Some of the members of 100 Women Peterborough participating in a Zoom call on December 15, 2020, when they voted to donate member-raised funds to Community Counselling and Resource Centre in Peterborough. (Photo courtesy of 100 Women Peterborough)
At its third and final virtual meeting this year, 100 Women Peterborough has raised more than $5,000 for Community Counselling and Resource Centre (CCRC) in Peterborough.
The collective philanthropy group met on Zoom on Tuesday (December 15) to raise funds for an organization in need. Prior to the pandemic, the group met in person four times a year, with each member committing to donate $100 during each meeting. The group has been meeting virtually during the pandemic, with attendance at meetings optional in recognition of the financial impact of the pandemic on some members.
Whether meeting in person or virtually, the group hears presentations from three organizations randomly drawn from a larger list of organizations nominated by the group’s members. The organization receiving the most votes from members receives the donations contributed by the group’s members.
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The three organizations that presented to 100 Women Peterborough at Tuesday’s virtual meeting were CCRC, Community Living, and the Peterborough Regional Health Care Foundation.
CCRC was chosen by majority vote to receive the funds, and 100 Women Peterborough expects the total donation to be more than $5,000.
“Many charities are unable to pursue their traditional fundraising efforts and campaigns because of COVID-19,” says Alyssa Stewart, one of the co-founders of 100 Women Peterborough. “It is so important for us to support them right now so that they can continue to support our community.”
For almost 65 years, CCRC has provided services that offer counselling, support, and resources to assist with personal well-being, credit and financial management, access to housing, and connection with the community.
“No one expects to end up in a situation they can’t solve,” says CCRC executive diretor Kirsten Armbrust. “Job losses, trauma, grief, family, or health problems can happen to anyone and sometimes you need help to navigate that. CCRC offers counselling for personal issues and also support around housing and personal finance to get through those difficult times and find a better way forward.”
CCRC’s services have become even more important to the community during the pandemic and, in March, CCRC began providing it services virtually, while preparing to re-open for limited in-person appointments for those who need them. They now provide a blend of in-person and virtual supports and expect this to continue throughout the coming months. However, the pandemic has resulted in unexpected costs for the charitable non-profit organization.
“There have been many costs associated with providing safe confidential services during COVID, both virtually and in-person,” Armbrust says. “These costs were not anticipated and, while we have been lucky to have received some funding from other sources to off-set these in the short term, we have been concerned with the ongoing costs as the pandemic continues. The money from the 100 Women will go a long way in helping us continue to provide these services on an ongoing basis.”
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100 Women Peterborough was founded in February 2018 by Rosalea Terry, Catia Skinner, Wendy Hill, and Alyssa Stewart, who were inspired by similar groups in other communities.
The concept of collective philanthropy began in the United States in November 2006, when Karen Dunigan of Michigan formed the “100 Women Who Care” group. After their first meeting, the women raised over $10,000 for the purchase of 300 new baby cribs for a local organization.
The movement has grown over the past 15 years to include groups of men, women, youth, and children around the world, with more than 210 chapters in Canada alone.
Since its formation, 100 Women Peterborough has collectively donated more than $100,000 to 11 local organizations: Hospice Peterborough, Peterborough Youth Unlimited, One Roof Warming Room, New Canadians Centre, Cameron House, Five Counties Children’s Centre, Casa De Angelae, Lakefield Animal Welfare Society, Community Care Peterborough, Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre, and CCRC.
100 Women Peterborough is always accepting new members. Women who interested in joining 100 Women Peterborough should visit www.100womenptbo.ca for more information.
Residents of Peterborough's Talwood neighbourhood identified high-speed traffic and a lack of pedestrian crossings as concerns in this area. During GreenUP's NeighbourPLAN infrastructure pop-up in October, a brightly coloured crosswalk with curb bump outs demonstrated how to provide a safe crossing and help reduce traffic speed. (Photo: Leif Einarson)
Each week, GreenUP provides a story related to the environment. This week’s story is by Laura Keresztesi, Coordinator of GreenUP’s NeighbourPLAN program.
Do you love those before and after pictures of renovated kitchens and bathrooms?
What if I told you I have some before and after photos and videos of re-imagined public spaces in Peterborough?
Since 2017, GreenUP’s NeighbourPLAN program has supported residents to re-imagine public spaces in three neighbourhoods in Peterborough: Talwood, Downtown Jackson Creek, and Jackson Park-Brookdale.
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NeighbourPLAN uses a co-design process that helps prioritize the issues that matter most to residents. As a resident, you know your neighbourhood in ways no one else can. You are an expert.
Through this co-design process, residents worked with built environment professionals to create inspiring vision documents. These vision documents can be used by neighbours and community partners to move their ideas forward.
In these vision documents, you can see before and after comparisons of how neighbourhoods look now and illustrations of what neighbourhoods could look like. Visit our website at greenup.on.ca/neighbourplan to explore the vision documents.
Before and after photos of Talwood Drive in Peterborough during the GreenUP NeighbourPLAN’s infrastructure pop-up in October 2020. (Photos: Laura Keresztesi and Leif Einarson)
A vision document is not the same as actually experiencing these changes in real life. With that in mind, we brought some of these ideas to life just for one afternoon in October with temporary infrastructure pop-ups. You can watch a video showing the before/after transformation of these popups below and if you follow @PtboGreenUP on social media.
Talwood Drive is the heart of one of the highest density areas of Peterborough. Residents are concerned about high-speed traffic in dense residential areas and a lack of pedestrian crossings.
Reducing traffic speed in residential areas saves lives. A study of road safety by the World Health Organization confirms a clear relationship between speed and injury severity. This is particularly true for the most vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists.
