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Durham Region transitions to vaccinating 80 year old plus age group

Mar 11, 20212 min read

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...

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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...

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Variant cases confirmed in Kawartha Lakes

Colleen Green

Mar 4, 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...

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Colleen Green

Mar 4, 20211 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...

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Arenas selected as North Durham vaccine clinic sites

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...

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Kawartha health unit completes first vaccine doses for long term care residents, stresses staying ho

Colleen Green

Feb 25, 20212 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...

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Colleen Green

Feb 25, 20211 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...

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Ontario Helping Keep Seniors Safe and Connected During COVID-19

Colleen Green

Feb 18, 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...

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First Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations Completed in All Ontario Long-Term Care Homes

Colleen Green

Feb 18, 20212 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...

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Kawartha’s top doctor pleas for people to stay home as Kawartha moves into Orange zone

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...

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Colleen Green

Feb 11, 20211 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...

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Ontario bringing back colour coded health system this month

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...

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Ontario shutdown extended until early February

Colleen Green

Feb 5, 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...

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Colleen Green

Jan 28, 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...

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Colleen Green

Jan 21, 20213 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,...

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Ontario Achieves Milestone with Vaccinations in Long-Term Care

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...

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COVID cases continue to rise as Kawartha health official calls for vigilance

Colleen Green

Jan 14, 20211 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...

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Region asks Port Perry residents, businesses to lower use of excess cleaning products

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...

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Colleen Green

Jan 7, 202136 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...

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Food banks across the Kawartha Lakes report nearly 800 new individuals will have accessed their serv

Colleen Green

Dec 3, 20203 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...

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