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Year: 2020

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COVID-19 cases top nearly 1,400 in region

December 31, 2020 Phillip Blancher

nnCORNWALL – Between December 24th and 30th, 125 new cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in the Eastern Ontario Health Unit region, including four in South Dundas.nnThe overall tally since the pandemic began in February reached […]

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December 31, 2020 Phillip Blancher

December 29th, 2020 map with active and overall COVID-19 case numbers for the Eastern Ontario Health Unit. (Supplied/Eastern Ontario Health Unit)

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December 30, 2020 Phillip Blancher
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Wandering – Festivus beefs and bouquets

December 30, 2020 Phillip Blancher

Lorne Wiebe, a former editor I worked with at AM 1220 in Cornwall, used to write a special ‘Beefs and Bouquets’ column around the end of each year. Wiebe would highlight some of the things […]

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Province begins 28-day shutdown

December 26, 2020 Phillip Blancher

TORONTO – Except for essential services, Ontario will close for 28 days beginning on Boxing Day. Indoor recreation facilities, sports programs, non-essential retail all shut down at 12:01 a.m. December 26th.nnThe move by the provincial […]

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Lockdown unfair says local businesses

December 26, 2020 Phillip Blancher

SOUTH DUNDAS – The EOHU region and Ottawa have lower COVID-19 infection numbers than in the Greater Toronto Area, leaving many local business owners calling the lockdown hitting Eastern Ontario unfair.nn“I’ve been in business for […]

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Final whistle for minor hockey leagues in region

December 24, 2020 Phillip Blancher

SOUTH DUNDAS – The formal minor hockey season is over before it was able to start.nnThe Upper Canada Minor Hockey League – which operates B-Rep, B-House, and C-House level hockey in this region – formally […]

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Wanderings – Santa drives a yellow Skidoo

December 24, 2020 Phillip Blancher

All the following is true, as remembered through the lens of a six year old boy, 38 years ago. Long before hit documentary movies like ELF and The Santa Claus revealed how Santa flies through […]

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December 23, 2020 Phillip Blancher
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EOHU: New restrictions on store occupancy go into effect Saturday

December 17, 2020 Phillip Blancher

nnCORNWALL – A new order by the Eastern Ontario Health Unit region will see more enforcement for crowd control at retail stores beginning December 19th.nnEOHU Medical Officer of Health Dr. Paul Roumeliotis issued the Section […]

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