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Jeannine Taylor, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 17 Jul 2020     The number of positive COVID-19 cases remained at 172 in Kawartha Lakes as of July 17, 2020. No new outbreaks were declared within the municipality. Positive cases: 172 Deaths: 32 Resolved: 151

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 1 Jun 2020     Students submitted more than 750 responses to a survey by the local public school board asking them how the board could improve online learning and the usefulness of the learning platforms provided.

    The local district health unit announced that the outbreaks declared at Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence (Bobcaygeon) and at Empire Crossing Retirement Home (Port Hope) were over. Outbreaks were d

Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 1 Jun 2020     The local public school board moved to give limited access to schools for staff and students starting June 1, 2020. This allowed students to retrieve personal belongings left behind in classrooms, lo

    Shields Home Hardware (Coboconk) reopened to allow a maximum of 5 customers in the store at a time. Physical distancing was strongly encouraged.

Jeannine Taylor, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 1 Jun 2020     On May 31, the federal Minister of Economic Development announced $30 million in federal funding to support tourism and economic recovery efforts across southern Ontario, part of the $962-million Reg

    Lock Master Scott Worsley, Lock 34, Fenelon Falls, announced that the lock was open today and asked all boaters to practice 'nautical' distancing.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Mar 2020     The local medical officer of health announced that three residents of a long-term care home in Bobcaygeon have tested positive for COVID-19. The confirmed cases were: a male, 89, a female, 94 and a m

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Mar 2020     While many businesses and services closed their doors, those running area shelters did their very best to ensure theirs stayed open. A Place Called Home's 19-bed shelter was in Level 1 on its protoco

    Mayor Letham issued a two-part message to residents in responses to the previous news release regarding payment of bills and utilities and to residents returning to the community from holidays outsid

    Jamie Schmale, MP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, toured the COVID-19 Assessment and Testing Centre at the Lindsay Fairgrounds.

    Anne from Curious, Fenelon Falls, took to the sidewalk outside her business to spread chalk messages of positivity during COVID-19.

    Coby Pharmacy shared the details of how to use their new Curbside Pick-up service.

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    Fenelon Falls Home Hardware installed makeshift vinyl "sneezeguards" at their cash registers to protect staff and customers.

    Fenelon Falls Pharmasave implmented a closed door policy in response to positive cases of COVID-19 in the City. Customers were able to obtain prescriptions through delivery service or curbside pickup

Halliday, Chris (Orangeville Banner), Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Mar 2020     The Province of Ontario released a list of essential service sectors that were allowed to remain open during the State of Emergency declared for the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 238, Fenelon Falls, closed to all veterans and dependents and provided contact information for the Branch Service Officer Glenn Wood if anyone needed assistance.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Mar 2020     Kawartha Lakes residents who had COVID-19 symptoms and needed to be tested, but didn’t have access to a vehicle, were able to obtain in-home assessments. The Ross Memorial Hospital, in partnership wi

Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Mar 2020     Another new case of COVID-19 was reported in Kawartha Lakes, the latest being a woman in her 40s who self-isolated after testing positive. This brought the total of positive cases in Kawartha Lakes t