Southern Ontario's 66 destination marketing organizations, including Peterborough & The Kawarthas Tourism, are eligible for $30 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding that will be delivered through the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario. The funding will be used to help encourage visitors to return to local communities as Ontario's economy reopens, supporting tourism-dependent businesses and helping local economic recovery. (Photo: Peterborough & The Kawarthas Tourism)
On Sunday (May 31), federal minister of economic development Mélanie Joly announced $30 million in federal funding to support tourism and recovery efforts across southern Ontario.
In Ontario, tourism accounts for $39.4 billion of GDP and directly and indirectly supports more than 820,000 jobs.
The funding, which is part of the federal government’s national $962-million Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, will flow through FedDev Ontario to the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO). The funding is intended to provide financial relief to destination marketing organizations (DMOs) across southern Ontario that have experienced significant revenue shortfalls.
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DMOs are not-for-profit organizations that help promote and market local attractions, accommodation options, tourism services, transportation, associated retail stores, restaurants, and events. Members of the organizations typically include hotels, restaurants, transportation organizations, tourism operators, retailers, and other tourism-dependent businesses in a local community.
There are 66 DMOs in southern Ontario, including Peterborough & The Kawarthas Tourism, Kawartha Lakes Tourism, and Northumberland Tourism in the Kawarthas region.
“The tourism sector is vital to the economic fabric of southern Ontario and has suffered tremendously by the COVID-19 pandemic,” says TIAO president and CEO Beth Potter. “We are pleased to deliver this fund in partnership with FedDev Ontario, to support destination marketing organizations during these difficult times and to continue to promote tourism in communities across southern Ontario.”
The relief funding will be used by DMOs to help encourage visitors to return to local communities as Ontario’s economy reopens, supporting tourism-dependent businesses and helping local economic recovery.
DMOs can apply for the relief funding beginning on Friday, June 5th through the TIAO’s website at tiaontario.ca/cpages/rrrf.
The amount of funding available to individual DMOs will be determined by TIAO, based on each DMO’s annual operating budget. TIAO will be releasing additional details on the project in the coming days.
kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 88 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 149 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There are 5 new cases reported today, including 2 in the Peterborough area, 2 in Kawarthas Lakes, and 1 in Northumberland. An outbreak at Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls was declared over on May 30. Note: Hastings Prince Edward Public Health does not issue reports on weekends; the next update is June 1.
There has been a total of 39 deaths. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 27,859 confirmed cases, an increase of 326 from yesterday. A total of 21,810 cases are resolved, an increase of 457 from yesterday. There have been 2,266 deaths, an increase of 19 from yesterday, with 1,438 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 15. A total of 718,341 tests have been completed, an increase of 17,014 from yesterday, with 9,647 tests under investigation, a decrease of 3,113.
This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by health units and hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Confirmed positive: 88 (increase of 2) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 75 (increase of 1) Total tests completed: Over 8,450 (increase of 400+) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.
Confirmed positive: 173, including 149 in Kawartha Lakes, 17 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (no change) Probable cases: 0 (no change) Hospitalizations: 11 (no change) Deaths: 32 (no change) Resolved: 147 (increase of 2) Institutional outbreaks: Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence in Bobcaygeon, Empire Crossing Retirement Home in Port Hope (decrease of 1)*
*The health unit has declared the outbreak at Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls over on May 30. The outbreak was declared on May 18 after one asymptomatic staff person tested positive for COVID-19 during enhanced surveillance testing.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Confirmed positive: 43 (no change)* Probable cases: 182 (no change)* Deaths: 5 (no change)* Hospitalized: 0 (no change)* Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)* Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change)* Recovered: 32 (no change)* Total tests completed: 7,252 (increase of 100)* Institutional outbreaks: None*
*These numbers are from May 29. The health unit does not issue reports on weekends. The next update is on June 1.
