News and Alerts

Community outbreak listings are updated regularly when a new outbreak is declared, updated or declared over at facilities within the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District area.

February 5, 2026 – Lakelands Public Health is issuing a Cold Warning for the County of Haliburton, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County and the City and County of Peterborough effective starting February 7th through to February 8th as Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting the weekends temperature lows near -20°C or colder. 

February 3, 2026 – Lakelands Public Health is advising the public that it is currently responding to a cybersecurity incident discovered on January 29, 2026, affecting some of its internal systems. Lakelands Public Health is sharing this information proactively in the interest of transparency and public trust.

February 2, 2026 – The Board of Health for Lakelands Public Health will hold its next meeting virtually.

January 29, 2026 –Lakelands Public Health is issuing a Cold Warning for the County of Haliburton, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County and the City and County of Peterborough effective starting tonight (Thursday, January 29) through to Friday, January 30, as Environment and Climate Change Canada is forecasting temperatures near -26°C.

As a member of the Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) department of the Clinical Services Division, the VPD Nurse is accountable to Clinical Services Management for the implementation of the assigned Requirements of the Infectious and Communicable Diseases Prevention & Control Program Standard, Immunization Standard, and/or School Health Standard of the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS), and related protocols and guidelines.

The Public Health Nurse is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating specified programs as per the Ontario Public Health Standards.

The Public Health Nurse assigned to the Home Visiting department uses a comprehensive health promotion approach to reduce health inequities of families and children. By adopting the public health core competencies and using knowledge of the social determinants of health, population health, evidence-based practice, the Public Health Nurse works to achieve optimal preconception, pregnancy, newborn, child, youth, parental and family health.

January 22, 2026 – Lakelands Public Health is issuing a Cold Warning for the County of Haliburton, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County and the City and County of Peterborough effective Saturday, January 24th to Sunday, January 25th, as Environment and Climate Change Canada forecasts temperatures reaching -20°C, with wind chill reaching as low as -30 to-35.

January 16, 2026 – The Board of Health for Lakelands Public Health will hold its next meeting virtually.