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For example, when a pedestrian is hit by a car travelling at 30 km/h or slower, they have a 90 per cent chance of survival. However, that chance of survival reduces to 50 per cent when the car is travelling at 45 km/h.
For our infrastructure pop-up, we added a pedestrian crossing next to a transit stop and convenience store in the heart of Talwood. We included small bump outs (projections) of the curb on either side of the crosswalk. These bump outs slow vehicle traffic and shorten pedestrian crossing distances.
We also added colour to the crossing, which can signal to drivers that they should expect pedestrian activity. The colour can also contribute to neighbourhood vibrancy and place-making.
A family making use of the temporary crosswalk in Peterborough’s Talwood neighbourhood on their way home from school. Adding colour to the crossing can signal to drivers that they should expect pedestrian activity, and it can also contribute to neighbourhood vibrancy and place-making. (Photo: Leif Einarson)
Adding benches, lighting, and planters would also enhance this public space and create a welcoming, safe, and accessible focal point in the Talwood neighbourhood.
In the north end of Peterborough, we did an infrastructure pop-up at the intersection of Chesterfield and Downie, south of Brookdale Plaza. Like many streets in Peterborough, Chesterfield and Downie meet at an irregular angle.
This can create an unusually large intersection, which makes for long pedestrian crossings. The large intersection also means vehicle speed tends to be higher and the path vehicles take around corners is less predictable.
Peterborough’s Chesterfield Avenue meets Downie Street at an odd angle, creating an unusually large intersection. The infrastructure pop-up demonstrated how the intersection could be tightened by extending the curbs on all sides. The curb extensions realign the intersection and reduce pedestrian crossing distances, making the intersection safer for all users. (Photo: Leif Einarson)
To address these concerns, we tightened the intersection by extending the curbs on all sides. These curb extensions significantly shorten pedestrian crossings —, in this case, by about half the previous distance. The curb extensions also realign the intersection so that vehicles move more predictably.
A smaller curb radius creates a tighter corner for vehicles. This means vehicles have to take the turn more slowly, thereby improving pedestrian safety.
It was great fun to spend a beautiful autumn afternoon in these neighbourhoods, demonstrating some of the ideas shared in the vision documents. All users benefit when we enhance roads with infrastructure that prioritizes safety for walkers and rollers.
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These enhancements do not need to be expensive rebuilds. Paint, bollards, and planters can offer quick solutions to public space challenges.
These temporary infrastructure pop-ups are part of a growing global movement. Citizens, organizations, and municipalities are using this temporary, cost-efficient approach to demonstrate and test long-term changes. People sometimes call this “tactical urbanism”.
For our temporary infrastructure pop-ups, we used potted plants, straw bales, tape, chalk, and other items to demonstrate potential changes for one afternoon. Municipalities can use relatively low-cost but more substantial materials like bollards, paint, planters, and benches to test an idea over a longer period of time.
The dashed lines in this illustration from the Jackson Park and Brookdale vision document shows the unusually large intersection of Chesterfield Avenue and Downie Street as it is now, and how the intersection could be resdesigned with curb extensions, more community green space, and shorter crossing distances. (Illustration by Frolic Art and Designs for GreenUP)
We’d love to see local municipalities and residents embrace creative solutions like this, to test ideas and explore ways to celebrate public spaces. Would you?
Are you interested in learning more about how infrastructure changes can make safer roads and neighbourhoods?
Check out the “Visit a Street” section of the Pedestrians First Toolkit by the International Institute for Transportation and Development Policy at pedestriansfirst.itdp.org/street. For great explanations and visuals, explore the National Association of Transportation Officials’ Urban Street Design Guide at nacto.org/publication/urban-street-design-guide/.
Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row, with 2,139 cases reported today.
Because of changes in the way Public Health Ontario collects data, yesterday’s record total of 2,275 new cases included some cases that previously would have been reported today. Regardless, the average number of cases reported over the past two days is 2,207, with the seven-day average of daily cases increasing by 35 to 1,962.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report and 14 additional cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region decreasing by 8 to 126.
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Most of today’s new cases are in Toronto (780), Peel (528), York (148), Durham (143), and Windsor-Essex (111).
There are double-digit increases in Halton (55), Waterloo (52), Niagara (51), Hamilton (47), Simcoe Muskoka (46), Ottawa (36), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (33), Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington (15), Huron Perth (13), Middlesex-London (12), Thunder Bay (11), Southwestern Public Health (11), and Eastern Ontario Health Unit (10), with smaller increases in Haldimand-Norfolk (8), Hastings Prince Edward (7), and Brant County (7).
The remaining 13 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with 7 health units reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 55% are among people under 40 years of age, with the highest number of cases (819) among people ages 20 to 39 followed by 618 cases among people ages 40 to 59. With 2,043 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has increased by 0.2% to 85.6%. The average positivity rate across Ontario since yesterday has decreased by 0.3% to 5.1%, meaning that 51 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on December 15.
Ontario is reporting 43 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 22 in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have increased by 11 to 932, with 7 more patients with COVID-19 admitted to ICUs and 1 additional patient on a ventilator.
A total of 49,189 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 19,827 to 65,597.
There are 223 new cases in Ontario schools today, a decrease of 96 from yesterday, with 188 student cases, 34 staff cases, and 1 case in an unidentified individual. There are 35 new cases in licensed child care settings, a decrease of 20 from yesterday, with 22 cases among children and 13 cases among staff.
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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 6 new cases to report, including 3 in Northumberland, 2 in Peterborough, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward. There are no new cases in Kawartha Lakes or Haliburton.
None of the cases reported today in Ontario schools or licensed child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
An additional 5 cases have been resolved in Northumberland, 5 in Hastings Prince Edward, 2 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Peterborough.
