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
- Southampton, Port Elgin, Paisley, and Tara - Breastfeeding Link
797-2010 or 800-230-7719
- Kincardine, Ripley, Tiverton, and Lucknow - Breastfeeding Buddies 800-821-7714
Angela Albright 368-4847
- South-Bruce Breastfeeding Buddies 881-1920
- Wiarton and the Bruce Peninsula - Bosom Buddies Sue Reid 534-0912
- Markdale Breastfeeding Buddies 369-3381 or 800-394-6643
- 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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