For Immediate Release
Friday, January 17, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Windsor and Essex County
Two in-person events are planned for residents to pick up KI pills
If you live in the Town of Amherstburg and had previously obtained Potassium Iodide (KI) pills, they are expiring at the end of March 2025. Amherstburg residents will be able to pick up a new package of KI pills at the Libro Credit Union Centre located at 3295 Meloche Road, Amherstburg on the following dates and times:
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 (10am-6pm)
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Saturday, January 25, 2025 (10am-2pm)
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with the Town of Amherstburg, will be distributing replacement KI pills to Amherstburg residents living in the primary zone and surrounding areas including Boblo Island. The primary zone is 16.1 km from the Enrico Fermi 2 Nuclear Generating Station.
The primary zone includes the following postal codes:
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N9V 1S8 |
N9V 2M5 |
N9V 2N1 |
N9V 1T1 |
N9V 1V1 |
N9V 4A6 |
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N9V 1S9 |
N9V 2M6 |
N9V 2N2 |
N9V 1T2 |
N9V 1V2 |
N9V 4A7 |
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N9V 1W1 |
N9V 2M7 |
N9V 2N3 |
N9V 1T3 |
N9V 1V3 |
N9V 4B2 |
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N9V 1W2 |
N9V 2M8 |
N9V 2N4 |
N9V 1T4 |
N9V 1V4 |
N9V 4B8 |
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N9V 1W3 |
N9V 2M9 |
N9V 2N5 |
N9V 1T5 |
N9V 1V5 |
N9V 4C4 |
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N9V 2N6 |
N9V 1T6 |
N9V 1V6 |
N9V 0C4 |
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N9V 2N7 |
N9V 1T7 |
N9V 1V7 |
N9V 0H7 |
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N9V 2Y8 |
N9V 1T8 |
N9V 1V8 |
N9V 0H8 |
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N9V 1T9 |
N9V 1V9 |
N9V 0J2 |
After receiving new KI pills, residents can safely dispose of expired KI pills in their household garbage or drop them off at their local pharmacy.
For Windsor-Essex County residents living outside of the Town of Amherstburg, please visit our website for more information on where you can pickup your kit.
KI pills block the thyroid from absorbing radioactive iodine which may be released during a nuclear incident. In the very unlikely event of a nuclear emergency, KI pills would help to prevent the long-term development of thyroid cancer.
KI pills are only to be taken when instructed by the Medical Officer of Health. They should be stored in a safe, dry, and accessible place along with your 72-hour emergency kit.
While the level of risk has not changed at Fermi 2, the regulatory framework for Canadian nuclear installations has been updated. The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has mandated that all residents within the primary zone of a nuclear installation have KI pills available in their homes. While Fermi 2 is not regulated by the CNSC, the WECHU and the Town of Amherstburg want the residents living within the primary zone of Fermi 2 to be as prepared as all other Canadian residents.
For more information on KI pills and KI pill distribution, please visit www.wechu.org/KI or call 519-258-2146 ext. 4445.