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      Canada launched the COVID Alert app on July 31, 2020. Using Bluetooth signals available through smartphones, it alerted users to COVID-19 exposure, offered advice on what to do following exposure, and let others know when you tested positive without sharing personal information.

      On November 23rd the Ontario government announced people from Grey lockdown zones would no longer be able to come to Lindsay or any area out of their zone for a drivers test. The move came after numerous complaints from residents about the dangers of people from Coronavirus hotspots leaving their …

      The Bobcaygeon Chest Fund donated almost $20,000 to the Bobcaygeon Legion so they can build an outdoor patio to help keep vets safe during COVID.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 13 Nov 2020     Two Fenelon Falls businesses partnered to create a unique, pandemic safe shopping experience, allowing up to eight people in the same social bubble for 45 minutes.

      The local health unit was moved to "Yellow-Protect" effective December 7, 2020. The health unit provides reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Confirmed positive: 333, including 202 in Kawartha Lakes, 104 in Northumberland, 27 in Haliburton (net increase of 2, including 3 in Northumberland) *Active cases: 31, including …

      In mid-April 2020, Dean Michel issued a challenge to his local community: raise $500 for Coboconk and Area Food Bank and he would jump in Balsam Lake on May 2, 2020. When the goal was surpassed, he included Jennifer Bacon into the challenge and the goal was upped to $1000. …

 Ioset, Benjamin, The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord (St. John's, NL), Spring 2020, 1-24    

 Crossen, Deb, Kawartha Promoter (Bobcaygeon, ON: Max Miller), 27 Apr 2020     In just a few weeks, the Bobcaygeon and Area COVID-19 Relief Fund had received contributions totaling more than $150,000 from individuals, businesses, service clubs, and associations in Bobcaygeon, across Kawartha Lakes and from as far away as Miami. The Fund was open to all eligible individuals, families, and health care …

 Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 1 Jul 2020     Bernie Mayer, health protection manager for the local health unit, answered some questions about reuseable items and living sustainably and safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuseable bags and containers were considered safe to use during the pandemic, but it was best to check with the store first to see if …

 Ferguson, Rob, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 2 Jul 2020     Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé said his investigation into the high death toll from COVID-19 at nursing homes is looking at how more inspections and higher standards could have saved lives. An investigation into the Ontario government's oversight of 626 nursing homes began June 1, 2020, prompted by a shocking Canadian …

 Kawartha Lakes This Week, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 2 Jul 2020     The local health unit declared the COVID-19 outbreak at the Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home over. The outbreak was first announced on June 1, 2020 after one symptomatic resident tested positive for the virus.

 Jeannine Taylor, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 3 Jul 2020     The number of positive COVID-19 cases rose by 2 in Kawartha Lakes on July 3, 2020. The total confirmed positive cases in Kawartha Lakes as of July 3, 2020 was 171. There were no new COVID-19 related deaths for the region, no new resolved cases, and no new institutional outbreaks …

 Gillis, Wendy, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 6 Apr 2020     Paramedics around the Greater Toronto Area shared their experiences working on the front lines of the pandemic. Many spoke of the fear of spreading the COVID-19 virus to their families, taking precautions of living separately from spouses and children in trailers sitting in driveways or other means to keep them …

 Powell, Betsy, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 10 Apr 2020     The Government of Ontario quietly passed legislation that allowed virtual witnessing of wills and powers of attorney. Witness requirements could be satisfied by audio and video technology. The testator (will maker) and two witnesses (one of whom must be a lawyer or paralegal) connected on video. The two witnesses watch …

 Spencer, Arlene, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 11 Apr 2020     Columnist Arlene Spencer said that the lessons children learned from the COVID-19 pandemic far outweigh any they learned in the classroom. They learned about Canadian strength and community support, how to appreciate that spending time with family was not as bad as they may have believed, the fragility of people …

 Sobanski, Sarah, Kawartha Lakes This Week, 13 Apr 2020     Supporters of the Bobcaygeon and Area COVID-19 Relief Fund asked those in need in the area to reach out to the fund for help. More than $100,000 had been raised for the fund and it was available to individuals, families, and care facilities' staff for food, transportation, technology, mental wellness …

      Tsang, Health Equity Coordinator, Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Pine Ridge District Health Unit, wondered about the type of world we might want to live in post-pandemic.

 Crossen, Deb, Kawartha Promoter (Bobcaygeon, ON: Max Miller), 27 Apr 2020     Pinecrest Nursing Home reported no change in status since their last update - no new positive COVID-19 cases, no new COVID-19 related deaths - and that staff were working hard to reintroduce activities that residents enjoy while maintaining care directives.

 Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 3 Jul 2020     The Fenelon Falls Farmers' Market and a Bobcaygeon Vendors' Market (hosted by the Bobcaygeon Agricultural Society) opened July 3, 2020 and July 4, 2020 respectively. The Bobcaygeon Farmers' Market continued to offer an Online Market with select vendors offering pick-ups and online ordering. They joined the Lindsay and Kinmount Farmers' …

 Jeannine Taylor, kawarthaNOW.com ( Jeannine Taylor), 3 Jul 2020     Lindsay Drive-in planned to host a live music concert featuring The Traveling Milburys tribute band with guests The Steelhorse Gypsies, an Orillia country rock band.