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During National Nurses Week in May, young sisters Ella and Myriah Mason from Oakwood in Kawartha Lakes sold do-it-yourself cookie kits featuring a scrub and heart and a nurse and heart (pictured) through their home-based Sweet Things Bakehouse on Facebook and raised $558 for the Heroes at Heart appeal at Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay. (Photo: Jenn Mason)

Two young sisters from Lindsay area raise funds selling their DIY cookie kits on...

With the help of their mom, Ella and Myriah Mason launched home-based business Sweet Things Bakehouse during COVID-19 pandemic.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - June 7, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – June 7, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - June 6, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – June 6, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
A "reopening soon" sign in the window of a business

Ontario extends all emergency orders until June 19

Province also extends until September the suspension of limitation periods and time periods for legal proceedings.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - June 5, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – June 5, 2020

Cases and deaths as reported by regional health units: Peterborough Public Health; Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit; and Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford at a media briefing at Queen's Park on June 5, 2020, along with finance minister Rod Phillips, health minister Christine Elliot, and economic development minister Vic Fedeli. (Screenshot / CPAC)

Ontario to release plan for stage two reopening next week

Province will also introduce phased plan for reopening child care during COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking during a media briefing in Ottawa on June 5, 2020. (Screenshot / CPAC)

Prime Minister Trudeau still won’t say if Canada Emergency Response Benefit will be extended

Canadians who have applied for $2,000 monthly benefit for four consecutive months will receive their final payment in June.
Showplace Performance Centre in downtown Peterborough is a not-for-profit organization that relies primarily on rentals to fund its operations. The Erica Cherney Theatre (pictured) and the Nexicom Studio are used by local theatre and performance companies, musicians, and more. The venue has been shut down since the Ontario government first declared a state of emergency on March 17, 2020. (Photo: Showplace)

Peterborough Arts Alive Fund will provide $10,000 COVID-19 relief grants to local arts organizations

Fundraising campaign for hard-hit arts sector kicks off with a $20,000 gift from an anonymous donor.
Nurse Simone Jackson wearing personal protective equipment in March 2020 as she prepares to open a swab to test a patient for COVID-19 in Peterborough Public Health's clinic. (Photo courtesy of Peterborough Public Health)

Where to get a COVID-19 test in the greater Kawarthas region

Ontario government now encouraging people without symptoms to get tested.
Vegetables at a farmers' msarket

Farmers’ Markets Ontario adopts Peterborough Regional Farmers Network’s COVID-19 guidelines

Provincial association has shared the guidelines for the use of 180 farmers' markets across Ontario.

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