Health Unit Board - Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District

Ministry

Health

URL

www.healthunit.org

Address

458 LAURIER BLVD
BROCKVILLE
K6V7A3

Phone

(613) 345-5685

Fax

N/A

Background

Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7, Part VI, s. 48; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 559, s. 14 (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 between three and thirteen 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 the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and the County of Lanark. There are six meetings a year held on the second Thursday of the month at the unit's offices.

Remuneration

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

Appointments & Vacancies