There are currently 126 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 49 in Hastings Prince Edward (including 20 in Quinte West and 20 in Belleville), 43 in Northumberland, 24 in Peterborough, 9 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 257 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (228 resolved with 5 deaths), 218 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (190 resolved with 32 deaths), 174 in Northumberland County (130 resolved with 1 death), 27 in Haliburton County (26 resolved with no deaths), and 233 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (179 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 23.
Province-wide, there have been 146,535 confirmed cases, an increase of 2,139 from yesterday, with 125,416 cases resolved (85.6% of all cases), an increase of 2,043 from yesterday. There have been 4,035 deaths, an increase of 43 from yesterday, with 2,513 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 22 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 11 to 932, with 7 more patients with COVID-19 admitted to ICUs and 1 additional patient on a ventilator. A total of 7,108,489 tests have been completed, an increase of 49,189 from yesterday, with 65,597 tests under investigation, an increase of 19,827 from yesterday.
The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 12 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).
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.
Confirmed positive: 257 (increase of 2) Active cases: 24 (no change) Close contacts: 79 (decrease of 2) Deaths: 5 (no change) Resolved: 228 (increase of 2) Hospitalizations (total to date): 12 (no change)* Total tests completed: Over 38,000 (increase of 50) Institutional outbreaks: Fairhaven in Peterborough (increase of 1)**
*Peterborough Regional Health Centre reports that, as of December 15, there is 1 patient with COVID-19 on an inpatient unit.
**On December 15, the health unit declared an outbreak at Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough after an employee 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 statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 419, including 218 in Kawartha Lakes, 174 in Northumberland, 27 in Haliburton (increase of 3 in Northumberland) Active cases: 53, including 9 in Kawartha Lakes, 43 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (decrease of 3, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 1 in Northumberland) Probable cases: 0 (no change) High-risk contacts: 175, including 25 in Kawartha Lakes, 149 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (net increase of 21) Hospitalizations (total to date): 18, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change) Deaths: 33 (no change) Resolved: 346, including 190 in Kawartha Lakes, 130 in Northumberland, 26 in Haliburton (increase of 7, including 2 in Kawartha Lakes and 5 in Northumberland) Institutional outbreaks: Extendicare Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay (no change)
*One case reported for a previous date has been added to the total case count. This is not reported as a new case, but has increased the case count for Northumberland by 1.
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, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 233 (increase of 1) Active cases: 49 (decrease of 5) Deaths: 5 (no change) Currently hospitalized: 1 (no change) Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 0 (no change) Resolved: 179 (increase of 5) Swabs completed: 14,985 (increase of 100) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 146,535 (increase of 2,139) Resolved: 125,416 (increase of 2,043, 85.6% of all cases) Hospitalized: 932 (increase of 11) Hospitalized and in ICU: 256 (increase of 7) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 157 (increase of 1) Deaths: 4,035 (increase of 43) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,513 (increase of 22) Total tests completed: 7,108,489 (increase of 49,189) Tests under investigation: 65,597 (increase of 19,827)
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from November 15 – December 15, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)Daily COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ontario from November 15 – December 15, 2020. The red line is the number of new hospitalizations reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new hospitalizations. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from November 15 – December 15, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
Photos from surveillance footage of a man who robbed a store on Armour Road in Peterborough the evening of December 15, 2020. (Police-supplied photos)
Police are looking for a suspect after an armed robbery in the east end of Peterborough on Tuesday night (December 15).
At around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, police were called to a store on Armour Road after reports of a robbery at knifepoint. The suspect left with a quantity of cash and lottery tickets.
The K-9 unit was called in to help search and led police for a distance but did not locate the suspect.
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The male suspect was wearing a grey winter coat, light grey track pants, brown gloves with re-enforced knuckles, a black mask, a black toque, and black boots.
He was carrying a blue satchel bag and brandished a kitchen-style knife during the robbery.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Peterborough police at 705-876-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.stopcrimehere.ca.
Nicolas Cage takes us through the history and cultural impact of six common curse words in the new Netflix original series History of Swear Words, premiering on January 5, 2021. (Photo: Netflix)
Every month, kawarthaNOW is the only local media source to bring you a list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada.
With Netflix raising prices in January for everything except its basic plan, viewers will again have to decide whether the streaming service is worth it — but if you’re thinking of switching to Disney+, be aware that streaming service is also raising its prices by $3 in February.
In January, Netflix is bringing us History of Swear Words, a new original series hosted by Nicolas Cage. Through interviews with experts in etymology, pop culture, historians and entertainers, the six-episode series explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science, and cultural impact of “F**k”, “Sh*t”, “B*tch”, “D**k”, “Pu**y”, and “Damn”. History of Swear Words premieres on Tuesday, January 5.
VIDEO: Penguin Bloom official trailer
Netflix has acquired the distribution rights for the film Penguin Bloom, which had its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival in September. Based on the best-selling novel, the film tells the true story of Sam Bloom (Naomi Watts), a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Penguin Bloom, which also stars Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead), comes to Netflix on Wednesday, January 27.
Season three of the popular Netflix original series Cobra Kai is also premiering in January, although Netflix hasn’t specified a release date. Season three finds everyone reeling in the aftermath of the violent high school brawl between their dojos, which has left Miguel in a precarious condition. While Daniel searches for answers in his past and Johnny seeks redemption, Kreese further manipulates his vulnerable students with his own vision of dominance.
Other returning series include season two of Bonding (no release date specified), season two of Dream Home Makeover and season two of Monarca (both on Jan. 1), season three of Nailed It! México (Jan. 5), season five of Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons (Jan. 8), season four of Carmen Sandiego and part three of Disenchantment (both on Jan. 15), season four of Hello Ninja (Jan. 19), season four of Call My Agent! and season five of Riverdale (both on Jan. 21), season two of Blown Away and season three of Busted! (Jan. 22), and season two of Snowpiercer (Jan. 26).
