By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held virtually March 31 with acting medical officer of health Dr. Ian Gemmill. A mass vaccination…
Vaccination clinic provides relief to elders: ‘overwhelmed and…
By Sue Tiffin In just eight days, over about 40 hours, a team of people made up of physicians, nurses, paramedics, administrators, roads crew, volunteers and spouses of those team members vaccinated 1,946 people in…
Grade 5/6 class required to quarantine after confirmed…
By Sue TiffinLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter Archie Stouffer Elementary School students in a Grade 5/6 class have been identified as close contacts of a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. An April 2 e-mail…
Province-wide, four-week ’emergency brake’ begins Saturday
By Sue TiffinLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter A day after Ontario saw the highest number of people with COVID-19 related critical illness admitted to intensive care units [ICUs] of the pandemic, and a day before the…
Hyland Crest outbreak declared over
By Chad Ingram The COVID-19 outbreak that had been declared at Hyland Crest on March 12 was declared over on March 27.That outbreak was declared after one staff member at the Minden long-term care home…
Positive reaction to big-spending budget
By Chad Ingram The provincial budget tabled by the Ford government last week contains $186 billion in spending and years of planned deficits as the province seeks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Titled Ontario…
‘Nobody’s going to be left behind’ as vaccine…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held March 17, and a board of health meeting held March 18.One vaccination clinic in each…
Vaccination clinics underway in county
By Darren Lum Standing outside the Haliburton Highlands Health Services vaccination hub located at the Pinesetone Resort and Conference Centre in Haliburton on Thursday, March 18, Kelly Lawr was readying herself to join the line…
Vaccination consent forms available throughout Minden
By Chad Ingram COVID-19 screening and consent forms are available to be picked up at locations throughout Minden.The Minden Rotary Club has been distributing the forms throughout town, and they are currently available at TD…
Low turn-out for TLDSB school testing
By Sue Tiffin Students, their families and staff of six Trillium Lakelands District School Board schools in Haliburton County were invited to take part in targeted testing on March 6, with 69 people ultimately being…
Vaccination clinics planned in Minden, Haliburton
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with acting medical officer of health Dr. Ian Gemmill, held virtually March 10. The Haliburton Family…
Second outbreak at Hyland Crest
By Chad Ingram A second COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Hyland Crest in Minden.Haliburton Highlands Health Services was notified on March 12 that an outbreak was being declared at the long-term care home after…
Students quarantining after confirmed COVID-19 cases at HHSS
By Sue Tiffin Haliburton Highlands Secondary School students in a Grade 11 chemistry class, a Grade 12 English class and a Grade 12 math class have been identified as close contacts of two students who…
Immunizations of the 80+ population in Haliburton County…
By Sue Tiffin An online system to book vaccination appointments opened by the provincial government on Monday [March 15] but the immunization schedule for Haliburton County does not open until Thursday [March 18], with vaccinations…
The Past Year of a Pandemic: Community reflects…
By Sue Tiffin On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. In Haliburton County, 51 cases of COVID-19 and one death due to the virus have been…
One year forward
By Sue Tiffin We joke that it’s March again, but feels like it’s still March, acting as though the point last year when much of the world acknowledged the need for an abrupt pivot in…
Vaccines rolling out across Haliburton County
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with acting medical officer of health Dr. Ian Gemmill, held virtually March…
Haliburton County moves to ‘Yellow’ COVID-19 level
By Mike Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter It is a step in the right direction for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit [HKPRDHU] this week as the region is being moved into the…
Reduced fee for ‘tower’ entry
By Chad Ingram The Township of Algonquin Highlands intends to open the Dorset tower property to the public this spring, although not the tower itself amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, and how entry fees might…
Haliburton County reports first death due to COVID-19
By Sue Tiffin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A resident of Haliburton County has died due to COVID-19, according to an epidemiological report update from the health unit on March 4. The death marks the first…
HCDC provides millions in loans during pandemic
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton County Development Corporation has provided millions of dollars in loans to local businesses since the COVID-19 pandemic began nearly a year ago.“Basically as soon as the pandemic hit, I got…