Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on April 22, 2020 announcing the new Canada Emergency Student Benefit. (Photo: Office of the Prime Minister / YouTube)
On Wednesday (April 22), Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a $9 billion package of economic support for post-secondary students and recent graduates affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ever since the announcement of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, which provides $2,000 per month for people who have stopped working or lost income due to COVID-19, the federal government had been promising additional financial support for students who are not eligible for that benefit.
“Right now, you might be worried about how to make ends meet,” Trudeau said. “You probably can’t work your normal job, and that might be a big problem for rent or for groceries. So we’re bringing in the Canada Emergency Student Benefit to help.”
The Canada Emergency Student Benefit would provide $1,250 per month for eligible students, or $1,750 per month for eligible students with dependents or disabilities.
The benefit would be retroactive to May 1st and available until August, and would be delivered through the Canada Revenue Agency.
As with the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, recipients of the Canada Emergency Student Benefit would be able to earn up to $1,000 per month without effecting their eligibility for the benefit.
Trudeau also announced the new Canada Student Service Grant, which will provide between $1,000 and $5,000 to students who choose to volunteer over the summer.
The new measures will come into effect after legislation is introduced and approved in Parliament.
The federal government is also expanding existing its federal employment, skills development, and youth programming to create up to 116,000 jobs, placements, and other training opportunities to help students find employment.
Other measures in the $9 billion package include:
doubling the Canada Student Grants, including grants for students with dependents or disabilities, for all eligible full-time students to up to $6,000 and up to $3,600 for part-time students in 2020-21
broadening the eligibility for student financial assistance by removing the expected student’s and spouse’s contributions in 2020-21
enhancing the Canada Student Loans Program by raising from $210 to $350 the maximum weekly amount that can be provided to a student in 2020-21
providing an additional $75.2 million in 2020-21 for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation students pursuing post-secondary education
providing $291.6 million to federal granting councils to support students and post-doctoral fellows by extending expiring federal graduate research scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships, and to supplement existing federal research grants.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford during a media update about COVID-19 on April 22, 2020. (Screenshot: Premier's Office / YouTube)
During a media briefing on Wednesday (April 22), Ontario Premier Doug Ford refused to commit to begin loosening COVID-19 emergency measures by the Victoria Day weekend, despite suggesting earlier in the day that might happen.
“I don’t have a crystal ball and neither does anyone else,” Ford said. “If we keep seeing the curve flatten and start heading southward, we can start opening up a little bit at a time. But I can’t predict a month down the road.”
Earlier on Wednesday during an interview with Bill Caroll on Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa, Ford had said he hoped some measures could be loosened by Victoria Day (May 18) — the unofficial start of summer in Canada.
At his media briefing, Ford clarified that any loosening of restrictions would be based on the advice of Ontario’s chief medical of health, and that it would happen “very, very slowly.”
“Please have patience, even in regions where there might not be any COVID cases,” Ford said. “We just want to open up the economy very slowly. We’ll get there, and once we get there, we’ll light a fire under the economy.”
On Thursday (April 23), the government announced it would be extending until Wednesday, May 6th all emergency orders made to date under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. Although the state of emergency has already been extended until May 12th, the provisions of the legislation only allow the extension of emergency orders in 14-day increments.
The extension includes the closure of outdoor amenities in parks and recreational areas, non-essential workplaces, public places and bars and restaurants, along with restrictions on social gatherings and limiting staff from working in more than one retirement home or long-term care home.
“We are making steady progress in our battle against this deadly virus, but we are not out of the woods by a long shot,” Premier Doug Ford said. “It is absolutely necessary to extend these emergency orders to continue keeping all Ontarians safe and healthy.”
“Every effort made by each of us to stay home, practise physical distancing and wash your hands has been, and will continue to be, the key to stopping the spread of this virus.”
The Ontario government has also introduced a new emergency measure to allow Ontario’s 600 mental health and addictions agencies to redeploy staff within different locations or between programs, and to employ extra part-time staff, temporary staff, or contractors during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Here is the complete list of emergency orders that have been extended until May 6, 2020:
kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 59 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 117 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 36 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s an increase of 5 cases from yesterday’s report, with 3 additional cases in Kawartha Lakes and 2 additional cases in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There have been 35 deaths, with no increase in deaths from yesterday’s report. The last reported death was in Peterborough on Sunday, April 12th.
Province-wide, there are 12,245 confirmed cases, an increase of 510 from yesterday’s report, and 659 deaths, an increase of 37 from yesterday’s report. A total of 184,531 tests have been completed, an increase of 10,361 from yesterday’s report, with 6,845 cases under investigation.
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 hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. 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.
