Tag: community announcement
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Will Ontario’s Poison Caterpillar Return This Summer?
Important safety tip: if you see a caterpillar that has hypodermic-like needles poking out from its body DON’T TOUCH. That might seem like common sense but Summer 2014 had Ontarians reporting to emergency rooms and to family doctors with symptoms ranging from swelling and rashes to vomiting and intense pain. All this from a seemingly harmless…
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Has SARS Prepared Ontario For Ebola Possibility?
In October, 2014 Dr. Eric Hoskins, then Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, and Dr. David Mowat, Interim Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement on Ontario’s preparedness for Ebola virus disease in Ontario: “We know that Ontarians may have concerns related to the ongoing challenges in West Africa and recent events in…
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Toxic Algae Blooms in Lake Erie Cause Water Emergencies
Toxic algae. The Silo @thesiloteam · 1m Lake Erie toxic algae bloom causes water emergency in Toledo, OH -citizens scramble for bottled water http://patch.com/michigan/novi/lake-erie-toxins-leave-southeast-michigan-ohio-residents-without-water#.U94t…q7fD_IU … #Silo #Earth The Silo @thesiloteam · now What are implications for #Oxford #NorfolkCounty #Haldimand County communities water supply? Bacteria/ Algae signs already posted on beaches
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Ontario Greens- Inaction on Ombudsman recommendations puts Ontarians ‘at risk’
Green Party of Ontario leader Mike Schreiner made the following statement in response to the Ombudsman’s 2012-2013 Annual Report [search the report here at thesilo.ca CP ]: “Whether it’s safe transportation for medical issues, our civil liberties or responsible, accountable government, the Liberal government has put people at risk by failing to act. It is especially…