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Local Consumption and Treatment Services Site Expected to Close

Lakelands Public Health is aware of the recent announcement regarding the loss of funding for Consumption and Treatment Services programming delivered by Fourcast in Peterborough. Programs that provide harm reduction services and pathways to treatment are an important part of a comprehensive public health approach to addressing substance use and the ongoing drug poisoning crisis. Without alternate funding, it is anticipated that the Peterborough CTS will close.

Local Consumption and Treatment Services Site Expected to Close as Funding Ends
(March 16, 2026) – Lakelands Public Health is aware of the recent announcement regarding the loss of funding for Consumption and Treatment Services programming delivered by Fourcast in Peterborough. Programs that provide harm reduction services and pathways to treatment are an important part of a comprehensive public health approach to addressing substance use and the ongoing drug poisoning crisis. Without alternate funding, it is anticipated that the Peterborough CTS will close.
Lakelands Public Health Board of Health Meeting Scheduled for February 18, 2026
PETERBOROUGH, ON (February 13, 2024) – The Board of Health for Lakelands Public Health will hold its next meeting at the Peterborough Office.

Meeting Details
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Time: 4:00-6:30 p.m.
Location: Peterborough Office, 185 King St, Peterborough, ON
Parents/Guardians Urged to Update Immunization Records to Avoid School Suspensions
February 11, 2026 – Lakelands Public Health is notifying parents and guardians of students in Grades 2 and 11 about the requirement to submit or update immunization records, as mandated by provincial legislation.

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Nurse Family Partnership® (NFP®) Program

A free home visiting service where public health nurses will visit first-time parents during their pregnancy and the first two years of their child’s life.