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 McGinn, William, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 11 Nov 2020     With the hunting season in full swing in Kawartha Lakes, it's not unusual to see a littering of deer carcasses, but the increased amount of dumping seen in 2020 possibly had a COVID-related reason. A lot of hunters were unable to get their game meat into a lot of local …

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 11 Nov 2020     Parents pushed the local public school board to allow for school photos. At the time, the school board was working with the local health unit to work on protocol to allow outside photographers into the building. The board hopes that provincial and federal investment in growing broadband access will help …

 Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 18 Nov 2020     The Lindsay Agricultural Society and the 2021 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo announced a drive-through festival of lights as a joint fundraiser for five community groups and a local school.

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 12 Nov 2020     Despite mostly positive reports from senior local public school board staff regarding octoblocks, a different narrative emerged powered by student and teacher experiences. Octoblocks, according to a school trustee, a union representative, and three teachers affected students and staff in a number of negative ways.

 Plewes, Eleanor, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 10 Nov 2020     Plewes expressed concern over the Lindsay DriveTest centre at Lindsay Square Mall serving people from the Greater Toronto Area, believing that travel during the pandemic should be restricted between areas of high infection (like Toronto) to areas of low infection (like Kawartha Lakes). As of November 10, 2020, Kawartha Lakes …

 Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 30 Sep 2020     All workplaces in Ontario were required to screen all workers, contractors, volunteers and outside service providers for COVID-19 as a condition of entry, effective September 25, 2020.

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 16 Sep 2020     click the image for article link.

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 4 Nov 2020     Mustard explained that the task force met 13 times looking at three key areas to assist economy recovery post-pandemic.

 Coleman, Geoff, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 17 Nov 2020     What local retailers proved during hard times is that during the 2020 holiday season, if given the chance, they will go great lengths to prove that shopping local is the smart move.

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 24 Sep 2020     click the image for the link to the article

 Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 24 Sep 2020     click the image to read the article

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 24 Sep 2020     click on the image to read the article

 McGinn, William, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 24 Sep 2020     click the image to read the article

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 20201104     Mike Perry and Dennis Geelan believe that Kawartha Lakes should be looking at new and innovative ways to build back in the post-pandemic economy in Central Ontario and shared a vision with council at the committee of the whole meeting on Nov. 3

 Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 13 Jan 2021     City council recommended a written proposal from Councillor Ron Ashmore to investigate attracting medical manufacturers with hopes of reducing the area's concerning 9% unemployment rate.

 Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 28 Jan 2021     At a recent TLDSB board meeting, Director of Education Wes Hahn said that the board would soon be looking for feedback from as many stakeholders as possible to determine the next five-year plan. The report from the director also stated that the octomester system worked well with a solid credit …

 Lindsay Advocate, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 1 Feb 2021     Hosted by the local Long-Term Care Coalition, 50 residents unanimously passed a Declaration to Fix Long-Term Care from communities across the area at a virtual town hall held the week prior.

 Winter, Kirk, Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns, 201804), 3 Feb 2021     At a recent press conference, Education Minister Stephen Lecce and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams were vague on key school issues. One question was who would be administering the rapid COVID-19 test in school settings. According to Colin Matthew, president of Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation District …

 Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 28 Nov 2020     While parents struggled to manage the risks of COVID-19, Gamiing Nature Centre, in partnership with The Forest Farm, offered parents an alternative; 200 acres for children to explore while providing them with an opportunity to be active, learn and be immersed in the great outdoors.

 Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 28 Nov 2020     United Way for the City of Kawartha Lakes provided a second round of funding to community groups and organizations that applied.