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The Ontario government has announced it is reinstating renewal requirements for driver's licences, licence plate stickers, health cards, and more. If you have licence plate stickers that expired during the pandemic, you must renew them by February 28, 2022 and pay for any deferred fees. For example, the fee to renew this sticker will be $240: the fee for May 2020 to May 2021 plus the fee for May 2021 to May 2022. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

Ontario lifts pandemic pause on renewals of driver’s licences, licence plate stickers, and more

Most products must be renewed by February 28, 2022 and any deferred fees must be paid.
A COVID-19 test swab in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 656 new COVID-19 cases, including 11 in greater Kawarthas over past 2...

Regional active cases decrease to 70 with 6 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 3 in Kawartha Lakes, and 2 in Peterborough.
Beginning September 22, 2021, Ontarians over 12 will need to provide proof of vaccination to gain entry to higher-risk indoor public settings where face masks cannot always be worn. Initially, a copy of a vaccination receipt will be used, with a digital vaccination certificate and a verification app to be launched by October 22. (Stock photo)

Ontario announces ‘vaccine passport’ will be required to enter many indoor settings as of...

Requirement to show copy of vaccine receipt will be followed by digital vaccination certificate and verification app by October 22.
13-year-old Marley Day. (Police-supplied photo)

FOUND – Peterborough police looking for missing 13-year-old girl

Marley Day was last seen in downtown Peterborough in early morning of August 31.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 525 new COVID-19 cases, including 3 in Peterborough

Active cases in Peterborough decrease by 1 to 22; updates unavailable for Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings Prince Edward.
COVID-19 tests in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 694 new COVID-19 cases, including 33 in greater Kawarthas region over weekend

Regional active cases increase to 76 with 18 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward, 12 in Peterborough, 2 in Northumberland, and 1 in Kawartha Lakes.
A teenage boy receiving a vaccination. (Stock photo)

Mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics offered in communities across Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, and Haliburton

All mass immunization clinics offered by Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit will close as of September 3.
A lab technician evaluates COVID-19 rapid tests. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 740 new COVID-19 cases, 74% unvaccinated or with vaccination status unknown

Updates unavailable on weekends for Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland, Haliburton, and Hastings Prince Edward.
Calypso, a 12-year-old palomino mare, and her 10-week-old foal have been missing since August 22, 2021. The horses, who had been at the Chambers' 200-acre farm on Forbes Lane south of Hall's Glen for less than a week, went over a stone fence and haven't been seen since, despite an intensive week-long search. (Photo: Jenny Chambers / Facebook)

FOUND – Week-long search continues south of Stoney Lake for two missing horses, including...

The horses went over a stone fence at the 200-acre Chambers farm near Hall's Glen on August 22 and haven't been seen since.
Severe thunderstorm

Severe thunderstorm watch in effect Sunday for greater Kawarthas region

Possible wind gusts up to 90 km/h, 2 cm hail, and heavy rain of 50 mm within one hour.

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