Health Unit Board - North Bay Parry Sound District

Ministry

Health

URL

www.myhealthunit.ca/en/index.asp

Address

345 OAK STREET WEST
NORTH BAY
P1B2T2

Phone

705-474-1400

Fax

705-474-8252

Background

Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7, Part VI, s. 48; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 559, s. 16 (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

Minimum of 6 meetings per year, and typically the 4th Wednesday of January, February, April, June, September, November, and sometimes the first Wednesday of December

Remuneration

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

Appointments & Vacancies