Police released this photo of 16-year-old Brock Beatty of Tweed on the evening of Sunday, October 11, 2020, after he had not returned from an ATV ride in the afternoon. Early on Thanksgiving Monday, searchers located Beatty and his crashed ATV on a trail. The seriously injured teenager died several hours after being transported to hospital.
The search for a Tweed teenager who went missing on Sunday afternoon (October 11) has ended in tragedy.
On 6 p.m. on Sunday, Central Hastings OPP received a report that 16-year-old Brock Beatty was overdue after going out for a ride on his ATV earlier in the day.
He had been due to return home by 3 p.m. On Sunday night, the OPP issued a media release about the missing teenager, stating that his family were concerned for his safety as he was not dressed for the cold temperatures.
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In the evening and overnight, OPP officers, members of the OPP Emergency Response Team, and an OPP helicopter conducted an intensive search of the many trails in the area.
Police were assisted in their search by a very large number of local ATV riders and other local residents.
At around 2:30 a.m. on Monday morning (October 12), civilian searchers located Beatty and his crashed ATV along a former rail bed near Sulphide Road.
Beatty was transported to hospital by Hastings-Quinte Paramedics with serious injuries, but died from his injuries several hours later, according to an OPP media release.
This photo of fall on Kasshabog Lake in Peterborough County is one of a series by Mike Quigg that was our top post on Instagram in September 2020. (Photo: Mike Quigg @_evidence_ / Instagram)
Fall is one of the most beautiful times of year in The Kawarthas — a sentiment shared by many of our local photographers who head out on warm days without bugs to capture our local beauty and colour.
We are grateful for the fall season, especially this year. We are also grateful and thankful for all of the photographers who tag us with #kawarthanow on Instagram and allow us to share their great work with you. Our top nine always represents just a few of the many talented people in the region.
Thank you also to all of our readers and followers. In a challenging year, we appreciate you all more than ever.
Do you want to get on our top photographers list? All you need is an Insta account and to tag us using our hashtag #kawarthanow when posting your photo.
We share photos from across our readership area, which is the five-county area surrounding Peterborough which includes Peterborough, Northumberland, City of Kawartha Lakes, Haliburton, and Hastings (we sneak in the occasional Algonquin Park picture as well, particularly if it’s by a Kawartha photographer).
To see our daily shares of photos, follow us on Instagram @kawarthanow and check out our feed’s highlight reels for recaps of every month in 2020.
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#1. Fall on Kasshabog Lake by Mike Quigg @_evidence_
Posted September 27, 2020. 21.6K impressions, 903 likes
Beginning on Monday (October 12), Canadians can apply for the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the federal government’s year-long replacement for the Canada Emergency Recovery Benefit (CERB).
UPDATE – Mon Oct 12 11 a.m.
Some people have reported technical difficulties in applying for CRB, and the Canada Revenue Agency has posted the following notice: “The CRA is currently experiencing technical issues with applications for Recovery Benefits. We are urgently working to restore this service as quickly as possible. The CRA regrets the impact this may have on your application and we appreciate your patience.”
CRB provides income support for people who are have either lost their employment or self-employment income (or have had it significantly reduced) because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes gig workers, freelancers, and other self-employed people who do not qualify for regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.
If you’re eligible for CRB, you’ll receive $1,000 for a two-week period, equivalent to $2,000 a month — the same amount under CERB. However, unlike CERB, the federal government will be applying a 10 per cent withholding tax, so you’ll actually receive $900 for a two-week period, or $1,800 a month.
Also unlike CERB, where you applied once every month, you have to apply for CRB for every two-week period you need it, up to a maximum of 13 two-week periods (26 weeks). The first two-week period is September 27 to October 10, 2020, and the final one is September 12 to September 25, 2021. See the end of this story for all the two-week periods and application dates.
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You apply on the Monday following the two-week period for which you want to apply for CRB — so you’re applying retroactively for the benefit. For the first two-week period September 27th to October 10th, you apply on Monday, October 12th.
The easiest way to apply is online through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) My Account. If you’ve already registered with CRA for direct deposit, you’ll get your payment in three to five business days; if you don’t have direct deposit, you’ll get a cheque in 10 to 12 business days.
