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As 2020 came to a close, the COVID-19 related headlines started showing how the second wave was taking off.
While Cornwall, and the northern portion of Akwesasne, had avoided the deluge of cases seen in some parts of Prescott-Russell in the spring and summer, the cumulative and active caseloads just kept increasing through the month of December.
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The city started the month with a 140 cases from the first eight months of the pandemic, but closed out the month with 267 cases, a 90 per cent increase. More often than not, the daily updates posted to the Eastern Ontario Health Unit’s website included double-digit increase in caseloads, enough to push the region from the Yellow-Protect level of restrictions in the provincial COVID-19 framework, to the Orange-Restrict.
Holiday Sparkle ends on a bright note December 21, 2020 Reading time: 2 min
Provided by the Holiday Sparkle Team Hudson Delorme, 4, takes in the bright lights at Holiday Sparkle at Gray s Creek. Brittany Delorme Photography.
SOUTH GLENGARRY, Ontario – Gray’s Creek Holiday Sparkle celebrated its final evening of their drive-through light experience, last night, Dec. 20. After an extremely successful couple of weeks and the joy it brought to the community, the Holiday Sparkle team wants to thank all of their sponsors, donors, volunteers, tree decorators, businesses, partners, and so many more for making the event a success!
A few partners who helped make the event possible on the ground, were both Cornwall Tourism and the Raisin Region Conservation Authority.