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 27,859 (increase of 326) Hospitalized: 781 (decrease of 20) Hospitalized and in ICU: 118 (decrease of 3) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 90 (increase of 6) Deaths: 2,266 (increase of 19) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,438 (increase of 15, 63.5% of all deaths) Total tests completed 718,341 (increase of 17,014) Tests under investigation: 9,647 (decrease of 3,113) Resolved: 21,810 (increase of 457)
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from May 1 – 30, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from May 1 – 30, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
The Lindsay Drive-In is reopening for the 2020 season on May 31, 2020, with government-mandated restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pictured is a 1955 Buick Super owned by David Vahey of Omemee at the Lindsay Drive-In in 2017. Drive-in theatres, which were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950s, have experienced a resurgence in popularity during the pandemic, as they provide a shared social experience that still allows people to maintain physical distancing. (Photo: Lindsay Drive-In / Facebook)
The Lindsay Drive-In is opening for the season on Sunday night (May 31), but it won’t be the traditional drive-in experience.
While the Ontario government has amended the emergency order prohibiting drive-in theatres from opening, stringent public health measures are now in place.
One of those measures includes a prohibition on selling food and beverages, so drive-ins are not allowed to open their concession stands — which generates a lot of their revenue.
Because Ontario government restrictions require vehicles at the drive-in to remain two metres apart, the Lindsay Drive-In will operate at half its normal capacity — meaning only 185 vehicles will be allowed into the theatre.
As a result, the Lindsay Drive-In is temporarily raising its admission prices to $15 per person ($5 for children between 3 and 12, free for kids 2 and under).
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The other big difference is that, because cinemas remain closed, Hollywood isn’t releasing new movies. So the Lindsay Drive-In will be screening older releases.
For the time being, the Lindsay Drive-In is open Friday to Tuesday. There will be no Carload Tuesdays (discount night).
From Sunday (May 31) to Tuesday (June 2), the drive-in will be playing Trolls World Tour (PG) and The Invisible Man (18A) on both screens.
The box office opens at 7 p.m. and the movies begin at dusk.
“This could result in being turned away at the box office,” owner Danny Zita writes on the drive-in’s website. “While we can’t predict our numbers, we will try to update asap if we are close to selling out. Since we are open 5 days a week, there will be lots of chances to get in.”
The following government-mandated rules are in place at the Lindsay Drive-In:
there must be one empty parking space between each vehicle (two metres apart)
only members of the same household can be in the same vehicle
patrons must remain in their vehicles except when leaving to use the washroom
convertibles are not allowed, and patrons cannot sit in the beds of pick-up trucks.
Zita says that any patrons who do not follow these rules will be asked to leave.
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While washrooms are open (cleaned and disinfected regularly), the concession stand and kids’ playground are closed.
Debit, credit, and mobile pay options are accepted at the box office.
“It’s a stressful time for everyone,” Zita writes on the drive-in’s website. “We all know the drill. Let’s be nice to our friends, visitors and staff at the Drive In. Please stay home if you have any symptoms … Let’s all do our part to be responsible.”
The other drive-in in the Kawarthas, the Port Hope Drive-In in Cobourg, has not released any information about its re-opening plans as of the publication date of this story.
kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 86 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 147 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 16 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
There are no new cases to report. Note: Hastings Prince Edward Public Health does not issue reports on weekends; the next update is June 1.
There has been a total of 39 deaths. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 27,533 confirmed cases, an increase of 323 from yesterday. A total of 21,353 cases are resolved, an increase of 370 from yesterday. There have been 2,247 deaths, an increase of 17 from yesterday, with 1,423 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 11. A total of 701,327 tests have been completed, an increase of 20,640 from yesterday, with 12,760 tests under investigation, a decrease of 591.
This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by health units and hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Confirmed positive: 86 (no change) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 74 (no change) Total tests completed: Over 8,050 (increase of 350+) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.
Confirmed positive: 170, including 147 in Kawartha Lakes, 16 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (no change) Probable cases: 0 (no change) Hospitalizations: 11 (no change) Deaths: 32 (no change) Resolved: 145 (no change) Institutional outbreaks: Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence in Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls, Empire Crossing Retirement Home in Port Hope (no change)
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Confirmed positive: 43 (no change)* Probable cases: 182 (no change)* Deaths: 5 (no change)* Hospitalized: 0 (no change)* Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change)* Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change)* Recovered: 32 (no change)* Total tests completed: 7,252 (increase of 100)* Institutional outbreaks: None*
*These numbers are from May 29. The health unit does not issue reports on weekends. The next update is on June 1.
