Red Canoe Restaurant
45 Edgewater Park Rd Kearney ON P0A 1M0 · Restaurant
Inspection summary
Red Canoe Restaurant has been inspected 11 times by North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit since April 11, 2024. The most recent inspection, on September 17, 2026, found no infractions.
5 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. In the past 12 months there were 5 inspections with 11 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Protecting food from contamination.
The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 4 times across 4 separate inspections, most recently on August 27, 2026. For example:
Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 4 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 25, 2026. For example:
Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 25, 2026. For example:
Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded 2 times across 2 separate inspections, most recently on February 25, 2026. For example:
Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
Chemicals and toxic substancesHigher risk
Cleaning products, sanitizers and pesticides must be labelled and stored away from food and food-contact surfaces. Inspectors flag chemicals that could end up in food, as well as pest treatments applied without proper supervision.
Recorded once on March 12, 2025. For example:
Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
About this data
These results come from North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
11 inspections
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
2 infractions
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- * Fail to ensure food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized before and after food preparation
- Floors clean and in good repair
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
9 infractions
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to maintain food premise with tight, smooth and non-absorbent floor or floor coverings
- Mechanical dishwashing: Wash / rinse water clean, water temperature, timing cycles, sanitizer
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed raw foods stored above cooked / ready-to-eat foods
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Food is prepared in a safe manner
- Do not thaw hazardous foods at room temperature
- Observed potentially hazardous foods not being thawed in an appropriate and safe manner
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- * Fail to provide thermometer in temperature controlled room / equipment used to store potentially hazardous foods
- Operator to provide accurate and easily readable indicating thermometers in temperature controlled rooms/equipment used for storage of potentially hazardous foods
- Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
- * Fail to provide adequate supplies (single-use towels, soap in a dispenser) for the hand washing basin in the food preparation area
- Washing hands thoroughly before and after handling food
- Food handlers must wash hands after they are contaminated and before handling food
- Floors clean and in good repair
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
4 infractions
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- * Fail to provide easily readable thermometer
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Fail to protect food from contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed scoops/utensils not being stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Hand washing basin with supplies of hot and cold water, soap in a dispenser and single-use towels
- * Fail to provide adequate supplies (single-use towels, soap in a dispenser) for the hand washing basin in the food preparation area
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floor of food-handling room kept clean and in good repair
- Thermometers used to verify food preparation and storage temperatures
- Re-inspection
0 infractions
- Compliance (Required)
3 infractions
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- * Fail to wash, rinse and sanitize equipment / utensils after each use or as often as necessary
- Food contact surfaces properly designed, constructed, installed, maintained, located (smooth, non-absorbent, cleanable, corrosion resistant and non-toxic)
- * Fail to use equipment/utensils/dishes/food containers/multi-service articles in good repair (i.e. free from cracks/crevices/chips/open seams)
- Equipment, non-food contact surfaces and linen are maintained, designed, constructed, installed and accessible for cleaning
- * Fail to maintain all equipment/non-food contact surfaces are in clean and in good repair
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- Compliance (Required)
1 infraction
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- * Observed scoops/utensils not being stored in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Operator to ensure scoops/utensils are stored and maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent contamination and/or adulteration
- Food protected from potential contamination and/or adulteration
- Compliance (Required)
3 infractions
- Potentially hazardous food is held at 4°C (40°F) or lower
- Food contact surfaces washed / rinsed / sanitized after each use and following any operations when contamination may have occurred
- * Fail to ensure food contact surfaces are cleaned & sanitized after each use or as often as necessary
- Operator to ensure all food contact surfaces are properly cleaned & sanitized
- Floors clean and in good repair
- * Fail to ensure floors of food premise are kept clean and/or in good repair
- Operator to ensure floors are kept clean and in good repair
- Compliance (Required)
0 infractions
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