As 2021 draws to a close, CTVNewsKitchener.ca is looking back on some of the stories that made headlines this year.
Here are 10 of our the most read stories from 2021.
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph: 7,301 cases, 109 deaths, 6,821 resolved Brant County: 2,907 cases, 20 deaths, 2,729 resolved Haldimand-Norfolk: 2,440 cases, 46 deaths, 2,148 recovered Huron Perth: 1,622 cases, 53 deaths, 1,521 recovered An Arthur, Ont. family who moved to New Brunswick
last week are now isolating in their new home. Gwendolen Bultena and Matt Potts arrived in New Brunswick on Friday, but said the journey to their new home was anything but smooth “Absolute insanity,” Bultena said. “This whole process has just been a rollercoaster of emotions” The family was worried they would be denied entry into the province after New Brunswick implemented new mandatory hotel quarantine rules. They did not have a reservation booked at a government-approved hotel or approved travel registration forms before hitting the road last Wednesday. Fortunately, they were able to sort that before they got to the border on Friday.
KITCHENER An Arthur, Ont. family who moved to New Brunswick last week are now isolating in their new home. Gwendolen Bultena and Matt Potts arrived in New Brunswick on Friday, but said the journey to their new home was anything but smooth “Absolute insanity,” Bultena said. “This whole process has just been a rollercoaster of emotions” The family was worried they would be denied entry into the province after New Brunswick implemented new mandatory hotel quarantine rules. They did not have a reservation booked at a government-approved hotel or approved travel registration forms before hitting the road last Wednesday.
A dream move to New Brunswick turned nightmare, sign wars in Listowel and across Ontario, and the latest on Trinity Bible Chapel round out the top stories of the week.
KITCHENER An Arthur, Ont. family moving to New Brunswick is scrambling for answers on how to properly self-isolate once they enter the province, as new mandatory hotel quarantine rules are now in place. Two months ago, Gwendolen Bultena and Matt Potts decided to sell their home in Arthur and move their family to New Brunswick. We want to slow things down and enjoy nature a little bit more, and that s much better out in New Brunswick, Potts said. The couple and their two children started their drive across the country on Wednesday, hoping to arrive in New Brunswick by Friday. But new travel rules in New Brunswick have put their plans in jeopardy.