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Temporary closure of Fort Erie Urgent Care Centre

A reminder to Port Colborne residents about Knowing Your Healthcare Options:

• Primary Care should be the first point of care if emergency care is not needed. This includes family doctors’ offices, walk-in clinics, nurse practitioner clinics, community health centres and other healthcare options.
• The Urgent Care Centre in Port Colborne can address concerns for patients that cannot wait for a scheduled medical appointment. You can also access online urgent care without leaving home by visiting Urgent...

Lake Erie Flood Watch for January 5, 2022

For Wednesday January 5, 2022, this notice is intended to inform the public and local municipalities of the condition of the Lake Erie Shoreline as it relates to the Niagara Peninsula and the eastern portions of Haldimand County.

Our area is currently under a Wind Warning as issued by Environment Canada calling for strong southwest winds with potential gusts approaching 90km/hr beginning this afternoon.  These strong southwest winds will increase water levels and waves along the Lake Erie Shoreline.  

The...

Port Colborne committed to providing customer service under a modified step two

Port Colborne committed to providing customer service and supporting community under a modified step two of the province’s roadmap to reopen

The City of Port Colborne is committed to providing customer service to the community while ensuring the health and safety of residents and staff.

As a result of time-limited measures put in place under a modified step two of the province’s roadmap to reopen, some city service will be changing.

Vale Health & Wellness Centre

• Effective today, Jan. 5, the Vale...

Ontario Temporarily Moving to Modified Step Two of the Roadmap to Reopen

Media Release from Ontario government 

In response to recent trends that show an alarming increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is temporarily moving the province into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen with modifications that take into account the province’s successful vaccination efforts. These time-limited measures will help blunt transmission and prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed as the...

Ontario Updating Public Health Measures and Guidance in Response to Omicron

Media Release from the Ontario government

In response to the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is taking further action to provide additional protection to high-risk settings, and continue to safeguard hospitals and ICU capacity as the province continues to rapidly accelerate its booster dose rollout. Based on the latest evidence and Ontario’s high rate of vaccination, the province is also updating testing and...