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HHHS expands acute care capacity, separates facilities for COVID and non-COVID needs

The acute care unit in Haliburton has been expanded from 15 to 21 beds for COVID related needs, and a new nine-bed acute care unit has been created at the Minden site for non-COVID related admissions.
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Kinmount community member dies in Pinecrest outbreak

Friends of Mike St. Thomas said that he gave it his all in life, getting involved in as much as possible and participating with enthusiasm.
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COVID-19 case from community contact

A man in his 90s who had no recent history of travel or contact with a person with a confirmed case of COVID-19 was the first person in Haliburton County to test positive for the coronavirus.
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Province extends school closure

Trillium Lakelands District School Board staff are putting the pieces in place to support students to study from home as the Ontario government announced Tuesday that schools will not reopen until May 4 at the earliest.
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Haliburton opens COVID-19 assessment centre

The newly opened COVID-19 assessment centre at the Haliburton Family Medical Centre on Gelert Road accepted its first patients on Tuesday, March 31.
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{Music from Home attracts thousands of music fans}

Music from Home attracts thousands of music fans

Days into staying at home to stay safe and help prevent the spread of coronavirus, Brent Coltman, a guitar player and musician who regularly jammed when community could gather had the idea of sharing a video or two of the songs he was playing on Facebook.
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{HHHS expands acute care capacity, separates facilities for COVID and non-COVID needs}

HHHS expands acute care capacity, separates facilities for COVID and non-COVID needs

The acute care unit in Haliburton has been expanded from 15 to 21 beds for COVID related needs, and a new nine-bed acute care unit has been created at the Minden site for non-COVID related admissions.
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{Fleming College announces cancellation of Haliburton School of Art + Design summer school programs}

Fleming College announces cancellation of Haliburton School of Art + Design summer school programs

The 2020 Haliburton School of Art + Design summer program will be cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fleming College announced the change today regarding more than 300 week-long and weekend courses that occur May through September every year.
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{Arena project on pause following provincial announcment}

Arena project on pause following provincial announcment

The Minden Hills arena project is paused for the time being following an April 3 announcement by the provincial government that further restricts construction activities within Ontario.
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{Resources available for tourism businesses }

Resources available for tourism businesses

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is creating tough times for many businesses, including the tourism-based businesses of the Haliburton Highlands.
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{Home builders support construction restrictions }

Home builders support construction restrictions

The Haliburton County Home Builders Association, along with the Ontario Home Builders Association, says it s supportive of the provincial government s decision to restrict construction activities in Ontario amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.
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{'A little piece of community' offered online}

'A little piece of community' offered online

Nancy Therrien was adapting library programming to allow for greater physical distancing as recommendations to stay home came into effect before March Break when the library programming was cancelled altogether. Not long after that, the library doors woul
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{COVID-19 can't stop syrup production}

COVID-19 can't stop syrup production

It takes 40 litres of sap to make one litre of syrup and the ideal conditions for high yields is cold nights and warm days. Haliburton County has seen its fair share of such weather and area producers have been the beneficiaries of strong sap flow.
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{Bounceback offers mental health support during COVID-19 crisis}

Bounceback offers mental health support during COVID-19 crisis

To help Ontarians navigating the difficult realities in the wake of COVID-19, the Ontario government has announced an expansion of online and virtual mental health supports, including Canadian Mental Health Association s BounceBack program.
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{HHHS Community Programs launches HaliburtonCares.ca}

HHHS Community Programs launches HaliburtonCares.ca

Haliburton Highlands Health Services Community Programs has launched a new website to provide all residents of Haliburton County with up-to-date information and resources during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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{Municipal work continues amid COVID-19 crisis }

Municipal work continues amid COVID-19 crisis

Like many residents of Haliburton County, political leaders have been working from home amid the coronavirus outbreak, and while regular processes including council meetings have been suspended for the time being, municipal work continues.
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{Lake associations donate thousands to food banks}

Lake associations donate thousands to food banks

Local lake associations are donating thousands of dollars to Haliburton County s food banks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and those who ve donated are challenging other associations to do the same.
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{Demand at Haliburton County food banks growing }

Demand at Haliburton County food banks growing

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a number of Haliburton County residents have been laid off of work, and local food banks are experiencing an increase in demand.
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{Province extends school closure}

Province extends school closure

Trillium Lakelands District School Board staff are putting the pieces in place to support students to study from home as the Ontario government announced Tuesday that schools will not reopen until May 4 at the earliest.
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{Haliburton opens COVID-19 assessment centre}