Some of the eligibility criteria for CRB are similar to CERB: you have to reside in Canada, be at least 15 years old, have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN), and have earned at least $5,000 in either 2019, 2020, or in the 12 months before the date you apply. The $5,000 can be a combination of gross employment income, net self-employment income (after deducting expenses), and maternity and parental benefits.
You can’t apply for CRB if you’re eligible for EI benefits, or if you’ve received any of the following benefits: Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB), short-term disability benefits, workers’ compensation benefits, EI benefits, or Québec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) benefits.
You also can’t voluntarily quit your job or voluntarily reduce the hours you are working to apply for CRB, and you have to continue looking for work — whether employment or self-employment — while you’re receiving CRB. If you turned down what CRA calls “reasonable work” during the two-week period you’re applying for (CRA doesn’t define “reasonable”), you automatically lose eligibility for five periods (10 weeks) of CRB and can’t apply again until those 10 weeks are up.
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The good news is that you can continue to earn employment or self-employment income while you’re receiving CRB, as long as you don’t earn more than half of what your average weekly income was before your job was affected by the pandemic.
For example, if your average weekly income in 2019 was $500, you can’t earn more than 50 per cent of that amount in the two-week period you are receiving CRB. So, if your average weekly income was $500, that means you can’t earn more than $250 in the two-week period you’re receiving CRB and still qualify to receive it.
You can calculate your average weekly income using the previous 12 months before you applied for CRB, during 2020, or during 2019. When you’re calculating your average weekly income, don’t include any COVID-19 emergency benefits you received (such as CERB), student loans or bursaries, maternity and parental benefits from EI, or pensions.
While you can continue to earn up to 50 per cent of your previous average weekly income while on CRB, keep an eye on how it affects your net income in the calendar year. If you earn more than $38,000 in net income during the year, you’ll have to pay back 50 cents of CRB for every dollar of net income that exceeds that amount. Your net income includes any CERB, CRSB, or CRCB benefits you have received in the calendar year, but it does not include CRB.
For example, if your net income was $40,000 in 2020 and you received $6,000 in CRB benefits in 2020, you’ll have to pay back $1,000 of your CRB benefits (half of the amount of your net income over $38,000). The repayment will be due at the same time as your income tax return for the year, and late payments will be charged interest.
As mentioned, CRA will withhold 10 per cent tax from each CRB payment. Depending on your income, you may need to pay more or less tax when you file your income tax return. In any case, you must report any CRB payments that you receive as income when you file your personal income tax return. The CRA will provide you with a T4A tax information slip at tax time for the amount you received in all CRA-administered COVID-19 benefits, including CERB and CRB.
Sullivan's General Store, located at 472 Ennis Road in Ennismore, has been serving the local community since 1910 and is also a popular location with visitors stopping to fuel up with gas as well as food and gift items. (Photo courtesy of Sullivan's General Store)
There aren’t that many family-run businesses in small-town Ontario that are still thriving after more than a century, which means Sullivan’s General Store in Ennismore must be doing something right after its incredible 110 years serving locals and visitors.
This story is one of a five-part series sponsored by Selwyn Township, as part of the Township’s campaign to promote local businesses and community organizations as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Owner Tim Sullivan says that some things have changed since he was a kid, growing-up in the iconic retail establishment, but not too much.
“From nuts and bolts to now, people always say, ‘If Sullivan’s doesn’t have it, you don’t need it,'” Tim laughs, over the sound of an old gas pump bell chiming from outside the shop.
The plexiglass barriers and masks remind us of the COVID crisis but, from behind the counter in this small-town Ontario general store, not even a global pandemic can dampen the mood as cottagers, campers, and locals make the trip in for everything they can dream of.
With his steady voice, Tim points out the practical items in the store, like groceries. Milk, eggs and butter are obvious staples for customers. But the store has pretty much anything you need, including — with Sullivan’s becoming an authorized LCBO outlet last December — beer, wine, and spirits.
