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Rare Peterborough is one of four restaurants that have proactively closed for indoor dining temporarily due to close contacts with positive COVID-19 cases. Rare has contacted all diners who were at the restaurant on December 14, 2021 after a guest who dined there on that date tested positive. (Photo: Rare / Facebook)

Four Peterborough restaurants decide to temporarily close due to COVID-19

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Rare, One Fine Food, Capra Toro, and The Night Kitchen announce temporary closures due to close contacts.
Peterborough Regional Health Centre is located at 1 Hospital Drive in Peterborough and Ross Memorial Hospital is located at 10 Angeline Street North in Lindsay. (Photos: PRHC and Ross Memorial Hospital)

More restrictive visitor policies now in effect at Peterborough Regional Health Centre and Ross...

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Effective December 23, restrictions intended to help protect health and safety of patients and staff as omicron variant spreads.
A mobile-friendly list of holiday hours for 268 selected businesses, organizations, and services across the Kawarthas over Christmas and New Year's 2021. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW)

What’s open and closed over the holidays

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Holiday hours for 271 selected businesses, organizations, and services in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg, Port Hope, and across the greater Kawarthas region.
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.
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