Author Archives: Laura Hampshire
Ramara Services Impacted By Temporary Public Restrictions
With trends showing a rapid increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, the province is temporarily moving into a modified Step Tw o of its Roadmap to Reopening plan effective Wednesday, January 5, 2022, a...
Jan 04, 2022 Source: Ramara Township
Huntsville Services Impacted By Temporary Public Restrictions
With the Province of Ontario's return to Step Two of Ontario's Roadmap to Reopen on Wednesday January 5, 2022 the Town of Huntsville is required to modify public service offerings. Town Hall will cont...
Jan 04, 2022 Source: Town Of Huntsville
More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed At The Pines LTC Home
More COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at the Pines long-term care home in Bracebridge. Officials say testing has confirmed new positive resident cases and additional staff cases at the facility, whi...
Jan 04, 2022 Source: District Of Muskoka
Meet The New Year's Baby At OSMH
Better late than never! She was due to arrive on December 29th, but Kennedy Lynn Marsh decided January 1st would be a better birthday, and in the process became Orillia's first baby of the New Year bo...
Jan 04, 2022 Photo caption: Kennedy Lynn Marsh with Mom and Dad, Courtney and Will Marsh was the first baby of 2022 born at OSMH at 9:34 pm on January 1st.
Suspected COVID-19 Outbreak at OSMH
A suspected COVID-19 outbreak is being investigated at Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital. A patient in its Integrated Medicine and Rehabilitation Services (IMRS) Unit has tested positive for the viru...
Jan 04, 2022 Source: OSMH
Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code Now Required
Do you have your QR code? Effective today, Ontarians will need to have enhanced COVID-19 vaccine certificates with a scannable QR code to enter any non-essential businesses that require proof of vacci...
Jan 04, 2022 Source: Government Of Ontario
New Capacity Limits Go Into Effect Today At Large Venues
The government is introducing capacity limits to large venues starting today. To further strengthen its response to Omicron and reduce opportunities for close contact as the province gets as many vacc...
Dec 31, 2021 Source: Government Of Ontario
Fourth Booster Shot Offered To Long-Term Care Residents
Effective immediately, Ontario is offering long-term care residents a fourth dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Based on the recommendations from the Ontario Immunization Advisory Committee, the mRNA v...
Dec 31, 2021 Source: Government of Ontario
Effective Today, PCR Tests Only For Symptomatic High-Risk Individuals
Effective today, publicly-funded PCR testing will be available only for high-risk individuals who are symptomatic and/or are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19. They include: for the purposes of ...
Dec 31, 2021 Source: Ministry Of Health
Barrie Offering Family-Friendly New Year's Eve Events
The City of Barrie is helping to ring in 2022 safely with this year's New Year's Eve celebration events, taking place on December 31. This year's activities have been revised to ensure that they align...
Dec 31, 2021 Source: City Of Barrie