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Ontario reports 1,691 new COVID-19 cases, including 5 in Hastings Prince Edward and 3 in Peterborough

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Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

No COVID-19 update on Victoria Day Monday

As the province and most of the health units in the greater Kawarthas region will not be issuing reports because of the statutory holiday on Monday, kawarthaNOW will not be publishing an update on Victoria Day. Monday’s numbers will be reported in Tuesday’s update.

Ontario is reporting 1,691 new cases today, with only 3 of Ontario’s 34 health units (Toronto, Peel, and York) reporting triple-digit case increases. The seven-day average of daily cases has fallen to 1,878 and the proportion of active cases has decreased for the 34th straight day.

Hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and ventilated patients have all decreased for the second day in a row. Ontario is reporting 15 new deaths, with no new deaths in long-term care homes.

Ontario has now administered over 15 million tests since the pandemic began and more than 8 million vaccine doses, with almost 55% of Ontario’s total population having received at least one dose of vaccine, and over 3.6% of all Ontarians fully vaccinated.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 8 new cases to report, including 5 in Hastings Prince Edward and 3 in Peterborough with an additional 16 cases resolved. Active cases across the region have decreased to 263, with 9 fewer active cases in Peterborough and no change in Hastings Prince Edward. See below for details from each individual health unit. Numbers for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton are unavailable on Sundays.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (455), Peel (326), and York (173).

There are double-digit increases reported today in Durham (96), Ottawa (92), Hamilton (87), Waterloo (59), Windsor-Essex (51), Halton (50), Porcupine (49), Middlesex-London (45), Niagara (43), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (28), Simcoe Muskoka (26), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (20), Lambton (13), Brant (13), and Peterborough (12), with smaller increases in Huron Perth (8), Southwestern (8), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (7), and Haldimand-Norfolk (7).

The remaining 12 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with two health units (Northwestern and Algoma) reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 62% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (750) among people ages 20-39 followed by 461 cases among people ages 40-59 and 370 cases among people 19 and under.

With 2,458 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to at 94.4% — the 34th straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has decreased by 0.3% to 5.7%, meaning that 57 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on May 22.

Ontario is reporting 15 new COVID-19 deaths today, with no new deaths in long-term care homes. Ontario has averaged 18 new daily deaths over the past week, a decrease of 3 from yesterday.

Hospitalizations have decreased by 166 to 1,041, although more than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for today’s report so the actual number of hospitalizations may be higher. The number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs has decreased by 13 to 693 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators has fallen by 24 to 480.

A total of 31,227 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 8,825 to 9,513.

A total of 8,065,607 doses of vaccine have now been administered, an increase of 140,330 from yesterday, and 531,603 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, an increase of 11,622 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 3.61% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.08% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 54.74% of the total population, an increase of 0.95% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 8 new cases to report, including 5 in Hastings Prince Edward and 3 in Peterborough. Numbers are unavailable on Sundays for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton.

There are 9 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 7 in Peterborough and 2 in Hastings Prince Edward.

There has been 1 new hospitalization in Peterborough.

An additional 16 cases have been resolved, including 11 in Peterborough and 5 in Hastings Prince Edward.

There are currently 263 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, a decrease of 9 from yesterday, including 103 in Peterborough, 80 in Kawartha Lakes, 43 in Hastings Prince Edward (13 in Quinte West, 10 in Belleville, 2 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 4 in Prince Edward County, 10 in Central Hastings, and 4 in North Hastings), 34 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,455 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,334 resolved with 18 deaths), 885 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (762 resolved with 56 deaths), 898 in Northumberland County (847 resolved with 17 deaths), 118 in Haliburton County (114 resolved with 1 death), and 1,099 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,045 resolved with 11 deaths). The two most recent deaths were reported in Northumberland and Hastings Prince Edward on May 20.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,455 (increase of 2)*
Total variants of concern cases: 636 (increase of 7)
Active cases: 103 (decrease of 9)
Close contacts: 371 (no change)
Deaths: 18 (no change)
Resolved: 1,334 (increase of 11)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 64 (increase of 1)**
ICU admissions (total to date): 14 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 52,000 (increase of 100)
Total vaccine doses administered (residents and non-residents): 69,989 (increase of 3,944 as of May 20)
Number of residents who have received first dose: 64,199 (increase of 3,675 as of May 20)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 4,852 (increase of 277 as of May 20)
Outbreaks: Unidentified congregate living facility #3 in the City of Peterborough, Helping Hands Day Care in Peterborough County, Unidentified workplace #9 in Peterborough County, Unidentified workplace #10 in Peterborough County, Peterborough Day Care Centre in the City of Peterborough, Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough (no change)

*The health unit is reporting 3 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total case count has increased by 2 because 1 case has been removed from a previous day.

**As of May 20, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 7 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1) and a total of 75 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change).

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays. These numbers are from May 22; numbers from May 23 and May 24 will be released on Tuesday, May 25.

Confirmed positive: 1,901, including 885 in Kawartha Lakes, 898 in Northumberland, and 118 in Haliburton (increase of 7, including 6 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)*
Total variants of concern cases: 586, including 252 in Kawartha Lakes, 301 in Northumberland, and 33 in Haliburton (increase of 15, including 6 in Kawartha Lakes and 9 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 117, including 80 in Kawartha Lakes, 34 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (net increase of 2)
Probable cases: None (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 70, including 36 in Kawartha Lakes, 31 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (no change)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 74, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,723, including 762 in Kawartha Lakes, 847 in Northumberland, and 114 in Haliburton (increase of 8, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton)
Tests completed: 190,825 (increase of 386)
Vaccine doses administered to residents: 85,785 (increase of 6,353 as of May 17)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 4,877 (increase of 415 as of May 17)
Outbreaks: Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Campbellford Farm Supply LTD (decrease of 1)***

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of May 21, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 3 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1).

***An outbreak at OPP Offender Transport Lindsay has been declared resolved.

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays. There will be no numbers released on May 24; Monday’s numbers will be included in Tuesday’s update.

Confirmed positive: 1,099 (increase of 5)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 462 (increase of 2)
Active cases: 43 (no change)
Deaths: 11 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 11 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 6 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 6 (no change)
Resolved: 1,045 (increase of 5)
Tests completed: 142,694 (increase of 2,822)
Vaccine doses administered: 83,664 (increase of 294)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 6,713 (increase of 7)
Outbreaks: Quinte 5 at QHC Belleville General Hospital, Community outbreak in Hastings Highlands in North Hastings, Unidentified workplace in Belleville (no change)

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 522,465 (increase of 1,691)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 117,941 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 1,020); 805 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 22); 2,405 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 88)
VOC R(t): 0.83 (decrease of 0.01 as of May 16)*
7-day average of daily new cases: 1,878 (decrease of 73)
Positivity rate: 5.7% (decrease of 0.3%)
Resolved: 493,179 (increase of 2,458), 94.4% of all cases (increase of 0.2%)
Hospitalizations: 1,041 (decrease of 166)**
Hospitalizations in ICU: 693 (decrease of 13)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 480 (decrease of 24)
Deaths: 8,614 (increase of 15)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 18 (decrease of 3)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,947 (no change)
Total tests completed: 15,004,716 (increase of 31,227)
Tests under investigation: 9,513 (decrease of 8,825)
Vaccination doses administered: 8,065,607 (increase of 140,330), 54.74% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.95%)***
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 531,603 (increase of 11,622), 3.61% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.08%)***

*R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

**More than 10% of hospitals did not submit data for this report, so the actual number of hospitalizations may be higher.

***An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from April 22 - May 22, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from April 22 – May 22, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from April 22 - May 22, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from April 22 – May 22, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from April 22 - May 22, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from April 22 – May 22, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from April 22 - May 22, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from April 22 – May 22, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from April 22 - May 22, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from April 22 – May 22, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.

$4.4 million lottery ticket sold in Kawartha Lakes

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If you play Lotto 6/49 and bought a ticket in the City of Kawartha Lakes for Saturday night’s draw (May 22), check your numbers — you could be a multi-millionaire.

One of two jackpot-winning tickets, each worth $4,437,083.40, was sold in Kawartha Lakes.

If you play online, you’ll also want to check your numbers. The other ticket that shared the $8.8 million jackpot was sold through the OLG website, according to a media release.

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In addition to the jackpot-winning tickets, three Encore prize-winning tickets worth $100,000 each were sold in Kitchener, Unionville, and Toronto’s Willowdale area.

The next Lotto 6/49 draw is on Wednesday (May 26) with an estimated $5 million jackpot.

If you bought a Lotto 6/49 ticket, also make sure you check your clothes before you put them in the wash. A woman who claims to have won a $26 million lottery prize in California last year left her ticket in her pants and put them in the laundry, where the ticket was destroyed.

Ontario reports 1,794 new COVID-19 cases, including 21 in greater Kawarthas region

By kawarthaNOW -

Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

Ontario is reporting 1,794 new cases today, with 4 of Ontario’s 34 health units (Toronto, Peel, Durham, and York) reporting triple-digit case increases. The seven-day average of daily cases has fallen below 2,000 for the first time since March 28. The proportion of active cases has fallen for the 33rd straight day.

Hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and ventilated patients have all decreased, with 20 new deaths reported, including 2 in long-term care homes.

