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Fairhaven is a municipal long-term care home facility located at 881 Dutton Road in Peterborough. (Photo: Fairhaven)

Another COVID-19 outbreak declared at Fairhaven in Peterborough after employee tests positive

Employee was not infected at the long-term care home and has not worked there for past five days, and there are no resident cases.
For Rent sign

Police warn public about rental scam resurfacing in Peterborough area

Scammers falsely advertise homes listed for sale as being rental properties.
Cobourg Community Centre is located at 750 D'Arcy Street in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

Cobourg Community Centre to remain closed over the holidays due to COVID-19

Facility was closed on December 11 after users reported close contact with a person who recently tested positive.
A Kawartha Lakes police vehicle blocks access to Pigeon Lake Road east of Lindsay after a police shooting on November 26, 2020 that resulting in a 33-year-old suspect and an OPP officer being seriously injured. The suspect's one-year-old son was found fatally shot in the man's pickup truck. (Photo: CBC)

Ontario’s police watchdog issues update on investigation into November 26 shooting in Kawartha Lakes

A 33-year-man and his one-year-old son sustained gunshot wounds, with the baby dying at the scene and his father a week later.
A laboratory worker completes a COVID-19 test

Ontario reports 1,940 new COVID-19 cases, including 20 in greater Kawarthas region

Active regional cases decrease to 126, with 15 new cases in Northumberland, 4 in Kawartha Lakes, and 1 in Hastings Prince Edward.
This ice sculpture of a hockey player by Charlie "Woodchuk" Andolsek on the shores of Chemong Lake in Ennismore was created in advance of the 2019 annual PolarFest winter family festival in Selwyn Township. The 2021 festival has been cancelled due to COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Steph Bush / @s0_fetchh on Twitter)

Selwyn Township’s PolarFest cancelled for 2021

Virtual version of Polar Plunge will be going ahead on February 7.
COVID-19 tests in a laboratory. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,677 new COVID-19 cases, including 9 in greater Kawarthas region

Active regional cases increase to 129, with 7 new cases in Hastings Prince Edward and 2 in Peterborough.
Leah McCracken (left) has been a registered nurse in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) for the past 18 years. She and her colleagues like Kelsey Thibert (right) depend on your generous support for the equipment and technology they need. It helps them continue to provide urgent, lifesaving, and lifechanging care at your hospital. (Photo courtesy of PRHC Foundation)

With your help this holiday season, PRHC’s frontline healthcare workers will be ready for...

Donations will help our regional hospital invest in lifesaving equipment and technology and messages of support will help workers stay strong.
COVID-19 lab test swabs. (Stock photo)

Ontario reports 1,873 new COVID-19 cases, including 23 in greater Kawarthas region

Regional active cases increase to 124, with 12 new cases in Northumberland, 5 in Peterborough, 4 in Hastings Prince Edward, and 2 in Kawartha Lakes.
Cobourg Community Centre is located at 750 D'Arcy Street in Cobourg. (Photo: Town of Cobourg)

Cobourg Community Centre closed for weekend due to COVID-19

Facility to be cleaned and sanitized after users reported close contact last week with a person who recently tested positive.

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