TAY TOWNSHIP, ONT. -- The ongoing pandemic has had devastating impacts on the local economy as several tourist hotspots remain closed again this year. For the second year, Martyrs' Shrine in Tay Township will not open its Church and grounds to the public. Father Michael Knox said the decision to keep the religious site closed came down to the vaccination rollout plan announced Thursday. "Over 60 per cent of the people or more that we would be welcoming here would not be vaccinated yet, and so really the rollout set a lot of the discernment process," he said. Roughly 120,000 visitors head to Martyrs' Shrine each year.