News and Public Notices

FROM/DE:  Lanark County Detachment                         DATE:  January 19, 2021  
LANARK COUNTY OPP DETACHMENT WEEKLY NEWS
(LANARK COUNTY, ON) – Between Monday, January 11 2021 and Monday, January 18, 2021 officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 283 calls for service. 
The...
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OPP ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDER
 
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting that Ontarians voluntarily comply with the new Stay-at-Home Order to limit mobility outside their homes, except for essential reasons, to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
OPP officers will enforce the Stay-at-Home Order, under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA), and the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) by focusing...
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Winter Driving Safety Tip - Be Nice on the Ice :
Give yourself twice the space between vehicles, and pedestrians. Stopping distance on ice is double that of a dry road.
Approach intersections slowly, when they are covered with ice or snow.
Use EXTRA caution on bridges hills and curves.  Ice can form without warning, even if roadways are dry.
Watch Out for Black Ice, a thin, nearly invisible coat of ice that can make the road look like shiny new asphalt. ...
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It’s NOT a Race, Give Plows Space:
 Plows can’t see you and you can’t see the road ahead.
Plows are extra wide and throw snow and spray, making it difficult to see if the road ahead is clear for passing .
The safest place is well behind the plow.
Wait for plows to pull over before passing.  But, don’t accelerate too quickly – the road ahead is unplowed and could be slick or snowy.

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MEDIA RELEASE:
Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
January 15, 2021
First COVID-19 Vaccination in LGL
The shipment of COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine to Kingston Health Science Centre (KHSC) this week marks the beginning of Phase 1 of the provincial vaccine rollout in the South East region, including Leeds, Grenville and Lanark. The province initially provided COVID-19 vaccine to areas with the highest rates of COVID-19 infection. It is important to...
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