Effective Wednesday, February 11th there will be a depot to pick up and drop off water bottles at the Township of Mississippi Mills office located at 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte. Office hours are 8:30 - 4:30. Water bottles may be picked up in that office Monday through Friday.

PLEASE NOTE water samples may be returned to the office from Monday - Thursday ONLY.
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The Board of Health for the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit announced the closure of its Almonte Office last week at the regular board meeting. This measure is part of a broader strategy undertaken to manage the organization in the coming financially difficult times.

"Closing an office is not an easy decision, but the Health Unit is committed to providing a high level of service to the North Lanark area," says Dr. Anne Carter, Medical Officer of Health and CEO of the Health Unit. "We are open to finding new and innovative ways to deliver services."

Community members are invited to attend a presentation at the Mississippi Mills Council Meeting at 7pm on February 2nd for more details about how the Health Unit plans to deliver service to the public.

Contact: Anne O. Carter, Medical Officer of Health 613-345-5685

This report contains the information gathered by staff to help the Board of Health make its decision.

Lanark County Office Location Study - Descriptive Report
(486 kb) - this is the full document with bookmarks and links from the Table of Contents

Here is the same document split up into sections for ease of downloading. (Please note there are no links within these documents)

Table of Contents (9 KB)
Lanark County Report (290 kb)
Appendices (177 kb)

• Start up costs of land/building/design
• Ongoing costs of operating the facility
• Efficiency of client service delivery
• Health and safety for clients and the staff
• Greater accessibility for clients and partners
• Increased room for growth and expansion

Heath unit staff is currently collecting data to assist the Board in the decision-making process.

The Board of Health will review this issue and the data collected at its November meeting. Any further community consultation will occur following the November meeting, including the planned second community consultation in Almonte.

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