Parents' Resource List

Family Doctor: _________________________________ Telephone: _____________

Hospital: ______________________________________ Telephone: _____________

Ambulance: ___________________________________ Telephone: _____________

Police: ________________________________________ Telephone: _____________

Fire: __________________________________________ Telephone: _____________

Poison Control Centre - Hospital for Sick Children 800-268-9017

Grey Bruce Health Unit
-a variety of learning opportunities including group sessions for parents of infants to teens

Owen Sound 376-9420 or 800-263-3456 Durham 369-3318 or 800-394-6643
Southampton 797-2010 or 800-230-7719 Walkerton 881-1920

Brighter Futures
Cradlelink 
North Grey / Bruce 371-4773 or 800-567-2384 
South Grey / Bruce 881-0110 

Parent Mutual Aid
Wiarton 534-5550
Meaford 538-5034
Port Elgin 389-5762
Kincardine 389-5762
Owen Sound 371-4773

Bruce-Grey Children's Services
Owen Sound 371-4773 or 800-567-2384 Walkerton 881-0110 or 881-0111
Resource Centre
Parenting Warm Line 371-7034/ 800-265-3729

The Owen Sound Parent Mutual Aid Centre 371-4773
Healthy Beginnings - Prenatal and Infant Nutrition Program
-pregnant women and new parents cooking together and supporting one another
Owen Sound Walkerton Wiarton Call Owen Sound to register 371-4773

Bruce County Family Resource Network 881-3898 or 800-265-3004
Resource Centre Community Playgroups
Resource/Toy Lending Library School Age Child Care Programs

Grey Hanover Resource Centre 364-6025
Resource Centre Resource/Toy Lending Library
Parenting Support Programs - Play and Learn

Southeast Grey Community Outreach Inc. 986-3692 or 800-265-9107
Resource Centres Caregivers Support Program
Resource Lending Library Community Playgroups
Home Safe Line

La Leche League - Owen Sound
Andrea - 376-5916
Patricia - 376-1330
Central Westside United Church - 10:00 a.m.

Breastfeeding Support Clinic
GBRHC - Ambulatory Care Dept. - Brenda Scott, R.N.,IBCLC 376-2121 ext 2225
Community Breastfeeding Clinic - Walkerton -Tues l0 a.m. - 12 p.m. 881-1220
Barb Ernest, R.N. - Certified lactation Nurse provides Breastfeeding Support and
Information on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at
Ennett's Pharmasave in Hanover. Please call for an appointment -free of charge. 364-2190

Collaborative Breastfeeding Program - Hospital for Sick Children
Voice Mail System (Dr. Jack Newman) 416-813-5757

Breastfeeding Support Groups - confidential one-to-one telephone support

  1. Southampton, Port Elgin, Paisley, and Tara - Breastfeeding Link
    797-2010 or 800-230-7719
  2. Kincardine, Ripley, Tiverton, and Lucknow - Breastfeeding Buddies 800-821-7714
    Angela Albright 368-4847
  3. South-Bruce Breastfeeding Buddies 881-1920
  4. Wiarton and the Bruce Peninsula - Bosom Buddies Sue Reid 534-0912
  5. Markdale Breastfeeding Buddies 369-3381 or 800-394-6643
  6. Owen Sound Breastfeeding Buddies- Patricia Keeling 372-1330

Electric Breast Pump Rentals
Owen Sound
Armstrong Shopper's Drug Mart 376-2876
 Zellers Pharmacy 376-5720
Parker Pharmacy 376-0690
Durham - Hollidays IDA Pharmacy 369-3340
Hanover - Ennett's Pharmasave 364-2190
Walkerton -Brown's Guardian Pharmacy 881-2420
Walkerton - Pellow Pharmacy 881-0151
Kincardine - Kincardine Guardian Pharmacy 396-3353
Lion's Head - Peninsula Pharmacy 793-3200

Mother Talk
-an informal postpartum support group for mothers and babies - Wed. 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
County of Bruce General Hospital - Family Birthing Centre Lounge 881-1220

"After Hours" Medical Walk-In Clinic - 976 2nd Ave. W., Owen Sound 372-3303
Wed. 6-9 p.m., Sat. 1-4 p.m., -no appointment necessary

Carseat Rentals
Port Elgin - Abby Bolton 389-4780
Hanover and District Hospital - no reservations 364-2340

CAA - Carseat Safety Information - Owen Sound 376-1940 or 800-265-3181

Health Canada - Product Safety Division 416-973-4705

Infant and Toddler Safety Association - Safety Hotline 570-0181

Motherisk Clinic
-counselling for callers about the safety of an exposure to drugs, chemicals, or radiation during pregnancy or breastfeeding 416-813-6780
-exposure to alcohol or recreational drug use 1-877-587-8953
-help for pregnant women suffering from nausea and vomiting (NVP) 1-800-436-8477

Bereaved Families of Ontario - Owen Sound 376-7110

Community Living
Owen Sound 371-9251 Walkerton 881-3777
Flesherton 924-3339 (800-363-1923) Kincardine 396-9535
Infant Development Program
Preschool Resource Program

Second Chance Kids
-support and financial resources for Grey-Bruce families who have children hospitalized in a larger centre
Joanne Chapman 371-9251(w) or 371-9650(h) Kelly Babcock 371-0281

Multiples Are Us
Diane Lepard 376-3830 Margaret Gomez 372-2908

Children's Aid Society
Grey County 376-7893 Bruce County 881-1822

Crisis Intervention Team - GBRHC 376-2121
-responds to emotional crises

Distressline of Grey Bruce 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. 371-8485 or 1-888-371-8485

Grey Primary Mental Health Counselling Service - Markdale 986-3030

Bruce Shoreline Family Centre
-counselling to individuals, couples and families experiencing relationship or emotional difficulties
Kincardine 396-4523 Southampton 797-2880
Wiarton 534-4401

S.O.S. - Beyond The Blues 376-2121 Ext.#2875
-Postpartum Depression Support Group

Women's Centre 371-1600 or 800-265-3722
-support and counselling for women and their children in crisis because of family violence

Women's House of Bruce County 396-9655 or 800-265-3026
-support and counselling for women and their children in crisis because of family violence

Support Group for Parents of Premature Babies 371-9251 or 800-558-4661

ADD Parent Support Group 935-2441 or 371-1297

Grey Bruce Regional Health Centre 376-2121
"Drop-In" Speech Clinics throughout Grey and Bruce call ext 2895

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Main Office:

Grey Bruce Health Unit

101 17th Street East,

Owen Sound, ON

N4K 0A5

 

Walkerton Office:

Grey Bruce Health Unit

30 Park Street / Box 248

Walkerton, ON

N0G 2V0

 

Phone: 519-376-9420 or
1-800-263-3456