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Article content City officials will meet with Stratford police and Huron Perth public health today to discuss an anti-lockdown rally planned to take place at Lower Queen’s Park in Stratford on Sunday. “The city has not provided a permit or approval for this event, and we share the community’s concern about this planned public gathering,’ officials said on social media Monday morning, adding that they “will provide an update as soon as possible.” We apologize, but this video has fail...

Article content The March Conference looked different this year for the Junior Farmer Association of Ontario (JFAO) as it switched to a virtual format with the theme of ‘A Hoot and A Half from Home’… With workshops, speakers and the banquet being held using Zoom, the focus remained on networking with members from across the province, sharing ideas with other clubs, learning about a variety of topics and of course, fun. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshi...

Article content Huron-Perth public health has resumed taking appointments for COVID-19 shots at the region’s two mass immunization clinics in Stratford and Goderich. The health unit has added about 1,400 appointment slots for the week of May 4, medical officer of health Miriam Klassen said Monday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. COVID-19: New vaccine appointments open in Huron-Perth Back to video “We understand that many people are eager to be...

New restrictions announced Friday make it look like the government is doing something but I’m not sure all of them are necessary or helpful.

Article content The new restrictions announced by Premier Doug Ford on Friday afternoon will make it look like the government is doing something but I’m not sure all of them are necessary or helpful. Given the rising case numbers, but more importantly hospitalizations hitting 1,905 patients with 701 of them in intensive care, some of these measures make sense. Reducing capacity for retail to 25%, putting workplace inspectors into offices to make sure those who can work from home are doing so ...

Author of the article: Chris Montanini Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Article content Huron Perth public health reported 23 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on April 15 as surging rates elsewhere in Ontario continued to put immense pressure on hospitals. “That’s quite a jump for us,” said Miriam Klassen, the region’s medical officer of health. “We have been enjoying lower rates of transmission for the last several weeks and that’s ...

Article content The pandemic’s third wave in Ontario is shaping up to be the worst one yet. The province is locked down, schools are closed and spiking hospital admissions threaten to overwhelm intensive care units, a worst-case scenario. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Public health workers taking abusive phone calls as third wave worsens Back to video Meanwhile, a massive vaccine rollout is offering hope, but there are only so many doses to go...

A record setting day in Middlesex London when it comes to COVID-19 cases. On Wednesday the local health unit r...

Two mass vaccination clinics set up to distribute 1,500 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine provided to primary care providers in Huron and Perth counties…

Author of the article: Chris Montanini Publishing date: Apr 15, 2021  •  19 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  Article content Huron Perth public health reported 23 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Thursday as surging rates elsewhere in Ontario continued to put immense pressure on hospitals. “That’s quite a jump for us,” said Miriam Klassen, the region’s medical officer of health. “We have been enjoying lower rates of transmission for the last several weeks and that’s be...