Thunder Bay residents who are at least 85 years old are now able to book appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with times starting later this week.
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It’s now official. The 2020/2021 SIJHL season is over.
League officials say it’s no longer reasonable to hold out hope that the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and Northwestern Health Unit catchment areas will be in a place in time to allow for action to resume.
The league hit the pause button at the end of December 2020 when the province went into lockdown.
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League commissioner Darrin Nichols says the shortened season will be remembered as a “roller coaster of emotions.”
“From fear we wouldn’t even be able to start, to joy when a pathway back to the ice was available, to optimism that as we progressed conditions might allow for a return to more normal hockey, to hope that we might just be able to continue in any fashion and now finally sadness in facing the reality of where we are today,” says Nicholas.
Officials offer COVID vaccine to Thunder Bay homeless as isolation shelter use surges
Vaccine clinics began last week for people who are homeless, and so far, uptake has been “really great,” said Juanita Lawson, the chief executive officer with Norwest Community Health Centres.
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Posted: Mar 01, 2021 7:30 AM ET | Last Updated: March 1
The vaccine clinics come after the Thunder Bay District Health Unit declared a COVID-19 outbreak within the city s homeless population.(Lee Jin-man/The Associated Press)
Organizations serving homeless people in Thunder Bay, Ont., have begun offering them vaccinations against COVID-19.
Vaccine clinics began last week for people who are homeless, and so far, uptake has been really great, said Juanita Lawson, the chief executive officer with Norwest Community Health Centres.
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