Confirmed positive: 59 (no change from April 21) Confirmed negative: 1,674 (increase of 61 from April 21) Results pending: 417 (increase of 57 from April 21) Deaths: 1 (no change from April 21) Resolved: 36 (increase of 5 from April 21) Total tests completed: 2,150 (increase of 118 from April 21) Institutional Outbreaks: St. Joseph’s at Fleming*
*Number of cases not reported.
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.
Confirmed positive: 137, including 117 in Kawartha Lakes, 13 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (increase of 3 from April 21) Hospitalizations: 10 (decrease of 2 from April 21) Deaths: 33, including 29 in Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon (no change from April 21) Resolved: 98 (increase of 1 from April 21) Institutional Outbreaks: Pinecrest Nursing Home, Ross Memorial Hospital* (no change from April 21)
*Number of cases not reported.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Confirmed positive: 36 (increase of 2 from April 21) Probable cases: 234 (decrease of 11 from April 21) Deaths: 1 Institutional Outbreaks: Hastings Manor (Belleville)*
*Number of cases not reported.
Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 12,245 (increase of 510 from April 21) Hospitalized: 878 (increase of 19 from April 21) Hospitalized and in ICU: 243 (decrease of 7 from April 21) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 192 (decrease of 2 from April 21) Deaths: 659 (increase of 37 from April 21) Total tests completed 184,531 (increase of 10,361 from April 21) Tests under investigation: 6,845 (increase of 1,299 from April 21) Resolved: 6,221 (increase of 415 from April 21)
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ontario by public health unit, January 15 – April 21, 2020. (Graphic: Public Health Ontario)
Medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra emphasizing the importance of physical distancing during a media briefing at Peterborough Public Health on March 23, 2020. (Photo: Peterborough Public Health)
Judging from local COVID-19 test results, physical distancing and self-isolation efforts seem to be limiting the spread of the novel coronoavirus in the Peterborough area.
The local rate of positive COVID-19 cases is well below the provincial average, sitting at 40 per 100,000 people compared to the Ontario-wide rate of 82 per 100,000.
Referring to a “dashboard” of local COVID-19 data during her weekly media briefing held on Wednesday (April 22), Peterborough medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra said there has been a total of 59 positive cases in Peterborough city and county, Curve Lake and Hiawatha to date — 22 of which are still active.
In addition, the data shows that 58 per cent of the local positive cases have involved females while 42 per cent are male, which is consistent with provincial demographic data.
“We know that for the majority of our cases, it’s travel history with 45.7 per cent having had exposure outside of Peterborough,” Dr. Salvaterra said.
“Almost 41 per cent of our cases were a close contact of a confirmed case,” Dr. Salvaterra noted. “This highlights the importance of our case investigation and management and the fact that we ask close contacts to either self-isolate or self-monitor.”
“For another 10.2 per cent of our cases, we have not been ale to determine where they were exposed. That’s much lower than what we’re seeing in the rest of the province.”
Dr. Salvaterra added two of three earlier identified outbreaks — at Riverview Manor and at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre — have been resolved, with the outbreak at St. Joseph’s at Fleming “stable and well under control.”
To date, more than 2,000 COVID-19 tests have been conducted locally with results awaited on 360 of those tested. A total of 1,613 tests have come back negative while 36 cases have now been resolved.
The first and only COVID-19 related death in the Peterborough area to date was reported on Sunday (April 12) by the Peterborough Regional Health Centre. Facebook posts identified the patient as 68-year-old Peterborough photographer and retired psychologist Dr. George Dimitroff.
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On Monday (April 20), Dr. Salvaterra signed a class order under section 22 of Ontario’s Health Protection and Promotion Act. That order comes with a penalty of up to $5,000 per day for anyone who fails to self-isolate as required.
The order applies to anyone in Peterborough city and county, Curve Lake and Hiawatha who has tested positive, is awaiting test results or has “reasonable grounds to believe they have COVID-19 whether they have been tested or not” as well as anyone who have been in close contact with people in the previous three categories.
“The rationale for issuing the order is not based on any perception on my part that we have issues with compliance,” Dr. Salvaterra said.
“This order is intended as a tool to remind anyone who has been tested and anyone who is a contact or may have symptoms that isolation is expected and is legally required. It is not voluntary. Peterborough Public Health is prepared to take measures to enforce if necessary. We need full compliance if we wish to build on if we wish to protect and build on the success we have achieved.”
The original order, which appeared on the Peterborough Public Health website but was not broadly released to the media, made no mention of the inclusion of Curve Lake and Hiawatha. Dr. Salvaterra said it’s her intention that both First Nations communities be included under the order.
“Given their right to self-government and self-determination, my approach with any issues of enforcement of provincial legislation has always been to approach the chiefs and council first and work co-operatively with them,” she said. “For that reason they weren’t explicitly named in the order (on Monday). I will seek to work through their chiefs and elected council moving forward.”