Ontario has administered almost 8 million vaccine doses and the rate of vaccinations continues to climb. For the second day in a row, a record number of doses of vaccine were administered and a record number of Ontarians received their second dose of vaccine. Almost 54% of Ontario’s total population has now received at least one dose of vaccine, with over 3.5% of all Ontarians fully vaccinated.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 21 new cases to report (including 9 in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Northumberland) with an additional 25 cases resolved. The net number of active cases across the region remain unchanged at 272, with active cases increasing by 6 in Kawartha Lakes and by 3 in Peterborough, but decreasing by 5 in Hastings Prince Edward, by 3 in Northumberland, and by 1 in Haliburton. See below for details from each individual health unit.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (416), Peel (355), Durham (147), and York (140).

There are double-digit increases reported today in Hamilton (90), Ottawa (87), Halton (78), Waterloo (64), Middlesex-London (58), Simcoe Muskoka (55), Niagara (47), Porcupine (46), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (40), Windsor-Essex (33), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (27), Brant (19), Peterborough (13), Southwestern (13), and Eastern Ontario (12), with smaller increases in Huron Perth (7), Haldimand-Norfolk (7), Sudbury (6), and Leeds, Grenville & Lanark (6).

The remaining 11 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with all reporting at least 1 case.

Of today’s new cases, 62% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (750) among people ages 20-39 followed by 461 cases among people ages 40-59 and 370 cases among people 19 and under.

With 2,520 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.1% to at 94.2% — the 33rd straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has increased by 0.6% to 6.0%, meaning that 60 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on May 21.

Ontario is reporting 20 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 2 new deaths in long-term care homes. Ontario has averaged 21 new daily deaths over the past week (no change from yesterday).

Hospitalizations have decreased by 58 to 1,207, with the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs decreasing by 9 to 706 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators decreasing by 6 to 504.

A total of 34,576 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 1,553 to 18,338.

A total of 7,925,277 doses of vaccine have now been administered, a record increase of 190,129 from yesterday, and 519,981 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, a record increase of 24,224 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 3.53% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.17% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 53.79% of the total population, an increase of 1.29% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 21 new cases to report, including 9 in Peterborough, 6 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 1 in Northumberland. There are no new cases in Haliburton.

An outbreak at an unidentified workplace in Belleville, involving 1 case, was declared on May 21.

There are 33 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 10 in Hastings Prince Edward, 8 in Peterborough, 9 in Northumberland, and 6 in Kawartha Lakes.

An additional 25 cases have been resolved, including 10 in Hastings Prince Edward, 7 in Peterborough, 4 in Northumberland, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Haliburton. An outbreak at OPP Offender Transport Lindsay has been declared resolved. An outbreak at an unidentified workplace in Central Hastings was declared resolved on May 22.

There are currently 272 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region (no net change from yesterday), including 112 in Peterborough, 80 in Kawartha Lakes, 43 in Hastings Prince Edward (12 in Quinte West, 12 in Belleville, 2 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 3 in Prince Edward County, 11 in Central Hastings, and 3 in North Hastings), 34 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,453 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,323 resolved with 18 deaths), 885 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (762 resolved with 56 deaths), 898 in Northumberland County (847 resolved with 17 deaths), 118 in Haliburton County (114 resolved with 1 death), and 1,094 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,040 resolved with 11 deaths). The two most recent deaths were reported in Northumberland and Hastings Prince Edward on May 20.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,453 (increase of 10)*
Total variants of concern cases: 629 (increase of 8)
Active cases: 112 (increase of 3)
Close contacts: 371 (decrease of 9)
Deaths: 18 (no change)
Resolved: 1,323 (increase of 7)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 63 (no change)**
ICU admissions (total to date): 14 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 51,900 (increase of 50)
Total vaccine doses administered (residents and non-residents): 69,989 (increase of 3,944 as of May 20)
Number of residents who have received first dose: 64,199 (increase of 3,675 as of May 20)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 4,852 (increase of 277 as of May 20)
Outbreaks: Unidentified congregate living facility #3 in the City of Peterborough, Helping Hands Day Care in Peterborough County, Unidentified workplace #9 in Peterborough County, Unidentified workplace #10 in Peterborough County, Peterborough Day Care Centre in the City of Peterborough, Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough (no change)

*The health unit is reporting 9 new cases in the last 24 hours. The total case count has increased by 10 because 1 case has been added to a previous day.

**As of May 20, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 7 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1) and a total of 75 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change).

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,901, including 885 in Kawartha Lakes, 898 in Northumberland, and 118 in Haliburton (increase of 7, including 6 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)*
Total variants of concern cases: 586, including 252 in Kawartha Lakes, 301 in Northumberland, and 33 in Haliburton (increase of 15, including 6 in Kawartha Lakes and 9 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 117, including 80 in Kawartha Lakes, 34 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (net increase of 2)
Probable cases: None (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 70, including 36 in Kawartha Lakes, 31 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (no change)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 74, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,723, including 762 in Kawartha Lakes, 847 in Northumberland, and 114 in Haliburton (increase of 8, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes, 4 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton)
Tests completed: 190,825 (increase of 386)
Vaccine doses administered to residents: 85,785 (increase of 6,353 as of May 17)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 4,877 (increase of 415 as of May 17)
Outbreaks: Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Campbellford Farm Supply LTD (decrease of 1)***

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of May 21, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 3 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1).

***An outbreak at OPP Offender Transport Lindsay has been declared resolved.

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,094 (increase of 5)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 460 (increase of 10)
Active cases: 43 (decrease of 5)
Deaths: 11 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 11 (decrease of 1)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 6 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 6 (no change)
Resolved: 1,040 (increase of 12)
Tests completed: 139,872 (no change)
Vaccine doses administered: 83,370 (increase of 1,526)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 6,706 (increase of 100)
Outbreaks: Quinte 5 at QHC Belleville General Hospital, Community outbreak in Hastings Highlands in North Hastings, Unidentified workplace in Belleville (no net change)*

*An outbreak at an unidentified workplace in Belleville, involving 1 case, was declared on May 21. An outbreak at an unidentified workplace in Central Hastings was declared resolved on May 22.

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 520,774 (increase of 1,794)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 116,921 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 1,122); 783 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 92); 2,317 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 173)
VOC R(t): 0.83 (decrease of 0.01 as of May 16)*
7-day average of daily new cases: 1,951 (decrease of 113)
Positivity rate: 6.0% (increase of 0.6%)
Resolved: 490,721 (increase of 2,520), 94.2% of all cases (increase of 0.1%)
Hospitalizations: 1,207 (decrease of 58)
Hospitalizations in ICU: 706 (decrease of 9)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 504 (decrease of 6)
Deaths: 8,599 (increase of 20)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 21 (no change)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,947 (increase of 2)
Total tests completed: 14,973,489 (increase of 34,576)
Tests under investigation: 18,338 (decrease of 1,553)
Vaccination doses administered: 7,925,277 (increase of 190,129), 53.79% of Ontario’s population (increase of 1.29%)**
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 519,981 (increase of 24,224), 3.53% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.17%)**

*R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

**An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from April 21 - May 21, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from April 21 – May 21, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from April 21 - May 21, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from April 21 – May 21, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from April 21 - May 21, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from April 21 – May 21, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from April 21 - May 21, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from April 21 – May 21, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from April 21 - May 21, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from April 21 – May 21, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

For more information about COVID-19 in Ontario, visit covid-19.ontario.ca.

What’s open and closed on Victoria Day 2021 in Peterborough and the Kawarthas

By kawarthaNOW -
Victoria Day celebrations will once again be muted in 2021 due to the pandemic, with no public fireworks displays. Public health authorities are asking Ontarians to stay close to home during the long weekend and celebrate with household members only. (Stock photo)

Victoria Day, celebrating Queen Victoria’s birthday (May 24, 1819), was first declared a holiday in Canada in 1845. It was originally observed on May 24 every year unless that date was a Sunday, in which case it was celebrated on May 25. In 1952, the federal government changed the date to celebrate Victoria Day on the Monday preceding May 25. From sunset to sunrise on Victoria Day, the Royal Union Flag (the “Union Jack”) is flown alongside the Canadian flag at federal buildings, airports, military bases and other federal buildings and establishments across Canada.

The Victoria Day weekend is colloquially known as the May Two-Four weekend, referring both to the Queen’s birthday and Canadian slang for a case of 24 beers (a popular beverage during the weekend). It’s informally considered to mark the beginning of summer, and many people go camping, open their cottages, garden, or travel during the weekend. Victoria Day itself is traditionally celebrated with fireworks displays. Of course, with the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria Day 2021 is not a traditional Victoria Day.

Victoria Day Monday is both a federal and a provincial statutory holiday, so all government offices and liquor stores are closed (some agency stores are open). A few beer stores in the greater Kawarthas region are open on Monday. Many grocery stores are open, except in Peterborough. Most drug stores are open, and some retail stores are also open for curbside pickup.

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For your convenience, we provide this list of holiday hours for 264 selected businesses and services across the Kawarthas. This information comes from their websites and social media accounts, which may or may not be up to date, so please always call them first to confirm their hours (we’ve included phone numbers), especially when you are travelling any distance. Where you see “call to confirm”, that means we don’t have a lot of confidence the hours listed on a business’s website are up to date. If your business or organization is listed and the hours are incorrect, please let us know by using our content feedback form.

