By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held Oct. 6 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. As of last week, 80.7…
HHHS staff now required to be fully vaccinated…
By Sue Tiffin In a reversal from an earlier decision discussed at a Sept. 23 Haliburton Highlands Health Services board meeting, staff and physicians working in HHHS hospitals, long-term care facilities and community programs must…
HHHS receives $130K for infrastructure upgrades
By Sue Tiffin Haliburton hospital will soon have better access with $130,000 of provincial funding announced Oct. 12 intended to fund the replacement of the building’s main doors. The automatic doors of the main entrance,…
Health unit reaches milestone with 80 per cent…
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 Sept. 29. By Sue Tiffin As of Monday [Sept.…
HHHS maintaining vigilance during fourth wave
By Katrina Boguski The Haliburton Highlands Health Services board met virtually on Sept 23. CEO Carolyn Plummer provided an update on several issues related to the fourth wave of the pandemic. Her written report, contained…
Good news, bad news for HHSS sports and…
By Darren Lum After close to two years living with pandemic restrictions, life at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School is returning to a place where athletic teams, social and service clubs and inter-school sports with an…
Long-Term Care Coalition keeps the heat on important…
Submitted by Bonnie Roe, on behalf of Haliburton-CKL Long-Term Care Coalition Haliburton-CKL LTC Coalition created a rigorous election campaign to bring awareness to voters about marking their ballot with an X for a candidate who…
One classroom closed at Archie Stouffer due to…
By Sue Tiffin Archie Stouffer Elementary School staff and students in a Grade 2 class on Sept. 20 have been identified as close contacts of a student who has tested positive for COVID-19. As a…
Q3 results show impact of pandemic on school…
The following are briefs from the TLDSB virtual meeting on Sept.14. By Katrina Boguski There was no meeting over the summer so this was the first chance to present the third quarter results which ended…
County declares end to state of emergency
The County of Haliburton has declared an end to the state of emergency associated with the COVID-19 pandemic at the upper-tier level.“The County of Haliburton is ending this declaration as we no longer require the…
Walk-in vaccination clinic available in Minden
By Mike Baker There are around 40,000 eligible individuals who reside within the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit [HKPRDHU] jurisdiction that have not yet received a first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, says…
Ontario to move into Step 3, largely reopen…
By Mike Baker The next step in Ontario’s COVID-19 recovery will be ushered in on Friday, July 16 in a move that will see indoor sports and recreational fitness facilities, cinemas, museums and casinos reopen,…
Health unit excited for ‘most vaccine we’ve had…
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 June 16. This week, people with…
Youth vaccination clinics to be held June 23,…
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held virtually on June 2 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. The health unit…
MOH asks residents to avoid post long-weekend COVID-19…
By Sue TiffinStaff reporter 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 May 19. In her introductory…
Paramedic urges public to take COVID-19 seriously
By Sue Tiffin One morning, Tanisha Gordon woke up with a scratch in her throat.“The next morning, I woke up with a congested cough, mucous accumulation and nasal congestion and my immediate thoughts were, ‘oh…
Paramedics vaccinating homebound residents
By Chad Ingram Haliburton County paramedics began administering COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound patients and their caregivers last week.As paramedic chief and EMS director Tim Waite told county councillors during an April 28 online meeting, on…
Mass vaccine clinic remain closed across county
By Sue Tiffin The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held virtually on April 28 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking. Mass vaccine clinics…
Mass vaccination clinics temporarily close due to low…
By Sue TiffinLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The following are brief reports from a Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge district health unit press conference held virtually on April 21 with medical officer of health Dr. Natalie Bocking.…
AH closes recreation facilities, delays opening of tower
By Chad Ingram The Township of Algonquin Highlands has closed numerous recreation facilities, is delaying the opening of the Dorset tower property, and has cancelled campsite reservations amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Local COVID-19 cases on the rise, MoH calls…
By Mike Baker The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit [HKPRDHU] is “sounding the alarm” with the recent spike in local COVID-19 cases stretching the capacity of the health unit to its limits.In the…