April 1: Mayor Letham speaks about heartbreak as Pinecrest tragedy unfolds
- Creators
- City of Kawartha Lakes, Videographer
- Sobanski, Sarah, Reporter
- Media Type
- Video
- Text
- Item Types
- Video recordings
- Newspaper clippings
- Description
- Mayor Andy Letham reached out to City of Kawartha Lakes residents via video message about Pinecrest Nursing Home and the tragedy of the COVID-19 outbreak at the long-term care home.
- Publisher
- City of Kawartha Lakes
- Place of Publication
- Lindsay, Ontario
- Date of Original
- 1 Apr 2020
- Date Of Event
- 1 Apr 2020
- Playing Time
- 1m39s
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Letham, Andy, Mayor ; Sobanski, Sarah
- Corporate Name(s)
- Pinecrest Nursing Home
- Language of Item
- English
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- Contact
- Kawartha Lakes Public LibraryEmail:lindsaylibrary@kawarthalakeslibrary.ca
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(705) 324-9411 extension 1268 - Transcription
Good afternoon, it’s Wednesday April 1, 2020.
I just want to take a minute and think about how different our conversations were
a month ago on March 1.
The safety of our home, Kawartha Lakes, and its residents continues to be the
number one priority for all of us.
The tragedy at Pinecrest nursing home has made the national news and the
media continues to report on the numbers coming from the home.
As local residents, let’s not lose focus that these are not just stats. These
numbers represent parents, grandparents, spouses, siblings and most
importantly, loved ones. Together, lets make sure that we are remembering who
they were as people, people who grew up here and who were apart of shaping the
community we all enjoy today. The two words that immediately come to mind are heartbroken, and frustrated. Our hearts are very heavy as the situation continues
to unfold and we're frustrated because we are all wondering what more we can do
to help. And that still remains, staying at home and keeping your distance from
others.
Ontario has further extended their state of emergency for at least another two
weeks.
With that being said, we continue to focus on critical services only, echoing
announcements about public safety by being risk-adverse and closing all
municipal spaces where contact may occur. Stay informed as we continue to
evaluate those services levels and we will have further updates moving forward
later this week.
Thank you and stay safe.