Sullivan’s General Store owner Tim Sullivan (left), his wife Karen, and their son Frank (right) bought the family business from Tim’s two older brothers when they were retiring. (Photo courtesy of Sullivan’s General Store)
Tim was a mechanic for 30 years before he and his wife Karen and their son Frank bought the business from Tim’s two older brothers. Tim says they wanted it to stay in the family when his brothers were retiring and so far, everyone is enjoying their new roles. Karen, for example, gets to decide what “knick knacks” (Tim’s word) to bring in.
“She does all the gifts and the decorations,” Tim says. “You should see it at Christmas. It’s always a nice time of year.”
While Karen still works at another fulltime job, Tim says he’s happy to have all her help.
“You can’t do this unless you have a good wife to stand beside you,” he observes. “And there are some really good young folks who work here. They are outgoing, just really good staff.”
The store does need a team to keep it operating, as it’s open seven days a week — closing only for Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year’s, and a couple of other days a year.
With always-changing giftware along with grocery staples, Sullivan’s General Store perfectly captures the idyllic image of small town living and cottage life. There are fireworks, inflatable lake toys, fishing bait, lottery tickets, and tons of mugs with cute sayings to appeal to trailer folks, fishing enthusiasts, grandparents, and golfers.
With its selection of candy, Sullivan’s General Store is a dream for kids of all ages who have a sweet tooth. (Photo courtesy of Sullivan’s General Store)
The selection of old-timey candy is especially impressive, and the store is the place both kids and parents dream of visiting for regular items, for special purchases, and for the pure joy of in-store browsing so often forgotten in this age of online shopping.
Tim and his wife have also carried on the tradition of stocking high-quality items from Ireland. From a delightful collection of Hanna hats, appealing to professionals and hipsters alike, to their collection of Irish wool sweaters, all patrons can be prepared for the dropping temperatures this fall and winter.
“The sweaters last a long time,” Tim notes. “Some of the ladies come in saying that they have had theirs for 15 years or more.”
With its self-described “Celtic Charm Gift Shop”, Sullivan’s General Store stocks high-quality items from Ireland, including Hanna hats and a collection of popular Irish wool sweaters. (Photo courtesy of Sullivan’s General Store)
Agreeing that this does not make for a get-rich business model, Tim laughs.
“I just hope they want different colours,” he says. “The sweaters do sure hold up.”
Sweater sizes, however, might also need to change based on the selection of local baked goods, which Tim says are great sellers.
“We go between pies and tarts being the most popular,” he says.
In 2019, Sullivan’s General Store became an authorized LCBO outlet and now offers beer, wine, and spirits in addition to grocery staples, gifts, and more. (Photo courtesy of Sullivan’s General Store)
With the challenges faced by so many businesses over the past months due to COVID-19, Sullivan’s seems to have a real recipe for retail success with their combination of essentials, specialty items to make you smile, mouth-watering treats, great service, alcohol, and lots of surprises to keep your mind off anything stressful or upsetting.
A trip to Sullivan’s General Store provides a comfortable trip back in time to happier days that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
With the gas pump bell ringing once again, Tim wraps things up.
A true general store, Sullivan’s in Ennismore has everything you need for home or while camping or cottaging, including gas, groceries, candy, alcoholic beverages, lottery tickets, fireworks, clothing, mugs, resuable drink containers, knick knacks and gift items, and more. (Photo courtesy of Sullivan’s General Store)
“Well, that’s telling me to get moving,” Tim says, before bustling on to help the next person have a great experience in this folksy general store that has endured the test of time.
Sullivan’s General Store is located at 472 Ennis Road in Ennismore. For more information, call 705-292-8671, email sgsennismore@gmail.com, or visit sullivans-general-store.business.site. For the most recent updates, including new products and what’s on sale, you can also follow Sullivan’s on Facebook.
The Township of Selwyn has created a comprehensive strategy to help assist local businesses and community organizations recover from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Selwyn COVID-19 Economic Recovery Strategy includes a five-month multimedia marketing campaign to promote Selwyn’s businesses and community organizations, municipal grants for not-for-profit organizations, the Selwyn Business Re-Opening Program in partnership with Community Futures Peterborough that provides $250,000 to help Selwyn businesses with COVID-19 related adaptation expenses, and much more.
For more COVID-19 resources for Selwyn businesses, visit selwyntownship.ca.
