Lakelands Public Health - Environmental Health

Application

Call or visit * no referral required * appointments or registration required for certain programs or classes

Eligibility / Target Population

Varies depending on service

Fees

Varies by program

Contacts

Matt Faris - Environmental Health Manager
inspections@lakelandsph.ca
Richard Ovcharovich - Environmental Health Manager
inspections@lakelandsph.ca

Languages

English

Area Served

Peterborough (City of) and area

Accessibility

Wheelchair Accessible

Accessibility Note

Other office locations located in Port Hope, Lindsay, and Haliburton

Description of Services:

Programs offered:

Food safety: Reduces the incidence of foodborne illness (food poisoning)

Safe water: Inspect public swimming pools and spas to ensure that they comply with standards and regulation designed to protect clients from infectious disease, physical injury and drowning hazards * Additional inspections are conducted as necessary to follow up on directions provided to operators during routine inspections, and to respond to complaints

Health Hazard Investigation: Investigation of public health hazard complaints, residential air quality concerns, and clusters of non-communicable diseases

Outbreak Investigations: outbreak alerts

Tobacco Enforcement - From selling tobacco to underage persons to enforcing the Smoke Free Ontario Act