The Manitoba Health Protection Unit Office in Dauphin is temporarily closed.
A provincial spokesperson with Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living confirms the closure and explains it is due to staff vacancies. They say recruitment is underway to restore the office to full service.
Sharla Griffiths says the city found out it was closed last week.
“We are working on two projects or two properties with them. We have been told that they will still be able to provide those services out of Brandon. We may not have access to a person to visit on site, on the date we would want them there.” She continues, “We are told that, through either conversations, pictures on email, or the regularly scheduled visits to Dauphin, that we can still continue to work with them.”
Griffiths says the province told them the office should be open by June or early summer.
The community is asked to direct their public health concerns or inquiries to the Brandon office for assistance.