Also participating in Wednesday’s media briefing were Peterborough Mayor Diane Therrien, Peterborough County Warden J. Murray Jones, and Peterborough Public Health chair Andy Mitchell.
“It’s still a long road ahead of us in terms of coming out on the other side,” Mayor Therrien said, “but we’re making plans on how we’re going to forge a path forward towards post-pandemic life and what that’s going to look like.”
Police have charged a Kawartha Lakes man with second-degree murder.
On Tuesday afternoon (April 21), officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP responded to a 9-1-1 call from a home on Valley Road, northwest of Fowlers Corners.
After arriving on scene, officers found the body of a man outside of the home.
With the assistance of the OPP’s Canine Unit and Emergency Response Team, police took a suspect into custody.
Police have since identified the victim as 73-year-old Glen Mark, a local resident, and have charged 57-year-old Kawartha Lakes resident Richard Brachman with second-degree murder in Mark’s death.
Brachman was held for a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay on Wednesday (April 22).
The investigation is ongoing by the Kawartha Lakes OPP Crime Unit under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch.
Anyone having information on this crime is asked to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Information can also be reported anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or anonymously online at kh.crimestoppersweb.com.
Steve Carell stars as General Mark R. Naird in the new Netflix original comedy series "Space Force", about a group of people taskes with creating Donald Trump's new branch of the U.S. military. Also starring John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, and Lisa Kudrow, the series premieres on Netflix Canada on May 29, 2020. (Photo: Netflix)
Every month, kawarthaNOW is the only local media source to bring you a list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada.
For your pandemic-binging needs in May, Netflix Canada is releasing lots of original content along with some popular returning series.
Space Force is a new Netflix original comedy about the people tasked with creating Donald Trump’s Space Force a new branch of the U.S. military. The show, created by Greg Daniels and Steve Carell and starring Carell with John Malkovich, Ben Schwartz, Lisa Kudrow and more, premieres on Friday, May 29th.
Jerry Seinfeld’s hour-long comedy special “23 Hours to Kill” premieres on Netflix on May 5, 2020. (Photo: Netflix)
Jerry Seinfeld is returning to Netflix with his one-hour comedy special 23 Hours to Kill, featuring a performance by Seinfeld at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. It premieres on Tuesday, May 5th.
On Friday, May 8th, the second season of the Netflix original hit Dead to Me premieres on Netflix. In the aftermath of that bloody backyard reveal in the season one finale, Jen (Cristina Applegate) and Judy (Linda Cardellini) struggle to hide their dark secret.
With the original special Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend, Netflix is bringing back its interactive format, first seen in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, where viewers made decisions for the characters. Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) needs to stop the dastardly Reverend (Jon Hamm) from hatching his evil plan. The special premieres on Tuesday, May 12th.
Linda Cardellini and Cristina Applegate return for the second season of the Netflix original crime comedy series “Dead to Me” on May 8, 2020. (Photo: Netflix)
Other new Netflix original series in May include Snowpiercer (a reboot of the film, with no date specified), Into the Night (May 1), Chichipatos, Inhuman Resources, and White Lines (May 15), The Big Flower Fight (May 18), Sweet Magnolias (May 19), and History 101 (May 22).
Returning Netflix original series include season 3 of Bordertown (May 11), season 3 of Magic for Humans (May 12), season 2 of Selling Sunsets (May 22), season 3 of Dynasty (May 23), season 3 of Somebody Feed Phil (May 29).
Other series returning to Netflix in May include season 3 of The Great Canadian Baking Show (May 13), season 2 of Knightfall (May 14), season 7 of The 100 (May 22), season 13 of Heartland (May 24), and season 4 of Animal Kingdom (May 28).
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Original Netflix films include All Day and a Night, Get In, and Mrs. Serial Killer (May 1), The Wrong Missy (May 13), I Love You, Stupid (May 15), The Lovebirds (May 22), and I’m No Longer Here (May 27).
Theatrically released films coming to Neflix in May include Bad Boys, Deadpool 2, Happy Feet, Rambo, and Tremors (May 1), The Adjustment Bureau, The Big Lebowski, Love Actually, and Scent of a Woman (May 5), Iron Man 3 (May 7), Pacific Rim: Uprising (May 17), and Shrek (May 19).
Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in May, along with what’s leaving.
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Coming in May (no release date specified)
Blood & Water (Netflix original) – A 16-year-old gets herself transferred to the same high school as a girl whom she suspects is her sister, who was kidnapped at birth 17 years earlier.
Kenny Sebastian: The Most Interesting Person in the Room (Netflix comedy special) – Fusing his musical and comedy chops, Kenny Sebastian gets analytical about frumpy footwear, flightless birds and his fear of not being funny enough.
