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• Updated partnership agreement enhances commitment to support healthy schools

  Dec 19, 2025
  
  
  
  SIMCOE MUSKOKA – On Dec. 18, 2025, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU), the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB), and the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board (SMCDSB) signed an updated partnership agreement to work together to strengthen healthy school environments across Simcoe Muskoka.
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• Safe water, shared responsibility

  Dec 19, 2025
  
  
  
  SIMCOE MUSKOKA - Emergencies rarely occur at convenient times, and the recent major watermain break that resulted in a town-wide boil water advisory in Collingwood was no exception. More than an inconvenience for residents, the incident underscored how vulnerable the systems we depend on can be, and how quickly disruptions can place public health at risk.
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• Boil water advisory lifted for remaining affected areas in Collingwood

  Dec 15, 2025
  
  
  
  COLLINGWOOD – The amended Boil Water Advisory (BWA) issued on Dec. 13, 2025 has been lifted as of noon on Dec. 15, 2025 by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit for the impacted areas mainly in the eastern and southern parts of the Town of Collingwood (shown in the linked map), including Hwy 26 East and surrounding areas east of the Pretty River and properties between Poplar Side Road and Tracey Lane/Findlay Drive. Laboratory test results have confirmed that the water is free from contamination and is safe to drink. Any facilities that were closed due to the advisory can now reopen after taking the necessary precautions.
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• Update on boil water advisory for the Town of Collingwood

  Dec 13, 2025
  
  
  
  COLLINGWOOD – The Boil Water Advisory issued for the Town of Collingwood on Dec. 12, has been amended today by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit. The advisory was originally issued broadly on a precautionary basis while the integrity and safety of the municipal water system were confirmed. Following further investigation of the watermain break located near Hume Street and Pretty River Parkway, it was determined that the impact is limited to specific areas of the community and does not affect the entire Town. Only residences and businesses within the impacted areas mainly in the eastern and southern parts of the Town (shown in the linked map), including Hwy 26 East and surrounding areas east of the Pretty River and properties between Poplar Side Road and Tracey Lane/Findlay Drive, remain under a Boil Water Advisory; all other areas are no longer under an advisory.
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• Boil water advisory issued for the Town of Collingwood

  Dec 12, 2025
  
  
  
  COLLINGWOOD – The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit issued a boil water advisory (BWA) on Friday, Dec. 12 for the entire Town of Collingwood after a recent major water main break. Repairs are underway. This advisory is in effect until further notice and will be lifted once the safety of the water has been confirmed by laboratory tests.
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• Flu season arrives early with cases rising in Simcoe Muskoka

  Dec 12, 2025
  
  
  
  SIMCOE MUSKOKA – Influenza (flu) season arrived especially early this year and the number of people sick with flu is quickly increasing in Ontario and Simcoe Muskoka. Because of this, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) strongly recommends that people who have not yet received their flu shot get vaccinated as soon as possible to protect themselves from severe illness this winter.
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• We can eliminate cervical cancer with the bulletproof HPV vaccine

  Dec 02, 2025
  
  
  
  SIMCOE MUSKOKA - A new report from the Canadian Cancer Statistics Advisory Committee shows that cancer mortality rates are going down and this is great news. However, cervical cancer rates have stopped declining in Canada. More than 99 percent of all cervical cancers are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). A safe and effective HPV vaccine has been available through Ontario’s School Immunization Program since 2007. This vaccine not only prevents cervical cancer but protects against several other cancers caused by HPV infection, such as oral, throat, anal and penile, types of cancer that many of us have seen affect people we know.
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