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Beer & Liquor Stores

MON MAY 24
LCBO - Apsley
3 Burleigh St., Apsley
705-656-4492		 CLOSED
LCBO - Bancroft
315 Hastings St. N, Bancroft
613-332-2660		 CLOSED
LCBO - Bewdley
5087 Rice Lake Dr. N., Bewdley
905-797-2077		 CLOSED
LCBO - Bobycaygeon
37 King St. E., Bobcaygeon
705-738-2591		 CLOSED
LCBO - Bridgenorth
861 Ward St., Bridgenorth
705-292-9801		 CLOSED
LCBO - Buckhorn
1976 Lakehurst Rd., Buckhorn
705-657-3211		 CLOSED
LCBO - Campbellford
37 Front St. St., Campbellford
705-653-3000		 CLOSED
LCBO - Coboconk
13 Albert St., Coboconk
705-454-3992		 CLOSED
LCBO - Cobourg
63 Albert St., Cobourg
905-372-7932		 CLOSED
LCBO - Cobourg (Elgin)
1111 Elgin St. W., Cobourg
905-372-5283		 CLOSED
LCBO - Coe Hill
8 Centre St., Coe Hill
613-337-1100		 CLOSED
LCBO - Fenelon Falls
27 Francis St. W., Fenelon Falls
705-887-3220		 CLOSED
LCBO - Gooderham
1007 Gooderham St., Gooderham
705-447-2557		 CLOSED
LCBO - Haliburton
230 Highland St., Haliburton
705-457-2631		 CLOSED
LCBO - Hastings
18 Front St. W., Hastings
705-696-2291		 CLOSED
LCBO - Havelock
30 Ottawa St., Havelock
705-778-2141		 CLOSED
LCBO - Kinmount
4094 County Rd 121, Kinmount
705-488-2341		 CLOSED
LCBO - Lakefield
2 Nichols St., Lakefield
705-652-7031		 CLOSED
LCBO - Lindsay
449 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-324-5511		 CLOSED
LCBO - Maynooth
33004 Hwy 62 N., Maynooth
613-338-2243		 CLOSED
LCBO - Millbrook
4 Centre St., Millbrook
705-652-7400		 CLOSED
LCBO - Minden
18 Water St., Minden
705-286-1311		 CLOSED
LCBO - Norwood
426 Hwy. #7, Norwood
705-639-5251		 CLOSED
LCBO - Omemee
4 King St., Omemee
705-799-5212		 CLOSED
LCBO - Peterborough (Lansdowne East)
400 Lansdowne St. E., Peterborough
705-745-0372		 CLOSED
LCBO - Peterborough (Lansdowne West)
879 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-743-3582		 CLOSED
LCBO - Peterborough (Portage Place)
1154 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-745-3302		 CLOSED
LCBO - Peterborough (Sherbrooke)
196 Sherbrooke St., Peterborough
705-745-1333		 CLOSED
LCBO - Pontypool
646 Drum Rd., Pontypool
705-277-3131		 CLOSED
LCBO - Port Hope
15 Ontario St., Port Hope
905-885-5668		 CLOSED
LCBO - Warkworth
44 Church St., Warkworth
705-924-2161		 CLOSED
LCBO - Warsaw
Water St., Warsaw
705-652-7400		 CLOSED
LCBO - Wilberforce
2763 Essonville Rd., Wilberforce
705-448-2721		 CLOSED
LCBO (Sullivan's General Store)
472 Ennis Rd,, Ennismore
705-292-8671		 Call
LCBO/The Beer Store (Keene General Store)
1111 Heritage Line, Keene
705-295-4418		 10:00am-5:00pm
LCBO/The Beer Store (Young's Point General Store)
2095 Nathaway Dr., Young's Point
705-652-3731		 9:00am-6:00pm
Publican House Brewery Retail Beer Store
B-300 Charlotte St., Peterborough
705-874-5743		 11:00am-8:00pm
The Beer Store - Bancroft
1 Madawaska St., Bancroft
613-332-1785		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Bobcaygeon
25 King St. E., Bobcaygeon
705-738-3596		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Bridgenorth
882 Ward St., Bridgenorth
705-292-7126		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Campbellford
80 Centre St., Campbellford
705-653-1220		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Coboconk
6716 Hwy 35, Coboconk
705-454-8983		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Cobourg
476 Division St., Cobourg
905-372-3142		 11:00am-6:00pm
The Beer Store - Fenelon Falls
125 Lindsay St., Fenelon Falls
705-887-3222		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Haliburton
15 Hops Dr., Haliburton
705-457-2023		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Hastings
23 Front St. E., Hastings
705-696-2871		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Havelock
Ottawa St., Havelock
705-778-3078		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Lakefield
102 Queen St., Lakefield
705-652-3031		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Lindsay
370 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-324-3541		 11:00am-6:00pm
The Beer Store - Minden
20 Water St., Minden
705-286-1480		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Peterborough (Lansdowne West)
1900 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-745-0366		 11:00am-6:00pm
The Beer Store - Peterborough (Lansdowne/Monaghan)
570 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-742-0458		 11:00am-6:00pm
The Beer Store - Peterborough (Market Plaza)
139 George St. N., Peterborough
705-742-8171		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Peterborough (Portage Place)
1154 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-743-5462		 CLOSED
The Beer Store - Port Hope
55 Peter St., Port Hope
905-885-4641		 CLOSED
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Drug Stores, Pharmacies & Health Services

MON MAY 24
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
200 Rose Glen Rd., Port Hope
905-885-9100		 CLOSED
Mather & Bell Pharmacy (IDA)
769 Park Street S., Peterborough
705-745-4770		 CLOSED
Medical Centre Clinic
707 Charlotte St., Peterborough
705-743-6280		 CLOSED
Medical Centre Pharmacy
707 Charlotte St., Peterborough
705-743-3484		 CLOSED
Millbrook IDA
8 King St., Millbrook
705-932-3131		 CLOSED
Peterborough Clinic
26 Hospital Dr., Peterborough
705-743-2040		 CLOSED
Peterborough Clinic Pharmacy (Pharmasave)
26 Hospital Dr., Peterborough
705-743-2040		 CLOSED
Peterborough Public Health
185 King St., Peterborough
705-743-1000		 CLOSED
PRHC Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic
1 Hospital Dr., Peterborough
705-743-2121 x2235		 CLOSED
Rexall - Brighton
1 Main St., Brighton
613-475-3294		 9:00am-6:00pm
Rexall - Haliburton
224 Highland St., Haliburton
705-457-1112		 9:00am-7:00pm
Rexall - Lindsay Medical
86 Angeline St. S., Lindsay
705-878-4700		 CLOSED
Rexall - Lindsay Square
401 Kent St. W. Unit 57, Lindsay
705-324-6904		 9:00am-6:00pm
Rexall - Peterborough (George St.)
85 George St. N., Peterborough
705-748-9733		 9:00am-3:00pm
Rexall - Peterborough (Portage Place)
1154 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-742-7616		 9:00am-6:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Bancroft
118 Hastings St. N., Bancroft
613-332-4846		 8:00am-10:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Bobcaygeon
85 Bolton St., Bobcaygeon
705-738-4433		 9:00am-9:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Cobourg
270 Spring St., Cobourg
905-372-3333		 8:00am-10:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Haliburton
186 Highland St., Haliburton
705-457-5020		 9:00am-10:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Lindsay (Downtown)
74 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-324-7400		 10:00am-5:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Lindsay (Kent Street)
341-343 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-878-8981		 8:00am-10:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Peterborough (Charlotte)
250 Charlotte St., Peterborough
705-743-3541		 8:00am-10:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Peterborough (Chemong)
971 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-745-2401		 8:00am-10:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Peterborough (Dobbin)
1875 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-749-6547		 8:00am-10:00pm
Shoppers Drug Mart - Peterborough (High)
741 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-748-6141		 8:00am-12:00am
Shoppers Simply Pharmacy - Peterborough
361-365 George St., Peterborough
705-742-3002Cl		 CLOSED
Shoppers Simply Pharmacy - Port Hope
249 Ontario St., Port Hope
905-885-8740		 CLOSED
Shoppers Wellwise - Peterborough
745 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-743-5100		 CLOSED
Sullivan's Pharmacy
71 Hunter St. E., Peterborough
705-742-3469		 CLOSED
Westmount Pharmacy
1293 Clonsilla Ave., Peterborough
705-741-5008		 7:00am-10:00pm

 

