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Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20210427     Local Lindsay boy, Brysen Gilmour, donating all proceeds from artwork sales to local charities.

    Northumberland and Kawartha areas are seeing improvements surrounding COVID-19 activity this week.

Spencer, Arlene, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20210423     Price gouging caused by Covid-19 for household items, food, gas and lumber.

Murray, John M, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20210426     Letter to the editor from John M. Murry in response to the article "Adapt your business sir", an article about Andrew Gouin's view on the mask mandate.

Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20210428     Covid-19 outbreak at the Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in five staff members has been resolved.

Lentz, Marissa, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20210427     Local restaurant, Adam Matthews, of 72 Bolton Sport Cafe has started a petition directed at the Government of Ontario to allow restaurants to open their patios. 1,500 signatures have already been collected.

Hyatt, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week     As of Monday, April 26 64,953 Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit residents have received their first doses. First doses the last seven days, according to the latest data, total 11,158, and second doses 67. A total of 3,548 residents have received their their two vaccines. At least 35 ...

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 20210426     The Ross Memorial Hospital is currently caring for 11 Covid-19 positive patients transferred from the Scarborough Health Network. Two patients are in ICU while the other nine are in the Respiratory Isolation Unit. There were 13 new cases of Coronavirus reported in Kawartha Lakes for Sunday and Monday with 39 ...

Lindsay Advocate, 20210427     Donate a Dish - City of Kawartha Lakes, a local campaign has started to provide support for local restaurants and help those in need During the Covid-19 pandemic. For every $600 donated, 40 frozen meals will be purchased from local restaurants and distributed through the Kawartha Lakes Food Source.

    90 per cent increase in the demand for mental health supports from parents in the Kawartha Lakes region during the Covid-19 pandemic.

kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 20210424     Confirmed positive: 1,571, including 691 in Kawartha Lakes, 786 in Northumberland, and 95 in Haliburton (increase of 7, including 4 in Kawartha Lakes and 3 in Northumberland)* Cases with N501Y mutation: 330, including 102 in Kawartha Lakes, 214 in Northumberland, and 14 in Haliburton (increase of 12, including 6 in ...

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 20210423     The Ontario government has confirmed the first case of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) in a patient after receiving the AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD vaccine.

    The Ontario Government says it is investing $60,000 to help Fire Services in Haliburton- Kawartha Lakes-Brock address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The City of Kawartha Lakes Fire and Rescue will receive $23,000 according to MPP Laurie Scott.

kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor, 1996), 20210423     The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County. The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays. Confirmed positive: 1,564, including 687 in Kawartha Lakes, 782 in Northumberland, and 95 in Haliburton ...

Lindsay Advocate, 20210423     The City of Kawartha Lakes will be closing arenas, community centres, halls, pools, fitness centres, Service centres and restricting public access from courts and libraries while they continue to function via Zoom or through curbside pickup in response to provincial pandemic orders.

Hyatt, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20210422     Continued shortage of the Pfizer vaccine, Moderna shipment has been delayed. The Health unit struggles to meet vaccine demand in Kawartha Lakes. As of April 19, within HKPR, 41,156 doses were administered to date.

Lindsay Advocate, 20210421     Nineteen-year-old Michael Esenwa of Brampton was arrested and charged with failure to comply with undertaking.

Kawartha Lakes This Week, 20210421     The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge Districts Health Unit case count as of Wednesday April 21, 2021 is 1534, including 291 new cases. 30 per cent of identified cases are under 20 years of age.

Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 20210421     Local Business owner, Andrew Matthews of 72 Bolton Sports Cafe has started a petition to reopen outdoor dining.

Geoff Coleman, Lindsay Advocate, 20210421     The Fenelon Falls Tennis Club is an underrated pandemic friendly sport that allows the players to participate without worrying about Covid-19 protocols.