Other new and returning series coming to Netflix include season one of LA’s Finest (Jan. 5) and season five of Outlander (Jan. 16).
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New original Netflix series include 50M2 and The Netflix Afterparty (both with no release date specified), Headspace Guide to Meditation (Jan. 1), Lupin (Jan. 8), Bling Empire (Jan. 15), Spycraft (Jan. 20), Fate: The Winx Saga (Jan. 22), and Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) (Jan. 23).
Netflix documentaries premiering in January include The Minimalists: Less Is Now (Jan. 1), Surviving Death and Tony Parker: The Final Shot (both on Jan. 6), Pretend It’s a City (Jan. 8), Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (Jan. 11), Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (Jan. 13), and We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (Jan. 28).
Netflix films include June & Kopi (no release date specified), What Happened to Mr. Cha? (Jan. 1), Pieces of a Woman (Jan. 7), Charming (Jan. 8), Outside the Wire (Jan. 15), The White Tiger (Jan. 22), and The Dig and Finding ‘Ohana (both on Jan. 29).
Finally, theatrically released films coming to Netflix in January include The Aviator, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Daddy Day Care, First Man, Godzilla (2014), Jason and the Argonauts, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, and Terminator Salvation (all on Jan. 1), Abduction (Jan. 4), Summerland (Jan. 5), The Blues Brothers,The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, The Scorpion King, Ted, Ted 2, and Trainwreck (all on Jan. 6), Escape Room (Jan. 7), The Tax Collector (Jan. 8), and Miss Bala (Jan. 15).
VIDEO: New to Netflix Canada in January 2021
Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in January along with what’s leaving.
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Coming in January (no release date specified)
50M2 (Netflix original) – After betraying his bosses, a hitman hides out in a vacant tailor shop, where he’s mistaken for the late owner’s son, an identity he decides to embrace.
Bonding: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Totally broke and banned from every dungeon in New York City, best friends Tiff and Pete work to rebuild their reputations in the bondage community.
Cobra Kai: Season 3 (Netflix original) – Cobra Kai takes place over 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament with the continuation of the inescapable conflict between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). Season three finds everyone reeling in the aftermath of the violent high school brawl between their dojos, which has left Miguel in a precarious condition. While Daniel searches for answers in his past and Johnny seeks redemption, Kreese further manipulates his vulnerable students with his own vision of dominance. The soul of the Valley is at stake, and the fate of every student and sensei hangs in the balance.
June & Kopi (Netflix film) – After being rescued by a loving couple, a stray dog must learn how to trust and accept her new family.
The Netflix Afterparty (Netflix original) – The Netflix Afterparty is a first-of-its-kind weekly comedy panel show where comedians, casts, and creators come to chat about the buzziest shows and films. Hosts David Spade, Fortune Feimster, and London Hughes will also be joined by a different Netflix comedian to round out the panel.
Friday, January 1
Dream Home Makeover: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Shea and Syd McGee keep the dream alive for families in search of stylish spaces, whether it’s a comfy cabin or a manor sporting NBA-worthy hoops.
Headspace Guide to Meditation (Netflix original) – Take a deep breath and start the new year by being kind to your mind with the new Netflix original series Headspace Guide to Meditation. Over the course of eight animated episodes, Andy Puddicombe—former Buddhist monk and co-founder of the globally beloved Headspace meditation app—takes viewers through the benefits and science behind meditation. Each 20-minute episode showcases a different mindfulness technique that aids in the practice of meditation—focusing on subjects such as stress, sleep, and letting go—and ends with a guided meditation at the finale of every chapter. Headspace Guide to Meditation provides a moment of stillness and illustrates that practising meditation is easy and accessible for everyone. Headspace Guide to Meditation is the first of three series with Headspace and Vox Media Studios, with subsequent series to include Headspace Guide to Sleep and an interactive experience.
The Minimalists: Less Is Now (Netflix documentary) – They’ve built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less.
Monarca: Season 2 (Netflix original) – The Carranza siblings face a new enemy in their cousin Sofía, as past actions threaten to dismantle the future of the Monarca empire.
What Happened to Mr. Cha? (Netflix film) – With the peak of his career long behind him, an actor clings to his past glory — until a sudden wake-up call forces him to face who he’s become.
The Aviator
Blended
The Creative Brain
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Daddy Day Care
First Man
Godzilla (2014)
Hostel: Part III
In the Cut
Jason and the Argonauts
John Wick
John Wick: Chapter 2
One Direction: This Is Us
Richie Rich
Robin Hood (2018)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Terminator Salvation
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Saturday, January 2
Asphalt Burning (Børning 3) (Netflix film) – When the brakes slam on his wedding, Roy accepts a challenge from a new foe to race for his runaway bride at the iconic Nürburgring track in Germany.
Monday, January 4
Abduction
Tuesday, January 5
Gabby’s Dollhouse (Netflix family) – Cute cats, quirky crafts and colourful magic! Join kitty enthusiast Gabby and her sidekick Pandy Paws as they team up for a series of animated adventures.
History of Swear Words (Netflix original) – An education in expletives: the history lesson you didn’t know you needed. History of Swear Words, hosted by Nicolas Cage, is a loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words. Through interviews with experts in etymology, pop culture, historians and entertainers, the six-episode series dives into the origins of “F**k”, “Sh*t”, “B*tch”, “D**k”, “Pu**y”, and “Damn”. History of Swear Words features Joel Kim Booster, DeRay Davis, Open Mike Eagle, Nikki Glaser, Patti Harrison, London Hughes, Jim Jefferies, Zainab Johnson, Nick Offerman, Sarah Silverman, Baron Vaughn, and Isiah Whitlock Jr. Experts include Benjamin Bergen (PhD, Cognitive Scientist, Author of What The F), Anne Charity Hudley (PhD, Linguist and Educator), Mireille Miller-Young (PhD, Professor of Feminist Studies), Elvis Mitchell (Film Critic/Host of The Treatment on KCRW), Melissa Mohr (PhD, Author of Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing), and Kory Stamper (Lexicographer, Author Of Word By Word).
