vehicles are not able travel on this section of Highway 518. Work is progressing and a new culvert has been...

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Bell expanding high-speed internet access to more Seguin residents

Bell’s popular Wireless Home Internet (WHI) service is now available to more residents and businesses in Seguin. This is the latest step in the region’s multipronged approach to ensure Seguin telecommunications is on par with larger urban centres. Fully funded by Bell, this service can offer up to 50 Mbps download and 10Mbps upload speeds.  Homes and businesses in the following regions may be eligible for this new service: 

• Highway 632 south-east of Rosseau including Stanley Bay, Jean Marie Road

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Walk-ins Welcome at COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics This Week

NIPISSING & PARRY SOUND, ON – The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) wishes to remind the public that all upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinics are accepting walk-ins and offering both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

Please see the attached PDF for details.

• Public Service Announcement - Walk-ins Welcome at COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics this Week

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