Mystic Pop-up Bar (Netflix original) – Wol-ju, the bartender, is not of this world, or the underworld—she is the weaver of dreams between worlds. Though she might seem obscene and unhindered to some, she provides solace and advice to the weary souls whose dreams she enters. After a drink with Wol-ju, one feels spirited and able to turn the page on their own misfortunes. At the Mystic Pop-up Bar, she is able to cross the threshold between this world and the other, between past and present, revealing visions that rectify her customer’s suffering.
Snowpiercer (Netflix original) – In this futuristic thriller, the world has become a frozen wasteland, and the remaining humans inhabit a giant train that perpetually circles the globe.
Friday, May 1
All Day and a Night (Netflix film) – While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
Almost Happy (Netflix original) – Sebastián is a radio show host of modest fame, trying to find a way in the world as he deals with his ex-wife (whom he still loves) and two kids.
Get In (Netflix film) – On their return from vacation, a family finds their house occupied by disturbing squatters.
Go! Go! Cory Carson: The Chrissy (Netflix family) – The Carson kids win a talent show with a dance that Cory created. But when “The Chrissy” catches on, his sister gets all of the attention.
The Half Of It (Netflix film) – Shy, straight-A student Ellie helps sweet jock Paul woo his crush. But their unlikely friendship grows complicated when Ellie falls for the same girl.
Hollywood (Netflix original) – A new limited series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, HOLLYWOOD follows a group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood as they try to make it in Tinseltown — no matter the cost.
Into the Night (Netflix original) – When the sun suddenly starts killing everything in its path, passengers on an overnight flight from Brussels attempt to survive by any means necessary.
Medici: The Magnificent: Part 2 (Netflix original) – In the wake of the conspiracy, Lorenzo is driven by vengeance. Giuliano’s son appears while the Medici fortune hangs in the balance on the eve of war.
Mrs. Serial Killer (Netflix film) – When a doctor gets jailed for a string of shocking murders, his loyal wife sets out to commit a copycat crime to prove his innocence.
Reckoning: Season 1 (Netflix exclusive) – When an infamous serial killer who has gone dormant for years is believed to have killed again, two men closely linked to the case are set on a dangerous collision course that threatens both their families. Homicide detective Mike Serrato (Aden Young) and high school guidance counsellor Leo Doyle (Sam Trammell) try to do what is best for the people they love and the families they protect, but as both struggle to suppress their inner demons, the murder of a local teenager sets them on a course of mutual destruction that will emanate through every facet of their quiet, suburban community.
3 Ninjas: Kick Back
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part II
Bad Boys
Balto
Barely Lethal
Cracked Up, The Darrell Hammond Story
Dante’s Peak
Das Boot: Director’s Cut
Deadpool 2
Fifty Shades Freed
Gravity
Happy Feet
I Am Divine
Masha and the Bear: Season 4
Non-Stop
Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie
Rambo
The Cold Light Of Day
The Devil’s Own
The Interpreter
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Thoroughbreds
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Tremors
Turbo
Underworld: Awakening
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Warrior
Tuesday, May 5
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill (Netflix comedy special) – Jerry Seinfeld’s new hour-long special, Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill, reinforces his reputation as the precision-craftsman of stand-up comedy. Premiering on May 5, 2020, only on Netflix, the special features a spectacular arrival to the Beacon Theatre in New York City, and showcases Seinfeld’s sharp angles on everyday life, uncovering comedy in the commonplace.
Wednesday, May 6
The Adjustment Bureau
Ali G Indahouse
The Big Lebowski
Captains Courageous
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
Love Actually
Scent of a Woman
Smokin’ Aces
Thursday, May 7
Iron Man 3
Scissor Seven: Season 2 (Netflix anime) – Hairdresser by day, freelance hit man by night. The series about an underpaid, scissor-wielding assassin who’s not quite cut out for the job returns for Season 2.
Friday, May 8
18 regali (Netflix film) – A pregnant mother with terminal cancer leaves behind 18 sentimental gifts for her unborn daughter to receive every birthday until she reaches womanhood.
Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt (Netflix family) – This fun, silly series teaches preschoolers about the mechanical world and how things work. Based on Chris Monroe’s picture book series.
Dead to Me: Season 2 (Netflix original) – Picking up in the aftermath of that bloody backyard reveal, Jen and Judy struggle to hide a dark secret. With a surprising new visitor in town and Detective Perez hot on their heels, the stakes have never been higher.
The Eddy (Netflix original) – Set in the vibrant multicultural neighbourhoods of modern-day Paris, THE EDDY tells the story of the owner of a struggling club, its house band and the dangers they face from the chaotic city that surrounds them.
The Hollow: Season 2 (Netflix family) – After discovering the truth behind the Hollow, friends Adam, Mira and Kai must face their fears and tackle even bigger challenges together.
Valeria (Netflix original) – A writer in a creative and marital crisis finds refuge and support in her three best friends. Based on the novels by Elisabet Benavent.