Government Services

MON MAY 24
Anstruther Lake Transfer Station - North Kawartha
400 Anstruther Lake Rd., Aplsey
705-656-4361		 CLOSED
Bensfort Road Peterborough City/County Landfill Site
1260 Bensfort Rd., Peterborough
705-742-7777 x2150		 CLOSED
Bewdley Community Recycling Centre
7650 County Rd. 9, Hamilton
905-342-2514		 CLOSED
Brighton Community Recycling Centre
1112 County Rd. 26, Brighton
613-475-1946		 CLOSED
Canada Post Mail Delivery / Offices (Note: post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business No collection or delivery
City of Kawartha Lakes City Hall, Municipal Service Centres, and Administration Offices
26 Francis St., Lindsay
705-324-9411		 CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Public Libraries
Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes
705-324-9411 x1291		 CLOSED
City of Kawartha Lakes Waste and Recycling Collection
26 Francis St., Lindsay
1-888-822-2225		 Mon May 24 moves to Tue May 25, May 25 to 26, May 26 to 27, May 27 to 28
City of Peterborough Day Cares
Peterborough
705-748-8830		 CLOSED
City of Peterborough Garbage Pickup
Peterborough
705-745-1386		 No change
City of Peterborough Green Waste Pickup
Peterborough
705-876-1600		 No change
City of Peterborough Recycling Pickup
Peterborough
705-876-1600		 No change
City of Peterborough Social Services
Peterborough
705-748-8830		 CLOSED
Cobourg Transit / WHEELS
740 Division St., Cobourg
905-372-4555		 NO SERVICE  (EXCEPT FOR PRE-SCHEDULED DIALYSIS APPOINTMENTS)
County of Haliburton Administration Offices
11 Newcastle St., Minden
705-286-4085		 CLOSED
County of Northumberland Waste and Recycling Collection
555 Courthouse Rd., Cobourg
1-866-293-8379		 Mon May 24 moves to Tue May 25, May 25 to 26, May 26 to 27, May 27 to 28
County of Peterborough Administration Offices
470 Water St., Peterborough
705-743-0380		 CLOSED
County of Peterborough Garbage Pickup
Peterborough
705-745-1386		 Check your township at ptbocounty.ca or install Recycle Coach app
County of Peterborough Recycling/Organics Pickup
Peterborough
705-775-2737		 No change
Eldon Landfill
311 Rockview Rd., Kirkfield
1-888-822-2225		 11:00am-5:00pm
Fenelon Landfill
314 Mark Rd., Fenelon Falls
1-888-822-2225		 9:00am-5:00pm
GO Transit (Peterborough Bus Terminal)
190 Simcoe St., Peterborough
1-888-438-6646		 Sunday schedule
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
200 Rose Glen Rd., Port Hope
905-885-9100		 CLOSED
Haultain Transfer Station - North Kawartha
6879 Highway 28, Woodview
705-656-4361		 CLOSED
Hope Transfer Station
4775 5th Line, Port Hope
905-753-2030		 CLOSED
Laxton Digby Longford Landfill
3225 Monck Rd., Norland
1-888-822-2225		 11:00am-5:00pm
Lindsay Human Services
322 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-324-9870		 CLOSED
Lindsay Library
90 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-324-9411 x1291		 CLOSED
Lindsay Ops Landfill
51 Wilson Rd., Lindsay
1-888-822-2225		 CLOSED
Lindsay Transit / LIMO Specialized Transit
180 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-324-9411		 NO SERVICE
Northumberland Material Recovery Facility
280 Edwardson Rd., Grafton
1-866-293-8379		 CLOSED
Peterborough & the Kawarthas Tourism Visitor Centre
1400 Crawford Dr., Peterborough
705-742-2201		 CLOSED
Peterborough Airport
925 Airport Rd., Peterborough
705-743-6708		 Open
Peterborough City Hall
500 George St. N., Peterborough
705-742-7777		 CLOSED
Peterborough County Court House
470 Water St., Peterborough
705-876-3815		 CLOSED
Peterborough County Public Works/Environmental Services
310 Armour Rd., Peterborough
705-775-2737		 CLOSED
Peterborough Hazardous Household Waste Facility
400 Pido Rd., Peterborough
705-876-0461		 CLOSED
Peterborough Public Health
185 King St., Peterborough
705-743-1000		 CLOSED
Peterborough Public Library
345 Aylmer St. N., Peterborough
705-745-5382		 CLOSED
Peterborough Public Library - DelaFosse Branch
727 Park St. S., Peterborough
705-745-8653		 CLOSED
Peterborough Public Works Office (when closed, contact staff on duty 24/7)
500 George St. N., Peterborough
705-745-1386		 CLOSED
Peterborough Recycling Drop-Off Depot
390 Pido Rs., Peterborough
705-742-7777		 Open
Peterborough Transit Services (bus and handi-van)
190 Simcoe St., Peterborough
705-742-7777 x2895		 Sunday schedule
Port Hope Transit
56 Queen St., Port Hope
905-885-9891		 NO SERVICE
Provincial Offences Office - Lindsay
440 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-324-3962		 CLOSED
Provincial Offences Office - Peterborough
99 Simcoe St., Peterborough
705-742-7777 x2099		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Bancroft
50 Monck St., Bancroft
1-800-267-8097		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Bobcaygeon
21 Canal St. E., Bobcaygeon
705-738-2202		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Brighton
140 Prince Edward St., Birighton
613-475-2641		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Campbellford
51 Grand Rd., Campbellford
705-653-1579		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Cobourg
Unit 105, 1005 Elgin St. W., Cobourg
1-800-267-8097		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Fenelon Falls
41 Lindsay St., Fenelon Falls
705-887-3030		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Haliburton
Unit 3, 50 York St., Haliburton
705-457-2911		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Lakefield
133 Water St., Lakefield
705-652-3141		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Lindsay
322 Kent St. W., Lindsay
1-800-267-8097		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Millbrook
8 King St. E., Millbrook
705-932-2323		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Minden
12698 Hwy 35, Minden
1-800-267-8097		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Norwood
2373B County Rd 45, Norwood
705-639-2007		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Peterborough
Main Floor, 300 Water St., Peterborough
1-800-267-8097		 CLOSED
ServiceOntario - Port Hope
58 Queen St., Port Hope
905-885-7400		 CLOSED
Seymour Community Recycling Centre
344 5th Line W., Campbellford
705-653-4757		 CLOSED
Somerville Landfill
381 Ledge Hill Rd., Burnt River
1-888-822-2225		 11:00am-5:00pm
Town of Cobourg Municipal Offices
55 King St. W., Cobourg
905-372-4301		 CLOSED
Township of North Kawartha Recycling Collection
340 McFadden Rd., Apsley
705-656-3619		 No change
Township of North Kawartha Waste Collection
340 McFadden Rd., Apsley
705-656-3619		 No change
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Grocery Stores

MON MAY 24
Charlotte Pantry
348 Charlotte St., Peterborough
705-745-9068		 8:00am-8:00pm
Chris & Angela's No Frills
155 Elizabeth St., Brighton
866-987-6453		 8:00am-6:00pm (call to confirm)
Chub & Nikki’s No Frills
1866 Lansdowne St. W,, Peterborough
866-987-6453		 CLOSED
David's No Frills
500 Division St., Cobourg
905-372-6979		 9:00am-6:00pm
Davis Your Independent Grocer (YIG)
20 Jocelyn Rd., Port Hope
905-885-1867		 9:00am-6:00pm
Easton's Valu-mart
South Water St. & Hwy #35, Minden
705-286-3388		 8:00am-5:00pm
Farmboy Peterborough
754 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-745-2811		 CLOSED
Fisher's No Frills
15 Canrobert St., Campbellford
705-653-3002		 8:00am-6:00pm
Food Basics
363 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-878-3300		 9:00am-6:00pm
Food Basics
125 Hope St. S., Port Hope
905-885-8194		 9:00am-6:00pm
Foodland Bancroft
337 Hastings St. N., Bancroft
613-332-6664		 7:00am-12:00am
Foodland Bobcaygeon
62 Bolton St., Bobcaygeon
705-738-2282		 7:00am-6:00pm
Foodland Buckhorn
3329 Buckhorn Rd., Buckhorn
705-657-3311		 8:00am-5:00pm
Foodland Cobourg
990 Division St. , Cobourg
905-373-1511		 7:00am-9:00pm (call to confirm)
Foodland Ennismore
470 Robinson Rd., Peterborough
705-292-6719		 8:00am-5:00pm
Foodland Haliburton
188 Highland St., Haliburton
705-457-2242		 7:00am-9:00pm
Foodland Havelock
4 County Road #40, Havelock
705-778-3881		 7:00am-10:00pm
Foodland Lakefield
1 Queen St., Lakefield
705-652-3202		 Open 24 hours
Foodland Millbrook (Calhoun's)
6 Centre St., Millbrook
705-932-2139		 9:00am-5:00pm
Foodland Omemee
31 King St. E., Omemee
705-799-5211		 9:00am-6:00pm
Foodland Peterborough - Liftlock East City
142 Hunter St. E, Peterborough
705-743-8253		 CLOSED
Foodland Peterborough - Sherbrooke
760 Sherbrooke St., Peterborough
705-742-3321		 CLOSED
FreshCo Peterborough - Brock
167 Brock St., Peterborough
705-745-1113		 CLOSED
FreshCo Peterborough - Lansdowne
950 Lansdowne St W., Peterborough
705-742-3836		 CLOSED
Greg's No Frills
230 George St. N., Peterborough
866-987-6453		 CLOSED
John's Valu-Mart
871 Ward St., Bridgenorth
705-292-7093		 9:00am-5:00pm
Loblaws - Lindsay
400 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-878-4605		 8:00am-8:00pm
Loblaws Real Canadian Superstore
769 Borden Av., Peterborough
705-749-6962		 CLOSED
M&M Food Market - Bancroft
2 Snow Rd., Bancroft
613-332-8251		 CLOSED
M&M Food Market - Campbellford
25 Doxsee Avenue South, Unit 8, Campbellford
705-653-3709		 CLOSED
M&M Food Market - Cobourg
975 Elgin St. W., Cobourg
905-372-3116		 CLOSED
M&M Food Market - Lakefield
140 Queen St., Lakefield
705-652-3221		 CLOSED
M&M Food Market - Lindsay
370 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-328-3656		 CLOSED
M&M Food Market - Peterborough (Chemong)
1091 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-748-2944		 CLOSED
M&M Food Market - Peterborough (Lansdowne)
1080 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-740-9684		 CLOSED
M&M Food Market - Port Hope
121 Toronto Rd., Port Hope
905-885-9445		 CLOSED
Metro - Cobourg
1111 Elgin St. W., Cobourg
905-372-9799		 8:00am-6:00pm
Metro - Peterborough
1154 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-745-3381		 CLOSED
Morello's Your Independent Grocer (YIG)
400 Lansdowne St. E., Peterborough
705-740-9365		 CLOSED
Reids Valu-Mart
42 Russell St. W., Lindsay
705-328-0622		 7:00am-5:00pm
Sobeys - Brighton
14 Main St., Brighton
613-475-0200		 9:00am-9:00pm (call to confirm)
Sobeys - Fenelon Falls
15 Lindsay St., Fenelon Falls
705-887-3611		 9:00am-6:00pm (call to confirm)
Sobeys - Peterborough (Lansdowne)
1200 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-748-5655		 CLOSED
Sobeys - Peterborough (Towerhill)
501 Towerhill Rd., Peterborough
705-740-9026		 CLOSED
Strang's Valu-Mart
101 East St. S., Bobcaygeon
705-738-6651		 CLOSED
Todd's Valu-mart
52 Bridge St., Hastings
705-696-3504		 8:00am-5:00pm
Todd's Your Independent Grocer (YIG)
5121 Country Road #21, Haliburton
705-455-9775		 9:00am-5:00pm
Tony & Jill's No Frills
127 Hastings St. N., Bancroft
613-332-8209		 8:00am-6:00pm
Wholesale Club - Lindsay
55 Angeline St., Lindsay
705-324-7198		 CLOSED

