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  • Health unit offers tips on how to keep safe during poor air quality events

    Jun 05, 2025


    SIMCOE MUSKOKA – Wildfire smoke drifting into our region is causing poor air quality across Simcoe Muskoka. For the first time this year, Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a Special Air Quality Statement for June 5 into Friday, June 6. Breathing in wildfire smoke can cause immediate symptoms and may also increase long-term health risks.
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  • New Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer appointed for Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit

    May 22, 2025


    SIMCOE MUSKOKA – The Board of Health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Lisa Simon as the next Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer, pending approval by the Minister of Health. Dr. Simon will formally begin her new role on October 1, 2025, following the retirement of Dr. Charles Gardner on September 30, 2025. Dr. Gardner has served as the unit’s Medical Officer of Health since 2005.
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