Thanksgiving is an annual holiday to celebrate and give thanks at the close of the harvest season, which was part of the culture of Indigenous peoples for centuries before the arrival of European settlers in North America.
After the American Revolution, American refugees who remained loyal to Great Britain moved from the newly independent United States to Canada, bringing with them the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving, including turkey, pumpkin, and squash.
Thanksgiving was observed sporadically in Canada beginning in 1799. Today, Thanksgiving is always observed in Canada on the second Monday of October, which coincides with the U.S. observance of Columbus Day (American Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November).
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Since Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday in Ontario, liquor and beer stores are closed and almost all government services are unavailable. Some grocery stores are open (except in Peterborough), and most malls and big box stores are closed.
For your convenience, we provide this list of holiday hours for 275 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.
All beer and liquor stores are closed on Thanksgiving Monday, except for some LCBO outlets in rural areas and The Beer Store at 1900 Lansdowne St. W. in Peterborough which has drive-thru service only.
MON OCT 12
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
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 Parks, Recreation and Culture facilities, arenas, and pools Various locations, City of Kawartha Lakes 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
Oct 12 collection moves to Oct 13, Oct 13 to 14, Oct 14 to 15, Oct 15 to 16
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
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces new public health measures in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa at a media conference at Queen's Park on October 10, 2020. (CPAC screenshot)
With Ontario reporting a record surge of 939 new COVID-19 cases on the eve of the Thanksgiving weekend, the Ontario government is urging everyone to limit trips outside of home and to avoid non-essential travel.
The government is asking Ontarians to only leave home for essential purposes such as work (where it is not possible to work from home), school, grocery shopping, medical appointments, and outdoor healthy physical activity, and to only travel to other regions in the province — especially from higher transmission to lower transmission areas — when essential.
The province also announced additional public health restrictions in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa — the three regions of the province with 612 of the new cases — including no indoor food or drink service at bars and restaurants and the closure of gyms, casinos, movie theatres, performance venues, and more for at least the next 28 days.
Premier Doug Ford made the announcement at a media conference at Queen’s Park on Friday (October 9), along with health minister Christine Elliott, finance minister Rod Phillips, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams, and Adalsteinn Brown, dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto.
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“In the last week, the pandemic has picked up speed at an alarming rate,” Ford said. “The situation today is extremely serious. On September 1st, we had just over 110 new cases. Five weeks later, today, we’re at 939 new cases.”
“As we post record testing numbers, the percentage of people testing positive is rising too quickly, with some communities showing as high as a 10 per cent positivity. The virus is starting to spread to older people. The number of contacts for every confirmed case has exploded, sometimes in the thousands. All trends are going in the wrong direction. Left unchecked, we risk worst-case scenarios first seen in Italy and New York City.”
Ford warned of the potential of the virus to spread again in long-term care homes, “something we must avoid at all costs”. He said there has been already been a 250 per cent increase in the number of hospitalizations and the number of people in intensive care units, and that the number of admissions to ICUs will more than triple in less than 30 days if current trends continue — overwhelming Ontario’s hospitals.
“We have to do everything possible to prevent widespread lockdowns, and we cannot go back to Stage 1,” Ford said. “We need to keep our schools open and protect our long-term care homes — that’s our top priority, nothing matters more.”
Ford said his cabinet reviewed the recommendations of Ontario’s top public health officials during an emergency meeting this morning, and accepted all of them.
Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday (October 10), Toronto, Ottawa, and Peel will be in a “modified Stage 2” with the following measures in place:
Reducing limits for all social gatherings and organized public events to a maximum of 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors where physical distancing can be maintained. The two limits may not be combined for an indoor-outdoor event.
Prohibiting indoor food and drink service in restaurants, bars and other food and drink establishments, including nightclubs and food court areas in malls.
Closing of: indoor gyms and fitness centres (i.e., exercise classes and weight and exercise rooms); casinos, bingo halls and other gaming establishments; indoor cinemas; performing arts centres and venues; spectator areas in racing venues; interactive exhibits or exhibits with high risk of personal contact in museums, galleries, zoos, science centres, landmarks, etc.
Prohibiting personal care services where face coverings must be removed for the service (e.g. makeup application, beard trimming).
