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Article content The Porcupine Health Unit area is caught in the undertow of a “third wave” of COVID-19 cases despite the recent rollout of vaccines. More than 31,000 doses of vaccine for COVID-19 have been administered to residents within the local health unit since the start of January. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Time needed for vaccines to take effect - Catton Back to video However, Dr. Lianne Catton, local medical officer of health, conceded nearly half of the 644 cases reported by the local health unit since March 2020 occurred just...

Author of the article: Letters Publishing date: May 05, 2021  •  May 5, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Article content I am commenting on the article published in The Daily Press on April 21, 2021 – “Recent surge of cases would have put PHU area in lockdown.” I would like to commend journalist Ron Grech for asking the necessary and legitimate question to Dr. Lianne Canton, medical officer of health on what the local health unit defines as a “high risk contact”. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser...

I began married life in an Ontario Hydro colony situated 32 miles southeast of North Cobalt. It was located on the Matabitchuan River and called Matabitchuan…

Article content FORT ALBANY — Students at Peetabeck Academy in Fort Albany returned to in-class learning this past week, following a weeklong break. While most schools were directed by the province two weeks ago to transition to remote learning, schools located on First Nation reserves are exempt because they do not fall under provincial government jurisdiction. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. 'School refuses to follow lockdown rules' - Teacher Back to video As it turns out, the return to in-class learning in Fort Albany was not unanimously em...

Article content Jason Sereda, executive director of Living Space, spoke about the perpetual costs to communities that provide Band-Aid solutions to homelessness. His presentation on Tuesday afternoon, entitled “The economics of homelessness”, was directed to an online business audience hosted by the Timmins Chamber of Commerce. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sereda hopes to address residents' concerns about Living Space expansion Back to video It provided Sereda an opportunity to reiterate a goal set by Living Space to end homelessness in T...