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Durham Region transitions to vaccinating 80 year old plus age group
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard DURHAM: The Durham Region Health Department is turning their sights to...
Colleen Green
Mar 11, 20212 min read
RMH begins Covid-19 Vaccination
Tamra Fierheller, Executive Assistant to the President & CEO, RMH KAWARTHA LAKES: On March 3rd, the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19...
Colleen Green
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Variant cases confirmed in Kawartha Lakes
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Cases of the COVID-19 Variants Of Concern (VOC) have...
Colleen Green
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Case numbers seeing a positive decrease
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: Local communities are seeing some promising...
Colleen Green
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Arenas selected as North Durham vaccine clinic sites
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Local North Durham arenas are preparing to be used as...
Colleen Green
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Kawartha health unit completes first vaccine doses for long term care residents, stresses staying ho
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health...
Colleen Green
Feb 25, 20212 min read
COVID-19 cases continue to be reported
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA: While all local municipalities have recently returned...
Colleen Green
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Ontario Helping Keep Seniors Safe and Connected During COVID-19
ELRIC PEREIRA, Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility Office The Ontario government is investing $4.5 million through the Seniors...
Colleen Green
Feb 18, 20211 min read
First Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations Completed in All Ontario Long-Term Care Homes
KRYSTLE CAPUTO, Office of the Minister of Long-Term Care The first round of COVID-19 vaccines has been administered in every long-term...
Colleen Green
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Kawartha’s top doctor pleas for people to stay home as Kawartha moves into Orange zone
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: Despite the stay at home order expiring this week in...
Colleen Green
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Daily local COVID-19 cases lowering
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The number of daily reported COVID-19 cases is...
Colleen Green
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Ontario bringing back colour coded health system this month
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA: The Ontario provincial government is letting the...
Colleen Green
Feb 11, 20211 min read
Ontario shutdown extended until early February
COURTNEY McCLURE, for The Standard UXBRIDGE: Ontario’s province wide shutdown has been extended to February 6th, 2021. Uxbridge and...
Colleen Green
Feb 5, 20211 min read
Covid-19 still prevalent in local communities
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM/KAWARTHA: Communities in North Durham and Kawartha Lakes...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Local health, political officials provide COVID-19 related updates
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard KAWARTHA LAKES: With Ontario currently in another state of emergency,...
Colleen Green
Jan 21, 20213 min read
Ontario Achieves Milestone with Vaccinations in Long-Term Care
Ontario has reached a key milestone in the fight against COVID-19, completing the first round of vaccinations ahead of schedule in all...
Colleen Green
Jan 21, 20213 min read
COVID cases continue to rise as Kawartha health official calls for vigilance
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard DURHAM/KAWARTHA: COVID-19 is continuing to affect local communities in...
Colleen Green
Jan 14, 20211 min read
Region asks Port Perry residents, businesses to lower use of excess cleaning products
DAN CEARNS, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, for The Standard SCUGOG: The Region of Durham is asking for Port Perry residents and...
Colleen Green
Jan 14, 20211 min read
The Standard Year in Review
JANUARY 2020 opens with new parking situation at Mary Street lot SCUGOG: A deal which allowed public use of the eastern portion of the...
Colleen Green
Jan 7, 202136 min read
Food banks across the Kawartha Lakes report nearly 800 new individuals will have accessed their serv
JESSICA TOPFER, Administration and Programs Centre Manager, Kawartha Lakes Food Source KAWARTHA LAKES: 10 food banks across the Kawartha...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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