Reducing the capacity limits for: tour and guide services to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors; real estate open houses to 10 people indoors, where physical distancing can be maintained; in-person teaching and instruction (e.g. cooking class) to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors, with exemptions for schools, child care centres, universities, colleges of applied arts and technology, private career colleges, the Ontario Police College, etc.; and meeting and event spaces to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors.
Limiting indoor team sports to training sessions (no games or scrimmages). A decision has not been made on outdoor team sports.
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Schools, child care centres, and places of worship will remain open in these communities but must continue to follow the public health measures in place. Before-school and after-school programs will also be exempt from these new restrictions.
Given the extraordinary costs associated with these functions, wedding receptions scheduled for this weekend may proceed under existing public health rules. Effective Tuesday (October 13) at 12:01 a.m., updated public health measures will apply to wedding receptions, including new gathering limits of 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors at event spaces.
The measures in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa will remain in effect for 28 days, after which they will be reviewed by Ontario’s top public health officials.
“I can’t stress enough how difficult, how painful, it was to make this decision,” Ford said. “My heart just breaks for these folks, and I understand what this decision means to each and every one of you. I can tell you, I didn’t sleep last night. Believe me, this weighs heavy on me, making this decision. I know what this will do to businesses who are already struggling.”
Ford then addressed business owners and workers directly, saying he would do “everything in my power” to support them.
In addition to the federal government’s package of economic supports announced earlier today (including rent subsidies directed to business owners, the extension of the wage subsidy program, and additional funds for business loans), Ford announced $300 million in provincial funding to support small businesses in the affected regions with their fixed costs over the next 28 days, including waiving provincial and municipal property tax bills and hydro and natural gas bills.
AUDIO: Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces additional financial support for businesses
Ford’s media conference followed a media briefing earlier in the afternoon where Adalsteinn Brown, Dr. Williams, and Dr. Dirk Huyer (Ontario’s chief coroner and executive lead of COVID-19 teting) provided details on the rationale behind the new restrictions.
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At that briefing, Brown said the positivity rate in older populations is now at 1.4 per cent, more than three times the rate in early August. He said hospitalizations have gone up by 250 per cent over the past three weeks and Ontario ICU occupancy is predicted to exceed the threshold where the health care system can maintain scheduled surgeries and other acute care services, even in best-case scenarios.
Williams said that the positivity rate in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa is significantly higher than in other areas of the province. With community transmission now reaching 25 per cent, testing and contact tracing is no longer sufficient to identify and control the spread. The latest reports from public health units show the number of contacts for confirmed cases has reached as high as 100 people, which makes it very difficult to trace and isolate these cases.
Huyer said the intention of the new measures in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa is to prevent the potential spread of the virus in long-term care homes and schools. He said the virus is primarily spreading where people gather inside, in close proximity and without wearing masks, such as a group of friends getting together inside a restaurant — despite restaurant owners and employees following proper protocols.
Adalsteinn Brown, dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, provides details on the rationale for additional public health measures in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa at a media briefing at Queen’s Park on October 10, 2020. (Screenshot)
Brown and Williams said there is not much evidence of transmission within schools among staff and students, that most of the cases in schools are a result of infected people from the community coming into the schools.
Williams said there are no travel restrictions in place between other regions of the province and Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa and other regions of the province, but travel to and from the “hot zones” is discouraged. He said public health officials will be closely monitoring the situation in regions adjacent to Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa, and that measures could be extended to these other regions if required.
Finally, Williams said he is waiting for recommendations from the Public Health Measures Table on public health guidance on how to safely celebrate Halloween.
Peterborough Public Health's new Local COVID Tracker online tool, available at localcovidtracker.ca. (Screenshot)
On Friday (October 9), Peterborough Public Health announced the launch of a new online COVID-19 data tracker tool at localcovidtracker.ca.
The interactive graphical tool provides current COVID-19 information for the Peterborough area, as well as some historical data. The tool will be updated with the most recent data by 5 p.m. each day.
“This COVID-19 tracker allows residents to sort local data by different filters, such as time frame and type of outbreak,” says Jane Hoffmeyer, the health unit’s manager of foundational standards whose team developed the tool. “It also uses charts and other graphics to visualize the data, making it easier to understand how the pandemic is affecting us locally.”
