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Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20 Mar 2020     Some fitness providers across Peterborough and the Kawarthas, such as Cathy Steffler of Lindsay-based "Flex Fitness," took their classes online to support residents stuck inside from COVID-19.

Saba, Rosa, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 18 Mar 2020     Food supply experts stressed that the food supply is unchanged and that it was just hard to keep up with restocking shelvese as mass consumer panic buying tapers off in Canada, but warned that consum

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 18 Mar 2020     Grocery stores in Kawartha Lakes set designated hours for seniors and people with compromised immune systems, those at greater risk for COVID-19, allowing them access to stores in the first hour of o

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 19 Mar 2020     Kawartha Lakes parents scrambled to find childcare options for after March Break with all schools and public childcare options closed due to COVID-19 and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes ha

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 19 Mar 2020     Local school administrators remained optimistic that the COVID-19 pandemic would not put the 2019/2020 school year in jeopardy.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 16 Mar 2020     Kawartha Lakes Food Source, already struggling to keep up with demand before COVID-19 due to January through March being lowest annually for donations, found their shelves emptying quicker than ever

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 16 Mar 2020     The local health unit postponed its enforcement of missing or out-of-date student immunization records.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 17 Mar 2020     Ross Memorial Hospital closed its drive-thru assessment centre operating out of its ambulance bay as it was not a sustainable solution and updated their model based on community feedback and Ministry

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 17 Mar 2020     Kawartha Lakes announced the city is working on shutting down non-essential services and closing city spaces to public access amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Canadian Press, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Apr 2020     Canada Post said it experienced Christmas-level parcel volumes as Canadians do more of their shopping online due to COVID-19. The postal service delivered more than 1.8 billion parcels on the Monday

The Canadian Press, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Apr 2020     Data released on this day revealed that there were more than seven million unique applicants for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit as spending on emergency aid crept higher. The federal governmen

Benzie, Robert, Toronto Star ( TorStar), 24 Apr 2020     The Ontario provincial government extended the state of emergency until at least May 6, keeping all non-essential businesses and services closed, restricting social gatherings to five or fewer people

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Apr 2020     Coboconk couple who challenged the community to raise money for the Coboconk and Area Food Bank to make Michel and Bacon jump in Balsam Lake. The challenge started at $500 then was upped to $1000. Do

    Statistics Canada survey revealed that while health concerns were at the forefront for Canada's older generation during the COVID-19 crisis, younger people were worried about their ability to pay the

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Apr 2020     Pinecrest Nursing Home received a visit from the Bobcaygeon Town Crier and reported almost two weeks of no COVID-19-related deaths with no positive cases in the home.

MacEachern, Barbara-Ann, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Apr 2020     Two families in Lindsay and Bobcaygeon were stuck unable to move into their new Habitat for Humanity homes due to COVID-19 closures stopping construction and preventing soon-to-be owners from contrib

Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Apr 2020     Pinecrest gained a foothold on its COVID-19 outbreak, which lasted from March 20 to April 9 and resulted in the deaths of 29 of the 65 residents. There had been no further loss of life as of April 23

Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 24 Apr 2020     City of Kawartha Lakes targeted May 12 to reopen boat launches, landfills, and opening the rail trail to motorized vehicles.

Gillis, Wendy, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 25 Apr 2020     Front-line workers, including long-term-care home staff, personal support workers and shelter employees, will get a financial boost after the province announced a pandemic pay raise.

Mewhort, June, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 26 Apr 2020     June Mewhort, co-facilitator for Caregiver Connection, a support group offered by Community Care Hospice Services, offered ways you can support primary caregivers while social distancing and keeping