29 June 2020

The federal government will soon extend the Quarantine Act restrictions requiring out-of-Canada travellers to isolate for 14 days upon their arrival in Canada.  This requirement would otherwise expire tomorrow.   Up to this time, all returning Canadians were told they had to self-isolate for 14 days and that they were prohibited from stopping anywhere along the way […]

Several U.S. States are introducing renewed lock-down measures. Kingston recently had an 18-case issue at a nail salon, resulting in 700 contact traces. What do you do if you have a COVID-19 in your workplace? Answers: Isolate the worker promptly If the worker is in the workplace, isolate the worker (hopefully at a prearranged medical

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is advising people not to use hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico, due to the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol), a substance that is toxic if ingested.  Methanol, when absorbed through the skin or ingested can cause nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma,

The Ontario government is establishing a task force to improve provincial oversight of the towing industry. The task force will help develop a regulatory model that will increase safety and enforcement, clarify protections for consumers, improve industry standards and consider tougher penalties for violators. The government is taking this action in response to concerns raised

During our Phase 2 recovery in the CKL, business owners and managers face new and unprecedented challenges.   Here are some tips to business operators for re-emerging to be more successful than ever:  1. Shift focus from inputs to outcomes. Before the pandemic, we focused on inputs: the conditions we thought would generate the desired results.