Haliburton opens COVID-19 assessment centre

The newly opened COVID-19 assessment centre at the Haliburton Family Medical Centre on Gelert Road accepted its first patients on Tuesday, March 31.
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{Cottager influx would strain health system, doctors say}

Cottager influx would strain health system, doctors say

In a letter distributed through social media channels over the weekend, the Haliburton Highlands Family Health Team reached out to seasonal residents, asking them to think about the limited resources available in the county before they decide to come to t
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{Multiple COVID-19-related deaths at Bobcaygeon nursing home}

Multiple COVID-19-related deaths at Bobcaygeon nursing home

At least nine residents of the Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon have died of complications related to COVID-19 as of the afternoon of March 31, and more than 20 of the home s staff had tested positive for the virus, making it the worst outbreak in the
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{Online fitness class benefits students and teachers}

Online fitness class benefits students and teachers

Fitness class was like any other except for one electronic twist. Instead of everyone coming to the Minden studio to see Meghan Reid of Just Movement Fitness, several of her students went online, watching her on their computers as they curled soup cans in
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{Staying in to stay well }

Staying in to stay well

Marilyn Bagshaw lists what she and husband Tom have been doing in the past two weeks of isolation at home: defrosted the freezer, put summer lights on the deck, cleaned the top of a closet out, discarded 20 years of old income tax papers, transplanted som
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{ASES support frontline workers }

ASES support frontline workers

Archie Stouffer Elementary School started the week with a challenge to the school community set forth by Quinn and Eleanor Higgins: create a display of hearts in windows at home and workplaces throughout the area to help honour what the school s social me
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{No current threat of severe flooding }

No current threat of severe flooding

At press time, water levels throughout the Gull and Burnt River watersheds appeared to present no threat of serious flooding.
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{HCDC, chamber offering assistance to businesses }

HCDC, chamber offering assistance to businesses

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many Haliburton County businesses have minimized their hours of operation and a number of them, particularly eateries, have shut down completely for the time being.
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{Fundraiser brings awareness of homelessness }

Fundraiser brings awareness of homelessness

For all the rugged outdoor beauty of the Highlands, there is a challenging reality that faces many in this area: homelessness.
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{Moose FM host broadcasts from his basement}

Moose FM host broadcasts from his basement

After he turns on the light to head down to his basement, Moose FM morning host Rick Lowes jokes to listeners at home tuning in to his Basement Broadcasts this week that he s been receiving some production notes - from his wife, especially on the video
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{Minden business under fire for COVID-19 post }

Minden business under fire for COVID-19 post

A Minden business has come under substantial public criticism after a COVID-19-related post was made to its Facebook page, calling the disease a hoax and encouraging social gathering at its Bobcaygeon Road location.
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{Travellers relieved to be back in Canada}

Travellers relieved to be back in Canada

County residents Carolyn Langdon and Marty Scheller were relieved to be back in Canada as they arrived at Pearson International Airport on Sunday, March 22, part of the wave of more than a million Canadians and permanent residents returning last week.
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{Pandemics need leadership}

Pandemics need leadership

Shortages are a serious worry during this coronavirus pandemic. Many places report not having enough medical equipment, hospital capacity, or even masks, gloves and gowns for doctors and nurses as the number of infections soar.
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{The whole world is sick}

The whole world is sick

It s been a wild and surreal week, as the scope and magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic becomes clearer and clearer to Canadians, instructions from governments for people to remain home become stricter, and social activity slows to nearly nil.
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{Feds, province pass emergency legislation in wake of COVID-19}

Feds, province pass emergency legislation in wake of COVID-19

The federal and provincial governments are springing into action to help Canadians and Ontarians navigate their way through the COVID-19 crisis.
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{Stories to brighten your day}

Stories to brighten your day

Need to take a break from COVID-19 stories? Check out some of these features about people in our community.
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{COVID-19 contributes to death of CKL resident}

COVID-19 contributes to death of CKL resident

The local health unit is reporting the death of an individual in City of Kawartha Lakes related to COVID-19. The individual, a man in his 80s, was admitted to Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay on March 19 after presenting with a high fever and influenz
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{Caremongers Haliburton to provide assistance during pandemic}

Caremongers Haliburton to provide assistance during pandemic

County resident Donna Gagnon, along with some friends and colleagues, has organized a group designed to help others access goods and services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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{Six HKPR COVID-19 cases travel-related }

Six HKPR COVID-19 cases travel-related

As of the morning of March 20, there remained six confirmed cased of the COVID-19 virus within the jurisdiction served the by the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit, none within the County of Haliburton.
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{MH declares state of emergency over COVID-19 }

