Update as of 1:10pm:
The Emergency Department at the South Bruce Grey Health Centre’s Kincardine site has been cleared to reopen following the investigation of an odour leak that occurred this morning.
However, all outpatient appointments have been cancelled for the day, including Laboratory and Diagnostic Imaging, and will resume Thursday morning.
The inpatient unit in the hospital was not affected.
Members of the public are encouraged to refrain from visiting the hospital for the remainder of the day, unless necessary, as work continues on venting some areas of the building.
The source of the odour was a buildup of chemicals in the water that supplies the steam boilers, which has been fixed.
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The Emergency Department at the Kincardine Hospital is closed because of an odour in the building.
Police and fire crews are on the scene of the Kincardine site of the South Bruce Grey Health Centre.
A release from the South Bruce Grey Health Centre says all outpatient appointments are cancelled for the day including laboratory and diagnostic imaging. Ambulances are on bypass to other local hospitals until further notice.
The inpatient unit in the hospital is not affected.
Members of the public are discouraged from visiting the hospital until further notice.