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      At the Committee of the Whole meeting on November 3, the Community Pandemic Recovery Task Force presented its recommendations to Council. The Task Force was created on May 26 to provide advice and recommendations to Council and Staff on resources and support to assist with community recovery from the COVID-19 …

      Due to COVID-19, the Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton Provincial Offences office was closed; however, Provincial Offences Act (POA) Administration set up audio/videoconferencing by phone for court appearances beginning February 2, 2021.

      The pandemic impacted the community in many ways, including the ability for non-profit and community service providers to meet the needs of those they serve. Council approved the Community Pandemic Recovery Fund (CPRF) to provide funding for programs and services that increased or maintained supports to residents in meeting their …

      Following Ontario's stay-at-home order and to help protect the community from the spread of COVID-19, recreation facilities including recreation complexes, community centres, arenas, halls, parks and swimming pools were closed until further notice and programs were cancelled. Registered clients received full refunds.

      With National Poetry month approaching in April, the City announced a temporary public art project to help build a sense of place and shared understanding of pandemic experiences. The project "Words While We Wait" was project all residents could take part in by submitting poems and verses related to the …

      A city pandemic update was included as part of the tax insert document sent to homes with interim property tax bills in January 2021 and was also available to download online.

      Kawartha Lakes recognized there were a variety of local volunteer based not-for-profit organizations that contributed to the community's arts, culture and heritage that were in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. To help provide relief, Council approved $100,000 for the Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund.

      Although the risk of becoming ill from COVID-19 remains low in Ontario, the local health unit and its community health partners continue to collaborate on plans should a case develop locally. Since COVID-19 was first identified in Ontario, the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit ...

      What do you when you hear you are going to be laid off? I panicked. The same day I got that news, my husband and I had made a firm offer on our first home, a lucky find well below our max (and low) budget in this small town locked …

      Several of the organizations I am involved with have started using technology to have group online meetings. They have used Skype for Business, and Zoom. I have been thoroughly frustrated at the meetings by Skype for business and Zoom- not being able to see all participants, pictures cutting in ...

      The City made a second appeal to the public for donations of personal protective equipment supplies for the Kawartha Lakes Paramedics Service.

      While park spaces remained open for public use, all park amenities such as playgrounds, sports fields and courts, and washrooms were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

      When stay-at-home orders became imminent, Canadians arrived in droves to purchase hoards of toilet paper, sanitary wipes, paper towels, hand sanitizer, and face masks. While the toilet paper anomaly will not last, forest products industry leaders are calling on government support for sawmills as these businesses shut down across the …

      The confirmed list of affected services as part of the City's State of Emergency.

      City Council received an update on the municipality's pandemic response from CAO Ron Taylor, who encouraged the City to begin moving from the response phase to the recovery phase of the pandemic. Council decided that the City's 2020 budget would be revisited line by line to determine priority projects that …

      Human Services administered 1.8 million from the province's Social Services Relief Fund to support emergency housing and shelter services and food security in Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County.

      Health Canada warned Canadians about risks of using fraudulent and unauthorized N95 masks in a news release. N95 masks are in high demand during the pandemic as part of a set of personal protective equipment and for their ability to filter 95% of very small test particles, such as pathogens …

      An update from local MPP for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, Laurie Scott, about efforts taken since the onset of COVID-19 and how the government is monitoring and supporting the Pinecrest Nursing Home during the outbreak.

      City of Kawartha Lakes continued to operate in a State of Emergency, keeping with the Province's extension of its State of Emergency, and provided a list of closures and service level changes.

      City of Kawartha Lakes closed all outdoor recreation amenities following the province of Ontario's direction after closing all City park amenities on March 27. The closures now included playgrounds, sports fields, sports courts, skateboard parks, picnic areas, outdoor exercise equipment, washroom facilities, beaches, park shelters, public gardens, and boat launches.