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Ontario government extends COVID-19 emergency orders until June 30

Orders are renewed every two weeks as required under state of emergency, which remains in place until June 30.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - June 16, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – June 16, 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.
The splash pad at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes facility in Lindsay will be available to summer camp and child care program attendees, but will not be open for after-hours public use. (Photo: Boys & Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes / Facebook)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Kawartha Lakes to offer licensed child care and summer...

Pending approval by health unit, summer camp program for kids ages five to 12 will be offered in Lindsay starting June 29.
kawarthaNOW.com founder, CEO, and publisher Jeannine Taylor will be a guest on Friday Morning Business Breakfast Talks with Kim Blackwell, the artistic director of 4th Line Theatre in Millbrook. (Supplied photos)

kawarthaNOW’s Jeannine Taylor joins 4th Line Theatre’s Kim Blackwell for business breakfast talk on...

'Friday Morning Business Breakfast Talks with Kim Blackwell' series features a discussion with local business leaders.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outside of his home in Ottawa on June 16, 2020. Trudeau announced that federal government will be extending the Canada Emergency Response Benefit for an additional eight weeks. (Screenshot / CPAC)

Canada Emergency Response Benefit to be extended for eight more weeks

Canadians who have lost employment or self-employment income because of COVID-19 will receive a $2,000 payment in both July and August.
Photographs of opioid overdose victims displayed at the Peterborough Opioid Summit on July 11, 2019 at Market Hall in downtown Peterborough. In the first six months of 2020, Peterborough police had reported 17 suspected overdose deaths, along with one confirmed overdose death in January. (Photo: Paul Rellinger / kawarthaNOW.com)

$1.2 million in federal funding for Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough to support people...

Peer-to-peer harm reduction and recovery program will connect at-risk people with those who have lived experienced with addiction.
GreenUP Ecology Park's nursery, located at 1899 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, offers a wide range of native plants and trees that are grown for the Peterborough climate. The nursery is now open for the 2020 season Thursday to Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Ecology Park)

Peterborough’s Ecology Park native plant and tree nursery is now open to the public

Opening was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic, some changes in place for health and safety of customers and staff.
Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region - June 15, 2020

Daily COVID-19 update for Peterborough and the greater Kawarthas region – June 15, 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 conference in Queen's Park on June 15, 2020 to announce that seven more Ontario regions are moveing into stage two of province's reopening as of June 19, 2020. (Screenshot / Premier's Office YouTube channel)

Seven more Ontario regions move into stage two of province’s reopening

Only Peel, Toronto, and Windsor-Essex remain in stage one for now.
Beginning on June 28, 2020, Peterborough Transit will be running nine regular routes instead of 12 and will launch three new community bus routes. Fewer routes will go directly into the Simcoe Street bus terminal in downtown Peterborough, reducing congestion and facilitating physical distancing among riders. (Photo: Peterborough Transit)

Peterborough Transit routes get an overhaul due to COVID-19

Effective June 28, new system will have nine regular routes and three new community bus routes, with fewer routes going into downtown bus terminal.

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