Demolition Has Begun At Northcrest Arena In Preparation For A New Fire Station
/Demolition at Northcrest Arena began on Saturday, in preparation for the new fire station.
Photo by Pete Dalliday.
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Peterborough’s Eastgate Memorial Park COVID-19 Testing Site Relocating Back To Northcrest Arena For Testing Inside
/The COVID-19 testing centre currently located at Eastgate Memorial Park will relocate to Northcrest Arena at 100 Marina Blvd. effective Monday, October 26th to accommodate colder weather through the fall and winter seasons.
Once relocated, this site will no longer offer drive-through testing; individuals with appointments will be asked to come inside the arena for their test.
Operating hours will continue to be 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and testing is available by appointment only. The final day of operations at Eastgate Memorial Park will be on Friday, October 23.
The link to the booking tool is available through the PRHC website and on the Peterborough Public Health website. If you are looking to book an appointment for the Northcrest Arena site, you must meet at least one of the following screening criteria:
You are showing mild symptoms of COVID-19
Peterborough Public Health has informed you that you have been exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19
You have received a notification through the COVID-19 Alert App
You are part of an outbreak investigation as informed by Peterborough Public Health
You are required to be tested routinely, such as staff at long-term care and retirement homes
You are planning an indoor visit with a loved one at a long-term care home
You are a traveler without symptoms and require a test to confirm you do not have COVID-19 before travelling internationally
You have been advised by a medical professional that testing is required prior to a procedure
You are required to be tested before admission to a congregate setting or other facility
HOW IT WORKS WHEN ARRIVING AT NORTHCREST ARENA FOR TESTING
-> Arrive inside the main entrance at Northcrest Arena five minutes in advance of your booked appointment.
-> Clean your hands as you enter the arena and wear a mask inside at all times except when you are being tested. Please also keep a physical distance of two metres between yourself and other people. Remember to bring your Ontario Health Card and driver’s licence with you.
-> With the new, appointment-based system in place, traffic issues are not expected to be a concern as the COVID-19 testing service returns to the Northcrest site.
You can access your test results online using your Ontario Health Card number at https://covid-19.ontario.ca/ or by calling your healthcare provider.
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Peterborough’s Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Centre First In Province To Use Handheld Devices For Lab Automation
/Peterborough’s drive-through COVID-19 testing centre is the first in the province to implement new handheld devices to digitize COVID-19 lab requisitions—an important step forward in improving the quality and performance of end-to-end testing for patients, care providers and labs.
Working with Ontario Health, Peterborough County/City Paramedics, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC), Peterborough Public Health (PPH) and the City of Peterborough have partnered to introduce handheld technology and barcoded labels for all COVID-19 tests done at the centre. Staff can now collect a patient’s information by scanning their health card and driver’s license, capturing everything required for a digital lab requisition.
Photo courtesy PRHC
The drive-through testing centre implemented the handheld devices on Wednesday, September 2nd, and in the first five days of use, 1523 people were scanned.
The benefits of the handheld devices include:
More complete and higher-quality data when capturing patient information
Faster processing and easier matching of the requisition to the test
More legible requisitions, making it easier for laboratory staff to process each test
The testing clinic is now located at Northcrest Arena. Operating hours continue to be 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
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Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Relocating To Northcrest Arena From Kinsmen Civic Centre On September 8
/Peterborough Paramedics, Peterborough Regional Health Centre (PRHC) and Peterborough Public Health have announced that the drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic will relocate to Northcrest Arena (100 Marina Drive) effective Tuesday, September 8th. Operating hours will remain 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
The final day of operations at the Kinsmen Civic Centre will be Friday, September 4th, and there will be no drive-through clinic operating on September 7th due to the Labour Day holiday.
At Northcrest Arena, testing will continue to be provided for those without COVID-19 symptoms on a first-come, first- served basis. This clinic will be regularly evaluated and may adjust operations based on demand. Currently, they are testing more than 250 people daily. Please check back often to peterboroughpublichealth.ca and click on the Testing link for updates.
Those wishing to be tested on the weekend (with or without symptoms) can call the COVID-19 Assessment Centre at PRHC at 705-876-5086 to book an appointment. The PRHC Assessment Centre runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, seven days a week, by appointment only.
The drive-through testing clinics are led by Peterborough Paramedics with support from PRHC, the City of Peterborough, and Peterborough Public Health. Remember to bring your Ontario Health Card and driver’s license with you. You can access your testing results using your Ontario Health Card number on the provincial online portal here.
For more information about COVID-19, visit peterboroughpublichealth.ca.
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What Should Peterborough Do About Its Arena Needs?
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It's not easy to get ice time in Peterborough, the hockey capital of Canada. Thus, the City of Peterborough has begun an assessment of its arena needs, brought on in part by the potential closure of the outdated Northcrest Arena in the City's north end. This study will determine current needs and look out over the next 20 years in terms of the city's arena needs and population growth. The city will soon be announcing its project and its objectives, as well as announcing upcoming community input opportunities. But to get the puck rolling, what would you do? Retrofit Northcrest Arena? Build a new twin pad arena somewhere in the city? Build a sports complex to address many needs at once? Add your comments below.
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