 

Malls & Box Stores

MON MAY 24
Best Buy
1101 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-741-2081		 11:00am-7:00pm (curbside pickup hours)
Canadian Tire - Bancroft
41 Hastings St. N., Bancroft
613-332-1074		 CLOSED
Canadian Tire - Campbellford
130 Grand Rd, Campbellford
705-653-3250		 9:00am-5:00pm (curbside pickup hours)
Canadian Tire - Cobourg
1125 Elgin St. W., Cobourg
905-372-8781		 9:00am-5:00pm (curbside pickup hours)
Canadian Tire - Fenelon Falls
160 Lindsay St., Fenelon Falls
705-887-3310		 CLOSED
Canadian Tire - Lindsay
377 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-324-2176		 10:00am-4:00pm (curbside pickup hours)
Canadian Tire - Minden
92 Water St., Minden
705-286-4400		 9:00am-5:00pm (curbside pickup hours)
Canadian Tire - Peterborough (Chemong)
1050 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-745-1388		 CLOSED
Canadian Tire - Peterborough (Lansdowne)
1200 Lansdowne St. W.., Peterborough
705-742-0406		 CLOSED
Costco - Peterborough
485 The Parkway, Peterborough
705-750-2600		 CLOSED
Giant Tiger - Campbellford
547 Grand Rd., Campbellford
705-632-1377		 8:00am-9:00pm
Giant Tiger - Lakefield
2657 Lakefield Rd., Lakefield
705-876-7715		 9:00am-5:00pm
Giant Tiger - Lindsay
55 Angeline St. N., Lindsay
705-328-9572		 10:00am-5:00pm
Giant Tiger - Peterborough
1875 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-749-2629		 CLOSED
Giant Tiger - Port Hope
145 Peter St., Port Hope
905-885-6923		 9:00am-6:00pm
Home Depot - Cobourg
1050 De Palma Dr., Cobourg
905-377-7600		 8:00am-5:00pm (curbside pickup hours)
Home Depot - Peterborough
500 Lansdowne St W., Peterborough
705-876-4560		 CLOSED
Lansdowne Place
645 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-748-2961		 CLOSED
Lindsay Square
401 Kent St. W., Lindsay
705-878-1524		 CLOSED
Northumberland Mall
1111 Elgin St. W., Cobourg
906-373-4567		 CLOSED
Peterborough Square
340 George Street N., Peterborough
705-742-0493		 CLOSED
PetSmart
898 Monaghan Rd. Unit 2, Peterborough
705-740-9852		 CLOSED
Portage Place
1154 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-749-0212		 CLOSED
Staples - Cobourg
1025 Elgin St. W., Cobourg
905-377-0458		 CLOSED
Staples - Lindsay
363 Kent St. W. Unit 600, Lindsay
705-328-3427		 CLOSED
Staples - Peterborough
109 Park St. S., Peterborough
705-741-1130		 CLOSED
Walmart - Cobourg
73 Strathy Rd., Cobourg
905-373-1239		 9:00am-6:00pm
Walmart - Peterborough (Chemong)
1002 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-742-5090		 CLOSED
Walmart - Peterborough (Lansdowne)
950 Lansdowne St. W., Peterborough
705-876-9617		 CLOSED

 

Other Stores

MON MAY 24
Brant Basics
292 George St. N., Peterborough
705-748-2291		 CLOSED
Kawartha Home Hardware
24 Queen St., Lakefield
705-652-3171		 9:00am-4:00pm
Kawartha TV & Stereo
188 Park St. S., Peterborough
705-740-0000		 CLOSED
Keene General Store (includes LCBO/The Beer Store)
1111 Heritage Line, Keene
705-295-4418		 10:00am-5:00pm
Lockside Trading Company (Haliburton)
183 Highland St., Haliburton
705-457-5280		 CLOSED
Lockside Trading Company (Young's Point)
2805 River Av., Young's Point
705-652-3940		 CLOSED
Silver Bean Café (Millennium Park)
1 King St., Peterborough
705-749-0535		 8:00am-6:00pm (kitchen open until 4:00pm)
Young's Point General Store (includes LCBO/The Beer Store)
2095 Nathaway Dr., Young's Point
705-652-3731		 9:00am-6:00pm
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Recreation & Leisure

MON MAY 24
Art Gallery of Northumberland
55 King St. W., Cobourg
905-372-0333		 CLOSED
Art Gallery of Peterborough
2 Crescent St., Peterborough
705-743-9179		 CLOSED
Canadian Canoe Museum
910 Monaghan Rd., Peterborough
705-748-3265		 CLOSED
Cobourg Community Centre
750 D'Arcy St., Cobourg
905-372-7371		 CLOSED
Forbert Memorial Pool
6 River Park Rd., Bobcaygeon
705-738-5858		 CLOSED
Galaxy Cinemas
320 Water St., Peterborough
705-749-2000		 CLOSED
Hutchison House
270 Brock St., Peterborough
705-743-9710		 CLOSED
Kawartha Settlers' Village
85 Dunn St., Bobcaygeon
705-738-6163		 CLOSED
Lakeview Bowl
109 George St. N., Peterborough
705-743-4461		 CLOSED
Lang Pioneer Village
104 Lang Rd., Keene
705-295-6694		 CLOSED
Lindsay Recreation Complex
133 Adelaide St. S., Lindsay
705-324-9112		 CLOSED
North Kawartha Fitness Centre (North Kawartha Community Centre)
340 McFadden Rd., Apsley
705-656-4445		 CLOSED
Peterborough Arenas - Evinrude Centre
911 Monaghan Rd., Peterborough
705-876-8121		 CLOSED  (EXCEPT FOR SCHEDULED VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS)
Peterborough Arenas - Kinsmen Civic Centre
1 Kinsmen Way, Peterborough
705-742-5454		 CLOSED
Peterborough Arenas - Memorial Centre
151 Lansdowne St W., Peterborough
705-743-3561		 CLOSED
Peterborough Arenas - Memorial Centre Box Office (ticket sales available online 24/7)
151 Lansdowne St W., Peterborough
705-743-3561		 CLOSED
Peterborough Arenas - Northcrest Arena
100 Marina Blvd., Peterborough
705-745-0042		 CLOSED
Peterborough Museum & Archives
300 Hunter St. E., Peterborough
705-743-5180		 CLOSED
Peterborough Sports & Wellness Centre
775 Brealey Dr., Peterborough
705-742-0050		 CLOSED
Peterborough YMCA (Balsillie Family Branch)
123 Aylmer St. S., Peterborough
705-748-9622		 CLOSED
Trent Athletics Centre
1600 West Bank Dr., Peterborough
705-748-1257		 CLOSED

 

Veterinary Clinics

MON MAY 24
Cavan Hills Veterinary Services
303 Hwy 7A, Cavan
705-270-0800		 Open 24/7
Kawartha Veterinary Emergency Clinic
1840 Lansdowne St. W. Unit 1B, Peterborough
705-741-5832		 Open 24/7
Otonabee Animal Hospital
3881 Wallace Point Rd., Otonabee
705-743-4936		 CLOSED
Parkhill Animal Hospital
1535 Chemong Rd., Peterborough
705-745-4605		 CLOSED
Peterborough Pet Hospital
379 Lansdowne St. E, Peterborough
705-742-8837		 CLOSED
Peterborough West Animal Hospital
2605 Stewart Line, Cavan
705-745-4800		 CLOSED
Sherbrooke Heights Animal Hospital
1625 Sherbrooke St. Unit 3, Peterborough
705-745-5550		 CLOSED

Millbrook’s 4th Line Theatre postpones second summer play, announces The Verandah Society coming to Winslow Farm in August

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Storyteller Megan Murphy and singer-songwriter Kate Suhr, joined by musician Saskia Tomkins, will be bringing The Verandah Society to the Winslow Farm in Millbrook for 10 performances in late August 2021, in lieu of the originally scheduled performance of Maja Ardal's play "Wishful Seeing", which 4th Line Theatre has postponed until summer 2022 due to the pandemic. (Photo: The Verandah Society / Facebook)

4th Line Theatre in Millbrook is postponing its second play of the 2021 summer season, originally scheduled for August, due to the pandemic — and will instead be bringing a small-scale theatrical event to Winslow Farm in late August.

