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 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' …

 Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 3 Jul 2020     The local district health unit reported that there remained 11 unresolved COVID-19 cases in Kawartha Lakes, all of whom were self-isolating in their homes. The health unit followed up with all 11 people daily to ensure they continued to follow all measures. Individuals who failed to self-isolate as required were …

 Lindsay Advocate, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 8 Jul 2020     The local district health unit clarified the mandatory mask announcement made July 7, 2020 and to come into effect on July 13, 2020. They clarified what was meant by a commercial establishment (with some examples) and which establishments do not fall under the commercial designations and thus do not fall …

 Payne, Nancy, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 7 Jul 2020     Nancy Payne visited Bobcaygeon and described her experience with how others around her practiced (or failed to practice) good physical distancing measures, her surprise at being thanked for wearing a mask (were others not doing so?) and her concern over a large gathered group of people in early 20s, hoping …

 Morris, Jamie, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 5 Jul 2020     The Boys & Girls Club of Kawartha Lakes modified the structure and limits of its summer camp offerings to meet provincial health and safety requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. In-person summer camps were limited to four groups of 10 each week (nine campers and 1 leader) and the set of …

 Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 13 Jul 2020     Imperial Stylish Fit alteration and tailoring got creative and sewed face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, selling them through contactless sales at their shop at 60 Russell Street in Lindsay.

 Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 16 Jul 2020     The local district health unit updated their mask use instructions for the mandatory mask order for Stage 3, beginning July 17, 2020. Masks were allowed to be removed in indoor spaces when you were seated in place (ie. at your table at a restaurant, in your seat at a theatre. …

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 1 Jun 2020     The City changed how its ideas on how to pay down the COVID-19 induced budget shortfall of $3.2 million. Options offered included applying a possible $3 million budget surplus from 2019 against the 2020 deficit or taking surplus from the 2020 winter control budget and applying it against the COVID-19-related …

 Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 28 Jul 2020     Local pharmacist Cathy Puffer said that before the health unit's mandatory face mask or covering rule came into effect, approximately 60% of her clients wore masks. As of day one of the rule, she was surprised to see 99% following it and those that came without masks either purchased a …

 Geelen, Dennis, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 5 Jun 2020     A description of how two downtown Lindsay businesses rapidly pivoted their business models to continue serving their customers, keep their businesses open, and give back to their community.

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 22 Jul 2020     The Mayor focused a good portion of his weekly press scrum on addressing the issue of the city's pandemic-inspired $2.5 million operating deficit and just how that deficit might be dealt with. He was hopeful that after the province would offer matching funds after a recent announcement of federal funding …

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 4 Jun 2020     As Ontario announced it would move forward with a regional approach to re-open the economy as the COVID-19 pandemic lingered, Mayor Letham hoped Kawartha Lakes would be included on that early re-open list. Kawartha Lakes did make the reopening list and was amongst the first health unit districts to reopen …

 Keesmaat, Sylvia, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 24 Jul 2020     Knitters were recruited from across Canada to make knitted 12 by 12-inch squares, one for each person who died in Canada due to the pandemic. The wool blanket had approximately 9,000 squares and weighed 1,500 lbs (680 kg). It is planned to tour the blanket across Canada starting January 2021 …

 Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 23 Jul 2020     The Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes dispersed $136,400 from the Emergency Community Support Fund designed to support local charities responding to COVID-19 in partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, United Way Centraide Canada, and the Canadian Red Cross. Agencies who received funds included Community Care of Kawartha Lakes, Tri-County Community …

 Roderick Benns, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 3 Jun 2020     City Council amended a procedural by-law to allow people to attend and participate in council meetings electronically post-pandemic.

 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

 Hutchinson, Trevor, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 29 Aug 2020     Evidence suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic made the opioid epidemic even worse. This was explained by an increasing toxic unregulated drug supply, a change in income for some people, increased isolation and anxiety being only some of the factors.

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 31 Aug 2020     Hutchinson called for lobbying support from the public to push the provincial government to take the steps that would allow for the safest school reopening possible for students and staff. Educational workers were expected to return to work on September 8, 2020, with staggered arrivals of students for the first …

 Morris, Jamie, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 12 Jun 2020     Local quilters helped the hospital by making cloth masks to be given to hospital visitors and patients leaving for home.

 Winter, Kirk, The Lindsay Advocate (Lindsay, Ontario: Roderick Benns), 12 Jun 2020     A recent Council meeting discussed the 2020 budget shortfall due to COVID-19 and risks of the provincial and federal governments downloading services to municipalities because of their deficits.