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Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 26 Mar 2020     Two residents of Pinecrest Nursing Home died from COVID-19. As of March 26, 14 staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 and 35 other residents including the deceased had developed symptoms of C

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 27 Mar 2020     Larry Hope, director of education with Trillium Lakelands District School Board urged parents to focus on the family's health and well-being and not worry about the rest of their child's education th

Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Apr 2020     Though the post-outbreak situation at Pinecrest Nursing Home continued to improve daily, staff remained diligent.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Apr 2020     Ross Memorial Hospital staff and doctors were tested after a patient tested positive for the virus on April 17. Testing had so far revealed that two staff members were positive for COVID-19.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 27 Apr 2020     Nine new cases were reported in Kawartha Lakes as well as an outbreak of COVID-19 and Case Manor Long-Term Care home in Bobcaygeon. AS of April 27, there were 136 confirmed cases, 32 deaths (28 of wh

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Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 8 Apr 2020     Mayor Letham discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on the local economy, juggling critical versus non-critical projects, and trying to balance residents' needs with municipality needs. CAO Taylor talks a

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 8 Apr 2020     Three Lindsay manufacturers have retooled, redesigned or rejigged their operations to produce protective equipment for pandemic efforts. Dvine Labs produced hand sanitizer, Sunspace produced retail h

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 9 Apr 2020     Local garden experts and business owners offer tips for starting garden beds off for success. Gardening and yardwork were popular past-times during the quarantine lockdown.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 9 Apr 2020     Local sewer Terese Scheer needed help to make 1000 cloth face masks to be used patients leaving hospital and other frontline workers. Previously she tackled a project to make headbands to help allevi

Welsh, Moira, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 9 Apr 2020     When asked by a Ross Memorial Hospital executive if Burley, who formerly worked at Pinecrest Nursing Home, would take temporary leave to go back and assist them, she said yes.

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 9 Apr 2020     Local businesses and associations discuss impacts of COVID-19 on small local businesses

MacEachern, Barbara-Ann, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 10 Apr 2020     Nurse Monica Petras, a staff member at Caressant Care in Lindsay, shares her story, her concerns, and her self-care tips.

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 10 Apr 2020     The Kawartha Lakes community is taking special care when it comes to supporting seniors through the pandemic, with a police and nurse team to check on vulnerable residents and making sure they have e

Kawartha Lakes This Week, 12 Apr 2020     The Easter Bunny visits Pinecrest Nursing Home, which reported its third straight day without any COVID-19-related deaths.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 1 Apr 2020     Ross Memorial Hospital is trialing using Skype on hospital tablets for pre-scheduled virtual visits.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20200402     Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes is continuing to provide support services despite the closure of its facility and area schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 2 Apr 2020     Mayor Andy Letham talks Pinecrest, COVID-19 testing, & downtown Lindsay infrastructure work.