Ellen Chambers is the chair of the Lakehead Public Schools board of trustees, which is calling for accelerated vaccinations for education workers. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com/FILE)
THUNDER BAY – Local groups are echoing calls from across Ontario to accelerate the vaccination of education workers, saying it could be crucial not only to protect the health of staff but also to keep schools open.
The provincial government announced last week it would add education workers to its current phase two vaccine roll-out, beginning with those who provide direct support to special education students and all staff in the provincially-designated “hot spots” of Toronto and Peel.
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THUNDER BAY A recent outbreak of COVID-19 involving CP railway employees in Thunder Bay and Schreiber has resulted in the implementation of enhanced safety protocols.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit, CP, and the Teamsters Union have not disclosed how many workers have been affected.
A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly told TBNewswatch at least half a dozen are involved, and that a number of other workers were taken off the job pending test results.
CP spokesperson Salem Woodrow said the railway is engaging with the TBDHU concerning the cases.
Woodrow said CP already had stringent COVID-19 measures in place for all employees including mandatory face coverings in all common areas and whenever physical distancing cannot be maintained, including in vehicles and cabs.