News Releases
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit issues Cold Warning
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Based on Environment Canada’s forecast, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a Cold Warning for January 15, 2024.
News Release: Health Unit Partners with Essex Fire and Rescue Services to Supply Emergency Vehicles with Life-Saving Naloxone
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has partnered with Essex Fire and Rescue Services as part of the Ontario Naloxone Program (ONP).
News Release: Students with Out-of-Date Immunization Records Risk Being Suspended in March
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The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) R.S.O.1990 requires all students in Ontario to be up-to-date on immunizations.
News Release: First Human Case of West Nile Virus Confirmed
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has reported its first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in an adult resident in 2023.
News Release: Boil Water Advisory For Wheatley Water Distribution System Has Been Rescinded
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Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health, has rescinded a Boil Water Advisory issued on September 13, 2023 for waterline consumers serviced by the Wheatley Water Distribution System
News Release: Boil Water Advisory Continues for All Consumers of the Wheatley Water Distribution System
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Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health for the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, reminds consumers that the Boil Water Advisory issued on September 13, 2023, continues.
News Release: Boil Water Advisory Issued for All Consumers of the Wheatley Water Distribution System
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Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit has issued a Boil Water Advisory for waterline system consumers serviced by the Wheatley Water Distribution System, specifically:
News Release: Precautionary Boil Water Advisory For Town of Kingsville Has Been Rescinded
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The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit advises users that consecutive water samples have been taken and meet drinking water quality standards. Our staff will continue to work closely with Union Water Supply System and will ensure consumers are notified of any water quality changes.
News Release: Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Issued For Town of Kingsville
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Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Medical Officer of Health, has issued a Precautionary Boil Water Advisory for the Town of Kingsville, specifically for the identified area below:
News Release: Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Issues Extended Heat Warning
Published on Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Based on information from Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dr. Mehdi Aloosh, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s Medical Officer of Health has issued an Extended Heat Warning from July 26, 2023 to July 28,2023 for Windsor and Essex County.