Sunday, May 10
Gold
Monday, May 11
Bordertown: Season 3 (Netflix original) – While juggling concerns about his family’s future and a spate of new crimes, Kari squares off against an adversary who’s been studying his past cases.
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (Netflix documentary) – Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics.
Trial By Media (Netflix documentary) – In our modern media landscape where real courtroom dramas have increasingly been transformed into a form of entertainment, the Netflix documentary series Trial by Media reflects on some of the most dramatic and memorable trials in recent history. Since televised coverage introduced a new emphasis on creative storytelling and showmanship into the legal system, the courtroom has never been the same. Over six compelling parts, Trial by Media explores the many ways in which the press have contributed to reshaping public perception about guilt or innocence before, during or after a trial. The series features cases reaching across different areas of the law including the unforgettable Jenny Jones made-for-court TV murder trials, the sensational story of Rod Blagojevich’s political fall, and the case of Amadou Diallo, an unarmed African immigrant who was shot 41 times by police in New York City. Trial by Media is a Supper Club production, in association with Smokehouse Pictures, and is directed by Skye Borgman (Abducted in Plain Sight), Garrett Bradley (Time), Academy Award® nominee Yance Ford (Strong Island), Emmy® nominee Brian McGinn (Amanda Knox), Sierra Pettengill (The Reagan Show), and Tony Yacenda (American Vandal). Executive producers are author and lawyer Jeffrey Toobin (The People vs. O.J. Simpson); journalist, author and Court TV founder Steven Brill; Smokehouse Pictures’ George Clooney and Grant Heslov; and Supper Club’s McGinn, Jason Sterman and David Gelb.
Tuesday, May 12
True: Terrific Tales (Netflix family) – Through the magic of the Story Spinner, True and friends create their own versions of Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood and other classic fairy tales.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. the Reverend (Netflix interactive adventure) – Join Kimmy and friends on an interactive adventure.
Wednesday, May 13
The Great Canadian Baking Show: Season 3
The Wrong Missy (Netflix film) – Tim thinks he’s invited the woman of his dreams on a work retreat to Hawaii, realizing too late he mistakenly asked someone from a nightmare blind date.
Thursday, May 14
Knightfall: Season 2
Friday, May 15
Chichipatos (Netflix original) – A magician hired for a party lands in hot water when he makes a drug boss disappear during a performance, but is then unable to make him reappear.
I Love You, Stupid (Netflix film) – After he loses his girlfriend and his job on the same day, a man in his 30s sees his life turned upside down.
Inhuman Resources (Netflix original) – Unemployed and desperate to turn his life around, Alain Delambre is ready to do anything to secure a job at corporate giant Exxya.
Magic for Humans: Season 3 (Netflix original) – He’s back to pull a rabbit out of a … piñata? Justin Willman always surprises with frisky magic skills that amuse and charm, trick and disarm.
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Season 5 (Netflix family) – As the princesses prepare to face Horde Prime and his hive mind army in one final battle, Adora must confront her most elusive adversary yet: herself.
White Lines (Netflix original) – When her brother is discovered dead, a Manchester woman leaves her quiet life to travel to Ibiza, where she seeks the truth about his disappearance.
Saturday, May 16
La reina de Indias y el conquistador (Netflix original) – Years after Spanish conquistador Pedro de Heredia betrayed her people and broke her heart, indigenous woman Catalina reenters his life to get revenge.
This Is the End
Sunday, May 17
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Monday, May 18
The Big Flower Fight (Netflix original) – Ten teams of florists, sculptors and garden designers push their talents to the limit to create extravagant floral installations in this competition show hosted by Vic Reeves and Natasia Demetriou. Facing elimination with every task set, these international teams of plant-obsessed artisans will be judged by florist to the stars, Kristen Griffith-VanderYacht and a slew of guest judges for a chance to display their own sculpture at London’s Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Tuesday, May 19
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything (Netflix comedy special) – Like the ancient grains of Babylon, Patton provides a healthy dose of witticism in his newest Netflix comedy special. Enjoy yourself as the award-winning comedian reflects on hilarious existential anecdotes after recently embracing his fifties, which includes attending his daughter’s second-grade art show that cost him the chance to board a full-scale Millennium Falcon or how buying a house is like hiring a suicide squad of superhuman subcontractors. Stick around post-credits for Bob Rubin: Oddities & Rarities, a bonus one-hour comedy special presented by Patton himself.
Shrek
Sweet Magnolias (Netflix original) – Maddie Townsend has a lot on her plate — including three kids, a cheating husband and one unlikely suitor who has everyone in town talking.
