The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit

2022 is the 75 anniversary of the Health Unit, which officially opened on July 1, 1947 to serve the municipalities of Leeds and Grenville. In 1967, Lanark District joined the organization, which then became the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit (LGLDHU). Learn more about the history of the Health Unit. The Health Unit covers a 6,342 square km area in Eastern Ontario, with a population density of 28.4 people per km. The southern part of our area borders the St. Lawrence River between Kingston and Cornwall, extending north into the Ottawa Valley. The population of Leeds, Grenville and Lanark is 179,830 people, the majority of whom live in a rural environment (63%). Our budget is approximately 13 million dollars, received from the provincial government and local municipalities on a 70:30 cost-shared ratio. We also receive 100% provincial funding for the Healthy Babies/Healthy Children, Ontario Works Dental Program and Preschool Speech and Language Program. Visit our Ma...