The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is reminding residents to use caution when consuming, purchasing, and storing cannabis edibles.
Windsor Essex County (WEC) continues to experience significantly high influenza (flu) activity following the holidays.
The purpose of this guide is to provide directions on the steps to be taken following an exposure to blood or bodily fluids. This guide is based on evidence-based practice recommendations and resources to provide guidance for the workers on required laboratory testing, guidelines for treatment and requirements for ongoing monitoring to be completed with their health care provider.
Early indications are calling for an elevated risk of flu activity this season relative to previous years. The cause of this is a new strain referred to as H3N2, a type of Influenza A known to cause more severe illness in young children, older adults, and individuals with underlying health conditions.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) is a publicly funded organization; as such the WECHU has a responsibility to spend funds prudently with the objective of providing public health programs and services as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) and the Ontario Public Health Standards: Requirements for Programs, Services, and Accountability (OPHS).
The WECHU receives funding in the following manner:
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Windsor and Essex County
The WECHU entered into a one-year Parking Lease Agreement with Havs Real Estate Development GP Inc. (HAVS) on January 1,2025 for 36 parking spaces located at Dufferin and Erie Street. The Lease is automatically extended, unless terminated by the WECHU, for successive one-month periods from January 1,2026 to December 31,2026. The monthly lease amount is $3,297 or $39,564 per annum.