By Sue Tiffin Days after Saturday’s storm, many residents of Haliburton County were still waiting for power restoration. According to Hydro One, damage was severe and power outages extensive after a massive wind storm swept…
Elementary schools seeing highest number of outbreaks across…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually Dec. 8. Provincially, elementary schools…
EMS plans for potential emergency department closure
By Chris Drost The following are brief reports of items discussed during a Dec. 8 meeting of Haliburton County council held virtually. Haliburton County council received an EMS (Emergency Medical Services) update from its chief,…
HCPL adopts vaccine and remote work policies
By Sue Tiffin The Haliburton County Library Board adopted two new policies at their Dec. 8 meeting held virtually via Zoom. The COVID-19 vaccination policy notes the HCPL’s responsibility under provincial legislation to take all…
Ontario government announces more than $7M for critical…
Municipalities in Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock region will be receiving more than $7 million to help build and repair critical infrastructure. The funding was announced in a Dec. 8 press release from MPP Laurie Scott, noting it’s…
Medical officer of health offers guidance for holiday…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District health unit media briefing held virtually on Dec. 2. Dr. Natalie Bocking, HKPR medical officer of health, said she…
Vaccine clinics for kids book 122 appointments
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually Nov. 24. On the first day…
County’s vaccination talk gets tense
By Steve Petrick Haliburton County councillors are at odds over how to bring forth a COVID-19 vaccination policy that will impact workers. A report to council from chief administrative officer Mike Rutter led to deadlock…
COVID-19 vaccine info session planned for parents
By Sue Tiffin While Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children five and older, Dr. Natalie Bocking, medical officer of health for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit, said she understands…
Vaccines approved, appointments open for kids
By Sue Tiffin Health Canada has approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged five to 11. In a much anticipated announcement last Friday, Pfizer’s Comirnaty became the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in Canada for a…
‘Fairly slow trajectory’ toward 90 per cent vaccine…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Nov. 17 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. As of last week, the…
For the parents
Thank goodness it was Friday, but last week millions of parents across the country were celebrating not just the end of the week, but the much-anticipated announcement of Health Canada’s approval of a COVID-19 vaccine…
Minden remembers at Nov. 11 ceremony
By Sue Tiffin Though not advertised to the public, a crowd quietly gathered on Bobcaygeon Road across from the county cairn for a service of remembrance held by the Minden legion on Nov. 11. Though…
Vaccine boosters available six months after second dose
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Nov. 3 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. Booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine…
HHHS paying attention to provincewide staff shortage
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from the Haliburton Highlands Health Services board meeting held virtually on Oct. 28. HHHS is looking at strategies to deal with staff shortages, including looking at innovative…
Clinic prepares for youth, booster shots
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Oct. 27 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. Mass vaccination clinics are reopening…
Health unit plans to bring back mass immunization…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking, held virtually Oct. 20. In the next couple…
Hike Haliburton a go for winter
By Stephen Petrick County councillors want to get the tourism industry moving again; they’ve given a hearty endorsement for Hike Haliburton Winter Edition, 2022. Council gave the green light for staff to begin preparing for…
Paramedic service plans for population growth
By Stephen Petrick Some big decisions loom for Haliburton County on how to manage paramedic services, in light of a perceived growing population. Haliburton County councillors voted on Oct. 13 to begin the process of…
Public health inspectors following Four ‘E’s approach to…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Oct. 13 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. To date, the health unit…
County supports “catch up and recovery” funding
By Stephen Petrick More support will be needed for public health units for “catch up and recovery” as they enter a new stage of the pandemic. That’s the gist of an urgent-sounding letter signed by…