LA’s Finest: Season 1
Nailed It! México: Season 3 (Netflix original) – Crooked cakes, deflated bakes and hapless takes on Pancho Villa and Einstein put the pressure on amateur pastry chefs hoping to win a sweet cash prize.
Summerland
Wednesday, January 6
The Blues Brothers
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Scorpion King
Surviving Death (Netflix documentary) – From director and executive producer, Ricki Stern (Reversing Roe, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work), and based on best-selling author and journalist Leslie Kean’s book, Surviving Death is an in-depth investigative series exploring the possibility of an afterlife. Over six episodes, Surviving Death explores questions that have been contemplated throughout time: What does it mean to die, and is death the end of our existence? Weaving together innovative new research with firsthand accounts from those who’ve been close to—and even experienced—death, the series takes viewers on an extraordinary journey into a world beyond human existence as we know it.
Ted
Ted 2
Tony Parker: The Final Shot (Netflix documentary) – This documentary examines the background and career of Tony Parker, whose determination led him to become one of the greatest French basketball players.
Trainwreck
Thursday, January 7
Escape Room
Pieces of a Woman (Netflix film) – A heartbreaking home birth leaves a woman grappling with the profound emotional fallout, isolated from her partner and family by a chasm of grief.
Friday, January 8
Charming (Netflix film) – On the eve of his 21st birthday, an adored prince must find his one, true soulmate before a spell takes away all love from his kingdom.
The Idhun Chronicles: Part 2 (Netflix anime) – In part two of this fantasy trilogy, Jack, Victoria and Kirtash have grown and so have their problems. Are they still destined to change Idhún’s fate?
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons: Season 5 (Netflix original) – Raphael Rowe, who spent years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, volunteers to go behind bars in the Philippines, Greenland and South Africa.
Lupin (Netflix original) – Inspired by the adventures of Arsène Lupin, gentleman thief Assane Diop sets out to avenge his father for an injustice inflicted by a wealthy family.
Mighty Little Bheem: Kite Festival (Netflix family) – An innocent toddler’s boundless curiosity– and extraordinary might –lead to mischief and adventure in his small Indian town.
Pretend It’s a City (Netflix documentary) – Writer Fran Lebowitz discusses life in New York City as a reader, walker and incisive observer of the changes in contemporary culture and the city.
Stuck Apart (Azizler) (Netflix film) – Knee-deep in a midlife crisis, Aziz seeks solace from his mundane job, lonesome friends and rowdy family as he puts on an act of sanity.
The Tax Collector
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Monday, January 11
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (Netflix documentary) – In the early 1980s, the crack epidemic tore through America’s inner cities like a tsunami, ravaging all in its wake. Decades later, the destructive effects on people’s lives, families and communities are still deeply felt. From award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson, Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy examines not only the personal devastation caused by the drug, but also the shadowy origins of the crisis and the resultant, ongoing marginalization of Black and Brown people trapped by the U.S. prison and healthcare systems.
Wednesday, January 13
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer (Netflix documentary) – Beneath the sunlit glamor of 1985 L.A. lurks a relentless serial killer, a willing acolyte of evil. Two detectives won’t rest until they catch him.
Friday, January 15
Bling Empire (Netflix original) – Bling Empire follows a wildly wealthy group of Asian and Asian American friends (and frenemies) in Los Angeles. While their days and nights are filled with fabulous parties and expensive shopping sprees, don’t let the glitz and glamour fool you. Between running multi-billion dollar businesses and travelling the world, these friends are as good at keeping secrets as they are at spilling them. And there is certainly no shortage of secrets.
Carmen Sandiego: Season 4 (Netflix family) – From the snowy Himalayas to the pyramids of Egypt, Carmen and friends race to stay one step ahead of V.I.L.E. on their latest adventures.
Disenchantment: Part 3 (Netflix original) – Bean must step up her princess game amid royal plots, deepening mysteries, King Zøg’s increasing instability and concerns about who will rule Dreamland.
Double Dad (Pai Em Dobro) (Netflix film) – While her mother is abroad, an 18-year-old who’s lived in a hippie commune all her life sneaks out into the real world to find her biological father.
Kuroko’s Basketball: Season 1
Miss Bala
Outside the Wire (Netflix film) – Set in the future, Harp (Damson Idris), a drone pilot, is sent into a deadly militarized zone where he finds himself working for Leo (Anthony Mackie), an android officer, tasked to locate a doomsday device before the insurgents do. Outside the Wire is directed by Mikael Håfström
Pinkfong & Baby Shark’s Space Adventure
Saturday, January 16
Outlander: Season 5
Tuesday, January 19
Hello Ninja: Season 4 (Netflix family) – In their fourth season, Wesley, Georgie and Pretzel go on more fun-filled adventures, solve mysteries and learn important life lessons along the way.
Wednesday, January 20
Daughter From Another Mother (Madre solo hay dos) (Netflix original) – Two very different women form a peculiar family when they discover that their 6-month-old children were erroneously exchanged at birth.
Spycraft (Netflix original) – This is a look at the gadgetry behind some of history’s greatest stories of espionage, the minds that invented them and the agents that used them.
Thursday, January 21
Call My Agent!: Season 4 (Netflix original) – The agents at top Paris talent firm ASK are back for a fourth season with Andrea in charge and the agency in a precarious state.
Gigantosaurus: Season 1
Riverdale: Season 5 (Netflix original) – Archie and the gang are back for another season of this teen drama. New episodes weekly.
