By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Thunder Bay Source KENORA — The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) got through Ontario’s year-long measles outbreak without any cases of the infectious disease, the health unit said Tuesday in a news release. “Thanks to the vigilance of our community members and consistent efforts of community partners and health care providers, we made it through the Ontario outbreak without any cases,” said the release. “Every action taken, including checking destination risk when travelling, getting vaccinated and watching for symptoms, kept our communities safe.” The health unit provides MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella and varicella) immunizations to children in schools according to provincial standards that recommend the vaccine for children ages 4 to 6. Patients can get the MMRV vaccine at a primary care clinic or…