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Campbellford Memorial Hospital is located at 146 Oliver Road in Campbellford. (Photo: Campbellford Memorial Hospital)

Campbellford hospital’s emergency department to close over Christmas Eve due to staff shortages

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From 5 p.m. on December 24 until 7:30 a.m. on December 25, ambulances will be diverted to closest area hospital.
Federal finance minister Chrystia Freeland announcing that businesses and workers affected by 50 per cent capacity limits will be eligible for pandemic support programs during a virtual media conference on December 22, 2021. (kawarthaNOW screenshot of CPAC video)

Federal government expands pandemic supports to include businesses and workers affected by capacity limits

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Ontario government also announces rebate program and tax deferral period for businesses.
A COVID-19 test being conducted in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

All appointments at pop-up testing clinic in Peterborough booked within two hours

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Demand for pre-holiday COVID-19 testing extremely high as active local cases rise to 156.
Watersheds and wetlands are vital for drought prevention, flood protection, shoreline erosion control, water quality improvement, and climate resilience. In the Kawarthas region, Kawartha Land Trust is currently protecting 27 kilometres of natural shorelines and more than 1,060 acres of provincially significant wetland. By making a donation, you can help Kawartha Land Trust manage the critical lands they already protect and help secure even more lands in need of protection. (Photo courtesy of Kawartha Land Trust)

Give a gift that lasts for generations: help Kawartha Land Trust protect water in...

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Donations this holiday season will help charitable organization protect vital lands that include watersheds and wetlands.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford receiving his COVID-19 booster dose at an Etobicoke pharmacy on December 21, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Premier's Office)

Despite omicron’s exponential growth, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health remains optimistic about schools

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Preparing for increase in hospitalizations, Ontario will be prioritizing rapid antigen testing for high-risk workers.
Trent University student Jonah Udovc accepts his $500 Boro gift card prize from Terry Guiel, executive director of the Peterborough Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA). While this is the final early bird prize, there's still time to get your holiday shopping passports stamped to win the $1,500 grand prize to be drawn on Wednesday, January 12th. (Photo: Peterborough DBIA)

Trent University student Jonah Udovc wins final Holiday Shopping Passport early bird prize

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Draw for $1,500 grand prize in annual downtown Peterborough shopping program will be held on January 12.
Drug overdoses may be caused by a contaminated, poisoned, or potent drug supply. In 2018, Northumberland OPP seized 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills that contained fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is more toxic than most other opioids. (Photo: Northumberland OPP)

Health units issue opioid alerts for Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough

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Recent increases in number of overdoses may be related to contaminated, poisoned, or potent drug supply.
Young people wearing masks during COVID-19 pandemic. (Stock photo)

Employer applications now open for Canada Summer Jobs 2022 funding

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Federal government will assess applications by taking into account local priorities identified by MPs .
Originally founded by the late artist Ed Matthews in 1983, The Gallery on the Lake reopened in 2002 as Canada's largest retail art gallery after Esther Inglis and her husband purchased the defunct gallery. Seeking to retire for several years, they have now sold the property, which the new owners will no longer operate as an art gallery. (Photo: The Gallery on the Lake)

The Gallery on the Lake in Buckhorn is permanently closing

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Founded by the late artist Ed Matthews in 1983, owner Esther Inglis and her husband have operated the retail art gallery since 2002.
Inspector Jeff Martin of the Northumberland OPP accepts the donation of a stetson-style OPP hat from Roy Cobbing, owner of Ray Cobbing's Antique and Collectibles in Morganston. The wide-brimmed hats were originally worn when the OPP was formed in 1909 and again from 1997 until 2009. (Photo courtesy of Northumberland OPP)

Northumberland antiques dealer donates rare stetson hat to Ontario Provincial Police

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The wide-brimmed hat, no longer worn by officers, will be displayed at OPP museum in Orillia.
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