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“I am sorry to have to announce that we have made the difficult decision to postpone the world premiere of Maja Ardal’s Wishful Seeing until the summer of 2022,” announced managing artistic director Kim Blackwell in a statement issued on Wednesday (May 10). “This decision is based on many factors — most critical to our decision, is the public health directive presently in place for the province.”

In late March, the outdoor theatre company had announced it was delaying the first play of its 2021 season, Alex Poch-Goldin’s The Great Shadow, for the same reasons.

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At that time, the Peterborough region was in the ‘Red-Control’ level of the province’s COVID-19 response framework, limiting the theatre to a maximum of 25 people at any performance, which Blackwell said made it financially infeasible to stage a production, since that represents only 1/16th of the available seating at Winslow Farm.

“At the present time, the entire province is under a stay-at-home order,” Blackwell writes in her May 10th statement. “And there is no clear sense of what will happen, if or when, the stay at home order is lifted after June 2nd. We do not have a sense of where our region will fit into the provincial colour-coded system for reopening.”

Blackwell’s announcement came the day before the provincial government announced its reopening plan for Ontario. The province is replacing the previous colour-coded system with a three-step plan that would gradually loosen public health restrictions, with the timing of each step based on vaccination rates and public health indicators.

According to the three-step plan, outdoor events with a maximum capacity of 25 people would be allowed to resume during step two, which would be implemented no earlier than the week of July 5th. Larger outdoor events would be allowed to resume during step three, which would be implemented no earlier than the week of July 26th — however, the government has provided no details on capacity limits for events in stage three.

“We have to make the health and safety of our company and audience members the number one priority,” Blackwell writes. “While the vaccine roll-out is moving forward, the number of active cases in the province continues to be high.”

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Despite the postponement of the two plays until 2021, 4th Line Theatre is planning to host a smaller theatrical event later this summer.

The Verandah Society, a collaboration between Peterborough actor Megan Murphy and actor/musician Kate Suhr that combines music with personal stories, will be coming to Winslow Farm in August. The Verandah Society is named after a story written by Murphy’s great uncle Clare Galvin in his 1993 book My Town My Memories, where he describes growing up in Peterborough in the 1930s when it was common for neighbours to spend their summer evenings on their verandahs.

“I approached Megan and Kate early in 2021 to inquire as to whether they would be interested in creating a standalone show exclusively for 4th Line,” Blackwell writes. “I am so glad they agreed. The Verandah Society is a cross between Wingfields Follies and Vinyl Cafe, with a folk/rock musical style and an ethereal feel.”

Musician Saskia Tomkins will join Murphy and Suhr for 10 performances of The Verandah Society in late August. Each performance will last 80 minutes, with no intermission, and tickets will go on sale in early July. The number of available tickets will depend on public health restrictions at the time of the performances.

Ontario expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to youth 12 and over as of May 23

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The Ontario government announced late on Friday afternoon (May 21) that youth aged 12 and over will be eligible to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment as of 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 23rd.

Youth who book an appointment will receive the Pfizer vaccine, which is the only COVID-19 vaccine currently authorized by Health Canada for youth aged 12 and over.

Youth who are 12 years and older as of May 23 can book an appointment by phoning the provincial call centre at 1-833-943-3900, which is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days per week, or by booking online at ontario.ca/bookvaccine.

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Youth are turn 12 in 2021 but after May 23, can also book an appointment for a later date. Youth will have to be 12 years of age by the date of their appointment. The province says it expects to reach all youth aged 12 and over with a first dose before the end of June, and with a second dose by the end of August.

The Pfizer vaccine is also available at many pharmacies in Ontario, including in the greater Kawarthas region. As of Friday, another 600 pharmacies began offering the Pfizer vaccine to those 18 years and older, and eligibility will be expanded to those 12 years and older on Sunday. Visit covid-19.ontario.ca/vaccine-locations for a list of pharmacies offering Pfizer.

The province is also encouraging eligible family members who have not yet received their first dose of vaccine to also book their appointments along with youth in their family.

For more information on COVID-19 vaccines for youth between 12 and 17 years of age, visit covid-19.ontario.ca/covid-19-vaccines-youth.

Peterborough Arts Alive Fund has $100,000 to help local arts organizations recover from the pandemic and prepare for reopening

By Sarah McNeilly -
The seats have been empty at Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in downtown Peterborough since the pandemic began in March 2020. The strategic recovery and resilience grants available from the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund are intended to help not-for-profit arts organizations like the Market Hall recover from the pandemic and prepare for reopening once public health restrictions are lifted. (Photo: Bradley Boyle)

After more than a year of closures, lost revenues, and lost dreams, Electric City Culture Council (EC3) and the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough have some good news for arts organizations in the city and county of Peterborough and Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations.

Over $100,000 of Peterborough Arts Alive funding is now available for arts organizations working in any artistic discipline including visual arts, media arts, circus arts, theatre and performance arts, dance, music, literary arts, spoken word, and interdisciplinary arts.

As vaccines become available to much of the population, discourse turns from emergency relief towards recovery. However, much research, both at the national and international levels, indicates that recovery in the arts sector will be at least a two- to three-year process.

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The Peterborough Arts Alive Fund aims to help arts organizations both during the pandemic and the recovery period.

Successful applicants can use the fund’s strategic recovery and resilience grants to help fund anything from research and creative development for new artistic programming and organizational capacity building, to upgrading technological capacity and building practical tools and plans for a solid recovery.

“It’s a pretty sophisticated program,” says EC3 executive director Su Ditta. “I’d say it’s a bespoke program in the sense that it’s really looking at the needs and the experiences of arts organizations in our local community, and it really reflects an arts-forward city.”

Organizations with registered charitable status, incorporated not-for-profit organizations partnered with a registered charity as a fiscal sponsor, or ad hoc organizational collaborations with a charitable organization as lead applicant are all eligible to apply for the strategic recovery and resilience grants — so long as they have been operating for two years or longer, carried on with at least some activities during the pandemic, and are committed to resuming activities as soon as public health restrictions are lifted.

Priority will be given to professional arts organizations that support artistic work in any discipline and are led by paid and qualified professional personnel and governed by a board of directors. Grants will range from $1,500 to $10,000 to support arts organizations to recover from the pandemic and to prepare for reopening.

Eligible expenses and activities include personal protective equipment, renovations and plexiglass, technology upgrades, marketing and promotion, staff and volunteer training, developing creative content, and more.

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The Peterborough Arts Alive Fund, which has been a year in the making, started last spring when local educator and arts supporter Deborah Berrill — troubled by the sudden and devastating impacts the pandemic was having on the arts sector — reached out to Ditta at EC3.

“By late spring, it was clear it was going to be really bad and it was going to be a long haul,” Berrill recalls. “I was really concerned. Peterborough and the surrounding area are so special because we have all of these incredible artists here — it’s what makes Peterborough such an incredibly special place to live. And I wanted to contribute but I didn’t know how.”

“Deborah and her husband were really horrified about the impact of the pandemic on the local arts community,” Ditta says. “On venues being shut down, on artists losing commissions and exhibitions, on musicians having their tours cancelled. They were willing to donate some money and Deborah also offered to spend time raising some more money among her friends and colleagues who really care about the arts.”

“It mattered to me so much to support our artists because artists are the ones who support our whole well-being, our mental well-being, emotional well-being, our spiritual well-being,” Berrill adds.

That small ripple — Berrill’s phone call to Ditta — swelled into a wave. A $100,000 tidal wave.

Inspired by the public interest for arts fundraising, Ditta reached out to John Good — former director of fund development at the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough — to see if the foundation would host the funds Berrill and EC3 were raising. As an incorporated not-for-profit, EC3 does not have the registered charitable status required to issue charitable tax receipts for large donations.

The strategic recovery and resilience grants available from the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund are jointly administered by Electric City Culture Council and Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough. (Graphic: Electric City Culture Council)
The strategic recovery and resilience grants available from the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund are jointly administered by Electric City Culture Council and Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough. (Graphic: Electric City Culture Council)

Jennifer DeBues, the foundation’s co-executive director, then contacted Ditta to let her know people who have endowments with the foundation might be interested in donating to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund.

“I then had contact with an anonymous donor, associated with the Community Foundation, who gave a really substantial donation to the Arts Alive Fund,” Ditta says.

The Peterborough Performing Arts Recovery Alliance — a group of 13 arts organizations and live performance venues in Peterborough and the surrounding region founded in August 2020 — also raising around $5,000 for the strategic recovery and resilience grants.

Then, in November 2020, Peterborough city council voted to make a one-time contribution of $40,000 to the fund, matching the $40,000 that had already been raised. That one-time contribution from the city was made possible largely thanks to councillor Kemi Akapo.

When councillors sat as the finance committee to review each page of the 2021 draft municipal budget, councillor Akapo moved that the city reallocate $40,000 of the $70,000 initially budgeted for new signage at the Peterborough Museum and Archives to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund.

