Monday, October 2, 2023
booked.net
Eco-conscious : Print an issue, plant a tree! 

No products in the cart.

  • About
    • Contributors
    • Disclaimers
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Giving back
    • Mission Statement
    • Past Issues
    • Where to Find
    • Call us at 613-935-3763
The Seeker - Positively Local, Suporting Local
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinions
  • Lifestyle
  • Events
  • Columnists
  • Videos
  • Advertise!
    • Online
    • In Print
    • Classifieds
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result

Queen’s Park Update – June 2021 – by Jim McDonell MPP

The Seeker by The Seeker
June 25, 2021
in News
Reading Time: 4 mins read

This past month marked the first step of our Reopening Ontario plan and the return of retail shopping and outdoor patios. Our health and infectious disease experts are analyzing our progress, and the statistics look promising, especially locally. Our riding’s caseload has consistently been in the single digits, numbers not seen since last summer. We are now able to graduate two days ahead of schedule to Step 2 on Wednesday, June 30. This will allow welcome improvements: increasing outdoor gatherings to 25 from 10, allowing indoor groups of up to five people with restrictions, and resuming sports, leagues, overnight camps, meetings, and events with capacity limits. For businesses: non-essential retail capacity rises to 25 percent, while essential retail jumps to 50 percent; outdoor dining increases to six per table, and personal care services reopen with masking. Other improvements include the resumption of indoor religious gatherings at 25 percent capacity. Please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/reopening-ontario for complete details. While these are promising developments, the potential outbreak of the very contagious Delta variant remains a serious concern. If our vaccine program can maintain its rapid pace, and we continue our proven safety measures, we should enter Step Three in the third week of July.

Thanks to increased shipments of vaccines, and our local health units’ ability to get shots in arms, we have made substantial headway towards achieving a two-dose summer. Most Ontarians over the age of 70 have received their second dose, and anyone over 18 became eligible to book theirs this week. Students 12 years old and older also began receiving vaccinations this month, setting up their second dose before returning to school in the fall. We have 16 pharmacies providing the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines in our region, with more programmed as vaccine deliveries increase. The second dose interval of AstraZeneca has also been reduced to eight weeks from the previous manufacturer’s 12-week recommendation. At the start of June, the Eastern Ontario Health Unit had administered nearly 111,000 doses and now expect to surpass 180,000 by month’s end, quite the accomplishment by Dr. Paul Roumeliotis’ dedicated team. Book your appointment at www.ontario.ca/bookvaccine or by calling 1-888-999-6488 if you have a red and white OHIP card or need assistance. The EOHU is adding additional clinics as supplies arrive, allowing you to reduce your interval for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to a minimum of 28 days. Check the above website, and if you book an earlier date, your previous appointment is automatically cancelled.

You might also like

Five Questions with Sip & Scoop owner Jehan Shorish

LTE – Comments on the Bob Turner survey

Ontario’s Minimum Wage to Ascend to $16.55

As we allow for more social gatherings and events, I know some organizations and groups require assistance. The Ontario government has opened up the 2020-21 Seniors Community Grant Program for applications. This grant will assist not-for-profit community groups in developing projects to encourage greater social inclusion, volunteerism, and community engagement for seniors. Applicants can apply through Transfer Payment Ontario (formerly Grants Ontario) online at Ontario.ca/GetFunding. The deadline for all applications is July 15, 2021, at 5 p.m.

Remember to follow our public health guidelines and keep our community healthy.

Happy Canada Day!

Jim McDonell

MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry

www.jimmcdonellmpp.ca 613-933-6513

Author

  • The Seeker
    The Seeker

    View all posts

Share3Tweet2SharePin1ShareSend
Next Post

Want To Get Into Water Sports This Year? Here's What You Can Do

Subscribe
Connect with
I allow to create an account
When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account.
DisagreeAgree
Notify of
Connect with
I allow to create an account
When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account.
DisagreeAgree
Please login to comment
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Inner Site Sidebar

Advertise Here
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube TikTok
Don't miss anything!

Get notified of all our new news by ringing the bell at the bottom left corner!

Content Safety

HERO

theseeker.ca

Trustworthy

Approved by Sur.ly

2022
The Seeker Newspaper is located at 327 Second Street E., Cornwall, ON K6H 1Y8 -- All rights reserved
The Seeker does not accept responsibility for errors, misprints or inaccuracies published within. The opinions and statements of our columnists are not to be presumed as the statements and opinions of The Seeker, and should not substitute professional or medical advice.
ISSN 2562-1750 (Print)

ISSN 2562-1769 (Online)
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinions
  • Lifestyle
  • Events
  • Columnists
  • Videos
  • Advertise!
    • Online
    • In Print
    • Classifieds

© 2023 Reducing our footprint!   For every issue we print, we plant a tree!

wpDiscuz
0
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x
| Reply
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.