The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), in partnership with the Town of Kingsville, will be distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) pills to the Town of Kingsville residents living in the secondary zone which is 80 km from Enrico Fermi 2 Nuclear Generating Station.
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) will be distributing Potassium Iodide (KI) pills to Windsor residents living in the secondary zone which is 80 km from Enrico Fermi 2 Nuclear Generating Station. This initiative is to ensure our community is prepared in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency.
The Substance Supports in Neighbourhoods Accessed through Police Partnerships (SSNAPP) team, comprised of the Windsor Police Service, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, and the City of Windsor, is excited to announce the launch of Neighbourhood Safety Plans for community members in the Downtown (N9A), South Central (N8X), Walkerville and East Windsor (N8Y), and South Walkerville (N8W) areas.
While neither nuclear installations are regulated by the CNSC, the Windsor Essex County Health Unit and the local municipalities want the residents living within the primary zone and secondary zones to be treated the same and be as prepared as all other Canadian residents living near a nuclear installation.