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21.08.2020 / 22:21

Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes estimating $500,000 pandemic-related costs for 2020

coronavirus pandemic-related closures, restrictions and losses of revenue, the budgeting process for 2021 will likely look much different than any years prior.Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a cost that is fixed into most emergency services budgets (police, fire and paramedics), but for most other departments within a municipality, it is not.

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Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes to reopen most of its arenas

coronavirus pandemic and emergency orders and restrictions.The Lindsay Recreation Centre, which is a multi-use facility, recently reopened its pools on July 20 with strict new safety protocols in-place including limits on usage time and participants in a pool at any given time.However, the ice surface remains closed.The City of Kawartha Lakes is now asking staff to prepare and open arenas in Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, Little Britain, Emily/Omemee, Woodville and Manvers for the 2020-21 hockey and public skating seasons“The ice pads at the Lindsay arena are targetted to open Aug. 17 and that’s subject to demand,” said chief administrative officer Ron Taylor.

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Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes recalling laid-off staff

coronavirus pandemic.The municipality also put a freeze on its summer hiring program at that time.Chief Administrative Officer Ron Taylor estimates a third of those who were laid-off have now been recalled.“I would suggest over this month, we’ll be at 80 per cent callback,” Taylor said. “The other 20 per cent would be very specific programs that remain suspended. We’ll be looking at redeployment to shift some of those people on the list and internally into other functions over the summer.”As the province continues to lift some emergency orders, the municipality is working at getting amenities ready to reopen.Taylor told reporters on the weekly media teleconference, the remaining two closed landfill sites will be reopened in the next two

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Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes layoffs, facility closures help to offset revenue loss

The City of Kawartha Lakes is dealing with a projected revenue hit of approximately $3.2 million in 2020 directly from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes projects $3.2 million revenue loss in 2020 due to pandemic

Municipalities across the country are reporting major financial losses due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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City of Kawartha Lakes reallocating funds to deal with immediate needs during coronavirus pandemic

During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and state of emergency, many municipalities have had to shift spending from non-essential services to immediate needs, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line staff.

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City of Kawartha Lakes establishes 2 coronavirus pandemic recovery task forces

The City of Kawartha Lakes remains committed to starting the long recovery process from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes issues more than 200 layoff notices, delays summer hiring

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many municipalities into a balancing act as the ongoing health crisis continues to impact the economy.

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Coronavirus: City of Kawartha Lakes activates emergency control group, closes all public facilities

City of Kawartha Lakes council called a special meeting Tuesday morning to update residents on its coronavirus pandemic response as well as how it will move forward during the next month.

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