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Neighbouring health units are also offering similar interactive graphical tools for COVID-19 data.
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit recently launched a COVID-19 Dashboard — replacing its previous static reports.
The Peterborough tool includes local data on cases (new, active, and resolved), sources of exposure, hospitalizations, and outbreak information for long-term care, retirement homes, and schools.
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from September 8 - October 8 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)
Here’s an update on COVID-19 cases in Ontario as well as in the greater Kawarthas region.
Today, Ontario is reporting another record increase of 939 new COVID-19 cases today — an increase of 142 over the previous record of 797 set yesterday.
As has been the case for weeks, most of the new cases are in Toronto (336), and Peel (150), and Ottawa (126), with smaller increases in York (68), Halton (59), Hamilton (40), Durham (32), Simcoe-Muskoka (28), Middlesex-London (24), Windsor-Essex (18), Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (16), Waterloo (13), and Niagara (10). The remaining 21 public health units are reporting 5 or fewer cases, with 9 reporting no cases at all.
Of today’s cases, 53% are among people under the age of 40. The positivity rate has decreased by 0.1% to 2% (this means that 2% of the tests that were performed on October 8 were positive for COVID-19). With 724 more cases resolved, the percentage of resolved cases has decreased by 0.1% to 85%.
There are 5 new deaths, with an additional 19 people hospitalized since yesterday, for a total of 225, but with no change in patients admitted to ICUs or on ventilators. A total of 44,914 tests were completed yesterday, and the backlog of tests under investigation has increased by 55 to 58,173.
The number of new cases in Ontario schools today is 52, a decrease of 48 from yesterday, with 32 student cases, 9 staff cases, and 15 cases among unidentified individuals. There are 20 new cases in licensed child care settings, an increase of 14 from yesterday, with 9 cases among children and 11 cases among staff.
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In the greater Kawarthas region, there is 1 new case to report in Hastings and Prince Edward counties; however, an additional case has been resolved so the number of active cases remains at 6. There are no new cases in Peterborough, with an additional 2 cases resolved. There are no new cases in Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, or Haliburton, with no change in resolved cases.
None of the new cases in Ontario schools and child care settings are in the greater Kawarthas region.
There are currently 13 active cases in the greater Kawarthas region, including 4 in Peterborough, 6 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties, 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, and 1 in Haliburton.
Since the pandemic began in the greater Kawarthas region, there have been 131 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area (125 resolved with 2 deaths), 183 in the City of Kawartha Lakes (163 resolved with 32 deaths), 45 in Northumberland County (43 resolved with 1 death), 18 in Haliburton County (17 resolved with no deaths), and 61 in Hastings and Prince Edward counties (49 resolved with 5 deaths). The most recent death was reported in Northumberland on September 8.
Province-wide, there have been 56,742 confirmed cases, an increase of 797 from yesterday, with 49,032 (85% of all cases) resolved, an increase of 724. There have been 2,997 deaths, an increase of 5 from yesterday, with 1,956 deaths in long-term care homes, a increase of 2 from yesterday. An additional 19 people have been hospitalized, with no change in ICU or ventilated patients. A total of 4,306,025 tests have been completed, an increase of 44,914 from yesterday, with 58,173 tests under investigation, an increase of 55 from yesterday.
This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by health units. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
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: 131 (no change) Active cases: 4 (decrease of 2) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 125 (increase of 2) Total tests completed: Over 31,700 (increase of 200) Institutional outbreaks: Fairhaven (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 Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 246, including 183 in Kawartha Lakes, 45 in Northumberland, 18 in Haliburton (no change) Probable cases: 0 (no change) Hospitalizations (total to date): 15 (no change) Deaths: 33 (no change) Resolved: 223, including 163 in Kawartha Lakes, 43 in Northumberland, 17 in Haliburton (no change) Active cases: 3, including 1 in Kawartha Lakes, 1 in Northumberland, 1 in Haliburton (no change) Institutional outbreaks: None (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 reports from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays.
