With the return of students to school; we are also going to start a gradual return of clients to service.
Read MoreAt this time we have decided to move to virtual/telehealth service and suspend all in-person service and move to virtual service effective Monday, January 10, 2022.
Read MoreOn Monday, January 3rd the Ontario Government returned our province to a modified step 2 of the COVID-19 recovery plan. Read our official response and how it could affect services.
Read MoreDue to the high and rapid spread of the current variant please be advised that we are continuing to follow all Public Health protocols. Find out more about our response to growing concern over Omicron including changes to our COVID-19 screening process for staff and clients.
Read MoreAs the province starts planning to reopen, so are we! We are looking forward to resuming our in-person services at our Lake Ridge locations.
Read MoreOn Thursday, May 13th our provincial government announced an extension to our current stay-at-home order. The order will now be in effect until June 2, 2021. Although this is news that many of us did not want to hear, we all want to continue to do our part to see the COVID case numbers decrease so we can open up safely and not return to another lockdown.
Read MoreAs we continue to navigate and monitor the COVID-19 situation in our province we will continue to offer virtual services through to May 20th, 2021. May 20th is when the current provincial stay-at-home order is in effect until.
Read MoreOn Friday, April 16, 2021, our Provincial Government introduced further restrictions across Ontario. At this time we have decided to suspend all in-person service. We will continue to monitor the situation in Ontario and provide another update, regarding service, by Friday, May 7, 2021.
Read MoreLate this afternoon Premier Ford announced further restrictions within the province to work towards decreasing the COVID-19 cases.
Read MoreAs of 12:01 am Thursday, April 8, 2021, the Province of Ontario will be in a ‘stay at home’ order as announced by Premier Ford today. During this ‘stay at home’ order, Lake Ridge Community Support Services will remain open to continue offering both in-person and virtual services during this period.
Read MoreEarlier this afternoon, Premier Ford announced that Ontario is implementing a “province-wide emergency brake” that will remain in place for the next four weeks.
Read MoreToday our government announced that Durham Region school boards will be returning to in-person learning on Monday, February 8, 2021. In response to this announcement, Lake Ridge will also be working on returning to in-person service, based on appropriateness, effective Monday, February 8, 2021.
Read MoreIn order to be responsible and responsive to today’s announcement, Lake Ridge Community Support Services will be moving back to virtual services only, effective Thursday, January 14, 2021. Following public health and safety guidelines is a priority for our Agency as is the health and safety of our clients, families and staff. We want to continue to protect our clients, families and staff and help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Read MoreAfter limiting applied behaviour analysis (ABA) services in Durham Region to virtual-only amid the Ontario-wide shutdown on Boxing Day 2020, Lake Ridge Community Support Services will re-open on January 11th with strict protocols and capacity restrictions.
Read More10 fun tips to reimagine Halloween for your child with autism during the Covid-19 pandemic. From scavenger hunts to games and activities we have the best tips for Halloween 2020 and beyond. Plus a bonus tip.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2020 - To date, our first phase of reopening for return to in-person service at our Lake Ridge locations has been going well. The protective measures and screening protocols are keeping our clients and teams safe.
Read MoreIn order to keep our clients, caregivers, guests and our staff safe during phase 2, phase 3 and subsequent phases of the government’s re-opening of Durham Region, Lake Ridge Community Support Services have put in specific protocols.
Read MoreWe are happy to inform everyone that as of July 6, we are resuming in-person service at our Lake Ridge locations only. When we see our clients in-person again to resume service, things will be a little different. Here are some of the new protocols we have put in place to ensure a safe return to in-person services.
Read MoreLake Ridge Community Support Services update based on the most recent announcement by the Ontario Government on phase 1 of re-opening the province.
Read MoreDuring this uncertain time, many people are finding it difficult to keep busy, If you’re anything like me, maybe your default activity to keep you busy has been using your phone to browse social media or binge-watching your favourite show on Netflix. Regardless, I’ve noticed whatever I’ve chosen to do hasn’t been very meaningful, so I thought I’d share some ideas of some things that I have done and you can do to avoid excessive use of screen time.
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