COVID-19: The Kawartha Lakes Pandemic Time Capsule

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 28 Jan 2021     Some local students recently glided to the top spot, receiving gold, silver and bronze medals at the Skills Ontario Paper Glider Competition. According to Trillium Lakelands District School Board, TL

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 28 Jan 2021     The Ontario government extended electricity rate relief for families, small businesses and farms to support those spending more time at home in response to the provincial Stay-at-Home Order according

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 28 Jan 2021     The Caressant Care McLaughlin Road Nursing Home in Lindsay started to see the light at the end of the outbreak tunnel as no new cases or additional deaths were reported. There remained a total of 9 a

Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 28 Jan 2021     At a recent TLDSB board meeting, Director of Education Wes Hahn said that the board would soon be looking for feedback from as many stakeholders as possible to determine the next five-year plan. The

    Due to COVID-19, the Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton Provincial Offences office was closed; however, Provincial Offences Act (POA) Administration set up audio/videoconferencing by phone for c

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 i

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 29 Jan 2021     A fourth resident at Caressant Care McLaughlin Road died amid a Coronavirus outbreak at the facility.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 29 Jan 2021     The local Health Unit rescheduled upcoming vaccination clinics planned for area long term care homes after learning of a delay in the next vaccine delivery. The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Distr

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 29 Jan 2021     A Lindsay nurse at Caressant Care McLaughlin Road said donations of portable radios are encouraged to help entertain and keep residents connected to the community during the outbreak at the nursing h

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 29 Jan 2021     The community came together to show support and kindness for staff of Caressant Care who were temporarily moved into the Days Inn (Lindsay) to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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 Pinecr

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 prov

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.

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.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 1 Feb 2021     As the COVID-19 pandemic continued, the Government of Canada took steps to aid those who were out of work or working less hours due to the pandemic through Recovery Benefits and a more flexible and a

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 1 Feb 2021     Community Care City of Kawartha Lakes opened a second kitchen, effectively doubling the organization’s Meals on Wheels production capacity. Village Housing in Lindsay welcomed the program into its co

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 1 Feb 2021     The Council of the Ontario College of Teachers endorsed the creation of a Temporary Certificate to enable faculty of education students to begin teaching earlier as a partial solution to Ontario’s te

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 1 Feb 2021     As more students return to class today, the Ontario government says it is providing an additional $381 million, provided through the federal Safe Return to Class Fund, to keep schools safe from COVID

Taylor, Jeannine, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 2 Feb 2021     The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding statutory holidays.These numbers include January 31 and February 1. Confirmed positive: 874, including 453 in Kawartha Lakes, 371 i

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 2 Feb 2021     As of February 2, 2021, eight residents had died of coronavirus amid the outbreak at the Caressant Care McLaughin Road long-term care facility.