Health
Local residents take action to improve long-term care
Concerned local residents from Haliburton County and Kawartha Lakes have banded together to form the Haliburton-CKL Long-Term Care Coalition to… Continue reading “Local residents take action to improve long-term care”
COVID testing demands see RMH line-ups extend to Sussex Street
Lineups to get a COVID test at Ross Memorial Hospital (RMH) have seen drastic growth, sometimes stretching all the way… Continue reading “COVID testing demands see RMH line-ups extend to Sussex Street”
Local health team submits application to be part of Ontario Health Team
The Kawartha Lakes Ontario Health Team (KL-OHT) has submitted its full application to become a designated Ontario Health Team (OHT)… Continue reading “Local health team submits application to be part of Ontario Health Team”
Community anger growing with long wait times at LifeLabs
Outrage over long wait times at Lindsay’s LifeLabs – the only such laboratory in Kawartha Lakes – is growing. The… Continue reading “Community anger growing with long wait times at LifeLabs”
Garden honours late emergency nurse at RMH
Each year at Ross Memorial Hospital, departments ‘adopt’ and beautify garden spaces around the property, to compete for a ‘Garden… Continue reading “Garden honours late emergency nurse at RMH”
Mental health has suffered during pandemic but help is available
Every year approximately 4,000 Canadians die by suicide, averaging nearly 11 people every single day. Suicide has been an issue… Continue reading “Mental health has suffered during pandemic but help is available”
Beware of bats in your homes
A worrying rise in the number of bats being reported in homes in the tri-county area is causing the local… Continue reading “Beware of bats in your homes”
