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 Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 26 May 2021     As school boards in the area look towards the 2021-2022 school year, they are supporting staff efforts to be fully vaccinated by the beginning of the school year and are optimistic that these efforts will have a positive effect on returning to in- school learning in September.

 MacEachern, Barbara-Ann, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 28 May 2021     To date, 13 inmates from the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay who have tested positive for COVID-19 have been released before their cases were resolved. The provincial database also records 147 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at CECC to date, as of May 25, since the start of the pandemic.

 DeLaire, Megan, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 28 May 2021     It's easy for pepole in regions with low COVID-19 case numbers to dismiss outbreaks in places they have no interaction with, or even oppose the sharing of pandemic resources with their struggling neighbours. But experts say that with a virus capable of generating variant strains like SARS-CoV-2, no one is …

 Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 29 May 2021     The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Kawartha Lakes were down Saturday May 29 with four reported, compared to 23 the previous day.

 Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Metroland Media Group Ltd., 2004), 15 Oct 2021     A trio of local youth have discovered there's added incentive to getting COVID-19 vaccines, not only in being better protected against the virus but also for winning prizes. The local health unit's #StickItToCOVID contest saw close to 400 entries from youth aged 12 to 17 years after receiving their first …

 Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 26 Oct 2021     Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's been no shortage of online comments regarding how it has impacted people. The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit hopes area residents will also share courtesy of a survey in which individuals are being asked about how the pandemic has affected …

 Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 20 Dec 2020     Local Catholic school board directors discussed the highs and lows of COVID-19.

 Hodgins, Bill, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 22 Dec 2020     Legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young returned to his roots during the pandemic to perform again at Omemee's Coronation Hall, which was empty.

 Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 17 Dec 2020     Ontario's Privacy Commissioner did not take further action investigating the Kawartha Lakes Police Service's use of the province's COVID-19 database.

 Appia, Veronica, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 17 Dec 2020     Health experts predict a an abysmal January, February and March for COVID-19 infections if citizens allowed "pandemic fatigue" to take over and refused to continue practicing cautious over the 2020 Christmas holidays.

 Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 1 Dec 2020     Community Care worked hard to support seniors during the second wave of the pandemic, a disjointed December holiday season and a potentially nasty winter. The organization's Care Crew was an excellent volunteer program as it extended its scope from picking up and delivering basic needs to isolated individuals, but also …

 Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 3 Dec 2020     The financial strain of COVID-19 contributed to what could be a 4% tax levy increase in Kawartha Lakes.

 Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 3 Dec 2020     A recent surge in positive COVID-19 cases and outbreaks was expected to lead the province to move the local health unit to the 'Yellow' protect level. This meant enhanced targeted enforcement, fines, and enhanced education to limit transmission. Increased restrictions meant fewer customers in bars and restaurants, reduced operating hours …

 Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 16 Dec 2020     22 businesses in the Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock area received provincial grants of up to $5,000 in addition to other programming launched in 2020 to assist the agriculture sector in meeting challenges related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

 Whitnall, Catherine, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 16 Dec 2020     The John Howard Society's 2020 fundraiser built on last year's milestone anniversary celebration and helped support the United Way while promoting local businesses. The organization sound clear glass ornaments and for $10.00, local businesses could purchase them and have them decorated with their business information. The ornaments were then used …

 MacCharles, Tonda, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 16 Dec 2020     Canada's global scramble in spring 2020 to buy personal protective equipment for front-line health workers taught the federal Liberal government a painful lesson - that they had to get a jump on buying vaccines in order to avoid the same problems.

 Gallant, Jacques, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 15 Dec 2020     Canada received its second COVID-19 vaccine by the end of December after Health Canada approval.

 DeLaire, Megan, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 15 Dec 2020     Supply chain experts offered a glimpse of what might be to come in 2021 during the continued COVID-19 pandemic.

 Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 7 Dec 2020     The reopening of the Reflections Café and gift shop inside Ross Memorial Hospital helped raise support for critical needs. The café and gift shop had been closed since lockdowns began in March 2020.

 MacCharles, Tonda, Kawartha Lakes This Week (Kawartha Lakes, ON: Kawartha Media Group, 2004), 7 Dec 2020     Hundreds of thousands of doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer/BioNTech arrived in Canada the week of December 13 - 19, 2020, allowing a national vaccination campaign to begin earlier than first announced.