Health

City Council received a report at the Nov. 4 Council meeting on the considerations to be reviewed surrounding cannabis production… Continue reading “City reviews regulations related to cannabis production and cultivation”

The Ross Memorial Hospital in Lindsay will be receiving more than $1.1 million in funding to help alleviate hospital capacity… Continue reading “Ontario adding new hospital beds in Kawartha Lakes”

Kawartha Lakes is being allocated more than $390,000 through combined federal-provincial funding through the new COVID-19 resilience infrastructure stream. This… Continue reading “Kawartha Lakes will see about $390,000 for long-term care, education, more”

How is COVID-19 impacting you and your family’s physical, emotional, and mental well-being? Do you practise physical distancing and wear… Continue reading “Health Unit launches COVID-19 survey to understand local impact and attitudes”

An alarming increase in the number of suspect opioid overdoses in Kawartha Lakes is bringing an alert to be watchful… Continue reading “Numerous suspected overdoses prompts alert from health unit and police”

The Ford government has introduced legislation that would make it significantly harder for residents and families to hold long-term care… Continue reading “Long-term care accountability weaker from Bill 218: OHC, local long-term care coalition”

After an Advocate investigation into the long wait times faced by local residents at LifeLabs, the city’s only community bloodwork… Continue reading “LifeLabs says they’ve reduced wait times in Lindsay ‘by half’”