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      Dvine Laboratories, a manufacturer of vaping liquids, re-tooled 2 of their automated lines to help with the increased need for hand sanitizer. As one of the recommended products for Canadians and global citizens to use regularly to protect themselves from COVID-19, hand sanitizer was often in short supply. Store prices …

      Jamie Schmale, MP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, toured the COVID-19 Assessment and Testing Centre at the Lindsay Fairgrounds.

      Anne from Curious, Fenelon Falls, took to the sidewalk outside her business to spread chalk messages of positivity during COVID-19.

      Fenelon Falls Home Hardware installed makeshift vinyl "sneezeguards" at their cash registers to protect staff and customers.

      RONA Coboconk offered drive-thru service and delivery options with new hours for safe social distancing.

      Shields Home Hardware, Coboconk, implemented drive-thru service for curbside pickup orders. The store was not open for customers to enter and all orders had to be ordered ahead of pick up.

      Barb Curry and Lynwood Polley shared a thank you for the positive act to a family who passed by on North Water Street, Coboconk, picking up garbage out of the ditches while wearing protective disposable gloves.

      Bouncers Are Us, a backyard party supplier of inflatables, held a kids colouring contest for kids with a $500 grand prize towards their next backyard party once the COVID-19 crisis is over. The contest was open to children from Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, and Northumberland.

      The Fenelon Falls & District Chamber of Commerce created a Social Distancing BINGO card to guide people looking for ways to support the community and keep busy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

      The owners of Kay's Country Market asked for anyone in need or knowing someone in need to contact them and they would prepare a care bag free of charge.

      The Kinmount Highland Games canceled the 2020 games. The games had been held for the past five years.

      The Pattie House Smokin' BBQ (Coboconk) closed to in-restaurant use, but remaining open for takeout and delivery service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Officials asked the public to use the online self-assessment tool first before calling Telehealth or local Health Units as call volumes were extremely high.

      Century 21 Granite Realty Group Ltd. offered to run errands for those members of the community in the Coboconk/Norland/Kirkfield/Rosedale area who were not comfortable going out or were unable to do so.

      Royal Canadian Legion Branch 519, Coboconk, closed on March 17, 2020 until further notice.

      Ross Memorial Hospital asked all visitors to stay home and to send their best wishes through the hospital's website. Some exceptions were made for compassionate reasons.

      Ross Memorial Hospital and community partners worked together on coordinated response and action plans to support assessment, testing and care for potential patients with COVID-19 with representatives having met on a regular basis to align the local response.

      Ross Memorial Hospital launched a COVID-19 page on their website to share Hospital updates, address common questions, and links to credible information sources.

 Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 14 Mar 2020     The City of Kawartha Lakes closed municipal arenas and community centres to protect against COVID-19.

      Ross Memorial Hospital redirected the public who had recently traveled outside of Canada and had symptoms of COVID-19 to the local health unit or Telehealth for advice on next steps. The public were only to proceed to the emergency department for COVID-19 assessment if advised to do so by Public …