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This report was prepared by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, in partnership with the Windsor-Essex Community Opioid Strategy – Leadership Committee.

For further information please contact the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit at 519-258-2146 ext. 3100

2018 Windsor-Essex Community Opioid Strategy-Leadership Committee

  • AIDS Committee of Windsor
  • Amherstburg Police Services
  • Canadian Mental Health Association
  • Conseil scolaire catholique Providence
  • City of Windsor
  • Erie-St. Clair Clinic
  • Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network
  • Erie Shores HealthCare
  • Essex-Windsor EMS
  • Greater Essex County District School Board
  • House of Sophrosyne
  • Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare
  • LaSalle Police Service
  • Ontario Provincial Police
  • St. Leonard’s House (Harm Reduction Network)
  • Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
  • Windsor Police Services
  • Alison Malott, Peer Representative
  • Christine Malott, Agent for the Director of Public Prosecutions
  • Drew Dilkens, Mayor, City of Windsor
  • Gary McNamara, Chair, Windsor-Essex Board of Health and Mayor, Town of Tecumseh
  • Robert Modestino, Pharmacist
  • Tom Bain, Warden, Essex County and Mayor, Town of Lakeshore