Ottawa·NewOttawa Public Heath is warning people at three Bank Street businesses, a movie theatre, a gym, and a craft store that they may need to take action against a potential measles exposure.6 locations flagged as potential exposure sites, health unit saysCBC News · Posted: Aug 14, 2025 12:24 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes agoOttawa Public Health says it’s confirmed the city’s fifth case of measles this year and is alerting the public about six spots the person visited between Aug. 5-8. (Alissa Eckert/CDC)Ottawa Public Heath is warning people who visited three Bank Street businesses along with a movie theatre, a gym, and a craft store last week that they may have been exposed to measles.In a Thursday news release, the health unit said it had confirmed the city’s fifth case of measles this year.They said the person contracted the disease while travelling in western Canada.OPH says people who were at the following locations at the specified time windows should monitor for symptoms for 21 days: Shoppers Drug Mart at 702 Bank St. on Tuesday, Aug. 5 between 9 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Michaels at 165 Trainyards Dr. on Tuesday, Aug. 5 between 8:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Fitness Lab at 34 Beech St. on Wednesday, Aug. 6 between 5:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Wilf and Ada’s at 510 Bank St. on Thursday Aug. 7 between 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Izakaya Shingen at 201 Bank St. on Friday, Aug. 8 between 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cineplex Odeon at 2385 City Park Dr. on Friday, Aug. 8, during a 6:50 p.m. viewing of Fantastic Four: First Steps. OPH added that at this time the risk to the general population remains low and that there is currently no evidence of local transmission of measles.Ottawa confirmed its first cases of measles in May. As of Aug. 12, there were 2,362 cases in the entire province, with two in Ottawa.
Ottawa Public Health investigating city’s 5th measles case
