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Wednesday, December 29, 2021
2021 - YEAR IN REVIEW MARCH
Chatham-Kent moves back into Orange As of Monday, March 1, Chatham-Kent Public Health was moved into the Orange-Protect status under the province’s COVID-19 framework. This will allow residents of Chatham-Kent a few freedoms that their neighbours in Windsor-Essex won’t have.
Talking Over Pizza raises funds for The Bridge Although the final tallies aren’t quite ready, all signs point to a very successful Talking Over Pizza event at Dominos Leamington on Saturday, February 27. With the November postponement of Talking Over Turkey still fresh in their minds, Deanna and Mike Diab turned their attention to other ways of helping their community and have been busy pitching in with different organizations over the past months. Saturday’s Talking Over Pizza benefited The Bridge Youth Resource Centre and the Diabs were present, nice and early, at a busy Leamington Dominos location. Vaccination clinic opening at Complex With last week’s announcement that Ontario Health is ramping up the
vaccine rollout across the province, local officials are organizing mass-vaccination sites, getting ready for the onslaught of vaccine recipients over the coming months. In Chatham-Kent, vaccinations of the general population over 80 began on Saturday, February 27 and continue this week into next at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre in Chatham. Local pharmacies roll out AstraZeneca program After much speculation and confusion, the Ontario government’s pilot project for the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine rolled out last week. For those in the 60-64 years age group, this pilot project came as a welcome surprise, as they didn’t expect to see a vaccination until July. Innovative program helping seniors While all age groups are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, no group has been hit harder than our seniors. The Leamington and District Half-Century Centre has been at the
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Loss of iconic landmark prompts memories, sadness This area lost one of its most recognizable landmarks last week in an April 1 morning fire that destroyed the former Paula’s Fish Place Restaurant. Fire crews got the call shortly after 6 am on Thursday and found the building fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. Crews were on site all morning and when the smoke settled, all that
Province moves vaccinations to 70-plus age group As the Province of Ontario announced last week, health regions throughout the province can begin booking appointments for the 70-74 age group as of today (March 31). Due to the quicker-than-expected rollout for the 80-plus and 75-79 groups, the province is moving along with the next group.
Mike Diab flips pizzas at Dominos.
APRIL
Premier applies ‘emergency brake’ as lockdown looms It was no April Fools joke, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford imposed a province-wide emergency brake on April 1. The emergency brake took effect Saturday morning, April 3. It will be in place for at least four weeks.
forefront of helping area seniors for many years, and although things are being done a little differently right now, they want you to know that they still provide services for the older generation.
was left was a shell of the building. The former restaurant was not inhabited and had not been open for several months. The property was sold a few weeks ago. Local soccer groups hopeful for a 2021 season With the weather warming and grass growing greener, it would normally be time for local minor soccer groups to be ready to hit the fields. Last year, the soccer seasons didn’t get off the ground and local minor soccer groups scrambled to get refunds or fee deferments to their members. This year, there was renewed hope — until this week’s emergency brake shutdown — and there is still some hope that the kids will get to play. Leamington Minor Soccer
spokesman, Bob Rumble, told the Sun last week, that they are in a holding pattern. Ford declares state of emergency again With the Emergency Brake Shutdown announced April 1 still fresh in the minds of Ontarians, Premier Doug Ford doubled down and issued a new State of Emergency for the province, accompanied by a stay-at-home order, which took effect Thursday, April 8 at 12:01 am. The order is expected to last for 28 days, at which time it will be re-evaluated.
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