Health Unit Board - Haliburton, Kawartha and Pine Ridge District

Ministry

Health

URL

www.hkpr.on.ca

Address

200 ROSE GLEN ROAD
PORT HOPE
L1A3V6

Phone

1-866-888-4577

Fax

(905) 885-9551

Background

Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7, Part VI, s. 48; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 559, s. 8 (opens a new window)

Function

Boards of health are responsible for providing public health programs and services to the area communities in the health unit. The programs include healthy growth and development, healthy lifestyles, communicable disease control and healthy environment programs.

Membership

The board is composed of six municipal members and one or more members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The number of Lieutenant Governor in Council appointees shall be less than the number of municipal members.

Term

Members serve for terms of one, two or three years. When a member is unable to complete a term of office, a new member is appointed to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.

Meetings

The health unit is designated as all the municipalities in the counties of Haliburton, Northumberland and the City of Kawartha Lakes. There are ten meetings a year held on the third Thursday of the month. Meetings alternate between the Port Hope and Lindsay offices with one meeting per year (October) held in the Haliburton office. Some preparation time is required.

Remuneration

Appointees to the Health Unit Board are paid by the Health Unit.

Appointments & Vacancies