4 - Southpoint Sun
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Special challenges face offshore workers when it comes to dealing with virus
has been involved as well By Mark Ribble as the Ontario GreenLEAMINGTON — As house Vegetable Growwe adjust to the rapidly ers. changing world in 2020, with social distancing MacDonald says they and self isolating beare reassuring residents coming new phrases in and trying to maintain our vocabulary, another the good relationship thought has crossed the they have with the offminds of many. shore working commuThis area is very relinity. Hilda MacDonald ant on offshore workers “It’s really about getMOOOOOOVE IT! to keep the greenhouse workers have the infor- ting the word out and Motorists traveling the southernmost portion of County Rd. 31 last Tuesday evening were industry going and those mation,” she said from following through”, she in for a surprise as two calves from a neighbouring farm were on the loose. Several cars workers who are already her home on Friday. said. stopped to help as one motorist tried to lasso the wayward livestock. After a 20-minute here are being educated Grocery stores and Mayor MacDonald struggle to keep the stubborn bovines off the roadway, the owners arrived and coaxed them as to what they need to other retailers in the area has been working from with a giant baby bottle, keeping them safe from passing traffic until they could get them do to protect themselves have been contacted and her kitchen table for the home. (SUN PHOTO) and others during this past few days as the CO- advised on how to concrisis. VID-19 crisis develops trol gatherings at their Leamington Mayor rapidly. front doors and inside Hilda MacDonald has their businesses. “It’s really about been helping ‘connect the MacDonald says the getting the word dots’ between the workcoming weeks will prove ers, the Windsor Essex important in the fight out and following County Health Unit and against the virus, both for through.” the employers involved the workers and the genin the offshore worker Hilda MacDonald eral public. community. 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Ontario to open select child care centres across the province
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