Jun 1, 2021
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,671.
Oregon Health Authority reported 220 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 201,475.
The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 249, which is one fewer than Sunday. There are 61 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is one more than Sunday.
The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Clackamas (35), Clatsop (1), Columbia (3), Coos (1), Curry (1), Deschutes (17), Douglas (15), Jackson (17), Josephine (6), Klamath (6), Lane (21), Lincoln (3), Linn (9), Marion (31), Morrow (2), Multnomah (39), Polk (5), Tillamook (1), Union (1), Wasco (4), Yamhill (2).
Jun 1, 2021
John Hughel, Oregon Military Department
Remembering the sacrifices made by Oregonians in their service to the United States, Maj. Gen. Michael E. Stencel, Adjutant General, Oregon, reflected on the significance of Memorial Day as the Keynote speaker at the Linn County Veterans Memorial, Albany, Oregon on May 31, 2021.
During his remarks, Stencel encouraged those attending “to honor our service men and women who have given their lives for our country.”
“By passing on your appreciation and gratitude to their families for the freedom their sacrificed has brought; to honor them by living your dreams, by participating in our county’s political process and exercising your own freedoms to the fullest,” he said.
The fact that this woman hauled ass out of the house to push a big ass bear off of a fence makes her a superstar! Never mind that she has 1000 dogs that were taunting the bear, she was protecting her family!
TORONTO A large convoy of school buses made its way to Queen’s Park on Tuesday to protest an Ontario government process, which, critics say, will hurt small businesses and force them to shut down. The Tri-board School Bus Operators Association, which employs nearly 1,000 people, says an unfair request for proposal process (RFP) by the province is putting small businesses at risk, making it too difficult for them to compete for routes and secure deals with school boards. The association said the request for proposal process is only favourable to large companies that have hundreds of schools buses across the province, and not helpful to smaller businesses serving local communities.
TORONTO Ontario is putting another $31 million toward mental health services for children and youth. The aim is to provide targeted supports for mental health and addictions treatment services for young people and their families. Health Minister Christine Elliott says the money will help improve access to specialized mental health services and shorten wait lists and wait times. The money also includes a new virtual consulting initiative. The province says it will spend about $2.1 million a year on the program, which should reach about 14,000 young people. The idea is to enable an assessment to determine if more intensive intervention is needed.