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 27,533 (increase of 323) Hospitalized: 801 (decrease of 25) Hospitalized and in ICU: 121 (decrease of 8) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 84 (decrease of 16) Deaths: 2,247 (increase of 17) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,423 (increase of 11, 63.3% of all deaths) Total tests completed 701,327 (increase of 20,640) Tests under investigation: 12,760 (decrease of 591) Resolved: 21,353 (increase of 370)
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from May 1 – 29, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from May 1 – 29, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
Drive-in theatres in Ontario can reopen on May 31, 2020, as long as restrictions are followed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Photo: Lindsay Drive-In)
Some good news for the owners, employees, and patrons of the Lindsay Drive-In and the Port Hope Drive-In in Cobourg — drive-in theatres in Ontario can reopen on Sunday (May 31).
The Ontario government has amended its emergency order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act that requires the closure of non-essential businesses.
The emergency order now excludes drive-in theatres, as well as batting cages. Cinemas remain closed.
The Ontario government ordered the closure of drive-in theatres and other cinemas, along with performance venues and bars and restaurants, when the province first declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 17th. Since then, drive-in theatres have been allowed to reopen in other Canadian provinces and in other countries, where they’ve experienced a resurgence in popularity.
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The amended emergency order includes some requirements for drive-ins that are reopening:
people must remain in their vehicles except to go to the washroom
only members of the same household are allowed in a vehicle
each vehicle must be at least two metres from other vehicles
no food or beverages can be sold at the drive-in theatre
washrooms at the drive-in theatre must be cleaned and disinfected frequently
drive-in theatre employees must stay at least two metres away from vehicles and other people, except when collecting admission fees
no materials can be exchanged between people at a drive-in, except between members of the same household, between drive-in employees, or for collecting admission fees.
Beginning June 1, 2020, backcountry camping is available the 20 operating Ontario provincial parks that offer it, as well as all all non-operating provincial parks and conservation reserves. This photo of backcountry camping at Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park was kawarthaNOW's top Instagram photo in July 2018. (Photo: Jasmine Starr @jasminenstarr / Instagram)
Beginning Monday, June 1st, the Ontario government is reopening backcountry camping in the 20 operating provincial parks that offer it, as well as all all non-operating provincial parks and conservation reserves.
Backcountry camping involves hiking or paddling through park lands and setting up camp in remote areas, where small groups of campers are fully equipped with supplies and don’t have access to washrooms, showers, or other amenities.
No more than five people will be allowed to occupy a backcountry campsite during their stay, unless they live in the same household.
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In the greater Kawarthas region, operating provincial parks offering backcountry camping include Algonquin Park, Kawartha Highlands, and Bon Echo. All backcountry access points, paddle and portage routes, and hiking trails will be available (with some restrictions depending on the park).
The government is also allowing recreational camping again on Crown land beginning on June 1st.
While Ontario Parks is also expanding day-use activities to include picnicking and off-leash pet areas, all other overnight camping and some day-use activities at provincial parks and conservation reserves will remain unavailable until at least Sunday, June 14th.
All buildings and facilities including campgrounds, roofed accommodations, visitor centres, park stores, playgrounds, and beaches also remain closed, although some washroom facilities may be available.
Ontario Parks will begin collecting fees for day use and backcountry camping access as of June 1st. Reservations or registrations will be required at most of the parks offering backcountry camping.
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For more information on fees and reservations, as well as any restrictions at individual parks, visit ontarioparks.com.
The government is asking all campers and park visitors to adhere to public health directions, including practicing physical distancing, wearing a face covering when physical distancing is a challenge, and frequent hand washing.
Ontario Parks has been conducting critical maintenance and other park start-up procedures and ensuring operational and safety protocols are in place so that more recreational activities and facilities can open when it is safe to do so.
The Lindsay branch of the Kawartha Lakes Public Library at 190 Kent Street West in Lindsay. (Photo: Chris Harding / Picasa)
The Kawartha Lakes Public Library has announced it is offering curbside pick-up service beginning Wednesday, June 3rd.
Public libraries in Cobourg, Peterborough, and Port Hope are also offering the service, after the Ontario government announced earlier in May that libraries would be allowed to provide pick-up and delivery as of May 19th.