Wednesday, May 20
Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall (Netflix documentary) – Actor and singer Ben Platt performs in a sold-out show recorded at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
Rebelión de los Godinez (Netflix film) – When Omar’s grandfather forces him to get a job at a tech company in Mexico City, he meets a quirky ensemble of nine-to-fivers … and some nemeses.
Friday, May 22
The 100: Season 7
Control Z (Netflix original) – When a hacker begins releasing students’ secrets to the entire high school, the socially isolated but observant Sofía works to uncover their identity.
History 101 (Netflix original) – Infographics and archival footage deliver bite-size history lessons on scientific breakthroughs, social movements and world-changing discoveries.
The Lovebirds (Netflix film) – When a couple in the fast lane to Splitsville accidentally careens into a murder, they take off on a wild race to find the killer and clear their names.
Selling Sunset: Season 2 (Netflix original) – The reality series that follows LA’s most elite real estate agents returns for Season 2, documenting their juicy private lives, posh listings and high-profile clients.
Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series: Season 2 (Netflix original) – The animated series returns for Season 2, with the entire gang transformed into cartoons.
Saturday, May 23
Dynasty: Season 3 (Netflix original) – The modern-day reboot of the iconic soap that follows two of America’s wealthiest families returns for Season 3.
Sunday, May 24
Heartland: Season 13
Monday, May 25
Ne Zha
Tuesday, May 26
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (Netflix comedy special) – Emmy and Peabody award-winning comedian Hannah Gadsby stopped the comedy world in its tracks with her genre-bending show, Nanette. Having given herself her very own tough act to follow, Gadsby decided to name her difficult second album after one of her dogs in the hopes he could inspire comedy obedience.
Wednesday, May 27
I’m No Longer Here (Netflix film) – In the mountains of Monterrey, Mexico, a small street gang named “Los Terkos” spend their days listening to slowed down cumbia music and attending dance parties, showing off their outfits, hairstyles and gang alliances. These different bands of disaffected youth refer to themselves as Kolombianos, combining the Cholo culture with Colombian music. Ulises Samperio (17), the leader of Los Terkos, tries to protect his friends from the nefarious elements of a quickly evolving drug/political war, but after a misunderstanding with a local cartel, he is forced to leave for Jackson Heights, Queens, a diverse immigrant community in New York City. Ulises tries to assimilate, but when he learns that his gang and the whole Kolombia culture is under threat, he questions his place in America and longs to return home.
Thursday, May 28
Animal Kingdom: Season 4
Dorohedoro (Netflix anime) – Amnesiac Caiman seeks to undo his lizard head curse by killing the sorcerer responsible, with his friend Nikaido’s help. In the Hole, that’s a threat.
La corazonada (Netflix film) – A rookie cop (Luisana Lopilato) and a police detective (Joaquín Furriel) investigate the murder of a woman, 19, whose best friend is the prime suspect.
Friday, May 29
Space Force (Netflix original) – A comedy series about the people tasked with creating Space Force, a new branch of the U.S. military. From Greg Daniels and star Steve Carell.
Somebody Feed Phil: Season 3 (Netflix documentary) – “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal continues to travel the globe, sampling different cuisines and cultures. New episodes follow Phil as he travels to Marrakesh, Seoul, Montreal, Chicago and London.
The main entrance of Peterborough Regional Health Centre. (Photo: PRHC)
Peterborough Public Health has declared that the outbreak of COVID-19 on an inpatient unit of Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) is over.
The outbreak involved three staff members on the inpatient unit who tested positive for COVID-19 and who self-isolated with mild symptoms at home.
These staff members will return to work once they have no symptoms and have tested negative for COVID-19 twice.
There have been no additional positive cases of COVID-19 since the initial three staff cases, and all others on the affected unit have tested negative.
All enhanced pandemic measures continue to be in place at PRHC, with all healthcare workers continuing to use appropriate infection prevention and control measures to prevent the spread of illness in the hospital environment, including frequent hand-cleaning, wearing surgical masks in all public and patient-facing areas, and additional personal protective equipment as required to perform their work.
In other news, PRHC reported on Wednesday (April 22) that one of the two inpatients with COVID-19 in the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) has now been transferred out of the ICU to a bed on an inpatient unit.
PRHC has now tested more than 2,000 people for COVID-19 at its assessment centre, and is asking people with new or worsening symptoms of respiratory illness to contact the COVID-19 Assessment Centre directly at 705-876-5086 to determine whether an assessment is necessary.
Less than a week after the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit issued a class order requiring anyone known or suspected to have COVID-19 to self-isolate for 14 days, Peterborough Public Health has followed suit.
On Monday (April 20), Peterborough medical officer of health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra signed the class order, made under section 22 of Ontario’s Health Protection and Promotion Act. The order, which went into effect at 12 p.m. on Monday, comes with a penalty of up to $5,000 per day for anyone who fails to self-isolate as required.
Police assistance can be ordered for people who do not willingly comply.
