The Peterborough Regional Health Centre is expanding a program designed to reduce wait times and improve triaging for patients with non-acute illnesses and injuries reporting to the hospital’s emergency department. The Streamlined Treatment & Evaluation Pathway, or STEP, was introduced in January of 2026, and aims to separate patients with minor injuries and infections, or…
On the morning of April 28th members of Peterborough’s District Labour Council, as well as the families of workers killed and injured on the job, gathered at Peterborough City Hall to observe the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety’s National Day of Mourning. The annual observance commemorates members of the workforce who have died,…
Lakelands Public Health warns residents of South Lake in Minden Hills Ontario against drinking water pulled from the lake. The cause for concern stems from a fuel spill which occurred over the weekend, and remains on parts of the lake. Listen to hear Lakelands PH Environmental Health Manager Bernie Mayer explain the recommendations being issued…
A Lakelands Public Health (LPH) Board of Health meeting on April 15th included a report detailing their efforts to educate the public about the potential risks of radon gas. Manager of Emergency Services & Healthy Environments, Julie Bromley, presented the report on LPH’s public information radon campaign, as well as attempts to better appraise radon…
