Inactive Health Advisories

Health Advisories listed on this page are inactive, meaning they are no longer in effect. Active advisories are listed, while in effect, on the main health advisories page.

Inactive Advisories: Provincial

• Precautionary air quality advisory issued by Alberta Health Services - July 3, 2015
• Hantavirus confirmed in rural Albertan; important precautions urged (May 31, 2012)
• Unapproved tattoo operators ordered to cease practice; clients require testing (September 14, 2011)
• Simple precautions can reduce West Nile virus risk (June 29, 2011)
• Cleaning the House After a Flood (May 27, 2011)
• It’s time to take ATV safety seriously (May 11, 2011)

Inactive Advisories: North Zone

• Air Quality Advisory lifted for the Fort McMurray, Fort McKay and Fort Chipewyan-areas - June 5, 2017
• Precautionary Air Quality Advisory lifted for Fort McKay - March 17, 2017
• Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) bloom advisories - November 9, 2016
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Campground Beach at Calling Lake Provincial Park - September 12, 2016
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for South Dock Campground public beach on Jackfish Lake - September 9, 2016
• Boil Water Advisory lifted for all areas serviced by Fort McMurray water treatment plant - August 17, 2016
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Devonshire Beach on Lesser Slave Lake - July 28, 2016
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Fort McMurray - June 14, 2016
• Gastro-Intestinal Illness Outbreaks Declared Over - June 7, 2016
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Bonnyville, St. Paul, Cold Lake, Lac La Biche, Smoky Lake and Elk Point - May 24, 2016
• Boil Water Advisory issued for Fort McMurray- May 18, 2016
• Precautionary air quality advisory lifted for La Crete, High Level, Fort Vermilion - February 3, 2016 
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted in North Zone - November 3, 2015
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Kinosoo Beach on Cold Lake - August 25, 2015
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Plamondon Whitesands Beach and McArthur Beach, on Lac La Biche Lake (August 28, 2015)
• Air Quality Advisory issued for City of Cold Lake, Town of Bonnyville and surrounding areas - July 10, 2015
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Wood Buffalo region (July 07, 2015)
• Heat Advisory issued for the North Zone (June 26, 2015)
  • North East
  • North West and North Central
• Precautionary Air Quality Advisory issued for North Zone of Alberta Health Services - May 26, 2015
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for the City of Cold Lake and surrounding areas (June 8, 2015)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for 20 North Zone lakes (November 6, 2014)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Clear Lake - area of Barrhead (October 16, 2014)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Lac Ste. Anne at Alberta Beach, (September 17, 2014)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Iosegun Lake, Grande Prairie (September 10, 2014)
• Precautionary Air Quality Advisory lifted for the Central and Edmonton Zones of Alberta Health Services Remains in effect for North Zone - July 28, 2014
• Heat advisory lifted for: Fort McMurray and Mildred Lake (August 17, 2014)
• Heat advisories lifted for: Fort Chipewyan, Mildred Lake, Whitecourt, Slave Lake, Lac La Biche (August, 2014)
• Precautionary air quality advisory lifted for The Valley-area of Hinton (June 27, 2014)
• Air quality advisory lifted for regions of High Level, Fort McMurray, Cold Lake and Slave Lake (August 12, 2013)
• Precautionary fire smoke advisory lifted for High Level region and areas north of Fort McMurray (July 9, 2013)
• Freshwater algae advisory lifted for Fork Lake (County of Lac La Biche) (June 5, 2013)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for 21 North Zone bodies of water (October 3, 2013)
• Edson-area bear cub exposure poses risk to health (May 23, 2013)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for 14 North Zone lakes (October 10, 2012)
• Boil Water Advisory lifted for Village of Rycroft (October 5, 2012)
• Precautionary fire smoke advisory lifted for North Zone (September 27, 2012)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Franchere Bay at Moose Lake; Blue-Green Algae advisory still in effect (August 22, 2012)
• Air Quality Advisory lifted: North Zone (July 23, 2012)
• Practise sun and heat safety in summer weather (July 9, 2012)
• Hantavirus confirmed in rural Albertan; important precautions urged (May 31, 2012)
• Boil Water Advisory lifted for Village of Rycroft (March 23, 2012)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Baptiste Lake (November 9, 2011)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Lake Isle (October 26, 2011)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Calling Lake (October 24, 2011)
• Simple precautions will prevent the spread of illness (October 21, 2011)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Shiningbank Lake (September 21, 2011)
• Unapproved tattoo operators ordered to cease practice; clients require testing (September 14, 2011)
• Cleaning the House After a Flood (July 8, 2011)
• Flooded Premises (July 8, 2011)