The pick-up service will be available at the library’s branches in Lindsay and Fenelon Falls from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
The service is not yet available at the library’s other branches — Bethany, Bobcaygeon, Coboconk, Dalton, Dunsford, Kinmount, Kirkfield, Little Britain, Norland, Oakwood, Omemee, and Woodville — which remain closed due to the pandemic.
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“We hope this new pickup service will help bring a little normalcy back to everyone’s lives,” says CEO and library director Jamie Anderson. “We hope to expand this to other branches if all goes well.”
Library members can place holds on materials through their online account at kawarthalakeslibrary.ca/catalogue or by calling 705-324-9411 extension 1291.
A physical or digital library card is required to place holds on items. Free digital library cards are available for Kawartha Lakes residents at kawarthalakeslibrary.ca/librarycard.
Patrons can request anything — including books, DVDs, audio books, and CDs — as long as it is available at either the Lindsay or Fenelon Falls branches (the library will transport materials between the two branches if required). Materials from other branches are not available.
The library will call when the materials are ready to be picked up. Library members can then visit their selected pick-up branch, where library staff will leave the items at the main doors. A library card or photo identification such as a driver’s license is required when picking up items. There is no public access into the library buildings during pick-up.
Patrons have seven calendar days to collect their items. A receipt with return due dates will be included with the picked-up items. The loan period for all material has been extended to four weeks.
The book drops at the Lindsay and the Fenelon Falls branches will also be open beginning on Monday, June 1st and Wednesday, June 3rd respectively.
All returned material must be left at the book drops, as library staff will not be accepting returns at the door. For safety reasons, all returned material will be quarantined for 72 hours before it is checked in, processed, and made available to other library patrons.
kawarthaNOW is providing a daily report of COVID-19 cases in the greater Kawarthas region.
Here’s today summary: there are 86 confirmed positive cases in the Peterborough area, 147 in the City of Kawartha Lakes, 16 in Northumberland County, 7 in Haliburton County, and 43 in Hastings County and Prince Edward County.
That’s an increase of 3 cases, in the Peterborough area.
There has been a total of 39 deaths. The most recent death was reported on May 7 by Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
Province-wide, there are 27,210 confirmed cases, an increase of 344 from yesterday. A total of 20,983 cases are resolved, an increase of 310 from yesterday. There have been 2,230 deaths, an increase of 41 from yesterday, with 1,412 of the deaths being residents in long-term care homes, an increase of 35. A total of 680,687 tests have been completed, an increase of 18,525 from yesterday, with 13,351 tests under investigation, an increase of 1,483.
This report is based on data supplied by the province’s integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), as well as any additional information supplied by health units and hospitals. This information is at least 24 hours old, so it is not real-time data.
We publish the daily report, usually by late afternoon, with the most current information released by health units. Note that each health unit reports the information in a different way.
Peterborough Public Health’s service area is the City and County of Peterborough and the Hiawatha and Curve Lake First Nations.
Confirmed positive: 86 (increase of 3) Deaths: 2 (no change) Resolved: 74 (increase of 2) Total tests completed: Over 7,700 (increase of 200+) Institutional outbreaks: None (no change)
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit’s service area is the City of Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland County, and Haliburton County.
Confirmed positive: 170, including 147 in Kawartha Lakes, 16 in Northumberland, 7 in Haliburton (no change) Probable cases: 0 (no change) Hospitalizations: 11 (no change) Deaths: 32 (no change) Resolved: 145 (no change) Institutional outbreaks: Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence in Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Court Long Term Care Home in Fenelon Falls, Empire Crossing Retirement Home in Port Hope (no change)
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health’s service area is Hastings County (including Bancroft) and Prince Edward County.
