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Environmental Health
653 West Gore St
Stratford, ON
N5A 1L4
Stratford, ON
N5A 1L4
1-800-431-2054
Toll-Free: 1-888-221-2133
Fax: 519-271-2195
Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Last updated: Jul 24, 2025: Suggest an edit
Application
Call or visit * no referral required * appointments or registration required for certain programs or classes
Eligibility - Population(s) Served
Varies depending on service
Fees
Varies by program
Languages
English
Area(s) Served
Huron County and Perth County
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible
Description of Services:
Delivery of public health programs including food safety, safe water and infectious diseases
- Beach Water Quality Monitoring Water testing at public lake shore beaches for unsafe bacteria * see X (formerly Twitter) @huronbeachinfo and website for notifications
- Diseases Reportable to Public Health Under the Health Protection and Promotion Act, public health works to prevent spread of communicable diseases * some conditions, such as whooping cough, mumps, tuberculosis, rabies, etc should be reported urgently and immediately * other conditions can wait until next business day, such as Lyme, chickenpox, typhoid, etc
- Food Safety Food safety information * food premises inspections, investigates food borne illnesses, responds to food premises related complaints
- Tobacco and Vapour Product Enforcement Enforces the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 through inspections of enclosed workplaces, public places, schools and other places that are required to be smoke, vape and cannabis-free * conducts inspections of tobacco and electronic cigarette vendors to ensure compliance with the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, including youth access restrictions, and the display and promotion of products
- Water Provides free bacterial well water testing and monitors private well water testing * Public Health Inspectors conduct risk assessments of identified small drinking water systems that service publicly accessible facilities * free private well water testing bottles available at sites throughout the County
- Well Water Safety Free well water testing for bacteria * educates on well and drinking water safety
Last updated: Jul 24, 2025: Suggest an edit