Inactive Advisories: Edmonton Zone

• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Hasse Lake - November 9, 2016
• Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) bloom advisories - November 9, 2016
• Boil Water Advisory lifted for Town of Stony Plain - August 22, 2016
• Boil Water Advisory issued for Stony Plain - August 19, 2016 
• Gastro-Intestinal Illness Outbreaks Declared Over - June 7, 2016
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted in North Zone - November 3, 2015
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Mission Beach on Pigeon Lake - September 3, 2015
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Edmonton Zone of Alberta Health Services - September 1, 2015
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Hasse Lake - September 1, 2015
• Heat Advisory issued for the Edmonton Zone of Alberta Health Services - August 12, 2015
• Heat Advisory issued for the Edmonton Zone of Alberta Health Services (July 10, 2015)
• Heat Advisory issued for Edmonton Zone (June 26, 2015)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for five Edmonton Zone lakes (November 12, 2014)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Hasse Lake (November 1, 2014)
• Heat advisories lifted for Edmonton (August 2, 2014)
• Precautionary Air Quality Advisory lifted for the Central and Edmonton Zones of Alberta Health Services Remains in effect for North Zone (July 28, 2014)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for six Edmonton Zone lakes (October 3, 2013)
• Precautionary air quality advisory lifted for the City of Edmonton, and communities north and east of Edmonton (September 22, 2013)
• Precautionary air quality advisory lifted for city of Edmonton, and communities east of Edmonton (March 31, 2013)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for six Edmonton Zone lakes (October 3, 2013)
• Precautionary air quality advisory lifted for city of Edmonton (February 13, 2013)
• Precautionary fire smoke advisory lifted for Edmonton Zone (October 1, 2012)
• Air Quality Advisory lifted: Edmonton and area only (July 16, 2012)
• Practise sun and heat safety in summer weather (July 9, 2012)
• Information for people with flooding issues (July 12, 2012)
• Hantavirus confirmed in rural Albertan; important precautions urged (May 31, 2012)
• Boil Water Advisory lifted for City of Fort Saskatchewan (May 13, 2012)
• Precautionary fire smoke advisory lifted: Edmonton and Enoch (December 14, 2011)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Lake Isle (October 26, 2011)
• Air quality advisory for Edmonton area lifted (October 13, 2011)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Pigeon Lake (October 7, 2011)
• Unapproved tattoo operators ordered to cease practice; clients require testing (September 14, 2011)
• Infectious Syphilis/Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) (May 25, 2011)

Inactive Advisories: Central Zone

• Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) bloom advisories - November 9, 2016
• Gastro-Intestinal Illness Outbreaks Declared Over - June 7, 2016
• Precautionary air quality advisory lifted for La Crete, High Level, Fort Vermilion - May 19, 2016
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted in Central Zone - November 3, 2015
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Central Zone of Alberta Health Services - September 1, 2015
• Contaminated water advisory issued for Grandview Beach on Pigeon Lake - August 18, 2015
• Heat Advisory issued for the Central Zone of Alberta Health Services - August 12, 2015
• Precautionary Air Quality Advisory lifted for northeast Central Zone (July 14, 2015)
• Heat Advisory issued for Wainwright and area (July 10, 2015)
• Heat Advisory issued for Vegreville and area (July 10, 2015)
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Red Deer and area - July 8, 2015
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Red Deer and area (July 8, 2015)
• Heat Advisory issued for Central Zone (June 26, 2015)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for five Central Zone lakes (November 6, 2014)
• Heat advisory lifted for: Drumheller (August 17, 2014)
• Heat advisory lifted for: Wainwright and Coronation (August 16, 2014)
• Unsanitary tattoo operation ordered to close - follow-up testing recommended - August 8, 2014
• Heat advisories lifted for: Wainwright, Vegreville, Elk Island Park (August 2, 2014)
• Precautionary Air Quality Advisory lifted for the Central and Edmonton Zones of Alberta Health Services Remains in effect for North Zone (July 28, 2014)
• Industrial spill confirmed in Bashaw; important precautions urged - July 23, 2014
• Boil water advisory lifted for Drayton Valley (May 14, 2014)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Gull Lake (August 30, 2013)
• Hantavirus confirmed in rural Albertan; important precautions urged (August 27, 2013)
• Flood Updates and Resources (June 20, 2013)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for four Central Zone lakes (October 3, 2013)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for Pine Lake and Pigeon Lake (October 10, 2012)
• Practise sun and heat safety in summer weather (July 9, 2012)
• Hantavirus confirmed in Central Alberta; important precautions urged (July 5, 2012)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Pigeon Lake (October 7, 2011)
• Unapproved tattoo operators ordered to cease practice; clients require testing (September 14, 2011)
• Infectious Syphilis/Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) (May 27, 2011)

