COVID-19: The Kawartha Lakes Pandemic Time Capsule

    In mid-April 2020, Dean Michel issued a challenge to his local community: raise $500 for Coboconk and Area Food Bank and he would jump in Balsam Lake on May 2, 2020. When the goal was surpassed, he i

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 10 Nov 2020     Confirmed positive: 262, including 188 in Kawartha Lakes, 52 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland) Active cases: 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland,

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 10 Nov 2020     The Canada Foundation for Innovation funded Fleming research into detecting COVID and other pathogens in wastewater.

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 11 Nov 2020     Confirmed positive: 262, including 188 in Kawartha Lakes, 52 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland) Active cases: 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland,

McGinn, William, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 11 Nov 2020     With the hunting season in full swing in Kawartha Lakes, it's not unusual to see a littering of deer carcasses, but the increased amount of dumping seen in 2020 possibly had a COVID-related reason. A

    A live broadcast of Bobcaygeon's Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Bobcaygeon Legion.

    The Lindsay Remembrance Day ceremony was attended by a reduced crowd due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Woodville Legion hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony with reduced attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 11 Nov 2020     Parents pushed the local public school board to allow for school photos. At the time, the school board was working with the local health unit to work on protocol to allow outside photographers into t

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 11 Nov 2020     Trillium Lakelands District School Board will transition students to online learning when busing to schools is cancelled due to inclement weather to maintain COVID-19 safety plans.

    The Bobcaygeon Chest Fund donated almost $20,000 to the Bobcaygeon Legion so they can build an outdoor patio to help keep vets safe during COVID.

Yousif, Nadine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 12 Nov 2020     The majority of Canadians are aware of the public health risk of COVID-19, but 15 per cent say they don't believe the virus poses a big health risk to the population or are undecided.

Chiu, Joanna, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 12 Nov 2020     People across Canada experienced stress-related aging such as greying hair, weight gain, and body aches.

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 12 Nov 2020     Confirmed positive: 263, including 188 in Kawartha Lakes, 53 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland) Active cases: 2, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberla

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 12 Nov 2020     Organizers of annual Lindsay Santa Claus Parade turned the events into a 'road trip' in order to keep the holiday spirit alive during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The Coboconk, Norland and Area Chamber of Commerce put out a call for floats, displays, volunteer participants and goodie bag item donations for their pandemic-adapted Santa Claus Parade.

Benzie, Robert, Toronto Star ( TorStar), 4 Sep 2020     Click the image to read the article

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 18 Nov 2020     Confirmed positive: 275, including 191 in Kawartha Lakes, 61 in Northumberland, 23 in Haliburton (no change) Active cases: 10, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton

Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 18 Nov 2020     The Lindsay Agricultural Society and the 2021 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo announced a drive-through festival of lights as a joint fundraiser for five community groups and a local schoo

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 10 Nov 2020     The Academy Theatre's annual Diner Card fundraiser continued in 2020 with cards purchased for $20 that offered up $300 in savings for dining at local restaurants. All proceeds went to the Academy The