Confirmed positive: 61 (increase of 1) Active cases: 6 (no change) Deaths: 5 (no change) Hospitalized: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change) Recovered: 50 (increase of 1) Total tests completed: 41,342 (no change) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 57,681 (increase of 939) Resolved: 49,032 (increase of 724, 85% of all cases) Hospitalized: 225 (increase of 19) Hospitalized and in ICU: 47 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 29 (no change) Deaths: 2,997 (increase of 5) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,956 (increase of 2) Total tests completed: 4,306,025 (increase of 44,914) Tests under investigation: 58,173 (increase of 55)
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from September 8 – October 8 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 September 8 – October 8 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)
Police are looking to identify this woman and man, who are suspected of having stolen three bottles of liquor from the Norwood LCBO on October 6, 2020. (Police-supplied photos)
Police are looking for a man and woman who are suspected of having stolen three bottles of Hennessy Cognac from the LCBO store in Norwood.
The theft occurred at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6th. The value of the stolen liquor is estimated at $210.
The two suspects were caught on video surveillance. The male suspect is described as Caucasian, wearing a blue shirt, and blue baseball cap. He was wearing glasses and a face mask. The female suspect is described as Caucasian with dark hair, wearing a toque and glasses, with a face mask under her chin.
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Investigators are actively looking for information that may lead to the identity of the suspects in this case.
Anyone with tips on this case can contact Peterborough OPP at 705-742-0401 or the non-emergency line 1-888-310-1122. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at stopcrimehere.ca.
"All of my touring plans are postponed for the foreseeable future. But, it's given me time to write and time to spend with my family." Nick Ferrio, Singer/Songwriter (Photo: Julie Gagne)
On August 31st, the Electric City Culture Council (EC3) in Peterborough launched “Essential”, a photography project that raises awareness of the precarious situation of local artists and arts organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Part of EC3’s Peterborough Arts Alive initiative, the Essential project is a series of 17 photos by local photographer Julie Gagne that depicts 20 local artists during the pandemic. Each of the photos feature an artist or artists in their home or workplace and is accompanied by an artist statement about their experience of the pandemic.
Twice each week until the end of October, kawarthaNOW is publishing photos from the series. Today, we feature singer/songwriter Nick Ferrio.
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Singer/songwriter Nick Ferrio
Singer/songwriter Nick Ferrio – The Essential Project. (Photo by Julie Gagne, design by Rob Wilkes)
A message from EC3 about The Essential Project
The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on both individual artists and arts organizations in Peterborough. Performance venues and galleries have been closed, concerts cancelled, exhibitions postponed, entire seasons abandoned. Organizations and facilities are trying to grapple with the loss of revenue and an uncertain future. “Reopening” is not straightforward, to say the least.
Individual artists have lost their creative income and the opportunity to work together to create — something that is absolutely vital to them and to their audiences. Many have pivoted, and developed and presented some great virtual and digital projects. But nothing replaces live performance in front of a live audience and the catalytic energy that comes from being together to rehearse, discuss, and plan projects, to gather at an opening or artist talk.
Isolated at home, cut off from their communities and the lifeblood that is their artistic practice, local artists still found ways to keep our cultural life alive. Silenced and almost invisible, they kept working. But it hasn’t been easy.
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Local photographer Julie Gagne began photographing a number of Peterborough residents in their homes during the earlier stage of the pandemic and posted the photos on Facebook. The eloquent, haunting images of her “Within” portrait project included some artists, and those incredibly moving images caught the eye of EC3 executive director Su Ditta.
Julie’s photos made us think. We have all benefited from the work of artists during the pandemic: we’ve listened to music, read books, watched films, toured virtual exhibitions, tuned in to living room concerts. What has it been like for the artists? Will people remember how essential the arts were to getting through the pandemic when it comes to recovery funding and budget planning? Will arts organizations be supported in a robust recovery plan?
EC3 asked theatre artist Sarah McNeilly to curate and coordinate, and approached Julie Gagne to do a distinct series of photos that spoke to the experience of local artists and what art means to our lives, in good times and in bad. It’s essential.
This arts awareness project is both a witness to the struggles of, and a testament to the courage and contributions of this community during the COVID-19 lockdown. Our heartfelt thanks go out to Julie and everyone in the arts community who have kept us going.
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