Friday, January 22
Blown Away: Season 2 (Netflix original) – The hot shop is open! A new batch of glass-blowing artists from around the world battle the heat, the clock and each other in 10 dynamic challenges.
Busted!: Season 3 (Netflix original) – In the third season of this hybrid reality-scripted variety show, celebrity sleuths take a stab at solving smaller crimes that lead to a larger mystery.
Fate: The Winx Saga (Netflix original) – Fate: The Winx Saga follows the coming-of-age journey of five fairies attending Alfea, a magical boarding school in the Otherworld where they must learn to master their magical powers while navigating love, rivalries, and the monsters that threaten their very existence. From creator Brian Young (The Vampire Diaries), Fate: The Winx Saga is a live-action reimagining of the Italian cartoon Winx Club from Iginio Straffi.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous – Season 2 (Netflix family) – The teen campers still on the run from dinosaurs find hope of a rescue with a small group of eco-tourists. But things aren’t what they seem.
So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! (Salir del ropero) (Netflix film) – When Eva’s grandmother decides to marry her best friend, Celia, Eva worries what her conservative fiancé and his family will think.
The White Tiger (Netflix film) – The ambitious driver for a rich Indian family uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and become an entrepreneur. Based on the bestselling novel.
Saturday, January 23
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) (Netflix original) – Everything comes unravelling for three successful women who work on a radio show as twists, turns and troubles plague their seemingly happy marriages.
Tuesday, January 26
Go Dog Go (Netflix family) – Handy and inventive pup Tag chases adventure with her best pal, Scooch, solving problems and helping the citizens of Pawston along the way.
Snowpiercer: Season 2 (Netflix original) – It’s another season of the post-apocalyptic drama in which Earth has frozen over and the last surviving humans live on a giant train circling the globe. New episodes weekly.
Wednesday, January 27
Penguin Bloom (Netflix film) – Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom (Academy Award nominated Naomi Watts), a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk.
Friday, January 29
Below Zero (Bajocero) (Netflix film) – When a prisoner transfer van is attacked, the cop in charge must fight those inside and outside while dealing with a silent foe: the icy temperatures.
The Dig (Netflix film) – When a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate burial mounds on her estate, they uncover history-changing treasure.
Finding ‘Ohana (Netflix film) – A summer in rural Oahu takes an exciting turn for two Brooklyn-raised siblings when a journal pointing to long-lost treasure sets them on an epic adventure with new friends, and leads them to reconnect with their Hawaiian heritage.
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (Netflix documentary) – From Emmy-award winning filmmaker Rudy Valdez (The Sentence), Imagine Documentaries, and Disarming Films comes We Are: The Brooklyn Saints, a four-part documentary series following a youth football program in the heart of inner city East NY, Brooklyn. Geared towards boys 7-13 years old, the Brooklyn Saints program is more than a sport – it’s a family, and a vehicle for opportunity. Through intimate verité footage, the series immerses us in the world of Brooklyn Saints football and their community, chronicling the personal stories of the driven young athletes, as well as the support system and challenges of coaches and parents rallying behind them. Over the course of a season, we witness the Saints’ power on and off the field, as they celebrate victories and overcome losses, both personal and athletic. Raw and authentic, the pressures of adolescence unfolds in real time as the boys work to propel themselves to a brighter future.
Health minister Christine Elliott responds to a reporter's question about the record increase of 2,275 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario during a media briefing at Queen's Park on December 15, 2020. (CPAC screenshot)
Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Ontario is reporting 2,275 new COVID-19 cases today — although the province is attributing at least some of the sharp increase to a change in how data is now being collected.
The government says Public Health Ontario has made several updates in how it extracts and analyzes COVID-19 case data, including changing the data extraction time from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for health units using case and contact management. This change, which has captured 2.5 hours worth of cases today that would have been reported tomorrow, has resulted in a one-time increase in case counts.
“That explains some of the increase,” Ontario health minister Christine Elliott said today during a Queen’s Park media conference providing an update on the province’s vaccination rollout. “But those are still disturbing numbers, and we do know that in some areas people are still not complying with the public health rules and regulations”, adding “It’s really important that people not get together in gatherings larger than their own household — that’s how we have the community transmission that we have.”
While the province hasn’t specified how many additional cases the data collection change has added to today’s total, the seven-day average of daily cases has now increased by 86 to 1,927.
In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 22 new cases to report and 14 additional cases resolved, with the number of active cases across the region increasing by 9 to 134.
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Most of the new cases reported today are in Toronto (711), Peel (586), Windsor-Essex (185), and York (154).
There are double-digit increases in Hamilton (99), Durham (92), Waterloo (71), Halton (65), Niagara (65), Simcoe Muskoka (55), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (37), Middlesex-London (31), Brant County (28), Southwestern Public Health (21), Huron Perth (12), Eastern Ontario Health Unit (11), and Haldimand-Norfolk (11), with smaller increases in Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unitt (8) and Chatham-Kent (8).
The remaining 15 health units are reporting 5 or fewer new cases, with only 2 health units reporting no new cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 51% are among people under 40 years of age, with the highest number of cases (815) among people ages 20 to 39 followed by 672 cases among people ages 40 to 59. With 1,810 more cases resolved since yesterday, the percentage of resolved cases has decreased by 0.1% to 85.4%. The average positivity rate across Ontario since yesterday has increased by 0.8% to 5.4%, meaning that 54 out of every 1,000 tests performed were positive for COVID-19 on December 14.
Ontario is reporting 20 new COVID-19 deaths today, including 1 in long-term care facilities. Hospitalizations have jumped by 108 to 921, with 5 more patients with COVID-19 admitted to ICUs and another 7 patients on ventilators.
