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Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Apr 2020     It was a learning curve for Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough teachers to teach students en masse from a distance under the Learn@Home directive while making sure all their students have access to thei

    Ross Memorial Hospital's ICU team shares a message with the public. Message reads: "ICU does not want to see you #stayhomeforus"

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 16 Apr 2020     A website in Peterborough and a Facebook group in Kawartha Lakes were launched to help serve as a gateway to local food and farm-to-gate products and experienced rapid growth in interest with the arr

    The confirmed list of affected services as part of the City's State of Emergency.

Welsh, Moira, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 15 Apr 2020     A collection of summaries about COVID-19 outbreaks at many of Canada's seniors' homes and responses from administrators.

    During the pandemic the construction of a 90 unit addition to Adelaide Place Senior Living Community in Lindsay continued apace. This is the sign showing the protocols in place for workers.

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 7 Apr 2020     City of Kawartha Lakes works to close municipal boat launches, but people are already using them, ignoring stay at home recommendations.

Hodgins, Bill, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 7 Apr 2020     Ontario Plowman's Association has no intentions to cancel or postpone the 2020 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 7 Apr 2020     Local pregnant mothers Rochford and Carter share their concerns about being pregnant during the pandemic. Styles and Tremblay share what resources are available to support pregnant women during this

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 28 Apr 2020     As part of their pandemic response, Ross Memorial Hospital launched a team to support long-term care, retirement and congregate living facilities, providing infection prevention and control education

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 29 Apr 2020     Though Kawartha Lakes City Hall managed its budgets through the pandemic, no solid numbers were available for residents before the end of May. All staff in every department were challenged to revise

    CBC News profiled victims from the first 1000 deaths related to COVID-19. Relatives shared about Ruth and Tami Sheppard, mother and daughter, who had lived at Pinecrest Nursing Home, Bobcaygeon, for

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 30 Apr 2020     While pre-planning and a cooperative community helped Ross Memorial Hospital avoid overwhelming their resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Emergency Department saw significantly lower numbers

    COVID-19 Update 38: Mayor Letham shared a message with public about continued focus on essential and critical services, increased curbside collection for spring yard waste, and Human Services adminis

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 14 Apr 2020     City of Kawartha Lakes suspends some services and laid off and postponed nearly 300 positions, including more than 200 permanent part-time staff, seasonal and temporary employees across all departmen

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 14 Apr 2020     Volunteers Dave and Anne Blackburn have seen a big shift in what they do with Community Care Kawartha Lakes, moving from driving to appointments and office work to delivering for the Meals-on-Wheels

    I have been bringing out my inner artist! With all the free online paint nights, I have been painting away at home. I also created a baking group. We bake a recipe every week and share our pictures w

    Health Canada warned Canadians about risks of using fraudulent and unauthorized N95 masks in a news release. N95 masks are in high demand during the pandemic as part of a set of personal protective e

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 16 Apr 2020     Pinecrest Nursing Home reports no new deaths and many residents who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 have been healthy for at least 14 days. Staff remained diligent.

    Human Services continue to provide all critical operations including social assistance applications and payments while remaining closed to the public.