The Peterborough Public Health order applies to anyone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 or is awaiting test results, anyone who has symptoms of the disease, and anyone who has been in close contact with people in the previous two categories.
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Under the order, these people must self-isolate for a minimum of 14 days. Public health officials may extend the period of isolation depending upon symptoms and test results.
Self-isolation means staying at home and not having any visitors. People in self-isolation should arrange to have groceries and other necessities delivered to them.
The order applies to all residents of the City and County of Peterborough. Although Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations, which are under the purview of Peterborough Public Health, are not named in the order, Dr. Salvaterra will be working cooperatively with the First Nations governments to include their residents in the order.
There are some exemptions to the order. Close contacts of people diangosed or suspected have having COVID-19, who are asymptomatic and provide an essential service, may continue to provide that essential service. The order also does not restrict a person from receiving essential medical services or treatments, whether or not related to COVID-19.
Other exceptions may be made in special circumstances, such has people who do not have suitable housing to self-isolate or who are fleeing domestic violence. If a person with COVID-19 is homeless, or where their home is otherwise unsuitable or unsafe for isolation purposes, assistance with accommodations will be provided.
The Peterborough Public Health order is in addition to the federal government’s order made under the Quarantine Act, which imposes a 14-day home quarantine on all Canadians returned from out-of-country travel regardless of whether they have symptoms of COVID-19.
Children learn about turtles from Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre at Ken Reid Conservation Area in July 2019. Kawartha Conservation has cancelled all of its 2020 summer camps, programming, and events because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Kawartha Conservation / Facebook)
In a portent of things to come for parents and kids this summer, Kawartha Conservation has cancelled all of its camps and other programming for the summer.
“As our communities continue to deal with this unprecedented global pandemic, we felt the right course of action was to make a determination on our programming early to provide longer-term clarity for our staff and for the community,” states Kawartha Conservation CAO Mark Majchrowski in a media release on Tuesday (April 21).
“Our main focus needs to be on the health and safety of our staff and the public. Making this decision wasn’t easy, but we believe it is a positive step and cautionary measure that continues putting our community first.”
The non-profit organization has cancelled its entire day camp schedule for July, August, and September, its nature explorer week-long camps in July and August, and its junior nature explorer camps in July and August.
“This has been a very difficult time for everyone — for our communities, our partners, and our staff,” Majchrowski adds. “We know that the decisions we are making today and the actions we are taking as an organization will help to support the health and well-being of our communities, our staff. and our families.”
All other programs and events are cancelled, including the parent and tot program, forest bathing, seniors’ walks, and in-person stewardship consultations.
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In-person stewardship activities are also being put on hold for the summer season, including any community tree-planting initiatives, site visits, special talks, demonstrations and workshops.
“These were definitely not easy decisions or ones we made lightly,” says Kristie Virgoe, director of stewardship and conservation lands. “Our summer camp and education programs are always popular each year and we appreciate the support of parents, families and our community.
“At this time, the uncertainty of COVID-19 and with the well-being of our participants and staff in mind, we realized this wasn’t only the best decision, it was the only decision we could make.”
All five conservation areas in the Kawartha Conservation watershed — Ken Reid, Windy Ridge, Pigeon River Headwaters, Durham East Cross Forest, and Fleetwood Creek Natural Area — are also closed.
The cancellation announcement comes a few weeks after Kawartha Conservation launched its redesigned website at kawarthaconservation.com.
While healthcare workers at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) are prepared and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, there's an urgent need for the technology and supplies that will help the hospital's doctors, nurses, and staff save patients' lives while protecting their own. Right now, donors have a special opportunity to double the impact of their gifts to the PRHC Foundation's COVID-19 response fund thanks to a generous matching gift of up to $50,000 from long-time PRHC champions David and Patricia Morton. (Photo: Michael Hurcomb)
For months, frontline workers at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) have been mobilizing for the fight against COVID-19, the potentially deadly disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
As the virus circulates in our community and, with COVID-19 patients already being treated in the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU), PRHC has been busy preparing for a possible surge in the number of patients with COVID-19, particularly those with severe respiratory symptoms.
Lesley Heighway, PRHC Foundation President & CEO says the team at PRHC has already taken key steps to be ready to treat COVID-19 patients.
“I’m very pleased to report that after many weeks of hard work and planning, your hospital is prepared and responding,” says Heighway. “In addition to opening an on-site COVID-19 Assessment Centre, PRHC has decreased hospital occupancy to create additional inpatient space, and converted existing spaces into dedicated areas for patients with respiratory illness.”
“They’ve also increased critical care capacity by adding 27 ICU beds and ramping up critical care staff,” she adds. “And they’re working with partners at a regional and provincial level to ensure access to additional ventilators.”
