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_ (Via Ottawa Public Health) _ ** Ottawa ** – Ottawa Public Health, in partnership with the Overdose Prevention Task Force, is reminding college and university students to be aware of the risk of drug and alcohol-related harms, including overdose, during welcome-back and orientation week activities. ...

** Transition Weekend Retreat ** Find support in times of ending and beginning, change and transition. Explore your past experiences of transition and identify what choices you want to make now. What is the creative direction for your future? By working with reflective tools such as writing, drawing and spiritual practice, you can prepare for change, access strength and clarify options for your next steps. ...

_ (Via Bayshore Shopping Centre) _ ** Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, August 11, 2016 ** – Beginning August 15, 2016 , Bayshore Shopping Centre will be going entirely smoke-free, prohibiting smoking throughout their western Ottawa property. The smoke-free initiative is a first-of-its-kind for a shopping centre in the city, banning smoking in all indoor and outdoor spaces, including entrances, parking areas and sidewalks. ...

_ (Via CFIA) _ Ottawa, August 11, 2016 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has become aware of a report from a Walmart store located in Kanata, Ontario of tampering by product substitution in an infant formula product. This type of issue is not typically associated with the manufacturing process but can occur occasionally when a consumer returns altered products to the retail store for a refund. ...

** _ Update: The do not drink advisory in Arnprior has been lifted for the entire town. _ ** _ (press release) _ http://www.slideshare.net/DevynBarrie/dw-advisoryupdateno31600aug112016

Ontario is investing $199,970 to support the Paramedic Association of Canada in developing a psychological health and wellness standard that will help identify and address mental health issues for paramedics. This project will develop, promote, and distribute resources that will be used to: ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reminding residents to continue to protect themselves against mosquito bites when going outdoors. Mosquito trapping and testing—components of OPH’s West Nile virus (WNV) program—have confirmed the presence of WNV in Ottawa mosquitoes again this year. ...

The BBC’s Linda Pressley reports on a local supportive housing centre, The Oaks, which is using a unique addiction treatment for alcoholics. Listen to the full piece on the BBC World Service here…

_ (press release) _ Celebrate Healthy Parks, Healthy People (HPHP) with Ontario Parks, Friday, July 15, 2016 . Admission to all Ontario Parks is free for day-use visits. HPHP is a worldwide movement that encourages more time in nature for overall health. ...

_ (press release) _ Paramedics responded to a call for a 25 year old construction worker who suffered a medical cardiac arrest that occurred in a new housing development near Stonehaven and Stonemeadow Dr. The Ottawa Paramedic Service Communications Centre received the call at 14:44 hrs today (Monday July 4 ...