Confirmed positive: 43 (no change) Probable cases: 182 (no change) Deaths: 5 (no change) Hospitalized: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU: 0 (no change) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 0 (no change) Recovered: 32 (no change) Total tests completed: 7,252 (increase of 100) Institutional outbreaks: None
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Province of Ontario
Confirmed positive: 27,210 (increase of 344) Hospitalized: 826 (decrease of 7) Hospitalized and in ICU: 129 (decrease of 8) Hospitalized and in ICU on ventilator: 100 (increase of 6) Deaths: 2,230 (increase of 41) Deaths of residents in long-term care homes: 1,412 (increase of 35, 63.3% of all deaths) Total tests completed 680,687 (increase of 18,525) Tests under investigation: 13,351 (increase of 1,483) Resolved: 20,983 (increase of 310)
New COVID-19 cases in Ontario from May 1 – 28, 2020. The red line is the number of new cases reported daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of new cases. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)COVID-19 tests completed in Ontario from May 1 – 28, 2020. The red line is the number of tests completed daily, and the dotted green line is a five-day moving average of tests completed. (Graphic: kawarthaNOW.com)
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces the province's enhanced COVID-19 testing strategy at a media briefing at Queen's Park on May 29, 2020, along with Ontario's chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and health minister Christine Elliott. (Screenshot / CPAC)
The Ontario government announced on Friday (May 29) that COVID-19 testing will now be available to more people in more locations across the province, and that the government is now considering a regional approach as it continues to reopen the province.
Premier Doug Ford made the comments during a media briefing at Queen’s Park where he announced the next phase of the government’s COVID-19 testing strategy, along with health minister Christine Elliott and Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams.
He first described the expanded COVID-19 testing to date, including proactive testing of hospital staff, long-term care residents and staff, correctional workers and inmates, and essential workers, as well as vulnerable populations and the staff who care for them in group homes, shelters, emergency child care centres, and other congregate settings.
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Ford also encouraged all Ontarians who want a test to get one.
“If you have COVID-19 symptoms, if you’re worried you’ve been in contact with someone with COVID-19, if you or your family are worried about exposure — in short, if you feel you need a test — please, please go get a test. You will not be turned away.”
He said the expanded testing will result in finding more COVID-19 cases, but that is necessary to more quickly contain the spread of the virus and to complete contact tracing.
“We can’t manage what we can’t measure,” he explained. “The more people we test, the more contacts we can trace. We have an army of 2,000 contact tracers in the field right now following up on cases. We need to keep increasing that capacity. More testing will also help us better understand the trends.”
Ford said expanded testing is already providing the government with a clearer picture of what each region in the province is dealing with, and where public health measures are needed most.
“That is why I am now comfortable with asking our officials to look at a regional approach for staged reopening. This will be one option we consider as we move into stage two.”
Ford added that the government is only able to consider this option now “because we’re getting our testing to where we need it”. He said health officials are currently looking at what a regional model could look like.
“I know other jurisdictions have used this regional approach,” Ford said. “I want to look at how this has gone in other areas, what lessons we can learn.”
Several reporters at Friday’s media briefing questioned how a regional approach would be implemented, including how the government would control for people travelling between regions.
Both Ford and chief medical officer of health Dr. Williams did not provide specifics, only saying that various factors and questions would need to be considered.
When asked by a reporter about whether a regional approach would affect the timing of stage two reopening, health minister Elliott said the stage two timing would depend on an evaluation of the impact of stage one reopenings.
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Elliott, who said Ontario has entered the “post-peak phase” of its fight against COVID-19, also outlined the next phase of the government’s COVID-19 testing plan, which includes three branches:
Expanding who can get tested at the 129 COVID-19 assessment centres across the province, to include people who are asymptomatic (showing no symptoms) but who are concerned about exposure to the virus.
Detecting and containing COVID-19 cases by expanding surveillance for vulnerable populations who are not showing symptoms, including in long-term care homes and other shared living spaces like shelters and group homes, as well as targeted testing of workplaces in priority sectors, particularly those where it may be difficult to physically distance.
Reserve testing capacity to ensure a rapid response to COVID-19 outbreaks, including in specific neighbourhoods and regions, or hospitals and workplaces. This will include the rapid and agile deployment of mobile testing teams.
“Combined, this significant expansion of testing will provide valuable information about the spread of the virus in different communities across the province,” Elliott said. “We will continue to learn from this data and adjust or adapt as needed to ensure we continue to protect all Ontarians.”
Earlier on Friday morning, Ontario public health officials provided a technical briefing on Ontario’s enhanced testing strategy. A copy of that presentation is provided below.
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