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The COVID-19 Assessment Centre at Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC).(Photo: PRHC)

Peterborough Regional Health Centre shares details of its COVID-19 pandemic strategy

Hospital increasing critical care capacity, creating a dedicated 36-bed inpatient unit, providing enhanced education and training for staff, and more.
Kristina Zupanc. (OPP supplied photo)

Northumberland OPP find body of missing 82-year-old woman

Kristina Zupanc went issing March 31 in Roseneath, her body was found 30 kilometres away
Police officers at an unidentified location in Canada protect a skid of toilet paper. Could this become a common sight in Canada under the proposed "Protection Of Our Paper" (POOP) Act? (Photo source: jkooshan / reddit.com)

Does Canada really need a ‘Protection Of Our Paper’ (POOP) Act?

Legislation to be announced on April 1st would establish new police unit to prevent toilet paper hoarding.
Growers Retail, Peterborough's first legal cannabis retailer located at 225 George Street North in downtown Peterborough, is set to open on April 1, 2020. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

It’s no April Fool’s joke: Peterborough’s first legal cannabis store to open on Wednesday

Growers Retail in downtown Peterborough will carry as many as 40 cannabis strains, edibles, bongs, and more.
On March 31, 2020, Premier Doug Ford announced that publicly funded schools in Ontario would remain closed at least until May 4th. (Live stream screenshot)

Ontario schools to remain closed until at least May 4

Province will provide additional tools for at-home learning so students can finish academic year.
Peterborough City Hall is located at 500 George Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

City of Peterborough provides property tax relief for ratepayers during COVID-19 pandemic

Tax payments can be deferred for 60 days with penalty; council to consider other financial relief options at May virtual meeting.
A Canadian passport with a COVID-19 pamphlet inserted inside of it

Who to call if someone is breaking the new COVID-19 laws

Peterborough Public Health is providing guidance while it seeks clarification from federal government on Quarantine Act enforcement.
A closure notice posted by the City of Peterborough at the entrance to Ecology Park in Peterborough. On March 30, 2020, the Ontario government issued a new emergency order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act to close all outdoor recreational amenities, such as sports fields and playgrounds, effective immediately. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW.com)

Ontario government orders closure of all playgrounds, beaches, sports fields, off-leash dog parks, and...

Ontario is also extending the state of emergency until April 13th.
A collective of Peterborough-area makers is producing protective face shields for front-line workers at Peterborough Regional Health Centre. The face shield uses an open-source design from a 3D printing company in the Czech Republic, which has alread printed and donated more than 12,000 shields to healthcare professionals in the Czech Republic, and is being produced by maker communities around the world. (Photo: Prusa Research)

Local maker community producing protective face shields for Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Volunteers are donating their equipment and time, GoFundMe campaign set up to help purchase materials.
Pinecrest Nursing Home is a 65-bed long-term care facility in Bobcaygeon, Ontario. (Photo: Central East CCAC / YouTube)

Health unit confirms nine deaths of Pinecrest residents due to COVID-19

Health unit also confirms 24 staff at Bobcaygeon nursing home have tested positive for the virus.

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