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COVID-19 testing and clinical assessment moving to Victoria Park Armoury
Ross Memorial Hospital’s COVID-19 Assessment Centre, which provides COVID-19 testing and clinical assessments, will move to the Victoria Park Armoury starting on Tuesday, Jan 11.
Bakers rise across Kawartha Lakes
From home kitchens to new storefront locations, these entrepreneurs are finding success
Isolation has given us more time for our thoughts, and apparently there were more than a few locals who pondered their dreams of owning their own bakery, and decided to take the leap.
Teacher’s union not consulted on latest government decision for online learning
As Kawartha Lakes students begin at least two weeks of virtual instruction today, the union representative for high school teachers said he is frustrated about being shut out of key decisions.
First local baby of 2022 arrives on New Year’s Day
Olivia Walker, daughter to Cheyanne and Colton Walker, became the first baby born at Ross Memorial Hospital in 2022 at 11:34 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1.
Local airport important for emergency services
Municipal airport sees growth as more people take to the skies
Landing planes is a job not just for pilots but for the on-the-ground support, too. That’s where Kawartha Lakes Municipal Airport manager, Malcolm Cook, comes in.
Doug Ford’s government has been no friend to the environment
Since 2018 when Premier Doug Ford and the Ontario PC Party took power at the provincial level, there has been no shortage of concern caused by the governments persistent shunning of environmental considerations in favour of economic ventures.
CBC’s Brotherhood set on Balsam Lake
Brotherhood the true, Canadian story of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew and their ill-fated canoeing adventure in 1926, has arrived on CBC Gem.
