Ontario’s top doctor wants to remove vaccine policies March 1

Ontario’s top doctor wants to end workplace COVID-19 vaccination policies by early next month when proof-of-vaccination rules will lift in other businesses and indoor settings. Now that COVID-19 hospitalizations and other indicators are improving, Dr. Kieran Moore said Thursday that he’s reviewing letters of instruction sent last year to various sectors including hospitals and post-secondary […]

Letters to the Editor: Feb. 18

Reframe argument Prioritizing pedestrians over cyclists or vice versa is the wrong argument to make. Prioritizing both over automobile travel is the way forward. A tiny slice of what we spend on building and maintaining auto infrastructure can make all pedestrians and cyclists happy. When you make pedestrians and cyclists happy, they don’t drive cars, […]

Woodstock mayor returns to public eye, remains silent on sex charges

Woodstock Mayor Trevor Birtch chaired his first city council meeting Thursday since three criminal charges— including sex assault with choking – were made public, leaving those calling for him to take a leave of absence from his political role disappointed. “It was my hope for a statement today saying he is taking a leave of […]