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Trevor Arnason confirmed as Ottawa's top doctor
Dr. Trevor Arnason has been named Ottawa Public Health's (OPH) new medical officer of health, the city announced Wednesday during a meeting of city council. Arnason has been in the job in an interim capacity since February when Dr. Vera Etches left to become president and CEO of CHEO, eastern Ontario's children's hospital in Ottawa. Etches served as the city's top doctor through the COVID-19 pandemic, and her frequent public updates during that period made her a household name. Arnason joined OPH in 2019 as an associate medical officer of health, becoming deputy medical officer of health in May 2024, according to the city. Before joining OPH, he was the regional medical officer of health in Halifax. He served as the lead medical consultant for the city's COVID-19 vaccine distribution task force and was responsible for immunization programs, among other portfolios. Arnason was born and raised in Ottawa, completing his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Ottawa before getting his doctorate at the University of Toronto. He certified in public health, preventative medicine and family medicine during his residency. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Medicine and served as program director for its public health and preventive medicine residency program from 2021 to 2024.
CTV News
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Dr. Trevor Arnason named Ottawa's new medical officer of health
Dr. Trevor Arnason speaks to CTV News Ottawa. May 1, 2025. Arnason has been appointed as the new medical officer of health for the City of Ottawa. (Shaun Vardon/CTV News Ottawa) Ottawa City Council has approved the appointment of Dr. Trevor Arnason as the city's new medical officer of health. Arnason has been serving as the interim medical officer of health since Feb. 1, after Dr. Vera Etches left Ottawa Public Health earlier this year to become the new president and CEO of CHEO. Arnason served as deputy medical officer of health in Ottawa since May 2024 and associate medical officer of health (AMOH) since 2019. 'As AMOH, he was the physician responsible for immunization programs and served as the lead medical consultant for the City of Ottawa's COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Taskforce. He has also been the AMOH responsible for portfolios in sexually transmitted and bloodborne Infections, chronic disease and injury prevention and mental health and substance use,' Ottawa Public Health says on its website. Prior to joining Ottawa Public Health, Arnason was the Regional Medical Officer of Health for Halifax, N.S. from 2016 to 2018. OPH says Arnason was born and raised in Ottawa and holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biology and a Master of Science in Epidemiology from the University of Ottawa and a Medical Doctorate from the University of Toronto. Arnason earned a salary of $270,912 in 2024 as deputy medical officer of health. Etches, in her final year as medical officer of health, earned $325,484, according to Ontario's Sunshine List.
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High bacteria levels closes local beaches
Lifeguards on duty at Main Beach in Port Stanley, Ont., seen on July 7, 2019. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) A few local beaches have been declared not safe for swimming by area health units. In Huron County, Ashfield, Port Albert, and Goderich Main Beach are under a no-swim advisory. At Little Beach in Port Stanley, a swimming advisory is in place after high levels of bacteria were detected in the most recent water sample results.