A total of 39,566 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 13,725 to 45,770.
There are 319 new cases in Ontario schools today, an increase of 182 cases from yesterday, with 270 student cases, 48 staff cases, and 1 case among unidentified individuals. There are 55 new cases in licensed child care settings, an increase of 29 from yesterday, with 30 cases among children and 25 cases among staff. Cases reported on Tuesdays include the total number of cases reported from Friday afternoon to Monday afternoon.
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In the greater Kawarthas region, there are 22 new cases to report, including 10 in Hastings Prince Edward, 8 in Peterborough, and 4 in Northumberland. There are no new cases in Kawartha Lakes or Haliburton.
Of the cases in Ontario schools, 1 student case has been reported at Merwin Greer School in Cobourg, and 2 student cases at Northumberland Hills Public School in Cramahe. None of the reported cases in licensed child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
An additional 7 cases have been resolved in Northumberland, 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 3 in Peterborough. An employee of Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough has tested positive, prompting the home to declare an outbreak today; however, the health unit has not officially confirmed the outbreak.
There are currently 134 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 54 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (with 22 in Quinte West and 24 in Belleville), 44 in Northumberland, 24 in Peterborough, 11 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 255 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (226 resolved with 5 deaths), 218 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (188 resolved with 32 deaths), 170 in Northumberland County (125 resolved with 1 death), 27 in Haliburton County (26 resolved with no deaths), and 233 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (174 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Peterborough on November 23.
Province-wide, there have been 144,396 confirmed cases, an increase of 2,275 from yesterday. However, this increase reflects changes in how Public Health Ontario extracts and analyzes COVID-19 case data, including capturing cases reported 2.5 hours later than in the past, which has resulted in a one-time increase in case counts. A total of 121,563 cases have been resolved (85.4% of all cases), an increase of 1,810 from yesterday. There have been 3,992 deaths, an increase of 20 from yesterday, with 2,491 deaths in long-term care homes, an increase of 1 from yesterday. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 108 to 921, with 5 more patients with COVID-19 admitted tn ICUs and another 7 patients on ventilators. A total of 7,059,300 tests have been completed, an increase of 39,566 from yesterday, with 45,770 tests under investigation, an increase of 13,725 from yesterday.
The provincial data in this report is pulled from Ontario’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS) at 12 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).
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.
Confirmed positive: 255 (increase of 8) Active cases: 24 (increase of 7) Close contacts: 81 (increase of 7) Deaths: 5 (no change) Resolved: 226 (increase of 3) Hospitalizations (total to date): 12 (no change)* Total tests completed: Over 37,950 (increase of 50) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)**
*Peterborough Regional Health Centre reports that, as of December 15, there is 1 patient with COVID-19 on an inpatient unit.
**On December 15, Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough declared an outbreak after an employee tested positive, but this information has not yet been confirmed by the health unit.
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 statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 415, including 218 in Kawartha Lakes, 170 in Northumberland, 27 in Haliburton (increase of 4 in Northumberland) Active cases: 56, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 44 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (decrease of 3 in Northumberland) Probable cases: 0 (no change) High-risk contacts: 154, including 29 in Kawartha Lakes, 124 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (net decrease of 20) Hospitalizations (total to date): 18, including 11 in Kawartha Lakes, 6 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton (no change) Deaths: 33 (no change) Resolved: 339, including 188 in Kawartha Lakes, 125 in Northumberland, 26 in Haliburton (increase of 7 in Northumberland) Institutional outbreaks: Extendicare Kawartha Lakes in Lindsay (no change)
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, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 233 (increase of 10) Active cases: 54 (increase of 6) Deaths: 5 (no change) Currently hospitalized: 1 (no change) Currently hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Currently hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator (total to date): 0 (no change) Resolved: 174 (increase of 4) Swabs completed: 14,885 Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 144,396 (increase of 2,275)* Resolved: 123,373 (increase of 1,810, 85.4% of all cases) Hospitalized: 921 (increase of 108) Hospitalized and in ICU: 249 (increase of 5) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 156 (increase of 7) Deaths: 3,992 (increase of 20) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 2,491 (increase of 1) Total tests completed: 7,059,300 (increase of 39,566) Tests under investigation: 45,770 (increase of 13,725)
*Several updates have been made to how Public Health Ontario extracts and analyzes COVID-19 case data that may impact today’s results, including changing the data extraction time from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for health units using case and contact management. This change has resulted in a one-time increase in case counts, as some cases that would have been reported tomorrow are being reported today instead.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from November 14 – December 14, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from November 14 – December 14, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
Through its PC Express service, Loblaw's Real Canadian Superstore in Peterborough will be delivering around 80 grocery orders per day to Apsley on December 20, 21, and 22, for Apsley and North Kawartha Township residents who cannot travel to get groceries. North Kawartha Township lost Sayers Independent Food Town, its only full-service grocery store, to fire on December 11, 2020. (Photo: Google Maps)
Loblaw’s Real Canadian Superstore is going to help residents of Apsley and North Kawartha Township get through the holidays after the recent loss to fire of Sayers Independent Food Town in Apsley, the only grocery store in North Kawartha Township.
“We have worked with the store for years,” the company announced in a media release on Tuesday (December 15), referring to Sayers carrying Loblaw’s products.
“We’d like to help while they focus on rebuilding. Real Canadian Superstore has worked with the township of North Kawartha to find a temporary solution to help residents as they prepare for the holidays.”
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Through PC Express, the company will bring online grocery orders from the Real Canadian Superstore in Peterborough to Apsley, for curbside pickup at the North Kawartha Community Centre at 340 McFadden Road.
In addition, the company will be providing $5,000 worth of most-needed products to the North Kawartha Food Bank.
