COVID-19: The Kawartha Lakes Pandemic Time Capsule

    In mid-April 2020, Dean Michel issued a challenge to his local community: raise $500 for Coboconk and Area Food Bank and he would jump in Balsam Lake on May 2, 2020. When the goal was surpassed, he i

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 10 Nov 2020     Confirmed positive: 262, including 188 in Kawartha Lakes, 52 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland) Active cases: 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland,

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 10 Nov 2020     The Canada Foundation for Innovation funded Fleming research into detecting COVID and other pathogens in wastewater.

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 11 Nov 2020     Confirmed positive: 262, including 188 in Kawartha Lakes, 52 in Northumberland, 22 in Haliburton (increase of 1 in Northumberland) Active cases: 4, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 2 in Northumberland,

McGinn, William, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 11 Nov 2020     With the hunting season in full swing in Kawartha Lakes, it's not unusual to see a littering of deer carcasses, but the increased amount of dumping seen in 2020 possibly had a COVID-related reason. A

    A live broadcast of Bobcaygeon's Remembrance Day ceremony held at the Bobcaygeon Legion.

    The Lindsay Remembrance Day ceremony was attended by a reduced crowd due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Woodville Legion hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony with reduced attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 11 Nov 2020     Parents pushed the local public school board to allow for school photos. At the time, the school board was working with the local health unit to work on protocol to allow outside photographers into t

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (2004), 11 Nov 2020     Trillium Lakelands District School Board will transition students to online learning when busing to schools is cancelled due to inclement weather to maintain COVID-19 safety plans.