MH declares state of emergency over COVID-19

The Township of Minden Hills has declared a state of emergency amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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{Gatherings cancelled to prevent COVID-19 spread}

Gatherings cancelled to prevent COVID-19 spread

Across the country, efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus have come in the form of closures, cancellations and as of March 17, a provincial state of emergency. Effective March 18, the federal government planned to close the border to non-citize
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{Online resources offer education for kids at home}

Online resources offer education for kids at home

With the announcement of school being closed for two weeks after March Break, educators and parents began pulling together online resources to help kids continue to learn while being at home, including many that offered free memberships due to the outbre
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{Loans available for businesses affected by COVID-19 }

Loans available for businesses affected by COVID-19

If your business or organization has or will be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be interested to know about an emergency loan program being developed by the Haliburton County Development Corporation.
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{Good first impression for Minden}

Good first impression for Minden

A first impression review of Minden garnered largely positive results through what is known as the First Impressions Community Exchange, or FICE, a program offered through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
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{Positive case of COVID-19 in Northumberland County first in HKPR Health Unit region}

Positive case of COVID-19 in Northumberland County first in HKPR Health Unit region

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit confirmed on March 13 the first positive case of COVID-19 in the region. The affected individual is a woman in her 60s who is a resident of Northumberland County.
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{A community of communities }

A community of communities

A letter issued by the physicians of the Haliburton Highlands about a week and a half ago has stirred up some contention, some feuding on social media and even in person, from what I understand, but it s important for everyone to remember that letter was
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{When the hammer falls . . . }

When the hammer falls . . .

The lyrics keep riffing through my head . . .
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{In this together }

In this together

We re all in this together. It s a mantra that has been repeated around the world, around the country, around the province, around the county, around our towns as our world encounters the spread of COVID-19, a virus which can make any of us feel awful
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{Young people and the plague }

Young people and the plague

So many things to think about during this time of plague. So many people to be concerned, even anxious, about. The infirm. The older people with weakened immune systems. People now without work and stable incomes, the homeless on our streets, the homeles
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{Find calm }

Find calm

I am not a fan of getting stuck in traffic. Specifically, the bumper-to-bumper type that has you inching forward at a rate slower than any sloth I ve seen on a YouTube video
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{The whole world is sick}

The whole world is sick

It s been a wild and surreal week, as the scope and magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic becomes clearer and clearer to Canadians, instructions from governments for people to remain home become stricter, and social activity slows to nearly nil.
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{Pandemics need leadership}

Pandemics need leadership

Shortages are a serious worry during this coronavirus pandemic. Many places report not having enough medical equipment, hospital capacity, or even masks, gloves and gowns for doctors and nurses as the number of infections soar.
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{Strange days}

Strange days

We ve watched it coming for a couple of months, quickly and insidiously, first in China, then Italy and other countries in Europe. Then Vancouver, then the GTA. During the weekend, the strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19 made landfall in the jurisdict
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{Wolves do bite}

Wolves do bite

I am standing on the deck, drinking coffee and surveying the domain. Down at the lake one of the young folks is on the family-built rink, stick-handling a tennis ball while the three family dogs chase it.
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{Accommodation tax}

Accommodation tax

We need a bed tax, said one attendee of a tourism-focused town hall meeting last week, and he has a point.
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{Giving up the news}

Giving up the news

I struggled this year with what to give up during Lent.
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{Building an elephant }

Building an elephant

Haliburton County council chambers were full last week, more than full, to hear two delegations related to the county s draft enhanced shoreline preservation bylaw. Residents not only filled the chairs of the chambers public gallery, but were lining the w
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{Lessons from the SARS epidemic }

Lessons from the SARS epidemic

The bad boy virus COVID-19 is on Canada s doorstep, trying to smash down the door. The betting is that it will break through and spread into communities across the country. It has infected people in more than 60 countries and is about to become a global
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{Shoreline tightrope }

Shoreline tightrope

Haliburton County councillors are in the midst of making a decision wherein they re essentially tasked with weighing environmental benefits against economic ones, amid what for the county, is a backdrop of public pressure.
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{Fox for the 'fiver'}

Fox for the 'fiver'

I can t think of a better person to put on future $5 bills than Terry Fox, the most inspirational Canadian of the last half century.
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{Call for clarity }

Call for clarity

As much as this is transparent it s almost not understandable without a great deal of study, which makes it pretty opaque.
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{A clear and present danger }

A clear and present danger

The hit movie Parasite, winner of this year s best picture Oscar, may be fiction but it reflects what is happening in real life today.
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