“When we heard about the fire in Apsley, we immediately wanted to help,” says Lauren Steinberg, senior vice president of Loblaw Digital, which runs the PC Express service.
“The Real Canadian Superstore team in Peterborough along with our team at Loblaw Digital were able to bring this all together quickly, adding extra help to prepare the orders and putting together some much-needed items for the food bank. Hopefully, this can help the residents of Apsley and North Kawartha have a happy holiday season.”
Residents can place online grocery orders for pickup at the North Kawartha Community Centre on December 20, 21 or 22 by visiting superstore.ca/apsley.
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As with any PC Express pick-up order, the prices and sales are the same as shopping in the store, and the company has waived all pick-up fees. The truck will bring approximately 80 orders per day to Apsley, with four different time slots available each day.
Customers who require assistance placing an order or creating a PCid account can reach out to the PC Express customer service team at 1-844-295-8219.
“I can’t thank them enough,” says Carolyn Amyotte, mayor of North Kawartha Township.
“At a time when our town has suffered such a tragic loss and really needs some holiday cheer, we are very grateful to Real Canadian Superstore for their generous offer of support for our community.”
VIDEO: North Kawartha Township Mayor Carolyn Amyotte
Fairhaven is a municipal long-term care home facility located at 881 Dutton Road in Peterborough. (Photo: Fairhaven)
Only four days after a COVID-19 outbreak at Fairhaven long-term care home in Peterborough was declared over, an employee has tested positive for the disease and another outbreak has been declared.
“Peterborough Public Health has informed Fairhaven that a person, who is employed by our home, has tested positive for COVID-19,” Fairhaven executive director Lionel Towns writes in an email on Tuesday (December 15).
Towns says the employee was not infected at Fairhaven and has not worked in the building for the past five days. However, as a result of the positive test, an outbreak has been declared for the Riverside 3 (R3) home area only.
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Towns stresses that there are no confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 among residents at the municipally run home located at 881 Dutton Road.
“Our home has a strict staff/resident cohorting policy which means that the person who tested positive only worked on R3,” Towns writes. “Tomorrow morning, all staff and residents on this home area will be swabbed.”
While the outbreak is in effect, all visits to Fairhaven will be postponed.
“There is a high rate of community transmission in the areas surrounding Peterborough and we need to take everyone precaution possible to ensure that the virus does not spread, or is not introduced, to other areas of our home,” Towns writes. “It is too early to determine a projected end date for the outbreak; we will keep everyone informed as we receive more information.”
Peterborough police are warning the public about a rental scam that is resurfacing in the area.
The Peterborough Police Service has recently received numerous reports about area homes advertised on different websites as being available for rent when in fact they are not.
In the rental scam, fraudsters take a photo from an MLS listing of a actual property for sale and then post it online indicating the property is available for rent. Given the current rental market, a victim may provide the scammer with a security deposit or advance rent payment to secure the property. The victim eventually discovers the supposed rental property is occupied by a homeowner.
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Police are providing the following warning signs of a rental scam:
The landlord doesn’t want to meet you in person.
The landlord wants you to move in immediately, without ever physically viewing the rental property. They may claim this is because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The landlord insists on an advance rent payment or a security deposit before you sign a lease.
The rent is “too good to be true”.
The listing has several spelling errors, poor grammar, or excessive punctuation.
To avoid falling victim to a rental scam, always insist on scheduling a viewing of the property and meeting the landlord in person before signing a lease or paying any upfront fees.
Police are also reminding the public to be careful about how much personal information they provide to a stranger online.
Cobourg Community Centre is located at 750 D'Arcy Street in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)
The Town of Cobourg has announced it is extending the temporary closure of Cobourg Community Centre until January 11, 2021.
The town initially closed the facility at 750 D’Arcy Street on Friday (December 11) after users reported coming into close contact with a person who had tested positive for COVID-19.
Originally, the centre was going to be reopened on Monday after undergoing a thorough cleaning and sanitization, which was completed over the weekend.
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However, after consulting with Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit, the town’s emergency control group decided to extend the closure until after the holidays to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 within the community.
Effective immediately, all programming at Cobourg Community Centre has been cancelled.
The region served by the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit — which includes Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton — was moved into the “Yellow-Protect” level on December 7th.
Since then, Northumberland County has experienced a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases, with 51 new cases reported over the last week. There are currently 47 active cases in Northumberland, although the health unit does not report the number of cases in individual municipalities.
“We are taking every necessary step to protect our community by stopping any potential spread of COVID-19, which is why we have decided to extend the closure of the community centre until after the holidays,” says Tracey Vaughan, Cobourg’s chief administrative officer.
The centre will be reopened at 8 a.m. on Monday, January 11th, pending the COVID-19 situation at that time.
“We will reassess in the new year based on the current numbers and where our public health region currently falls within the Province of Ontario’s COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open.”
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Anyone who used the facility between Sunday, December 6th through Friday, December 14th is encouraged to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms, which include:
fever (feeling hot to the touch, a temperature of 37.8°C or higher)
chills
cough that’s new or worsening, barking cough, making a whistling noise when breathing
shortness of breath, sore throat, difficulty swallowing
runny, stuffy or congested nose
lost sense of taste or smell
pink eye
headache that’s unusual or long lasting
digestive issues
muscle aches, extreme tiredness that is unusual
falling down often.
Residents who have developed COVID-19 symptoms can be tested by appointment at the Northumberland Hills Hospital COVID-19 Assessment Centre (Northumberland Hills Hospital, 1000 DePalma Drive, Cobourg, 905-377-7783), Trent Hills COVID-19 Testing Centre (Campbellford Memorial Hospital, 146 Oliver Road, Campbellford, 705-395-1801), or the Canton COVID-19 Testing Centre (Port Hope Community Hub, 5325 County Road 10, 905-377-7783).
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