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VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 8 Feb 2021     The first doses of the Moderna vaccine will be administered on Tuesday, February 9th to all residents of Caressant Care, McLaughlin Road who have signed consent forms and have never tested positive f

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca, 16 Dec 2020     As a result of the pandemic, 50 homeless people were displaced from the local Lindsay homeless shelter. The shelter "A Place Called Home" (APCH) operated a 19 bed shelter, but was closed when the she

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.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 17 Dec 2020     Wanting to give their students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 a more global look at how Christmas is celebrated, teachers at the school set up stations to inform them about celebration practices in fiv

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 17 Dec 2020     The local public school board recommended that all students gather personal belongings from lockers and desks and bring them home for the Christmas holiday in case Ministry of Education decided to ex

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 4 Dec 2020     Kawartha Lakes moved into the Yellow zone on December 7, 2020. With the move into the Yellow-Control level, some of the key changes include: Restaurants/bars must close at midnight. Alcohol can no lo

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca, 19 Nov 2020     S- Due to the pandemic, vaccines and other health services that were routinely offered in local schools were been cancelled. The local health unit was working to restructure how to offer them as a re

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca, 21 Nov 2020     Since the pandemic touched down in Canada, securing employment amid layoffs and stiff competition was a daunting task for many, particularly for older individuals.

411 Staff, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 8 Feb 2021     The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit declared a second Coronavirus outbreak at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon

411 Staff, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 6 Feb 2021     Officials at Caressant Care on McLaughlin Road in Lindsay investigated whether the ventilation system in the building was fueling the spread of Coronavirus.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 6 Feb 2021     Two 11-year-old friends Charlie and Carter dressed up as dinosaurs and took a walk through downtown Lindsay. The boys wanted to find a way to safely have fun together and also wanted to promote shopp

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 al

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 23 Dec 2020     "Marco Polo" delivered ingredients for full Christmas dinners of enough food to feed 8 people each to 50 families and has been doing so for the last three years.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 9 Jan 2021     The local health unit declared an outbreak of Coronavirus at Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 12 Jan 2021     The family who was charged under the Reopening Ontario Act with not following Coronavirus gathering rules wants people to know, it could happen to you. Cindy McCabe says her two sisters and one of th

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 12 Jan 2021     The province declared a second state of emergency on January 12, 2021 amid rising cases of Coronavirus. Included in the new measures was an enforceable stay at home order and an enforceable mask orde

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 8 Jan 2021     According to data obtained from Public Health Ontario, 2020 could be the deadliest year yet for Opioid overdoses and deaths locally. For the first eight months of 2020 there were 25 confirmed or prob

Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 8 Jan 2021     Many working parents and caregivers are feeling pressure and anxiety after the government announced at home learning has been extended until January 25.

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 7 Jan 2021     Ontario announced that elementary school students in Southern Ontario would not be returning to the classroom on January 11, 2021 and extended online learning until January 25, 2021. Northern Ontario

VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 21 Dec 2020     Part of the Ontario Government's decision to implement a province-wide lockdown from December 26, 2020 to January 23, 2021 in Southern Ontario was the need to keep enough beds open in hospitals to ca