Health Unit Board - Timiskaming

Ministry

Health

URL

www.timiskaminghu.com

Address

247 WHITEWOOD AVENUE, UNIT 43
NEW LISKEARD
P0J1P0

Phone

(705) 647-4305

Fax

(705) 647-5779

Background

Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7, Part VI, s. 48; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 559, s. 28 (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 territorial district of Timiskaming and parts of the territorial districts of Cochrane and Nipissing. There are six meetings a year held on the first Wednesday of every second month at the unit's offices in Kirkland Lake or New Liskeard. Some preparation time is required.

Remuneration

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

Appointments & Vacancies