Whats New in COVID: Numbers Fall, Fears Rise
A growing fear of COVID variants is keeping Toronto’s stay-at-home order in place until at least March 8. Restrictions were to loosen...
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- Feb 16, 2021
Wear a Three Layer Mask That Fits
If you’re still wearing the mask you got last spring, chances are you’re overdue for an upgrade. That’s partly because we now know more...
- Feb 5, 2021
Protecting Ourselves From the Variants
Despite declining COVID numbers across Ontario and, to a lesser extent, in Toronto, we’re entering a time of greater danger. As most of...
- Feb 1, 2021
City Cracks Down on Masks in Condos and Apartments
The City of Toronto is conducting additional education and enforcement in residential apartment buildings and condominiums where multiple...
- Feb 1, 2021
A Deadly Footrace
If all one looked at were this week’s trends, it would be easy to think we’d turned a corner and were on our way home. For the second...
- Jan 22, 2021
Hello In There – A Note About LTCs
In some cultures, caring for the elders is both an obligation and an honour. And then there’s us. I’m supposing that the neglect that has...
- Jan 22, 2021
Jan 22 COVID-19 Update
Finally, most of us seem to be taking this pandemic more seriously. Traffic data shows that many more are heeding the plea to stay home...
- Jan 18, 2021
Ontario Issues Temporary Moratorium on Evictions
The Ontario government has issued an emergency order to temporarily pause the enforcement of residential evictions during the provincial...
- Jan 15, 2021
Vaccination Schedule Update
Many of you are wondering how soon you will be able to get vaccinated for COVID. The answer is not as clear as most would like. Doses are...
- Jan 15, 2021
Stay the Blazes Home
Stay home. Unless you’re going to a big box store. Or gathering with up to five friends outside somewhere, for something or other....
- Jan 15, 2021
Willowdale Natural Ice Rink Status
Ice Rink Status: 4 CLOSED due to end of season (Last updated March 8, 2021) Willowdale is home to 4 natural rinks this winter. To make it...
- Jan 8, 2021
New Rules for Reporting COVID in Workplaces
There are new rules for businesses so that Toronto Public Health can better track and control the spread of COVID-19. Effective...
- Jan 8, 2021
What’s old, and new in COVID
Much has happened in the three weeks since my last newsletter. Let’s start with what’s new that looks frighteningly similar to what’s...
- Dec 18, 2020
Reducing COVID – If Only in My Dreams
Whatever we’re doing or have stopped doing, it’s not good enough. This week, Toronto’s new COVID case count didn’t just climb, it soared....
- Dec 11, 2020
COVID Update – December 11 2020
The beginning of distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine gives us many reasons to look forward to a return to a new normal life later this...
- Dec 11, 2020
The Vaccine in 600 Words
On Wednesday, we became the third country in the world with an approved COVID-19 vaccine, behind only Britain and – for future trivia...
- Dec 4, 2020
Dangerous Doubling
Your choice: a one-time payment of one million dollars or a penny that doubles every day for a month. The mathematics of doubling causes...
- Nov 29, 2020
Small Businesses Need Our Help
The Province’s decision to allow big box stores to sell non-essential products while small independent retailers cannot do so is causing...
- Nov 28, 2020
Welcome T.O. Winter Parks Plan
While the pandemic is still present in Toronto, We know that exercise isn’t just good for your physical wellbeing, but for your mental...
- Nov 28, 2020
COVID by the Numbers
If we are searching for glimmers of good news, Toronto’s new case numbers are levelling off, with 3281 compared to 3237 and 3267 the week...