May 06, 2021
May 06, 2021
Parents/guardians, staff and students at Almonte District High School received notification today that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. Both the health unit and the […]
Parents/guardians, staff and students at Pakenham Public School received notification today that an additional individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined that the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. The school is open and operating on the regular daily schedule. The health unit encourages parents/guardians to continue to use the COVID-19 School Screening Tool prior to […]
Parents/guardians, staff and students at Pakenham Public School received notification today that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined that the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. The school is open and […]
Parents/guardians, staff and students at Almonte District High School received notification today that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit has determined that the individual was not at the school while infectious and therefore the case poses no risk to staff or students. The school is open and operating on the regular daily schedule. The health unit encourages parents/guardians to continue to use the COVID-19 School […]
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Heath Unit is pleased to be working with many community partners as it rolls out the LGL COVID-19 Vaccination Plan. With vaccine supply stabilizing in the coming weeks, we will be working hard to increase our access points to the vaccine. With the completion of first doses for residents […]
Workplace outbreaks do happen even here in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark. We have seen workplace outbreaks across multiple sectors including the food industry, manufacturing, the trades, automotive etc. A COVID-19 outbreak in a workplace can potentially close your business or reduce productivity due to the lack of available workers. Ontario has now identified new variants […]
Parents/guardians and staff at Almonte District High School received notification today (Jan. 29, 2021) that an individual at the school has tested positive for COVID-19. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit is closely monitoring the situation and has followed up to isolate all students and staff who have had a high-risk exposure. Both the health unit and the school are […]
Leeds Grenville Lanark (LGL) District Public Health Unit staff were on site at Fairview Manor on January 28th to administer the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to the residents. The Public Health team was assisted by staff from the Lanark County Paramedic Service, Fairview Manor, and Almonte General Hospital. “It was an amazing day, and […]
The Upper Canada District School Board is so excited to welcome your child to Kindergarten this September. And registration is now open! Not only will your child learn literacy and math –they’ll also gain independence as well as problem-solving and critical-thinking skills related to the world around them. We know your child’s new learning adventure also […]
Registered Nurse Nicki Watkins joined the Emergency Department team at Almonte General Hospital (AGH) team in April – right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. She says she jumped right in. “From day one, excellent policies were in place to keep everyone safe,” she says. “This team is amazing.” Registered Nurse Mark Gormley has […]
How is a person with disabilities, mental health issues and addictions supposed to improve their lot in life when the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits get clawed back whenever they go out and work for extra income. We discriminate because we don’t understand the struggle is real for so many Canadians trying to live […]
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When the president of Eastern Ontario Development Association, J.A. (Joe) Perkins, addressed a large crowd at the grand opening of Perth Municipal Airport on August 30, 1956, he could not have realized his remark that “such an airport would be as necessary as a railroad” would prove to be so prophetic, although not in the […]
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I think it is a fabulous idea to write your own personal political manifesto. Am I the only one that gets annoyed when leaders speak ”on behalf of all Canadians or Ontarians”? How is that even possible? What I learned through the US election is that the mass media is tilting society towards ‘crazy town’ […]
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Pretty Things opens at 18 Russell Street this week in Smiths Falls. It is a small shop with a world of fantastic purchases inside; it has a cool vibe with quirky finds at a variety of price points. It is a great place to find unusual delights: from Snot Bad handkerchiefs to beard balm, from […]
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