Inactive Advisories: Calgary Zone

• Blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) bloom advisories - November 9, 2016
• Boil Water Advisory lifted for Village of Carmangay - January 26, 2016
• Precautionary Air Quality Advisory lifted for Town of High River - December 15, 2015
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted in Calgary Zone - November 3, 2015
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services - September 1, 2015
• Heat Advisory issued for Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services - August 11, 2015
• Heat Advisory issued for the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services (July 9, 2015)
• Heat Advisory issued for Calgary Zone (June 26, 2015)
• Hepatitis A vaccine clinic update - June 24, 2015
• Confirmed Strathmore-area hepatitis A case prompts public alert - June 22, 2015
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for four Calgary Zone bodies of water (November 6, 2014)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted for five Calgary Zone bodies of water (November 8, 2013)
• Blue-green algae advisory lifted for Eagle Lake (October 10, 2012)
• Boil Water Advisory lifted for three northwest Calgary communities; remains in effect for three (June 10, 2012)
• Fire smoke advisory lifted for Calgary-area, including Tsuu T’ina Nation (February 13, 2012)
• Unapproved piercing operation closed; clients require testing (February 1, 2012)
• Street drug Ecstasy prompts health alert in Calgary (Decemer 29, 2011)
• Unapproved tattoo operators ordered to cease practice; clients require testing (September 14, 2011)
• Flood Water Precautions (May 27, 2011)
• Disinfecting Private Water Supplies After Flooding (May 27, 2011)
• Cleaning the House After a Flood (May 27, 2011)
• Cistern Disinfection and Cleaning (May 27, 2011)
• Shock Chlorination Procedure for Contaminated Wells (May 27, 2011)
• Well and Cistern Water Testing (May 27, 2011)
• Infectious Syphilis/Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) (May 26, 2011)

Inactive Advisories: South Zone

• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Milk River at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (September 13, 2016)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Golden Sheaf Park Beach – Rattlesnake Lake (July 15, 2016)
• Blue-green algae advisories lifted in South Zone (November 3, 2015)
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for South Zone (September 1, 2015)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Milk River at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (August 28, 2015)
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Medicine Hat-area (July 2, 2015)
• Air Quality Advisory lifted for Lethbridge area (July 2, 2015)
• Heat Advisory issued for South Zone (June 26, 2015)
• Precautionary Air Quality Advisory lifted for Lethbridge area (May 29, 2015)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Milk River at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (August 29, 2014)
• Boil Water Advisory lifted for Picture Butte (February 22, 2014)
• Tattoo operation clients require testing (August 7, 2013)
• Flood Updates and Resources (June 20, 2013)
• Salmonella outbreak in southwertern Alberta (December 24, 2012)
• Precautionary fire smoke advisory lifted for southwest Alberta (September 11, 2012)
• Contaminated water advisory lifted for Milk River at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (August 3, 2012)
• Unapproved tattoo operation closed; clients require testing (February 6, 2012)
• Chickenpox can be difficult to spot (December 1, 2011)
• Unapproved tattoo operators ordered to cease practice; clients require testing (September 14, 2011)
• Contamination advisory lifted for Milk River at Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park (August 19, 2011)
• Unapproved piercing operation closed; clients require testing (August 9, 2011)
• Flood Water Precautions (May 27, 2011)
• Disinfecting Private Water Supplies After Flooding (May 27, 2011)
• Cleaning the House After a Flood (May 27, 2011)
• Cistern Disinfection and Cleaning (May 27, 2011)
• Shock Chlorination Procedure for Contaminated Wells (May 27, 2011)