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 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 25 Nov 2020     “Often the women were severely beaten, so much they needed medical attention. There were some who had been confined, starved and deprived of the necessities of life.” Carolyn Fox, Fund Development Coordinator at Women’s Resources in Lindsay told Kawartha 411 News. Kawartha Lakes Police say domestic violence calls increased by …

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 30 Dec 2020     The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit has released some information on the the rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine locally. A limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines is currently available and is being provided to high-risk groups first according to the Heath Unit. Priority is also being given to provide …

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 31 Dec 2020     The Ontario Provincial Police restricted access to its facilities, including detachments, across the province due to the Winter 2020 provincial lockdown.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 31 Dec 2020     Some local teachers have just today (December 31, 2020) received information from the province around the online learning protocols set to begin on Monday (January 4, 2021.)

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 2 Jan 2021     Ross Memorial Hospital said it had two patients admitted with Coronavirus and one on a ventilator. Officials at the hospital said both are from the community and were not transferred from another area

 Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 17 Jan 2021     A local mother of two felt let down by the education system as she struggled to keep up with her children's schooling without internet access and with uneven support from the school board.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 22 Jan 2021     Three new cases at Caressant Care McLaughlin Long-term care home in Lindsay were reported by the local health unit. This made for a total of 36 positive cases. Twenty cases were residents and sixteen cases were staff.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 23 Jan 2021     The local public school board sent out a list of new health and safety measures put in place along with a list of reminders about previous measures in advance of children returning to in-school class on January 25, 2021.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 24 Jan 2021     The local health unit declared a coronavirus outbreak at Caressant Care Retirement Home at 240 Mary Street West in Lindsay. The number of cases at the facility was unclear.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 25 Jan 2021     Ross Memorial Hospital and city paramedics were deployed to Caressant Care Nursing Home on McLaughlin street, Lindsay, to support the resident nursing team with care and testing. Caressant Care Nursing Home (McLaughlin St) had 36 cases of the COVID-19 virus to-date, 20 residents and 16 staff. Caressant Care Retirement Home …

 Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 25 Jan 2021     A local online post-secondary nursing student recounts their concerns about disrupted work placements still delaying graduation and accreditation with Ontario's College of Nurses, but expressed hope for the future.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 21 Jan 2021     The Kawartha Lakes health unit confirmed that there were a total of 33 positive COVID-19 cases at the Caressant Care Long-term home in Lindsay. Eighteen cases were residents and 15 cases were staff. Remaining healthy staffed are being housed at the Days Inn in Lindsay to isolate them as much …

 Walker, Jennifer, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 22 Jan 2021     Multiple Kawartha Lakes residents reported being turned away from local grocery stores, notably Loblaws, for not coming to the store. In many cases, they were mothers with children too young to leave at home, single parent families not allowed to leave children with other family members due to COVID gathering …

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 20 Jan 2021     As of the morning of January 20, the number of positive cases of coronavirus had grown from four on January 19 to eight. The results were for six staff members and two residents.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca, 26 Dec 2020     Ontario’s Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health, announced the first two confirmed cases in Ontario of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the UK. This variant was been detected in multiple countries beyond the UK, including Denmark, Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands by this time. With inbound international travel, it …

 411 Staff, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 4 Feb 2021     S-Kawartha 411 News learned that there has been one confirmed Case of Coronavirus at IE Weldon Secondary School in Lindsay.

 VanMeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 4 Feb 2021     Officials at Caressant Care on McLaughlin Road in Lindsay said they tested for the coronavirus variant at the facility and all came back negative so far. The variant was said to be more contagious than the original virus, although it was not thought to be any more deadly. The news …

 Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 23 May 2021     An outbreak was declared at the facility on May 17th and the numbers have quickly grown. The cases have doubled in less than a week. On May 20th there were 21 cases reported.

 Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 25 May 2021     The number of local active COVID-19 cases in Kawartha Lakes increased dramatically after the confirmation of additional cases of COVID-19 within the CentralEast Correctional Centre (CECC). As of May 25, 2021, 122 inmates and nine staff had tested positive in relation to the outbreak declared on May 17, 2021. Testing …

 Vanmeer, Pamela, Kawartha411.ca (20150713), 26 May 2021     Our local coronavirus vaccination rate is in line with the provincial average, despite having been allocated the lowest number of vaccines per capita in Ontario. Dr. Natalie Bocking expects that the supply will increase in June.