Home Canning
by Dana Douglas, MScFN, RD, LG&L District Health Unit
Home canning is a great way to preserve, but requires special attention and safe techniques to...
Community Gardens
by Dana Douglas, MScFN, RD, LG&L District Health Unit
A community garden is a shared space where people work together to grow food and build...
Local food
by Dana Douglas, MScFN, RD, LG&L District Health Unit
Spring is here and soon we'll be seeing locally grown food in our area. Local food...
Finding credible nutrition information
by Danielle Labonte, LG&L District Health Unit
March is Nutrition Month and this year's theme is "We Are Dietitians". Dietitians at the health unit are...
Health Unit promotes well water testing
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit celebrated World Water Day on March 22. In Ontario, we are fortunate to have an abundance...
Serious rise in drug poisoning
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit, is raising awareness of an increase in drug poisoning related emergency room visits in LGL over...
Health Unit reminding residents of testing for syphilis
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is reminding residents about a local rise in cases of syphilis, and to consider getting tested...
Health Unit’s Campus Service Site opens on Monday
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit’s new service delivery site at the Kemptville Campus will be open March 18. The site is...
Health Unit reminds public of safety during the solar eclipse
by Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
On April 8, 2024, parts of Leeds and Grenville Counties will be within the path of totality...
Mental health portal closure is a bad idea
by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health
On February 8, 2024 the federal government announced that it would stop funding and close...