“Line by line, councillors pored through the budget within the arts, culture and heritage division, to see if they could find something that could be freed up,” Ditta explains.

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The fund now holds over $100,000 that promises to bolster not only local arts organizations, but also the local economy writ large.

“The arts are really essential to the downtown recovery, both in terms of attracting people downtown for food and beverages, but also because arts organizations spend a lot of their budgets at businesses downtown and all across the city,” Ditta says.

After a year of turmoil — and an immense amount of work from Deborah Berrill, EC3, the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough, the Peterborough Performing Arts Recovery Alliance, the City of Peterborough, and countless private donors, whose individual gifts ranged from $50 to $40,000 — the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund brings hope.

As we look towards recovery, there’s no doubt that more challenges are to yet come for the arts sector — indeed, for the entire community. As we look at how far we’ve come, however, the story of the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund demonstrates that those who are not afraid to act, and who are aware of what is at stake, can make the biggest difference.

To learn more about eligibility criteria and how to apply to the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund, visit ecthree.org/program/arts-alive-grants. Applications close on Monday, June 7th.

If you want to support the Peterborough Arts Alive Fund, you can donate at cfgp.ca/project/arts-alive-fund/.

Ontario reports 1,890 new COVID-19 cases, including 47 in greater Kawarthas region

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Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.

Ontario is reporting 1,890 new cases today, with 5 of Ontario’s 34 health units reporting triple-digit case increases. The seven-day average of daily cases has decreased to 2,064 and the proportion of active cases has fallen for the 32nd straight day.

Hospitalizations and ICU admissions have decreased but the number of patients has risen. Ontario is reporting 27 new deaths, including 1 in a long-term care home.

A record number of doses of vaccine were administered yesterday and a record number of Ontarians received their second dose of vaccine yesterday. Almost 53% of Ontario’s total population has now received at least one dose of vaccine.

In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 47 new cases to report (including 19 in Kawartha Lakes for the second day in a row, 15 in Peterborough, 9 in Northumberland, and 4 in Hastings Prince Edward) with an additional 34 cases resolved. Active cases have climbed by 12 to 272, with a large increase in Kawartha Lakes and a smaller increase in Northumberland. The number of active cases in Peterborough remains unchanged and active cases have decreased in Hastings Prince Edward and Haliburton. See below for details from each health unit.

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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (469), Peel (468), York (165), Hamilton (111), and Durham (107).

There are double-digit increases reported today in Middlesex-London (71), Halton (70), Ottawa (62), Porcupine (58), Waterloo (48), Simcoe Muskoka (43), Niagara (34), Windsor-Essex (31), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (26), Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (22), Southwestern (15), Huron Perth (11), Lambton (10), and Brant (10), with smaller increases in Eastern Ontario (7), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (7), Northwestern (6), North Bay Parry Sound (6), and Grey Bruce (6).

The remaining 10 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 4 health units reporting only 1 case and 1 health unit (Timiskaming) reporting no new cases at all.

Of today’s new cases, 63% are among people 39 and younger, with the highest number of cases (801) among people ages 20-39 followed by 468 cases among people ages 40-59 and 397 cases among people 19 and under.

With 2,689 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to at 94.1% — the 32nd straight day the percentage of resolved cases has increased. The average positivity rate across Ontario has increased by 0.2% to 5.4%, meaning that 54 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on May 20.

Ontario is reporting 27 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 1 new death in a long-term care home. Ontario has averaged 21 new daily deaths over the past week (no change from yesterday).

Hospitalizations have decreased by 55 to 1,265, with the number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs declining by 6 to 715 and the number of patients with COVID-19 on ventilators rising by 17 to 510.

A total of 37,126 tests were completed yesterday, with the backlog of tests under investigation decreasing by 751 to 19,891.

A total of 7,735,148 doses of vaccine have now been administered, a record increase of 158,524 from yesterday, and 495,757 people have been fully vaccinated with both doses of vaccine, a record increase of 21,998 from yesterday.

The number of fully vaccinated people represents 3.36% of Ontario’s population, an increase of 0.14% from yesterday, with fully and partially vaccinated people representing 52.50% of the total population, an increase of 1.08% from yesterday. An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 47 new cases to report, including 19 in Kawartha Lakes, 15 in Peterborough, 9 in Northumberland, and 4 in Hastings Prince Edward. There are no new cases in Haliburton.

An Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough was declared on May 21, based on 1 positive resident case linked to a staff member who had tested positive.

There are 21 new regional cases of variants of concern, including 14 in Kawartha Lakes, 5 in Hastings Prince Edward, 1 in Peterborough, and 1 in Northumberland.

An additional 34 cases have been resolved, including 15 in Peterborough, 12 in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton. An outbreak at Dairy Queen in Lindsay has been declared resolved. An outbreak at an unidentified child care facility in Belleville was declared resolved on May 20. An outbreak at an unidentified workplace in Belleville was declared resolved on May 21.

There are currently 272 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, an increase of 12 from yesterday, including 109 in Peterborough, 74 in Kawartha Lakes, 48 in Hastings Prince Edward (13 in Quinte West, 14 in Belleville, 2 in Tyendinaga & Deseronto, 4 in Prince Edward County, 12 in Central Hastings, and 3 in North Hastings), 37 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton.

Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 1,443 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (1,316 resolved with 18 deaths), 876 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (759 resolved with 56 deaths), 897 in Northumberland County (843 resolved with 17 deaths), 118 in Haliburton County (113 resolved with 1 death), and 1,089 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (1,030 resolved with 11 deaths). The two most recent deaths were reported in Northumberland and Hastings Prince Edward on May 20.

The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 4 p.m. the previous day, as well as from systems in Toronto, Ottawa, and Middlesex-London at 2 p.m. the previous day. Data from local health units is more current and is usually reflected in the provincial data the following day. There may be discrepancies between the Ontario data reported today (which is from yesterday) and the local health unit data reported today (which is from today).

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Peterborough Public Health

Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,443 (increase of 15)
Total variants of concern cases: 621 (increase of 1)
Active cases: 109 (no change)
Close contacts: 380 (increase of 6)
Deaths: 18 (no change)
Resolved: 1,316 (increase of 15)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 63 (no change)*
ICU admissions (total to date): 14 (no change)
Total tests completed: Over 51,850 (increase of 150)
Total vaccine doses administered (residents and non-residents): 69,989 (increase of 3,944 as of May 20)
Number of residents who have received first dose: 64,199 (increase of 3,675 as of May 20)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 4,852 (increase of 277 as of May 20)
Outbreaks: Unidentified congregate living facility #3 in the City of Peterborough, Helping Hands Day Care in Peterborough County, Unidentified workplace #9 in Peterborough County, Unidentified workplace #10 in Peterborough County, Peterborough Day Care Centre in the City of Peterborough, Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough (increase of 1)**

*As of May 20, Peterborough Regional Health Centre is reporting 7 patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1) and a total of 75 patients transferred from other areas as a result of a provincial directive (no change).

**An Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough was declared on May 21, based on 1 positive resident case linked to a staff member who had tested positive.

 

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.

The health unit provides reports from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,891, including 876 in Kawartha Lakes, 897 in Northumberland, and 118 in Haliburton (increase of 28, including 19 in Kawartha Lakes and 9 in Northumberland)*
Total variants of concern cases: 571, including 246 in Kawartha Lakes, 292 in Northumberland, and 33 in Haliburton (increase of 15, including 14 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland)
Active cases: 115, including 74 in Kawartha Lakes, 37 in Northumberland, and 4 in Haliburton (net increase of 20, including 15 in Kawartha Lakes and 6 in Northumberland)
Probable cases: None (no change)
Hospitalizations (total to date): 70, including 36 in Kawartha Lakes, 31 in Northumberland, and 3 in Haliburton (no change)**
Deaths (including among probable cases): 74, including 56 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change)
Resolved: 1,715, including 759 in Kawartha Lakes, 843 in Northumberland, and 113 in Haliburton (increase of 7, including 3 in Kawartha Lakes, 3 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton)
Tests completed: 190,439 (increase of 591)
Vaccine doses administered to residents: 85,785 (increase of 6,353 as of May 17)
Number of residents fully vaccinated: 4,877 (increase of 415 as of May 17)
Outbreaks: OPP Offender Transport Lindsay, Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Campbellford Farm Supply LTD (decrease of 1)***

*The health unit states that total counts and counts for individual counties may fluctuate from previously reported counts as cases are transferred to or from the health unit based on case investigation details and routine data cleaning.

**As of May 21, Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay reports 3 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (decrease of 1).

***An outbreak at Dairy Queen in Lindsay has been declared resolved.

 

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health

Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.

The health unit provides daily reports, including on weekends, excluding statutory holidays.

Confirmed positive: 1,089 (increase of 4)
Confirmed variants of concern cases: 450 (increase of 5)
Active cases: 48 (decrease of 8)
Deaths: 11 (no change)
Currently hospitalized: 12 (decrease of 3)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 6 (no change)
Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 6 (no change)
Resolved: 1,030 (increase of 12)
Tests completed: 139,872 (increase of 1)
Vaccine doses administered: 81,844 (increase of 2,291)
Number of people fully vaccinated: 6,606 (increase of 296)
Outbreaks: Quinte 5 at QHC Belleville General Hospital, Unidentified workplace in Central Hastings, Community outbreak in Hastings Highlands in North Hastings (decrease of 2)*

*An outbreak at an unidentified child care facility in Belleville was declared resolved on May 20. An outbreak at an unidentified workplace in Belleville was declared resolved on May 21.

