The following are brief reports of items discussed at the board of trustees meeting of Trillium Lakelands District School Board on Nov. 24. By Jenn Watt The school board has taken the first necessary steps…
Continued vigilance key in pandemic: education director
The following are brief reports of items discussed at the Trillium Lakelands District School Board meeting on Nov. 10. By Jenn Watt Staff at area schools are being encouraged not to let their guard down…
HHHS prepares for province’s second wave
By Sue TiffinWhile confirmed cases of COVID-19 have remained low in Haliburton County, with 19 cases having been reported resolved since the pandemic was declared in March, Haliburton Highlands Healthcare Services teams have been working…
Hatchery hurting financially amid pandemic
By Chad Ingram The Haliburton Fish Hatchery, operated by the Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association, is facing some financially tight times amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID [pandemic] has stopped us from our fundraising activities,”…
Reverse Advent Calendar collecting food for Haliburton’s 4Cs
To the Editor, As we look ahead to Christmas, we are drawn to the season of giving and of helping others. What can we do? What can you and your family do in these “COVID-19…
Changes to testing guidelines for school-age children lessens…
By Sue Tiffin “Thank goodness guidelines have changed, easier on families for sure,” said Dr. Norm Bottum after the provincial government updated screening protocols for children last week, amending a COVID-19 screening policy to focus…
Health unit assists congregate settings with COVID-19 protocol
By Sue Tiffin The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the health unit’s attention areas in which they needed to develop new or enhance existing relationships with in order to help protect vulnerable groups during the pandemic,…
Gendered impact of COVID-19
By Jenn Watt As we brace ourselves for a potential second wave of the coronavirus, with hundreds more positive tests coming back each day in Ontario than a month ago, we should be sure not…
Tracking COVID-19 in schools
By Sue Tiffin Parents and caregivers, as well as Ontarians in general, concerned about confirmed COVID-19 cases in class or at daycare will be able to track outbreaks of the virus at schools and child…