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Gallant, Jacques, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 6 Nov 2020     The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) updated its guidance on how COVID-19 can be transmitted through the air and that Canadians should wear a three-layer mask, ideally a filter between two layers of cotton. Experts and critics said that the agency owed the public an explanation as to why ...

Perry, Mike, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 4 Jun 2020     Guest columnist Mike Perry on how we can't go back to 'normal' again when it comes to the economy, how it's run, how it serves people and how it protects those who need help.

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 4 Feb 2021     The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding statutory holidays. Confirmed positive: 901, including 473 in Kawartha Lakes, 378 in Northumberland, and50 in Haliburton (increase of 25, including 18 in Kawartha Lakes and 7 in Northumberland) *Active cases: 76, including 59 in Kawartha Lakes, 15 in Northumberland, and ...

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 4 Feb 2021     Officials at Caressant Care on McLaughlin Road in Lindsay said they tested for the coronavirus variant at the facility and all came back negative so far. The variant was said to be more contagious than the original virus, although it was not thought to be any more deadly. The news ...

411 Staff, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 4 Feb 2021     S-Kawartha 411 News learned that there has been one confirmed Case of Coronavirus at IE Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay.

Lentz, Marissa, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 4 Feb 2021     Janetville teen Kahale Steward's high school project became a money-making venture, putting his self-made logo for media arts class on clothing.

Lindsay Advocate, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 3 Feb 2021     In an effort to keep schools safe from COVID-19, the Ontario government invested an additional $381 million provided by the federal Safe Return to Class Fund. This funding was used to improve air quality and ventilation in schools, support online learning, promote student mental health and hire more staff.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 3 Feb 2021     Local public school board reported close to double the number of families teaching children themselves compared to previous year. The number of reasons for this included parents working from home opting to keep children home too, consistency in providing their child's education (twice in less than a year, students had ...

Saba, Rosa, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 2 Feb 2021     A semi-retired Mississauga teacher was the representative plaintiff for a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government, on behalf of self-employed pensioners affected by the confusion over eligibility for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 8 Feb 2021     The Ontario government announced that it is moving to a regional approach and maintaining the shutdown in the majority of the public health regions in Ontario, including the Stay-at-Home order and all existing public health and workplace safety measures. When it is safe to do so, the province will gradually ...

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 6 Feb 2021     he health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding statutory holidays. Confirmed positive: 912, including 481 in Kawartha Lakes, 381 in Northumberland, and 50 in Haliburton (increase of 5, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland) *Active cases: 76, including 59 in Kawartha Lakes, 15 in Northumberland, ...

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 8 Feb 2021     The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays. These numbers are for February 7 and 8. Confirmed positive: 935, including 491 in Kawartha Lakes, 394 in Northumberland, and 50 in Haliburton (increase of 23, including 10 in Kawartha Lakes and 13 in Northumberland) *Active ...

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 8 Feb 2021     Two more residents at Caressant Care McLaughlin Road Nursing Home passed away as the Lindsay facility continued its fight against a COVID-19 outbreak that had infected a total of 85 residents and staff.

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 1 Feb 2021     Ontario reported 11 more cases of the B.1.1.7 UK coronavirus variant and its first case of the B 1.351 South Africa variant of the coronavirus detected in a Peel Region resident. The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding statutory holidays. These numbers include January 31 and February ...

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 28 Mar 2020     The nurses at Ross Memorial Hospital combed Jean Pollock’s hair, brushed her teeth and bathed her gently before she took her last breath [March 28] at 8:05am. Jean was in isolation, fighting Coronavirus since Monday. Her husband Ted is a resident at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon and Jean visited ...

411 Staff, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 31 Jan 2021     Pam Smith lost her parents to Coronavirus last spring. Jean and Ted Pollock were long time residents of Bobcaygeon and very involved in the community. Ted was a Pinecrest resident and Jean visited him there and helped with his care. They died within weeks of each other. Pam wrote this ...

Lindsay Advocate, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 1 Feb 2021     Hosted by the local Long-Term Care Coalition, 50 residents unanimously passed a Declaration to Fix Long-Term Care from communities across the area at a virtual town hall held the week prior.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 1 Feb 2021, p. 8     Emily Smith, a Grade 9 student at Fenelon Falls Secondary School, launched "Chick in the Kitchen" cake decorating business as a way to stay creative during the COVID-19 pandemic.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 4 Apr 2020     S-91 year old Ted Pollock was a pretty big sports fan. He loved the Toronto Blue Jays but he was a “die hard” Toronto Maple Leaf’s fan according to his family. Pollock was the 22nd resident of Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon to die of Coronavirus. His family says he ...

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 29 Jan 2021     Ontario announced mandatory on-arrival testing of all international travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport effective February 1, 2021 in response to 51 cases of the COVID-19 UK variant in Ontario. These measures were in addition to those announced by the federal government, restricting all inbound international flights to landings in ...