COVID-19

It’s Canada Day 2020! Welcome to the new normal of “social circles” in Ontario. Now we’re told we should establish a family or social circle of no more than 10 people who can interact with one another without physical distancing. You can only be in 1 social circle. Choose wisely. You can hug non-household members, […]

Do not use a medical (surgical) mask, such as an N95 – rather, make those available to frontline healthcare workers. If you have any, consider donating them to your local hospital, or other healthcare service. At a minimum, use a non-medical (cloth) mask when you attend any public or private indoor place, like a grocery

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.

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

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,

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 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

The Ontario government has extended all emergency orders currently in force that were made under s.7.0.2 (4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act until July 10, 2020, while removing restrictions that were limiting access to certain sport training facilities. The extension of the emergency orders will allow key measures needed in the fight against COVID-19

The federal government has announced the launch of the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG), which will support post-secondary students and recent graduates as they volunteer to serve in their communities’ COVID-19 response and gain valuable experience at the same time. The CSSG will provide these volunteers with a one-time payment of between $1,000 and $5,000

In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, the Ontario government has extended the provincial Declaration of Emergency under s.7.0.7 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act to July 15, 2020.  The provincial Declaration of Emergency enables the government to make, and as needed amend, emergency orders that protect the health and safety of all