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Province of Ontario

Confirmed positive: 518,980 (increase of 1,890)
COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC) cases: 115,799 of B.1.1.7 UK variant (increase of 1,230); 691 of B.1.351 South Africa variant (increase of 7); 2,142 of P.1 Brazilian variant (increase of 53)
VOC R(t): 0.83 (decrease of 0.01 as of May 16)*
7-day average of daily new cases: 2,064 (decrease of 67)
Positivity rate: 5.4% (increase of 0.2%)
Resolved: 488,201 (increase of 2,689), 94.1% of all cases (increase of 0.2%)
Hospitalizations: 1,265 (decrease of 55)
Hospitalizations in ICU: 715 (decrease of 6)
Hospitalizations in ICU on ventilator: 510 (increase of 17)
Deaths: 8,579 (increase of 27)
7-day average of daily new deaths: 21 (no change)
Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 3,945 (increase of 1)
Total tests completed: 14,938,913 (increase of 37,126)
Tests under investigation: 19,891 (decrease of 751)
Vaccination doses administered: 7,735,148 (increase of 158,524), 52.50% of Ontario’s population (increase of 1.08%)**
People fully vaccinated (two doses): 495,757 (increase of 21,998), 3.36% of Ontario’s population (increase of 0.14%)**

*R(t) is a virus’s effective reproduction number, which is the average number of new infections caused by a single infected individual at a specific time (t) in a partially immunized population. To successfully eliminate a disease from a population, R(t) needs to be less than 1.

**An estimated 70-90% of the population must be immunized to achieve herd immunity.

COVID-19 cases in Ontario from April 20 - May 20, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 cases in Ontario from April 20 – May 20, 2021. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from April 20 - May 20, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from April 20 – May 20, 2021. The red line is the daily number of tests completed, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from April 20 - May 20, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions in Ontario from April 20 – May 20, 2021. The red line is the daily number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of hospitalizations, the purple line is the daily number of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs, and the dotted orange line is a five-day rolling average of patients with COVID-19 in ICUs. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from April 20 - May 20, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 deaths in Ontario from April 20 – May 20, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily deaths, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily deaths. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from April 20 - May 20, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Ontario from April 20 – May 20, 2021. The red line is the cumulative number of daily doses administered, and the dotted green line is a five-day rolling average of daily doses. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)

 

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Avoid crowded spaces, closed spaces, and close contact on long weekend, urges Peterborough’s medical officer of health

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At the risk of sounding like a bar owner settling a patron dispute, Peterborough’s medical officer of health is urging residents to “take it outside” this long weekend.

During a Peterborough Public Health media briefing held Friday (May 21), Dr. Rosana Salvaterra spoke to a number of new pandemic-related developments, including the restart of the AstraZeneca vaccine roll-out and a provincial directive that long-term and retirement homes can welcome general visitors effective Saturday (May 22).

However, her message concerning long weekend socialization was emphasized by her and other municipal leaders in attendance.

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“I really can’t emphasize enough that we cannot be socializing indoors,” said Dr. Salvaterra, acknowledging that a spike in new cases has been typically seen following long weekends. “When outdoors, avoid crowds and covered areas where ventilation is compromised. Avoid areas where loud music makes it necessary to project your voice and your droplets.”

“Eating and drinking (with others) are risky behaviours. Reduce the risk by maintaining your distance and not sharing food, beverages or containers with people outside of your household. And if you need to drive somewhere to exercise, to play golf or some tennis, don’t carpool.”

Even sitting closely with others in a boat can increase the risk of infection, she added.

“We’ve had local cases that have arisen from people boating together. If you’re tempted to take out your boat or canoe this weekend, the provincial regulations prohibit non-household members from sharing a watercraft for recreational purposes.”

Dr. Salvaterra said avoiding the ‘three Cs’ — crowded spaces, covered or closed spaces, and close contact — will give the region the best chance of coming through the long weekend with a minimal number of new cases.

During the course of the briefing, Dr. Salvaterra received word that province is allowing long-term and retirement homes not in outbreak to have “general visitors” effective Saturday (May 22).

“All of those facilities are being asked today to put into place the procedures they will need to do active screening. Rapid testing will not be required for visitors but the hope is these visits can happen outdoors.”

As for the resumed rollout of AstraZeneca, Dr. Salvaterra noted, as per provincial public health guidance, those who received their first dose of the vaccine March 10 to 19 are eligible to receive their second dose next week.

“Informed consent will be required, but choosing to go ahead with a second dose of AstraZeneca is safe and it does provide strong protection,” said Dr. Salvaterra.

“If you are one of those (eligible) people and you would like to get your second dose before May 31, call your (health care) provider next week and let him or her know. We will have some AstraZeneca vaccine here next week but it’s first come, first served.”

“For everyone else who received AstraZeneca, there will be another announcement about your options for a second dose. That should happen before the end of the month.”

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As of Thursday at 4:30 p.m., the number of active cases in Peterborough city and county, Curve Lake, and Hiawatha was reported as 109 — an increase of six since Tuesday. Meanwhile, the number of close contacts of positive cases being monitored by public health staff has risen dramatically and is now at 374, up 59 over the last three days. There are currently five active outbreaks.

While the province continues to see a gradual downward trend in the number of new cases, the Peterborough region is one of a handful that isn’t experiencing that and, in fact, is seeing an increase.

Socialization, says Dr. Salvaterra, continues to be the culprit.

“We do have cases who reported visits on Mother’s Day, for example, from family members who went on to become cases. Most transmission occurs before people even know they’re infected or feel ill. We also have a large number of our cases being infected because of their household members becomes a case. The vast majority of our cases are close contacts sharing accommodations.”

On the vaccination front, Dr. Salvaterra reported this week’s influx of Pfizer vaccine has resulted in more vaccinations, noting the Evinrude Centre clinic is now vaccinating in excess of 800 people daily, while PRHC is immunizing the highest-risk health care workers — “They had more than 4,000 appointments and they’re gone.”

“I wish we had more vaccine,” she said. “We’re getting more, but the reality is there’s still a wait. I am aware that people are frustrated waiting for appointments to open up. We have been mandated by the province to run family clinics in mid June for youths aged 12 to 17 and their parents. That might result in a little longer wait for others. I again ask for patience.”

As of late Thursday afternoon, 69,989 doses had been administered in the Peterborough region, just more than 64,000 of those to residents, while 4,852 people have received two doses and are considered fully vaccinated. Over 52 per cent of local residents have received their first dose.

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Area residents are directed to phone the provincial call centre at 1-833-943-3900 to book their COVID vaccination appointments when they are in the age group that has become eligible. The line is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days per week. Eligible residents can also book their appointments online by visiting ontario.ca/bookvaccine.

In addition, eligible residents who are waiting for their first dose of vaccine can apply to be on a vaccine standby list. Residents who sign up may be called if doses are leftover at the end of a mass vaccination clinic run by Peterborough Public Health.

The purpose of the standby list is to avoid wasting vaccine doses. This list fills and then closes temporarily, reopening as additional applicants are needed. Residents are encouraged to check the standby application list at the Peterborough Public Health website at www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca regularly for openings.

Also commenting during Friday’s briefing were Peterborough-Kawartha MP Maryam Monsef, Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien, Peterborough County Warden J. Murray Jones, and Peterborough board of health chair and Selwyn mayor Andy Mitchell.

Local artists paint 25 picnic tables to be installed throughout downtown Peterborough for the summer

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This picnic table painted by Peterborough artist Kathryn Durst is one of 25 tables painted by 25 local artists as part of a Downtown Vibrancy Project in downtown Peterborough. The tables will be installed at various downtown businesses. Durst is known for illustrating Sir Paul McCartney's children's books and also painted the public art mural in the alleyway of the Commerce Building. (Photo: Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area / Facebook)

Downtown Peterborough is going to be a lot more colourful this summer, with 25 wooden picnic tables painted by 25 local artists installed at various locations in the downtown.

The painted picnic tables are part of the Downtown Vibrancy Project led by the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA). The picnic table project was developed to hire local artists, help out businesses with patios by supplying extra furniture, and provide a self-guided art tour for the public throughout the summer.

The tables will be installed at downtown businesses including the Cork & Bean, Boardwalk Cafe, Chalk Therapy, Black Honey Cafe, Hanoi House, Black Horse Pub, Silver Bean Café, and the Peterborough Square courtyard.

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As part of its three-step reopening plan, the Ontario government is expected to allow outdoor dining again (with a maximum of four people per table) during the week of June 14th.

The painted picnic table project was supported with funding from Shorelines Casino, with local lumber business Kingdon Timber Mart supplying the tables and Deluxe Paint supplying the paint.

All picnic tables will be auctioned off at the end of the season with proceeds going to One City Peterborough.

This picnic table painted by Peterborough artist Brianna Gosselin is one of 25 tables painted by 25 local artists as part of a Downtown Vibrancy Project in downtown Peterborough. The tables will be installed at various downtown businesses. (Photo: Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area / Facebook)
This picnic table painted by Peterborough artist Brianna Gosselin is one of 25 tables painted by 25 local artists as part of a Downtown Vibrancy Project in downtown Peterborough. The tables will be installed at various downtown businesses. (Photo: Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area / Facebook)
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