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Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 17 Jun 2020     The Ontario government extended all existing emergency orders made under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act until June 30, 2020.

    Event Updates: Haunted Village: CANCELLED Annual General Meeting: POSTPONED. --------- During today's Board Meeting we made the difficult decision to cancel Haunted Village. With the current restrictions still in place, and the sheer volume of people that attend this event annually, it just doesn't seem possible to hold this event ...

    The City's Community Pandemic Recovery Task Force held a meeting on October 19, 2020.

Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 11 Jun 2020     Councillor Ron Ashmore wanted the CAO to step back from his special powers that were granted at the start of the pandemic but the rest of council disagreed.

    "The news of the lockdown is disappointing, but obviously the province felt it was necessary. To say it has been difficult year would be a major understatement. As we enter the holidays, we are still in a dangerous place and although our numbers locally prove the good job we are ...

Blair, Bill, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 14 Aug 2020     Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced that the Canada-U.S. border will remain closed for another 30 days, until September 21st. This is the fifth time the border closure has been extended since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. ---- Bill Blair @BillBlair We are extending ...

Lindsay Advocate, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 18 Jan 2021     In order to better support its members, the Kawartha Lakes Arts Council developed a strategic digital plan to include a refresh of brand, and the creation of a new website from a digital sales and marketing platform for members, offering a year-round marketplace of arts and cultural products and services.

    A roundup of the research that acknowledged that the transmission of COVID-19 was possible via aerosolized respiratory microdroplets that could travel farther than the 2 metres/6 foot separation of social distancing.

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca, 16 Dec 2020     The Bobcaygeon Kinette Club ensured their 53-year tradition of a Christmas dinner for local widows continued by hand delivering hot Christmas meals to 112 widows.

Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 28 Nov 2020     While parents struggled to manage the risks of COVID-19, Gamiing Nature Centre, in partnership with The Forest Farm, offered parents an alternative; 200 acres for children to explore while providing them with an opportunity to be active, learn and be immersed in the great outdoors.

    Kawartha Lakes Mayor, Andy Letham, discusses the continuation of major projects during the pandemic

    Vanessa Murphy asks Mayor Letham questions posed by the community. Topics Include: What does a resolved case mean? Why are high risk contacts going up? Where can residents get the 2021 Municipal Calendar with waste information on it? How to report potholes, unplowed roads, etc?

    Fresh Fuell moved locations and expanded to include a new coffee venture, North Warde Coffee Co., in spite of COVID-19 business closures and repeat lockdowns.

Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), June 2020     Local career services VCCS Employment Services adapted how it delivered its programs and services in Kawartha Lakes with one-on-one employment counselling to clients and employers by phone, email, text, and web meetings; free online sessions for job-seekers; a full board of job postings; and offering screening, recruitment and virtual job ...

McGran, Kevin, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 11 Jul 2020     NHL players and league's owners each passed two complex, interlinked deals, one of which outlined the return to play during the coronavirus pandemic that would decide the Stanley Cup champion. 24 teams (12 in the Eastern Conference heading to Toronto and 12 in the Western Conference heading for Edmonton) would ...

    The mayor shared a message about the mandatory face mask order from the local health unit effective July 13, 2020 and the new burn ban that came into effect on July 8, 2020 at 11:59pm due to extreme hot and dry temperatures.

Clysdale, Taylor, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 25 Mar 2020     The Ontario government didn't hold back in dealing with the impacts of COVID-19, promising to spend $17 billion, increasing the provincial deficit from $6.4 billion to $20.5 billion. This was part of the announcement made Wednesday, March 25, 2020 as $17 billion was spent on emergency aid to deal with ...

Gravel, Bruce, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 4 Jul 2020     Columnist Bruce Gravel took on the challenge of rhyme in this trying time (of the COVID-19 pandemic.)

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 19 Apr 2021     Owner Andrew Gouin of Kawartha Homebrew Supply posted a sign on his business stating that he would not force customers to wear masks, stating that if customers felt distress under their mask that they were under no obligation to keep on it in his store. He stated that he felt ...

    A promotional video created during the COVID-19 pandemic while the Lindsay Downtown area was under heavy reconstruction. The video is one of many promotional materials made to support downtown businesses by driving viewers to shop local.