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“We’re as ready as we can be right now,” says Dr. Lynn Mikula, the hospital’s Vice-President, Chief Medical Executive, and Chief of Staff. “There is a sense of calm preparedness in the building. We are feeling really ready.”
While frontline workers are prepared for what may come, an urgent need still exists for the technology and supplies required to equip, support, and maintain the extraordinary changes undertaken at PRHC in a short period of time — changes that will help the hospital’s doctors, nurses, and staff save patients’ lives while protecting their own.
That’s where the PRHC Foundation comes in. For more than 40 years, the charitable organization has been working with the community to invest in the state-of-the-art equipment and technology that PRHC’s healthcare professionals must have to deliver the very best patient care.
Heighway says that with the arrival of COVID-19, the ability to quickly anticipate the hospital’s most urgent pandemic-related priorities became paramount. Responding to an urgent request for support from PRHC partners, and a heartfelt outpouring of generosity from the community, the Foundation quickly established a COVID-19 response fund dedicated to that purpose.
“It became very clear right from the beginning of the pandemic that community and regional hospitals were going to play an essential role,” says Heighway. “While our current efforts to fund vital cardiac and cancer care investments, such as the Cath Lab reinvestment and new chemotherapy robotics, remain critical to PRHC’s ongoing efforts, we realized right away that we needed to shift gears to support these new priorities and help them respond to this new reality.”
“Ensuring PRHC’s doctors, nurses and staff have the technology and equipment they need to save lives is what we do,” she adds. “It’s our mission and it’s never been more important than it is right now.”
The Cardiac Catheterization Lab team at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) with a message for the community. While the PRHC Foundation’s efforts to fund vital cardiac and cancer care investments remain critical to PRHC, the Foundation has shifted gears to support the hospital’s vital needs to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Right now, donors have a special opportunity to double the impact of their gifts to the PRHC Foundation’s COVID-19 response fund thanks to a generous matching gift of up to $50,000 from long-time PRHC champions David and Patricia Morton. (Photo: PRHC)
Heighway says that she and her team have been working closely with colleagues at the hospital to determine exactly what those equipment priorities are, and how the community can help.
“PRHC physician and staff leadership have already identified vital investments needed to equip and sustain their COVID-19 efforts,” says Heighway. “Equipment and supports like additional ventilators, laryngoscopes for emergency intubation, more ICU beds, provisions and wellness supports for staff who must stay at the hospital while treating patients, and more protective equipment and scrubs to help keep them safe.”
For its part, the Foundation will ensure that donated funds go where they are needed most.
“The relief fund is designed to ensure PRHC can respond quickly to the crisis to help save lives, and limit the spread of the infection in our community,” she adds. “Gifts of all sizes matter and are appreciated.”
The ongoing generosity of the community has already helped PRHC to grow into a world-class hospital and, now during the pandemic, it will serve as a regional support centre thanks to the Level 3 ICU that donors have helped to fund.
The Emergency Department team at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) with a message for the community. The PRHC Foundation has established a COVID-19 response fund to ensure our regional hospital can respond quickly to the pandemic crisis to help save lives and to limit the spread of the infection in our community. Right now, donors have a special opportunity to double the impact of their gifts to the PRHC Foundation’s COVID-19 response fund thanks to a generous matching gift of up to $50,000 from long-time PRHC champions David and Patricia Morton. (Photo: PRHC)
The most vulnerable and the most acutely ill patients from across the region — including Peterborough and Peterborough County, Lindsay and the City of Kawartha Lakes, Campbellford, Cobourg, Port Hope, all the way north to Haliburton Highlands, and all points in between — will be depending on PRHC, and on the support of donors to PRHC Foundation.
“Donors have already had a significant impact through their past support,” says Heighway. “The vast majority of emergency equipment and technology at our hospital is donor-funded. We’re in a better position to tackle this crisis today because of their generosity.”
Right now, donors have a special opportunity to double the impact of their gifts to the PRHC Foundation’s COVID-19 response fund thanks to a generous matching gift of up to $50,000 from long-time PRHC champions David and Patricia Morton. Well known in the community for their volunteer and philanthropic efforts, David and Patricia believe there’s never been a more important time to support our hospital.
“We want to encourage all who can to donate to support our brave frontline healthcare workers during this COVID-19 crisis,” says Patricia Morton. “Their courage is simply amazing as they risk their own lives to save others.”
“Our hope is that our gift will encourage others, and as a result our collective philanthropy will go twice as far to support the work of PRHC’s dedicated physicians, nurses and staff,” adds David Morton.
If you’ve already made a donation in support of PRHC’s COVID-19 response, thank you. If not, please give today if you can. Thanks to the Mortons, your gift will go twice as far to support the work of PRHC’s frontline healthcare professionals! Visit www.prhcfoundation.ca or call 705-876-5000 today.
This story was created in partnership with the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Foundation.
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